Heaven Sent

I have it :) Scored a pricey vintage online a while back, aqua cap and all, but the smell is a bit different from what I remember wearing way back in the 80s... I had to check and re-check if this was Helena Rubinstein/MEM, or the stinky Dana version. It is HR. Well, it is a vintage so it is possible it might have gone weird - not entirely "bad" but, rather, "weird", like there was a bit of an evaporation going on over the years (although my bottle was about 80 percent full upon purchase). It is very powdery and a little sweet. Looking at the notes, that sounds about right but, still, there is something missing from the original HR Heaven Sent I used to have. The original smelled "fresher", almost invigorating whereas the one I have now smells powdery, flowery and very dusty, a very prominent oak moss and musk... Not sure what to make of this. Do you think my vintage bottle is now just too vintage to be used?

One of my go-toes for wearing around the house or to other unfussy occasions. Makes me feel cool, calm, & collected. While it is definitely powdery, I don’t experience this one as a straight baby powder scent in the way some reviewers seem to. Firstly, the powder has a musky animalic edge and is not overly sweet on my skin. The floral notes are not hugely present. Rather, the vegetal, slightly piquant oakmoss, amyris, vetiver, and orange dominate on my skin. The result is more “dryad” then “baby” on me. For context my bottle is edp in fluted glass with blue Bakelite cap. I’m guessing early 60s? In short: earthy, understated, unisex

My Nana used this when I was a small child, and I loved the smell, many years later it was purchased for me by an Aunt, (Liberty Version I think), I remember it mentioned Helena Rubinstein on the reverse label and yes I still loved it, I then tried to replace it, and found some that reported to be Heaven Sent and while it had similarities something was certainly missing and not one I remembered, I compared the reverse labels and you guessed it not the same!! Wish they still made this ORIGINAL Perfume its Heavenly, Anyone know of any similar (I have DANA Heaven Sent on order but not holding much hope)

This fragrance is so beautiful. I was blessed to find a .5 oz at my local thrift shop for only $1, and I'm in love with it! The name is appropriate, it's very ethereal and clean. Good sillage, but not overpowering. Can definitely picture classy ladies wearing this to church. Smells very vintage but not granny. A wonderful scent.

So amazing. Yes this is powder, but with a slight vanilla element (perhaps the sandalwood and benzoin). Not a chalky powder. And there’s an animalic element as well that makes this sexy to me and cozy. Doesn’t smell like it but brings to mind Bal a Versailles. So pretty.