Veni

I was lucky enough to get a bottle of this for next to nothing - and it's turned into the best blind buy for me ever. How Should I put this..? "AMBERGRIS PERFECTION" - that'll do. This gorgeous perfume is as soft as it is sharp. It is as feminine as it is masculine. It is also more complex than it sounds. At first, the opening was an enjoyable SHARP blast of Cardamon, Cinnamon & Lavender. Soon after, the beautiful vanilla and caramel (almost like a honey type of caramel) with the saffron appeared - and I'm sure I also smelt a hint of violet (personally). The dry down melds all the above notes together with a beautiful blend of patchouli and musk, and it's also quite woody and doesn't ever lose it's spice on me. And the Ambergris?? It's there from start to finish driving the rest of the notes....it is stunning, to put it simply. On my skin, Veni seems to evolve over time on my skin (and it does take it's time - this stuff seems to last a good 6-8 hours on my skin). I feel very pleased that my chemistry seems to adore this perfume and I will wear this both in Winter and Summer. Spicy, radiant, complex, different and addictive. If you have the opportunity to test this gem, I strongly recommend you do.

I only bought a tester, but honestly, I already love it. It’s summer here, almost 40°C, so I know this is definitely not the right weather for this perfume. But I couldn’t resist trying it. What surprised me is that I don’t really get cardamom on my skin, even though this one often appears in “best cardamom fragrances” lists. On paper, yes, the cardamom is there. On my skin, not really. For me, it’s mostly a warm caramel vanilla, with a little touch of saffron. I don’t get much lavender either. The longevity is really good: for the first six hours, I could smell it easily without bringing my wrist close to my face. I think it will be absolutely beautiful in cooler weather. Is it masculine? Only on paper, but on my skin it gives me reach gourmand smell.

This perfume has been my signature scent since I was 17 and I don't forsee that changing. It's delicious and so comforting, warm and spiced but not quite spicy, and yet misty and aquatic like a foggy grey sea. The combination of cardamom, cinnamon, lavender, and ambergris plays so interestingly and beautifully and I'm obsessed. According to HdP's website, it's inspired by the Odyssey and wearing it makes me feel like a siren on a cliffside over crashing waves on a freezing day. I love Veni forever and always. <3

Very enjoyable. Spicy, gourmandish somewhat warm/cousy fragrance, which isn't too heavy to wear in the warmer months. First you get blasted with saffron and fresh spices in the opening, then the guaiac/aoud note creeps up and dominates, but within the hour it settles down and i cant detect the aoud anymore. What stays is creamy spices and some amber and soft woods. And I love the cardamom note in this one, really nice. So, another Histoires fragrance that i like a lot! 90

I keep thinking about this line that was somewhere in that Perfumes guide about how whenever you have a collection like this there will be a winner and two duds. In my opinion, this is the winner from this collection. The other two smell fine, but this is the only one that smells worth the price tag to me. I expect though that someone who preferred lighter scents might disagree with that statement though.