H&M Raconteuse

I recently received a bunch of H&M fragrances that I purchased blind based solely on reviews. When I sprayed this one the first thing I said was "Oh Wow." Those two simple words say a great deal considering my massive fragrance collection from rare, discontinued, niche, designer, and even my own creations. It's really difficult to Wow me nowadays but this really did. It was not at all what I expected and really really beautiful. Intoxicating is a great word. It is so well done and so shocking considering the price tag. I looked up the perfumer and couldn't believe it - Olivier Pescheux! What a true gift this perfume is. If you like tuberose and tiare, you will love this. It also has this "I just stepped in an amazing incense shop" vibe to it that I really love. I am going to buy this up because you never really know when they will stop making this. In fact, I've loved all four of the H&M fragrances I purchased. I am so pleasantly surprised!

If you can imagine what Miss Dior or Coco Mademoiselle would smell like without the patchouli, this would be pretty darn close. The initial spray is all floral, but after just a few minutes the orange, tiara, and vanilla develop into something sweet and inviting. It smells delicious! I do kinda wish there was a stronger base (light musk or a mild sandalwood maybe?) because it’s lacking a little in depth. But even without that clear traditional base note, it’s a great scent that doesn’t smell like it came from a fast fashion store.

Me too; it's gorgeous!! And, for that price, it's a real treasure :D It smells absolutely wonderful on my skin, the bitter orange is the strongest of them, than the neroli and tuberose. Also I think this perfume is perfect for layers and mixing with other scents to strenghtenes them. 10/10

It doesn't contain bird-cherry but it smells like it! My parents had a huge bird-cherry tree when I grew up and this perfume brought back old memories. Amazing perfume, I just wish it did last longer so I could enjoy it more when going out.

Smells really high end for the price, I have small size and my grandma loved it on me, very floral and citrus beautiful summer fragrance 🥰 too bad they don’t sell this where I live but oh well 😬