Private Room

This is my second review. I was so crazy about this perfume, i LOVE LOVE LOVE it so much and i can say it's my signature scent. But now i think this perfume is reformulated (since the bottle turned into the new shape, not round anymore) and it's different from the old version :( just a flat scent - i can't describe in details but it smells alcoholic for me. I've tested in several shop, online and offline store and what i got is the same boring scent that quickly faded away. No caramel, no vanilla, no sweetness that close to skin scent. Oh it was original and not the fake one (i bought them from trusted sellers). I'm so sad... I hope my opinion is wrong, but for now i'll search another perfume that suits me better.

I didn't like this one immediately. About a minute after my first spray, I got nothing but baby powder and sweet tarts. Given about 30 minutes, this turns into a completely different scent. It's still quite powdery, but also warm, sweet, and filled with caramel and vanilla. This one isn't as "fun" as Pink Sugar or Prada Candy, but I'll never have to choose between those and Private Room as they're not appropriate for the same times and places. I'll never show up to work wearing Pink Sugar, but this one certainly has a place at my workplace filled with fashionable and classically-inclined 20-60 year old women. Private Room proves that gourmands can be elegant! This was such a nice surprise.

Private Room is a very soft, delicate, very lightly powdery, very close to skin scent. Smells similar to Aquolina Pink Sugar Sensual, but much more gentle, fresh, lighter, and not as powdery. Silage is moderate for a couple of minutes, then calms down to very low silage. Private Room is perfect for scenting lingerie, since it stays on fabrics until you wash it off. Also great for scenting pillows and bedding with its soft, delicate, gently sweet, feminine, comforting scent. This scent is beautiful, cozy, light, fresh, long lasting and non-offensive. Another winer from Jeanne Arthes !

The comments about there being a citrusy/soapy aspect kept me from buying this, but I just received it in a swap, and I get zero of either, thank goodness. I'm in love. Initial blast is sweet caramel, powdery tonka yumminess. It's fluffy and light, and warm and comforting. FYI, on me, the dry down ends up smelling identical to BBW Brown Sugar and Fig so the lotion goes well with this. Longevity seems to be decent, but it is so unbelievably soft. I had to douse myself in it before bed just to keep smelling it. The projection would be my only complaint.

This is a delightful and unique perfume that is just as soft and round as its' bottle. Nice silage but totally unoffensive if over-applied (I did four sprays this morning); lasts for hours and hours. It has a warm, creamy sweetness, rather than a sharp, sugary one. The musk and tonka make a prominent base for everything else, but this is so nicely blended, I have difficulty tuning in to each note, but caramel is what I sense next. This perfume is like your favorite down pillow. I adore this outstandingly affordable gem!

This is the best fragrance i've ever had so far.Perfect. I really, really love the aroma. So soft and comforting. A girlie one, feminine and slightly sweet. It's like a combination of powdery scent, caramel and floral. The aroma stayed all day after I sprayed it to my clothes, and I also got many compliments from my friends (and bf) when I wore it! Unfortunately it's really hard to find nowadays in my country. I hope I can get it again easily in many stores here.

I tested this in deep hot summer and found it to be very light. It smells really nice, but i prefer bold fragrances. However, most people say it is better in cooler/cold temps. So, i will hide this away with my cold scents and look forwaed to trying it again this fall/winter. Can't wait!!

A soft, sweet and cuddly fragrance with predominant notes of vanilla, caramel and musk. I don't really detect the fruity and floral notes. I also wouldn't say it's an edible scent. It is gourmand, but in a gentle way. Very pleasurable! Lasts pretty well with soft sillage. ♥♥♥♥

How do they do it? Every perfume I buy from this house smells so good, and they are so cheep. Just got this and it smells wonderful. I don't get much peach, but lots of caramel, jasmine and vanilla. This could be a favorite.

This is beautiful. I get loads of yummy vanilla and caramel with fresh musk in the background. It's sweet but also fresh and the delicious smell lasted over 8 hours. This is an undiscovered gem for gourmand lovers.

If you longed for this perfume as I did, try Dalal Al-Rehab, it's 98% similar. Thanks to Burgundy Jayde's review below I found again this smell I love so much.

Lovely. Yummy. Soft and Sweet. Scent (8/10): First spray, the blast of neroli and peach. 5 minutes, Start to change into a sweet and floral scent. 2 hours later, ths drydown was coming. Soft vanilla, creamy musk, and woody edge of sandal wood. 5 hours later, it became soft and skin scent. I smell a quite synthetic smell on the initial blast, but then it disappeared completely. You have to be in good mood if you want to wear it, else you got a headache Sillage (7/10) : First 5 minute, i left a cloud of sweetness every time i walk 1 hour later, spread with small area 2 hours later, it became skin scent Longetivity (9/10) : It last all day long. I wear it at 7 am and i can still smell it at 4 pm in the afternoon Price (10/10) : Quite Cheap, but still elegant. Overall (8/10)

This is such a pretty little thing! It reminds me so much of Reminiscence Guimauve! I'm wearing one on each arm and they are definitely siblings. Private Room is the younger, quieter sister who adores her big sis and wants to be like her in every way! She is also a little sweeter by just a pinch of sugar and doesn't have the minty vibe I get from Guimauve. They are both fresh, marshmallowy, slightly floral vanillas. Private Room just stays much more reserved, but does last for hours. The box and bottle are very cute, if not a little cheaply made. I think I can overlook that for the pretty fragrance and the amazing price this can be had for!

Smelling this perfume always make me want to eat cake. Like literally, LOL. On my skin, the burnt sugar scent is dominating. Not nauseating but soft and delicious. The lasting power is 2-3 hours but I still can trace in my body up to 5-6 hours. For the price and quality comparison this perfume is such a steal.

I change this from love to like because on me it's pretty linear and doesn't develop well on my skin. Burnt caramel that's sweet and soft is the only thing I can smell. It's nice but kinda boring eventually. I just wear this after shower at home.

I got this one because I was craving feminine, sweet, and powdery and that's what I got. If baby powder came in a caramel scented version it would smell like this. I like it!

This is a very nice, soft scent! Sugar and caramel mixed with a touch of peach.

I've wanted this since forever, and here we go. Another soapy-softy fragrance, which is cool actually, but.... I expected something way different, no caramel, no vanilla, no tonka, no nothing - just soapy and clean stuff. I'm kind of disappointed, but if I pretend I never knew a thing about this, I would've liked it even more. It's just the expectations, you get your hopes too high and imagine it in a certain way, which is...wrong most of the times. Anyway - I'm diggin it, it's nice :)

I was certain I'd love this, but had to give it a dislike because it smells like 2 ml of perfume in 98 ml of water. I could literally douse myself with the whole bottle and not offend anyone in a car with the windows up. Matter of fact, I probably will use this up in one day.

This is my second Private Room review. I was at Starbucks Mother’s Day weekend and this lovely young woman came up to me and politely asked what I was wearing. I am not a perfume snob by any means and I do not mind others enjoying one of my signature scents so I told her I was wearing Private Room by Jeanne Arthes. She said it smelled so soft and lovely. I had a half of bottle in my purse and decided to give it to her. After all it was Mother’s Day weekend. Her face was over-come with joy. She had a huge smile ear to ear. This gem of a parfum is now very hard to find. I was able to find a gently used bottle this morning for 22.00. I got confirmation that this divine fragrance was discontinued. So upsetting because this is one of my top 5 favorites. It is so soft and comforting. I read that BBW Brown Sugar and Fig smells like this perfume and the cost is in my budget so I think I will try it soon. But the real reason I am writing this review is to express my disappointment in fragrance houses that either change the formula’s or discontinue fragrances. It is a very bad experience to fall in love with a perfume only to discover that it’s no longer the same or its gone forever. I will cherish the bottle I bought this morning and only use it on very special occasions because this is not on the market and will never be again. It’s just so sad. This scent is angelic. The neroli , peach and caramel marry together so well it’s so magical, creamy and calm. I will forever and ever be looking for scents that are similar to this if you know of one that is not already mentioned below, please message me. Update 5/17/19 my bottle arrived from a awesome seller on MERCARI its FULL.... YAY! I AM A HAPPY GIRL .... Somehow I feel like my life is now complete and I'll treasure it for eternity. 5 - 23 - 19 I just got brown sugar and fig body spray from Bath and Body Works. I got it because the reviewer on here said it smelled like private room. Brown sugar and fig smells wonderful but it does not smell like private room. Brown sugar and fig has a coconut note in it that private room does not have. But it does smell nice I'll just need to continue looking for something else. I think I'm going to try Warm Sugar from BBW next time.