All About Eve

All About Eve is the first perfume I can remember loving. I first bought it in 2004 when I finished high school and moved out of home so there are many memories associated with the apple and cinnamon, both good and bad. I can remember when I ran out, I tried to purchase it again and was devasted when the shop assistant told me it was discontinued. I have tried fragrances that were meant to be similar over the years, but they never possessed the same magic. I never stopped thinking about All About Eve, so I quickly bought a bottle when I saw it was available again. It is exactly how I remember it -- warm, sweet, comforting, and unique. But I have been putting off writing a review because I wanted to make sure the love wasn't purely driven by nostalgia. It's not; this fragrance is wonderful, and I am sure it would be enjoyed on the first sniff by many. I am in my 30s now, and it's still age-appropriate -- I don't understand how anyone could call it juvenile. The apple and cinnamon are as prominent as you would expect, but something else in there takes it away from being a pure gourmand -- I think it might be the patchouli and sandalwood. And in saying that, the notes listed in the description are more accurate than the Fragrantica notes. It is much more complex and those six notes are misleading. It lasts on clothes for a whole day, but only 4ish hours on skin. The performance is pretty good. I wish bigger bottles were available!

My mom had this bottle when I was a kid and I used to go into the bathroom just to smell it. There was hardly anything left of it, she'd bought the bottle when it came out but the most common retailers here very quickly stopped stocking it so she never got her hands on another one. Sometimes I think I should try ordering one for her (or myself!) online but I don't know if the scent could live up to the pedestal we've put it on. I distinctly remember the sweet but still fresh tone of green apples (specifically, idk why) with round, warm undertones. I couldn't place it at the time of course, I was only 9-10, but looking back it must have been the jasmine and vanilla coming through. I dont remember being able to single out the cinnamon or floral notes but I can easily see them contributing to bringing the apple scent down from fruit salad lane and more into baked goods in the garden territory. In many ways, when I first became interested in perfumes myself, this was the blueprint. The holy grail. Both me and my mom found that Chanel Chance Eau Tendre (another favorite of mine) resembled this alot, although Chance veers more towards fresh and light. And in truth, maybe it's only similar to the All About Eve that lives in our memories.

1996, I could have had it since 1996 and I never knew it even existed! I have La Danza for a couple of years now and I love it dearly: warm apple pie and melting Icecream, cozy, foodie( gourmand that is not abstract at all), high quality. All about Eve reminds me of La Danza greatly and could have easily served as a predesessor if only I bought it earlier. The apple is on the fresher side here, like the apple pie is ready to be baked and Icecream is still in the fridge, compared to La Danza. The bottle has just recently arrived, so I did not have a chance to test longevity yet and maybe it needs some time to settle too, so I might update my review later. Right now it sits very close to skin and does not leave much of a trail. If I had to choose between the two, I would have picked La Danza delle Libelulle, but it is nice to know that there is a budget version of it still available. The bottle is a bit weird and adorned with low quality components that move around and frustrate, but the sprayer works fine and 40 ml is small enough for travel. I am not going to repurchase, but would have done so 10-20 years ago.

I had this perfume ages ago. I thought it was discontinued, couldn't find it anywhere in years. As the online shop where i order most of my perfumes from suddenly had this in stock, i ordered it immediately. Was a bit worried about the quality (if it really is discontinued), and didn't quite remember how it smelled like, just remembered liking it a lot. Was thinking i might not even like it anymore, as my tastes have changed. Well, i have been wearing All about Eve for a couple of days now. This is not a screechy, green, "fresh", artificial apple scent (nothing like DKNY apple scents, those are horrible on me). This is a spicy apple scent. Apple, cinnamon and vanilla, in a perfect harmony. It's deep and warm. Still summer here now, but i imagine this will be even better in cold weather, a real comfort scent. I think the longevity will be better in cold weather as well. Warm weather tends to make my scents last a shorter time, this still stays on around 4-5 hours now. It was even better than i remembered, one of my new favorites <3

All about Eve! is a memory scent for me. It reminds me of a summer holiday in England and a very nice guy I met there. I bought it at the duty-free and worn throughout my holiday. I really liked it back in that time and I would still wear it if it wasn't discontinued here, but anyway it will always be a big memory trigger like my other frags, so I always need a new one. It was a different me then. It worked very well with my chemistry. Yes, it smelt green apple but not the kind of fruity fake perfumed waters for teenagers. I think it has a relatively simple formula but well balanced. Especially the drydownwith its woody/vanillic base provided a certain tone to the whole composition. It was perceived as a fresh summery scent, maybe innocent but also quite seductive, very suitable for the young lively girl I was! People understood better this type of scent ratehr than my historical bombs like Shalimar or Samsara. I still own a finished small bottle and I can't sniff the cap without being immediately drown back to that holiday.