Remember Me

big lilac sweaters to be worn in the garden on a windy evening while watching the english countryside. a child with a puffy dress, their laughter filling a room. late night conversations with your lover, planning a future together, holding hands on the sofa. your grandmother's bedroom, with a big mirror and dust-pink sheets. a massive bouquet of flowers sitting on the counter, wilting a bit, in an old vase. this is the most evocative perfume i've ever smelled: it opens slightly fresh (i don't get citrus per se, but i do get some lemon-tea and wood notes), but it melts into a spiced milk (not latte, not chai tea, just true, lactonic milk) that i can't get out of my nose. i have a small decant that i treasure deeply, and even then, the scent is so unique it sometimes comes to me suddenly in the middle of the day. i truly think it's a one of a kind scent, definitely winter-y (i truly cannot see myself wearing this on the summer and spring). it smells like a comforting cup of spiced milk, clean kitten fur, a baby's head, and your mother's most tender hug where you just can't seem to let go. it's so comforting it brings me to tears, genuinely. the sillage isn't too strong, reserved only for those who are allowed to kiss your cheeks, but it lasts for quite a bit. it might be a bit too mature to some, but i personally don't really mind this being a more grown-up scent (and also, i think it's suitable for a wide range of ages!). this perfume is lovely and a bit sad, the same way memories of your winter holidays when you were little are. or maybe it's because it reminds me of my mother too much, who knows. overall, lovely, truly beautiful scent. not everyone's cup of tea, but absolutely moving and lovesome for some people. i definitely can't stop thinking about it, and i can't wait for the colder months to get my hands on a full bottle.

Update after a year: idk why I said this wasn't gourmand lol. It's still a gourmand, just not as heavy, doesn't have notes like buttercream, meringue, caramel, etc. review from 11.04.24: I love this milky vanilla, of course, nothing else smells like this in my collection. Sweet, true vanilla in the mix, no heavy woods or almonds or heavy food notes causing this to go sickly gourmand. sweet tea notes and ginger notes with vanilla. If you like Princess by Kilian, you’ll like this: but they are not dupes!!!! I have and love both. Princess has more tea, and of course it has marshmallow and this is instead milk & vanilla. That said I try to always test before buying these days so I tested this on paper. It smells different on my skin after buying but I like the surprise this time, luckily 😂 I find Princess a little cloying and this one more interesting, I don’t think they’re similar, because the ginger and vanilla somehow separate the two perfumes a lot for me. I smell a slight similarity with the tea note. Would like to add that same as another reviewer below said, when sprayed in the inner bend/crook of the elbow in warm weather it has a very particular smell, it’s interesting but I don’t dislike it. And according to that reviewer caused by the ginger note.

As a chai lover, I adore a good, authentic chai-inspired scent. Jaipur Chant from Ineke is wonderful, but goes a bit strange in the dry down for me (but I still love and pine for it). When I first sampled Remember Me, I was absolutely enchanted by the sweet, milky, cardamom notes with a touch of ginger that wraps around you like a cozy sweater, lingering for hours and hours. It's captivating!! I don't pick up the floral notes at all, personally, but of the various Chai scents I've tried over the years, this one smells the most authentic to me and will be an absolute fall/ winter staple in my collection. I can't imagine wearing this one in warm weather, but we'll see. And funny layering story - I had a little bit of Remember Me in sample form to finish off, as well as a small remainder of a Bal d'Afrique sample. I put Bal d'Afrique on one arm, Remember Me on the other, simply to finish off the samples - but I'm unexpectedly loving how these two combine! Both of these scents have a childlike quality --- the milkiness in Remember Me swirling around with the floral, citrusy innocent freshness of Bal d'Afrique = match made in heaven!!

Gorgeous aromatic vanilla with some yellow florals and a lactonic vibe. I adore this combination! It is so unique, comforting, and relaxing. 💚 At first spray, you get a blast of bergamot, ginger, and cardamom. I know this sounds like a sharp combination but it is actually very well blended. Once it dries down, the most gorgeous tea, vanilla and milk notes start to shine through. This smells like a green tea latte infused with vanilla and frangipani. Also, this gets sweeter and sweeter once it starts drying down. I actually love the dry down more than the opening. 🥛🍵🫚🌼 This is comparable to Kilian princess, but they are not dupes. I adore them both, but Remember me is less sweet and smells more unique and sophisticated. In saying so, if you love princess, I think this is worth a shot because they are in the same green tea latte family of fragrances. Overall, this is a huge love for me and the projection and longevity is beast mode! I can smell it all day long. If you love aromatic vanillas you will adore this one🍦🍃

Blind buy... and initial disappointment. I'd wanted it to be more milky sweet softness. But it was tingly smooth spiciness... cardamom and tea rich, with a subtle background of clean scalded milk. Once I decided to give it more of a try, it only took a wear or two for deep love to develop. It has become one of my most worn and favorite fragrances. Ingredients smell real and warm. No chemical factory looming in the background. Soothing scent. If my nerves are rattled, if the day (week) is turning into a beast, this is what I wear. If I anticipate awkward social situations - Remember Me is the perfume to see me through. For me, this is not a sexy night out fragrance, or light spring day fragrance. More of a centering moment right on my wrist. A calming influence I can connect to with a shift from intellect to sensual awareness. This is the keenest example in my collection of something I would have discounted upon one sniff, but find so much to adore within it given a day or two of wearing in the 'wild'.