Rêve Lotus

I always liked The Favourite by Penhaligon's, but something in it also irritates me, there is some sort of underlying screechy sweetness, but Reve Lotus is such a stunning mimosa. Quite similar to The Favourite, except this is lighter, more introverted and subtle. Beautiful beautiful mimosa. I know the title says lotus in it, but the lotus only supports this stunning mimosa. Smells heavenly. Aquatic, powdery and musky, which is an interesting combination, but works so well. I can sense some similarity to Jo Malone's Mimosa & Cardamom, but I find this more beautiful, as that one is almost bold for a mimosa and Reve Lotus is lyrical. +

My forever signature I always come back to. Delicate, elegant and comforting scent without that soapy/shampoo-ey feel. To me, it's smell of air after rain in the early autumn (you get it, right?) mixed with a hint of something sweet/floral. Dries down to a beautiful musky woody base, surprisingly deep and creamy for an aquatic/ozonic perfume. Sometimes sandalwood takes the lead in the composition which I don't mind too, as I love its smell. Mimosa is quite prominent but it's balanced so well by the lotus and woody notes, it's not at all straightforward. I am really in love with the scent. Works best in rainy/foggy weather.

LOVE THIS!!! ❤️❤️ It's become my new favorite perfume and personal scent. Stunning lotus scent. Love it at the first smell, it give me chill and calm vibe. Never found something similar to this before. I don't know why no one talk about this. It's hard to find any review online. I bought a sephora trial set first and going to buy a full bottle one.

Rêve Lotus is actually a mimosa sweetened by ambery notes and a creamy benjoin/sandalwood combination. In the beginning, this ambery mimosa could feel heavy but a nice contrast is brought by a blast of ozonic notes, fresh and breezy, with faint aquatic tones. These ozonic notes aren't naturalistic at all, they smell unnaturally clean, and there is even a hint of something plasticky hided behind. At this point, the benjoin nicely highlights the almondy side of the mimosa. In the drydown the benjoin and sandalwood combination overpowers the fragance, it remains sweet thanks to the amber, and the mimosa is left on the side. A dreamy fragrance indeed, not what I expected for a fantasy lotus fragrance, but nevertheless highly attractive.

As someone who is into quite powdery clean smells and does not like overly floral or sweet notes, I really like this perfume. It gives me an instant feeling of cleanness and freshness. I have to say, I do not smell “lotus” in it — It has a very soapy/shapooey smell, in my opinion. But it is an expensive natural soapy smell mixed with a breath of fresh air after rain, which I love. The first perfume after Chloe Love (which was discontinued) that gives me similar vibes. But unlike Chloe, it is more calm and neutral. Not overpowering or irritating, very delicate. Settles in a musky smell. It lasts a good amount of time and does not get “heavy” as it fades. It is quite a pricy perfume, but I never regretted buying it.