Orientalia

I have been searching all day for the words to describe this fragrance and I just can't. I wish that Fragrantica would have another emoticon for LOVE LOVE LOVE because there are some perfumes that you just LOVE more. I will just say this...to me... This is what a woman should smell like! Light, feminine, lasts all day, the fragrance renews itself, the combination of notes is never lost and I felt beautiful wearing it. The packaging and bottle are gorgeous and I immediately ordered two more bottles the first time I wore it.

Another little gem! It's a subtle, sweet and mysterious scent. Orientalia is a great inoffensive daytime fragrance for work as it's quite sheer and in no way overpowering. That being said, it is still noticable in a ghost-like way. This is such a gorgeous summer fragrance. It's a stinking hot day in Australia today and it's just perfect - my warm skin is setting it off beautifully. There's a faint aroma of apricot rounded off by a lovely ambery muskiness. I would classify it as being an oriental fragrance, but it certainly is a delicate, super-feminine one. I'm now going to try some more fragrances by Kristel Saint Martin! Just had another thought - metaphorically, it reminds me of a yummy low fat dessert with all of the flavour and texture WITHOUT the heavy hitting calories (that the uber heavy fragrances have and I love!!)!!

nice fragrance. not too impressed with the lasting strength though. sprayed lots. yet it disappears in 2-3hrs. got one from fragranceX. they sent me a broken piece and refused to give me a refund (and they told me that it will be minus the shipping cost) until i send the broken piece back to them in unused condition. which international buyer will pay for return shipping (which will cost more than the perfume itself) to get a refund for the broken perfume?

I've just received my beautiful bottle of Orientalia! It's, as the name says, very oriental, warm, and if you use in a moderate way, you will feel very sensual and feminine. A great blind buy! Most important of all, it smells exactly like a perfumed oil that a great fried of mine gave to me when she came back from a trip to Egypt. She bought there many essences and the one I chose is very, very similar to Orientalia. So, it's really the real thing!