La Mia Perla

I have a 30ml bottle of La Mia Perla that I got back in 2017 when it first came out. I loved how feminine and intimate this fragrance was and used to wear it every day. I still could smell it on my wrist at the end of the working day, even though only very close to the skin (but for the job I had back then, this was the better option). It was very powdery but elegant and sophisticated. I tried it on a few days ago and again today (I still have a little bit of this “old” bottle) and unfortunately it doesn’t smell the same. I can still get a feeling of what it used to be, but it’s less powdery and also less unique. I thought it was my skin chemistry that changed after two pregnancies, but reading the reviews below I think it might have turned. That’s too bad, as I used to love it and it was such a special fragrance to me. I’m also not sure it this was discontinued, as I couldn’t find it in store but I can still see it online on a few websites. Still, I’m not sure I will repurchase it because I’m afraid it would turn again. I guess I will keep the beautiful memory I have of La Mia Perla and move on to other fragrances.

I think there’s vanilla in this. La Mia is creamy, powdery sweet & soft woody musk .. & it smells “pink”. Like pink marshmallow, & vanilla milkshake. In the early stages it reminds me of those pastel coloured sugared almonds., almost a little bit nutty. I can also smell a really nice (but fleeting) iris note in the opening - which I really wish would stick around a bit longer. Also smells very clean, I cannot smell Ambroxan or anything “chemical” here, Although it is sweet, it’s not syrupy saccharine sweet. Dry down is linear but very smooth & creamy. It s a pity it doesn’t retain the interesting top notes for a little bit longer, that really would take it to a whole other level (just imho). It’s in a similar vein to Narciso in the white cube. I’m doing a side by side & Narciso smells much more soapy floral in comparison, imo. I actually prefer this to Narciso, but it does not project as much. La Mia is very pleasant & pretty. The nice packaging & bottle represent the scent perfectly. I do like this - & it only cost me £16 from the bargain box at The Perfume Shop :) Probably discontinued?

Smells absolutely gorgeous, but does not last very long at all. I am not a longevity/performance snob, but I was still surprised to see that it doesn't last long on me at all. It isn't a very powerful scent to begin with, but it fades down to skin scent rather quickly, then to nothing within the space of just a few hours. That said, I like the scent enough to keep wearing it, maybe just around the house or to bed. I think it would be a very nice bedtime scent, since it's warm, smooth, and comforting. It could also be a lingerie scent as well, I think, but perhaps I am just reaching since La Perla is a lingerie manufacturer. The bottle is simply gorgeous, very feminine and alluring, and well-made as well. The whole presentation is nice, so it is sad that the performance doesn't quite reach the level of artistry that the scent and the packaging have. I will try layering it, since the base notes are very pretty and it could soften some harsher scents, so I will be keeping it and using it, I just wish it could stick better on my skin.

I can’t stop reviewing this masterpiece The initial spray smells like banana extract but vanishes right away Also I started to notice how strong the suede is Its the oriental kind So its suede dark musky deer leather but if I focused i can smell some oud like literally woody oud Not the animalic skanky smoky oud no The woody sharp oud but its really subtle and barely smellable In most cases ur not gonna get it Only the cashmery musky super ambery muskiness I need to mention that guys This scent is reallyyy ambery More like benzoin and styrax than ambroxan Its sooo smooth a bit woody and so vanilic I get: Musk Suede Vanilla Amber Orris Powderiness [ this scent is really powdery] Jasmine Benzoin Oudy Woods Hints of Banana And some chocolate A Dark mysterious skin scent [its a bit too heavy for a skin scent in my opp] Im a fan of clean soapy light florals idk how i liked this but i did unfortunately 😂

Sexy, feminine, cosy, carefree, but not unserious. La Perla is actually producer of luxury lingerie and similar products, and the fragrance line is their side activity. With La mia Perla they succeded in creating seducing and - at least for me - very enjoyable, lovely scent for grownup women which I cannot put down. I feel this is not in the league of big, artistic perfumes, made to make longlasting impression and radiate elegance or sophistication. But still, I am very happy for having La mia Perla in my (not so big) collection. As well, it reminds me of Italy, where I travel every year, and encapsulates everything that I love about that country. Sun, heat, warm nights, intensity of life, their men and women, bars, streets filled with happy crowd chatting and laughing.

After asking my fragrance group for their opinions on La Mia Perla & getting mixed - mostly negative - reviews, she arrived & first spray reminded me of....something I have - and LOVE... Sprayed it again 1/2 hour later... and it reminds me of my sensual, incensey RAGHBA!! NOT at alllll what I anticipated for this one. I was expecting a lighter, more "pearls/iris/white handkerchief" scent, but I don't DISLIKE it - I was just expecting something else. That out of the way, I do love this scent - as I just loooove RAGHBA. I haven't tested it's sillage, but it MAY need to reapply later. So if you like Raghba, you don't NEED this one. (So strange how this is the SAME as Raghba, tho). If you have these 2 fragrances, please do a side-by-side & see if they are similar to you.

At first.. my nose was so confused. I think thats because I don't own too many fragrances with suade, Orris and white pepper. I gave this a week and slowly but surely im starting to really appreciate this! I feel like it would definitely shine in the fall. Morning or night. And its definitely very cozy and welcoming. Sweet and slightly sexy. This is romantic. Not a passionate romantic but a soft heartwarming love kind of romantic. The vanilla is always present and the mandarin orange is oh so so very light. Most of my favorite fragrance notes are in here so this is a great introduction to suede. Though Im not sure what orris root is. The musk and sandalwood make this a slightly powdery vanilla fragrance. Edit: for swap. Its nice but the suade is throwing me off

I love your review MeganD - a gorgeous, hugely expensive cashmere sweater! Oh this is beautiful! Really beautiful, soft and creamy, no synthetics or anything overwhelming to me. A perfectly natural and at the same time sexual fragrance which dries down very close to the skin. Something in La Mia Perla reminds me a bit of Narciso Rodrigues For Her (black bottle), it must be the musk. It also has a similarity to Lancome's Tresor which is definitely because of the orris, which I love, perhaps the sandalwood too. The orris here is much quieter, I notice it because it is one of my favourite notes. Please don't avoid trying it if you do not like Tresor. Beautiful! Thank you La Perla for this wonderful perfume!

Ok, the review that says "this smells like Avon Soft Musk" is a flat-out lie. Soft Musk stinks and smells oily, resinous and just way too screechy. This is petal-soft and so beautifully feminine. It starts smelling spicy-peppery, with a little bite, and reminds me a lot of Burberry Brit. However, unlike Brit which is heavy and just too hard-hitting, this opens up and blooms into a beautiful, powdery, almond/lilac mixed with vanilla. It's absolutely addicting and I can't stop sniffing. This lasts long but turns into a skin scent basically right after applying it. I get lots of compliments and I can see it as trending more mature yet I find that it's still wearable for someone in their early 20s.

Another successful blind buy. This is so lovely. This is how I imagined Marilyn Monroe to smell like. It's hyper feminine soft fluffy florals that dries down to super sweet musky woods. It very cozy yet VERY sexy at the same time. It almost smells like a mixture of someone's clean laundry and their shampoo/conditioner. Like when I wear this it seems like I should just naturally smell like this. Its airy and light but still noticeable as I've gotten compliments every time I've worn this. The lasting power is also decent, it gets me through a few hours at work. Its reasonably priced so I don't mind throwing it in my purse and respraying throughout the day. Very glad I picked this up!

La Mia Perla is a wonderful, very sensual perfume that smells way more expensive than it actually is. I was expecting a feminine powdery fragrance and that's exactly what I've got. People describe it as a bed time scent, but I honestly see it being suitable for any occasion. Especially a date. It opens with soft orris, vanilla, musk, and maybe flowers? Everything is blended so well that it's hard to tell notes apart. But what I smell the most is powder and vanilla. I don't really detect suede though. It's deeper and a little more mature than I expected, but it's not heavy. It radiates pure woman energy and I love it. Makes me feel fancy!

So I come into my bedroom, and since most of my fragrance collection lives there, I always get lingering whiffs of something or other. Tonight I come in and smell a gorgeous creamy powdery sweet scent in the air. It reminds me of sooo many things I've tried before--Iris Torréfié by Guerlain, Sublime Vanille by Creed, Reminiscence Guimauve, Chanel Misia, even Jo Malone Sweet Milk, but none of them quite click... then I remember that two nights ago I sprayed my nighty with a sample of La Mia Perla. What can I tell you? It's delightful, the drydown is absolutely gorgeous, luxuriously soft and feminine. One of my latest obsessions.

This one is special to me personally. I wore this during a Phase of major life-changes. Without looking at the notes, this basically smells like a cashmere jumper that has just been washed with the most luxurious fabric conditioner. NOTHING comes even close to this scent, it's so different from everything out there. There's a slight medicinal/strawberry cough syrup smell when you first spray this bit it goes away within few seconds and this just smells warm & comforting... like a hug from the kindest person you know! lol It's warm, cashmere, musk, sandalwood and tiny bit of powderyness. Sadly, another discontinued masterpiece.

On my 40 something, super dry, white girl skin this has decent staying power. This perfume is a perfect wear if you want to smell good but don't want a strong projecting scent. This wraps around you like a warm sweater, giving an aura of sensual with snuggle bunny vibes. Wear this if snowed in with your honey, it's equal parts warm comfort and sexy times. Oddly enough, it also works well as an office scent as it's pleasant but not overpowering or allergy inducing for most folks like a heavier floral or spice scent would be. This also layers beautifully with many other scents. Heartbreaking that it was discontinued.

This is is such a lovely musk. It's perfectly powdery, vanilla-sweet, and a touch salty, which really makes the composition special for me. It's warm and cozy and the type of scent I would spray before going to bed or any time I want something comforting. There's a lovely, soft projection for the first two hours that transforms into a beautiful skin scent. I get all day longevity and it lasts forever when sprayed on clothes. I've been wearing it for the past week and it's really grown on me. Every time I catch a whiff of La Mia Perla I can't help but smile. I enjoy it so much.

I picked this up blind at Marshalls the other day because I love the brand and the packaging was so fantastic. I'm so glad I did! The scent is powdery and had softness that one would want in a feminine offering. It starts with slight citrus and floral note but on me it smells an awful lot like Guess Indigo 1981 as you hit the middle and the base notes. I find this so odd because the stated profiles of both don't show overlap that I can see and when you spray them on clothes or paper they are vastly different. I will keep this in the rotation as a go to scent for daytime wear.

Really beautiful. Musky and earthy with a floral facet. Kind of hard to describe, it's a type of scent I wouldn't normally gravitate towards. Could be unisex. I just have a tiny sample, I'm wishing I had a big bottle! Edit: I sprung for a 10ml rollerball. I will enjoy trying this in sweater weather! If it becomes a favorite I'll consider a bigger investment. (Full size bottles can still be found on That Auction Site for less than $100 if you are desperate for a stock-up!)

I blind bought it for about $26. Tested on paper it barely smells of anything. Sometimes scents need the warmth of your skin to bloom. It smells like sweet warm musk with something unique that's not in other perfumes. Comfortable and calming, and sexy warm skin. Update: I grew to like this a lot. It's a good one for being at home or snuggling on the couch with your SO. Love the bottle too. This is a "you smell good" perfume as opposed to "your perfume smells good".

Oh, this is a really beautiful cheapie. Smells way more expensive than it is. A succesful blind buy. On my skin it is mostly orris, sandalwood, musk, sweet flowers - and a nice creamy vanilla/tonka in the dry down. I don't get much suede/leather at all. If you love soft, creamy, powdery scents you will like this. It could work year round - except for the hottest of days - day or night. It has good longetivity but doesn't project much.

Super duper ultra unique scent the absolute ICON of skin scents BUT with a pretty cool projection AND a gorgeous bottle design Very soft suede Not overpowering cuddly white musk Super creamy vanillic iris with benzoiny ambery-ness Soo powdery and creamy feminine Sandalwood Cashmery blanket feel The iris is really similar to the dior homme intense one not cardboard like at all Just PERFECTION

It was a blind buy and successful I would say! At first you get an alchoholic liquer vibe ,after a few minutes starts to show a milky sweet powdery scent but not overally sweet but soft cozy and lactonic and powedery scent.Definately worth the hype ,because its very cheap ,it has good longevity and excellent sillage. I had many compliments!!you can wear it all year round.

Guys if you loved this one as much as I did u gotta try Souffle Marais by Massimo Dutti It’s less sexy than the og LMP but shares the same warm cashmere sweater dna Aaaaand it’s been formulated by literally the same person La Mia Perla is still better but I would save her for special occasions and when I need a nice formal woody-musky scent I go for SM

My wife is realy impressed and pleased with this fragrance. Over the last 5 years she has been devoted to 4 perfumes - Angel, Eau du Soir, Rush and Midnight Poison. Finally with La Mia Perla she found a new member for her Top Four as Midnight Poison currently is impossible to find. Congratulations for La Perla. This new perfume is fantastic.

Fluffy pink marshmallows, sweet comforting cuddles, relaxing cozy evenings with a loved one in a bottle. It definitely smells like there's some vanilla or tonka bean in there. This was probably the most successful blind buy for me. LOVE! 10/10 Is it true that this is being discontinued? :(

Gorgeous! Long lasting,good sillage and just soooooo sexy yet ccomforting at the same time! I have a vintage bottle of Guerlain L`Instant Magic Elixir 30 ml and instantly thought these are identical...smelling both on both wrists! Perfection and YES the bottle is to die for!!!

My top 2 favorite bedtimes scents are Prada Candy and La Mia Perla. Both are comfortably wearable for sleeping, but still present in the morning. La Mia is such a nice, cozy, clean smell. Suitable for environments that aren’t normally perfume friendly.

This is perfect for fall and winter. So soft and cozy. On me it smells almost a bit like cinnamon with whipped cream. I love the musk in the drydown. The longevity and projection are pretty good.Great blind buy.

I think this beauty is discontinued! Many Shops in Europe dont sell it anymore :( Soft, creamy, white flowers, with buttery suede. A hint of dreamy musk,skin but better, cosy and sexy same time...

This scent to me is THE SOPHISTICATION... I used to hate suede often in fragrances but that suede is just firing here.. that’s decent unique scent im falling for that uniqueness 9/10

One of the most addictive smelling fragrances I own. I can't get enough of this! It smells like a powdery, slightly waxy, sandalwood/iris cream soda. I could die smelling this. 😍

I have the body lotion and I love it! I wear it mainly to bed. It is super comforting and reminds me of a sunscreen my mom used to wear in the 70s... such a nice scent!

If Fragrantica had a bedtime option, instead of just day or night, this would get a bedtime vote from me. It’s a great cuddly bedtime scent!

This is a hug in a bottle, one the fluffiest/coziest perfumes I’ve ever come across, absolutely devastated this got discontinued

a lovely powdery soft musky cuddle in a bottle with ambroxan, a little pepper, a hint of peony and sandalwood, very little

Very nice wearable musky warm with a bit of 90’s vibes loooove it , i got 4-5 hours on skin in August heat 😍

This is so satisfying. Perfection. I have 3 backup bottles for swap in EU

soft , feminine , lovely . I like it very much .

La Mia Perla is a cozy sweet scent good for cooler weather. It’s what I like to call a sweater-and-scarf scent. I get a lot of the musk note, with peony and jasmine rounding it out. The leather and a creamy sandalwood accord are also noticeable. I don’t get much of the mandarin, but I’m not sure it’s needed here. I’m also not getting the powdery quality I was expecting from the orris root. Instead it’s creamy, almost lactonic. Something about this reminds me of plain sweet cream ice cream. There’s a sweetness without the cloying quality that notes like vanilla, tonka bean, praline, etc., can sometimes have. It dries down very pleasantly. Super feminine, but not frivolous or girlish. It’s blended well enough to still appeal to a more sophisticated woman. It also has a balance that makes it wearable on just about any occasion (work, weekend, dress-up, dress-down), maybe even as a signature scent if you’re into sweeter fragrances. I’m trying it (and quite enjoying it) on a relatively cool November night, but I would be leery of wearing this during the Summer. Seems like the kind of fragrance that could get “loud” in warmer temperatures.

Hmmmm...so...not what I was expecting. Not bad at all, but it’s showing more restraint than I was hoping. It starts with an alcoholic blast- can’t tell if it’s a booze note, or the substance of the alcohol content. But that experience is short lived. Now I’m getting a close to the skin musky vanilla. The suede quality is present, or maybe a deep cozy cashmere- but I have to bury my nose to get there. However, I have a few perfumes like this in my collection (looking at you D&G pour femme) that my nose had to get used to in order for me to interpret all of the layers. The longer it sits, the more pleasant it’s getting... Edit: Now I’m getting the dry sandalwood that’s also in estee lauder sensuous. Overall this fragrance is much more vanillic. I’d say this is 75% satine by Lalique, 10% EL sensuous and the remaining 15% a smooth suede/cashmeran.

A soft, musky, super pink vanilla powdery puff. No honestly this is "fluffy pink powder puff" put into scent form. Or more specifically if I imagine a woman, retro but not necessarily dated, who swans about in satin robes and has multiple pairs in her walk-in closet of those high heeled slippers that have floofy feathery straps across the top... this is the smell of the steam that emanates from her pink bath that she draws for herself at nighttime. It's cozy and musky and creamy and powdery and ultra, ultra-feminine. I find this a little addictive and I can't stop smelling it but I almost feel like it's *too* feminine and pretty for me, like this is the scent that a beautiful blonde starlet would wear in the 1950's but I'm more of the trouser-wearing whiskey-drinking lady reporter type. It doesn't feel at all like me but I still like it.

Knowing this was by Honorine Blanc made me willing to blind buy -- and also the cheap Ebay price, less than $20 for a full ounce. I don't smell the solar but do get the cashmere, which I don't like too much if heavy (too lotiony), but this is well blended with a deft hand. I get a few boozy vanilla notes which settle down right away. Could work for men or women. Smells like a cozy sweater to me, maybe mohair or something. Lasts but is not big. Where is the intense version??? Lol. I could not figure out how the bottle worked from the picture. The circular part is indented on both sides, with the front indent in a gold color. Cool bottle, a bit of an optical illusion, with an interesting juxtaposition of square and circular. Thank you, Fragranticas, for all the great and tempting descriptions!

I would caution anyone wearing La Mia Perla for the first time to start with the smallest amount possible, as I find the sweet powderiness gets cloying really fast if oversprayed. To me, this is in a similar vein to Narciso Poudree and, like that one, I enjoy this better by catching the scent intermittently and in open air. So while I do agree it has that sort of vintagey classic makeup powder/dressing table feel that people are associating with bedtime, it’s too heavy for bedtime for me. At one time my brain associated this with Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (don’t ask me why... maybe the suede?) and I like it for that, for the times I want to smell like a natural beauty wearing a basic scented powder and saddling up a horse.

What a wonderful blind buy! La Mia Perla has so much to offer - powdery, satiny, musky, sweet and very feminine. I don't know about the solar notes, but I think I understand the rounded composition in the description. I get some pepper, orris, jasmine, peony, and the musk. This is intimate, a skin scent for me and it's limited on its longevity. I usually get about 4 hours out of it, so while I'd love to love it, I only like it. However, I give it high marks for its scent, affordability, and versatility - I wear it year-round and don't find much difference between the seasons and believe it can be worn day or night. Just lovely!

This was a blind buy for me, notes were up in my alley, loved the bottle, was intrigued by this solar composition and words of the nose behind fragrance. Luckily I could find small bottle for a very decent price. Well, it's nice and lovely. It's very musky and woody and I don't get any powder vibe. I could see wearing this for a date night in colder months. I know this was suppose to be a fragrance for powerful and feminine woman, but I can actually see a man wearing it as well, man who can pull off sweet, musky scents. Packaging is indeed stunning in person. It's not a love from me, but it's def like.

Bought from allbeauty, very good value at only £20! I have to overspray this to smell it, but once I've done that it's quite noticeable and lasts hours and hours. Beautiful sensuous cosy scent, soft powdery iris, in a warm skin or a really good lambswool jumper type way, but without the woodiness often found in actual cashmere scents. It's quite unlike any other scent I have. I don't get anything unpleasant at the start as others have reported, it's just fab for hours. Quite linear, but interesting enough that I don't mind that.

I like this perfume. It is a feminine every day year around scent. It's a bit more of a fall/winter scent because it is woody and musky, but it is still light and airy enough to work during the spring/summer seasons. It can work for all age and in professional and casual environments (not really party environments). Unfortunately doesn't mix well with my skin. My skin absorbs most of the notes and leaves me with nothing but a musky scent with a medicine like sweet undertone to it. Overall, I'd give this an 7 out of 10.

La Mia Perla is my crystal ball. I ask for warmth or tenderness, and it offers it to me. I like to linger with my nose on the cap before I spray it. It releases magic. On my skin La Mia Perla is fondant, I can taste it slowly. This 'pearl' is worth far more than I paid for it. The saleswoman was relieved of having got rid of it, nobody wanted it. I can't believe instead I found such a marvel in this little bottle, with a scent so creamy like warm and deliciously scented skin. Mine is a suggestion to try it.

La Mia opens as a spicy (I'm guessing it's the white pepper), sweet musk and dries down to a soft powdery vanilla...I like the dry down more but it does not last a long time.This fragrance remind me of a muskier, warmer version of Lacoste pour femme, if that's your jam, you will like this too. Many people consider this fragrance sensual but I disagree, it's for those who wants to smell good but also smell natural. The sillage on this fragrance is also not strong.

Absolutely loving this as a bedtime scent. I prefer the dry down it's not as baby powder smelling. I don't usually like these types of scents but dang it's cozy and comforting on a stormy night. **UPDATE I just got my second bottle and the body lotion.. ppl having longevity issues should pickup the lotion to layer. & I also have This is her but totally disagree that these 2 are too similar to have both. They're both cozy Yes but way different vibes :)

Very comforting, warm and cozy scent. Must be the musk and sandalwood. I can smell the amber slightly in the drydown. Very pleasant fragrance with above average performance. Would be suitable for any season because it has a freshness alongside the musk. I enjoy wearing it to bed as well. I wore this perfume today in 78 degree Florida weather. It was wonderful! This performed very well in the heat. Can't wait to wear in the summer weather.