Fleur de Femme

On my skin this is not an exact dupe for Poison Girl. Not even the drydown. They do share the same type of sweetness, but no lemon in here unlike in PG and Fleur de Femme has the patchouli that adds spicyness, jasmine and the sour cherry, those are some strong notes and they can change the whole vibe of a perfume, so on my skin it turns abit oriental, sweeter, abit heavier than Poison Girl. This is like Poison Woman. Poison Girl has the orange blossom smelling like Black Opium's sweetness, the cashmeran adds smoothness, and the rose overload make it pink in my mind as I smell my arm. Fleur de Femme is burgundy in my mind. The almond is more intense in PG (Im an almond lover). The almond is subtle here, peach is more dominant, its a heavy sweet note! The playdoh smooth aromatic almond is the main reason I love PG, it makes it fresh and less serious. This is more mature than PG with a sharper essence.. no wonder they named that one Poison GIRL and not woman lol. It's def younger than Fleur De Femme. The drydown of Fleur De Femme is more white floral, the neroli adds some freshness thank God, it is a grown-up scent, warmer than PG. PG's drydown is orange blossom candied almond, youthful and powdery with the heliotrope, sweet and girly, very gourmand. Someone said Fleur De Femme can get cloying, yes it can so it performs well in cold weather. I love it and wear it also to bed, weird I know but makes my dreams sweeter lol. Orange and rose in both are a sharp contradicting melancholy twist, and that is more prominent in Fleur De Femme, amps up the heat in the winter cold! I am wearing both right now, PG on left arm, this one on the right. I love both but they belong in the same family, not exact dupes on my skin and according to my nose. PG makes me feel different too, its almondy & sweet but not heavy. FDF has way better lasting power tho. Poison Girl, the EDT now, has so much heliotrope and tonka with the orange overload that tricks my nose into smelling cherry for a minute. Both Fleur De Femme and PG EDP are balsamic which stays very strong throughout Fleur De Femme. This becomes more woody on my skin with the sandalwood and cedar, almost like pencil shavings, and the rose here is more dusty too. Im finishing my doctorate degree on these on Varens d'Orient Amethyst page lmao and Ill prolly continue on Girl of Now.

I am testing a decanted sample (thank you, rednut) of FdF against an official Poison Girl EDP sample. La Rive is a Polish brand and deserves to be widely recognised for providing some very good, inexpensive (not cheap!) perfumes, although some are undoubtedly better than others - but that's the case with every brand. On initial spray, Poison Girl is EXTREMELY sweet and has a massive sillage. I am a huge fan of the original Poison (the 80s version). I have Pure Poison, Midnight Poison and Hypnotic Poison in my wardrobe (and two elixirs); I don't think PG belongs with the Poison range. I don't mean to offend anyone who loves PG; it is a pretty perfume, BUT - in my opinion - this is Dior's (very) generic response to LVEB, Black Opium etc. It is "nice" but there's nothing about it that stands out from the plethora of other sweet designer offerings. La Rive's Fleur de Femme is actually a far more interesting composition. I wore it the other day and its longevity (easily 6+ hours) exceeds PG which I tried a couple of weeks ago. In fairness, I should mention I have skin which sucks up perfume; however, if your skin is NOT a sponge, you should get outstanding results from FdF! FdF and PG have quite a few notes in common (tonka, vanilla, almond, sandalwood, rose, bitter orange), but where they diverge - and what makes FdF a better composition (in my opinion) - is the addition of peach, cherry and patchouli. I love the combination of cherry and almond in perfume; they work so well together. I think patchouli gives a far better base (yes, I know it's a middle note) as it imparts a richness to the composition; don't be put off FdF by its inclusion, if you aren't a fan - it's not a dirty patchouli, by any means. PG is far "thinner" in comparison to FdF, the sillage of which exceeds that of PG, too. In summary: Although FdF and PG are similar, FdF is NOT a dupe. It's actually far better and is ridiculously inexpensive; I've ordered 90ml from a Polish seller on eBay UK for under £10 GBP (including P&P). At that price, it's rude not to try it.

Right now I'm testing Dior PG EDP, FdF and perfume parlour's dupe of PG side-by-side. I love the smell of PG but on me it's lacks staying power but most annoyingly the sillage is gone after an hour. I asked several friends nut no one could smell PG after the first hour of applying unless they came super close. So that's why I went on a hunt for a good replacement! What I find special about PG is the addition of rose, bitter orange and heliotrope. These prevent it from becoming a generic sugar bomb. I got FdF for 6 euro's in Germany, a steal! It has partially different notes than PG, the most detectable difference is less prominent rose/bitter orange, more prominent tonka, no heliotrope and added cherry and peach. To me the peach is very prominent in FdF, but mind you I loathe than note. For me peach makes everything generic. FdF certainly resembles PG but it's less bitter and overall more generic. I'd say it resembles PG by 85%. I don't get much patchouli from FdF. The cherry is a nice addition though and the staying power seems decent. I'll update it once I've worn it an entire day. The perfume parlour dupe is a much closer dupe than FdF, I'd say 98%. The perfomance and the price is a lot better that the original though, and that's why it's my favorite out of the 3. So overall, FdF is an outstanding fragrance for it's price in one of the nicest bottles I've seen from La Rive and it's certainly is close too PG because of the shared almonds, vanilla and tonka beans. But for me it does come across as slightly less interesting mainly because of the added peach. It is still definitely worth getting because of it's price though.

This definitely deserves ALL. THE. HYPE.👍🏼 Being perfectly honest: I lost trust in fragrantica rave reviewers after being immensely disappointed with 'Fiore del Dragone' EDP. BUT curiosity got to me again!! So I caved and purchased this fragrance...and it shook me. ⭐I want to start off by saying that this doesn't have any synthetic characteristics and doesn't smell alcoholic like most cheapies (like fiore del dragone which burnt my nostrils😒) First spray: Extremely similar to Dior Poison Girl it's uncanny, except slightly less citrusy and more peachy. As the hours pass by that's when it starts to diverge slightly from PG...it becomes a more milky, creamy vanilla with tonka, jasmine and almond as secondary dominant notes. Ugh and I cannot emphasise how delicious this smells, there is actually depth in this perfume. 🌟Performance is fantastic even compared to super expensive perfumes: 7-8 hours on my skin before fading away into nothingness and great projection. It won't fill a room like YSL black opium, BUT it will get you noticed by passers. ✨VERDICT: This smells more expensive than it is. Even if this isn't a full dupe of Dior's Poison Girl, this is definitely a delectable crowd pleasing scent that rivals fragrances more than 10x the price. 🔮I cannot recommend this enough, it's worth all the excitement here on fragrantica. Very sexy and classy. Well done La Rive, I will be purchasing more of your scents! P.S. Unfortunately it has more than doubled in price over the course of 3 years. It used to be €6 now it's selling for €13 🤷🏼♀️ (price which I have bought it for)

I reviewed this in the summer and quickly realised this wasn't a summer scent for me personally. I am now back with a winter review, and I was right, this perfume is perfect & beautiful in the colder months. I sprayed it at 7am yesterday morning, and I could smell the resemblence to Poison Girl/Hypnotic Poison....and it was a delight. With some dupes, the initial spray smells exactly like the perfume they are trying to duplicate, but they fall flat on the changes and are often linear in that they stay the exact same smell the whole way through..... NOT Fleur De Femme! This was gorgeous on initial spray, changing to something even more beautiful in later stages. The first notes I smell are Rose Pathouli and musk..... 2 hours later I was sitting there at my desk at work, and thinking damn....this perfume has weakened already, I moved to fetch a cup of tea and wham! The most wonderful tonka/vanilla smell arose from my body as I moved. I can liken it to LVEB in the drydown only, it has a wonderful longevity, I was enjoying this drydown for a good 6 hours more, so that made 9 hours in total until it became a skin scent. I remember trying Poison Girl last year, but I don't remember being struck sideways by the lovely drydown I experienced yesterday, and in no way did it last 9+ hours. I am not knocking PG because it was only the likeness to it that I bought Fleur De Femme in the first place.....but if you can't throw the big bucks at PG (like me), then this is a wonderful dupe, and to ME, I actually prefer it. And at £9 for 90ml....it's a no brainer.