In Flames

I wasnt going to post another review, im all over La Rive's perfumes, they smell amazing on my dry pasty skin surprisingly great sillage - perfumes project like crazy on my mom's oily medium skin. I get orange, candied pineapple at first, so fresh,clean yet sweet. The hazelnuts and coconut make their entrance abit later on my skin, I detect an overall saltiness too. It starts crisp and gets deeper in time, the vanilla balances it nicely. Not fan of Paco Rabanne perfumes,ugh, theyre usually very sharp,bitter on me and loud, im prone to nausea. This is soft, mature yet fresh, beautiful opening and drydown till the next morning (the first thing I smell when I open my eyes - wonderful!). Love wearing perfume to bed lol even heavier sweet ones when im alone, thats something I wear when im with my guy and he loves it on me without being too much for him. The sandalwood being a middle note from the very start gives it an intense to my nose wooden feel, almost that of Montana 80, the sawdust/pencil type, tho its not as loud here. If ure into woody perfumes, this is a dream. Also Im a sucker for rose,any type, rose creates a great drydown in my perfumes, i love it, here it gives the freshness I need. I also wear it to work because its youthfull yet serious and delicate, something my kids can tolerate. I do overspray this one just cuz i love it and it leaves my skin abit sticky haha not complaining. It stands on its own, cant treat it as a mere imitation of Olympea just cuz I paid 12 bux for it. We do pay the brand name/logo really, the quality of this is amazing,its creators are just less greedy haha. Really!

Continuing my reviews of La Rive fragrances, I am now onto In Flames and I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the strength and power of this fragrance. Before I start at the beginning, I swear I can smell Tiaré flower in this one, but I wasn't sure until the final drydown. On me this one starts off with a rather unpleasant blast of salty citrus (orange) mixed with what could be a very creamy vanilla/hazelnut. But this drys down immediately to a beautiful creaminess that is very beachy, sun-tan lotion like. I think this would do really well in the summer. It lingers forever and I know I can smell it on myself at arm's length. It's very fruity at this stage and I definitely smell the tropical fruits and some coconut. I keep sniffing my wrist and thinking 'gosh this is so beautiful. Where do I know that smell'. Only when it reached the final drydown I realised I was smelling Tiaré flower, or perhaps a mixture of vanilla with coconut that gave it that tropical tiaré vibe. Then it dawned on me that it smelled just like the first perfume of Dita von Teese minus the incense. I totally love that perfume. So this one is a definite winner for me. I still smell it on my wrist after taking a shower, so it has persistance. It can get a bit nauseous if you overspray, but this is a beautiful perfume and smells a lot more expensive than it is.

This is one of my favourite fragrances. I love this perfume. It is very elegant and feminine. It does make me feel like a woman. It doesn't suit teens. It is a very empowering scent. Whenever I wear it I feel extremely confident and empowered. It does lift my self-confidence a lot. It is also somewhat vintage. I could totally imagine a Victorian lady wearing this perfume. It makes me feel like wearing beautiful gemstones and golden jewellery. It does suit pearls as well. It suits to velvet and silk. It is a very low-cost and affordable fragrance and doesn't smell cheap whatsover. It is really really good! Perfect for winter and night! I can smell it quite long in me during the day; i'd say the first 3 hours are the strongest, then it starts getting very subtle. The silage lasts only around 30 mins to 1 hour and only when the person is very close to me, like standing/sitting just beside me. I could smell the orange note in it and it stays quite long. I can also smell the sweet notes. I thought there was honey in it, but the sweetness of it seems to come from the coconut and vanilla notes. I couldn't smell vanilla in it though. For me it is honey. I could smell the sandalwood and the woody notes.

Water-Jasmine & Vanilla... This is a dupe of Olympéa Paco Rabanne with good approximation and moderate performance. This has much lighter performance than Olympea, which might be easier to wear casually. Opens with a sweet, fruity & marine burst, but already jasmine & vanilla are swelling through. Like Olympéa, this is overall a water-jasmine scent, and jasmine here leans grape-y, with emphasis on the citrus, fruity & grape-jelly facets of jasmine with a salty marine accent. As it's drying down, there's some white-floral nuances of the sunscreen-nutty-coconut variety. Performance improves a lot with dark storage, but doesn't approach the same level as Olympéa. Fans of Olympéa who enjoy a softer, moderate performance occasionally would probably enjoy this. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Update 07/30/24: Sprayed this on my hand this morning. The juice has gotten a lot darker as the vanilla is aged now, and the performance is stronger although not as strong as the OG Olympéa. Salty vanilla-jasmine with hints of nutty coconut, that really shines in the heat. Such good value. Still a love.

I adore this. I have been trying lots of different La Rive fragrances and while the very expensive "My Only Wish" sucked on all points and is a total disappointment, this beautiful bottle hit it out of the park. I wear it during the day, but I also enjoy it so much that I wear it to bed too. Its sweet, and not a "blast you in the face" assault but it makes its presence known and it laaaaaasts, especially when I spray it on my shirt under a hoodie. Every time I move I get a delightful waft of this soft, beautiful scent and it always puts a smile on my face. I have never smelled Olympea but I dont need to. This one is PERFECT. I love the bottle. It looks great, feels comfortable in my hand, and the atomizer delivers a clean, fine mist exactly where I aim without getting on my hands like "My Only Wish." I definitely smell that salty marine note immediately and I enjoy it. I will be buying a backup for sure.

I was not excited about this fragrance in the beginning because I was hesitant about the coconut note. To me, coconut reminds me of suntan oil and I did not want to smell like that. Well, it was love at first spray! This is amazing!!! The coconut is blended so well with the vanilla and the slight salt note and nutty note. Even though it is a sweet scent, it's not overly sweet and I can see myself wearing it in the summer - which I am doing now. It is a very very good one. I overspray this on my clothes and for the price, I can do it all day long! $8 USD online! You can't beat that. This is one of the La Rive fragrances that hit the mark for me. The other one is "In Woman". Love that one too. I heard about Olympea being discontinued. I have not smelled that one and I don't feel the need to. I am not worried. I have "In Flames" from La Rive. Thanks La Rive, you rock!

Until recently I had never even thought of trying dupes or budget perfumes. Then came the worst inflation in decades in Sweden, and I also lost my job. So I gave La Rive a shot. About a month later I now have about 15 of them and so many are so good!! I am shocked and very happy. I haven't tried Olympéa so I cannot compare them so this is just a review of In Flames. I love it. It has something unique about it, and hadn't I known it was cheap I would have thought it might be a niche. I find it gourmand in some ways but at the same time more complex than a straightforward gourmand. It's addictive and I cannot stop sniffing my hand. Creamy, luscious, both beach vibes and a warmth, coziness and depth that makes it good for winter too. I'm going to bathe myself in this for a while forward 🥰❤️

I tried this and bought it because it is similar to Olympea by Paco Rabanne. they are not the same, but this one is def the closest thing you'll ever find, if you want to save. Olympea is sweeter, it is hard to get overwelmed by this, but you can get there with Olympea. I will have both of them. it's worth it in my book. I ripped off that terrible black bow from it the second I got home and opened the box. as I ripped off the black bow from the D&G Dolce Floral Drops that I had (I gave it to my mom, cause I obvisously turned out not to be huge fan of florals, and the florals are not fans of mine).

Very affordable, it's like the love child of Olympea and Womanity. Smells sexy and beachy, could also wear it on a night out for sure. If you pair it with the Superdrug body spray ''Paradise'', it will literally last you a whole day on your skin. I need to repurchase it, as it's a great day to day fragrance and you can re-spray it without worrying too much. In terms of longevity, 6-7 hours on clothes, and 3-4 hours on skin, but my skin is very iffy so maybe it won't be the same for you. Get it, it's worth it.

I have owed and loved the original Olympea for years and this is an EXACT Dupe. Usually I am sceptical about knock offs and dupes but this is a European company that got it right. I smelled them side by side in the shop and I couldn’t tell. Amazing. So beautiful. The longevity and throw is very good, I get at least 5/6 hours and it’s a complement getter. I am so happy I have this and the bottle doesn’t look cheap, it looks nice on my perfume tray. Go get this beautiful Dupe!!

The scent is OK, nothing impressive but still nice. I like the combination of tropical fruits and amber - slightly sweet, juicy, fresh but, at the same time, warm. It's like a fruit salad with honey. The amber and vanilla give it warmth. I think it's ideal for the summer but could also be worn during autumn. Projection is moderate and longevity about 6 hours.

Similar to Olympea. There is just a slight shift between them. Where Olympea is heavy salty floral hinting at a bit of gourmand....this is a more lighter airy salty floral & gourmand mix(that hazelnut is working overtime here giving a very caremelish vibe). Love them both. One of the few La Rive that will 100% be a repurchase. 10/10 rating

I get the sea water, orange, jasmine. pineapple with a little bit of vanilla. I don't get any woods, rose, hazelnut or heliotrope. I really like this scent for Spring or Summer times. It lasts for about 4 hours, which is ok for the price. Even more expensive fragrances last less than that.

This is so beautiful! It smells like an orange creamsicle. Beautiful soft citrus and maybe peach, cream, and hazelnut? Sounds like an odd combo but it's absolutely beautiful. Sweet and comforting.

Honestly one of the best cheap perfumes I’ve ever gotten. The longevity is surprisingly good and I loooove the dry down!!

This is lovely! I didn't care for Olympea much, but I definitely want to retry it after this beauty.

I've only read about this being a dupe after buying, and I haven't tried Olympea, so can't say if it's similar. I don't see the hazelnut note in the Olympea pyramid, and here it's very prominent and my favourite aspect of this perfume. As others mentioned, I also noticed that La Rive perfumes tend to be weird on first use straight from the shop. I was very sceptical at first, but after a week I tried it again and now it's a solid like (with love reserved for really exceptional scents). There's a bit of saltiness in the beginning, but it dissipates after 15-30 min. The hazelnut is very tasty and persists from beginning to end on me. I don't really smell the fruit as separate notes. It stays for a couple hours on skin and until the next day on clothes. I like to spray it all over myself before bed and sleep in the fluffy hazelnut cloud. Overall, it's the best of the La Rives I tried and the only one I bought a backup bottle of (for what is equivalent of 4 $ where I live). I also compared the new bottle with the one I've been using and can confirm that they either change after sitting a while, or something changed in the formulation, as the new bottle is weird and weaker and the color of the juice is lighter.

I bought this fragrance 2 days ago, only because I was searching for Fleur de Femme and could not find that, so this was my first choice. I smelled Olympea once, didn't test it on my skin, so I don't remember it. About this fragrance I can say that I made a dent in it already, I'm a heavy sprayer and it won't last me a month. The reason I spray alot is that I cannot smell it when I'm not moving, so I coated pillows in it, scarves and that works. Amazingly, I can smell it in motion, even after 6 hours on my clothes and skin. The smell is intriguing, love the nutty smell, hazelnuts as described, gives it richness and feels expensive, for me, even gourmand...nutella like. It is a nutella cake with white flowers and fruits. I'm going to test Olympea on my skin in the future and I wish to love it as much, and hope for a better lasting power. In flames(irrelevant name) makes me feel good, loved, like a warm blanket and a hot cocoa, it gives me confidence and turns me into a little girl in the same time. I used this exclusively a few days in a row, which is big for me... I change 2-3 perfumes/day in search for a signature.

Yes, this is similar to Olympea, but it's not an exact dupe. I think Olympea is kind of an intrusive and brash scent, very sweet and strong and in an unpleasant way, at least to me. Maybe it's because I first tried it from those little sachets with a drenched piece of cloth you can find in magazines... Anyways, In Flames is much nicer, less in your face. The combination of the warm vanillic and nutty notes with the salty marine note are lovely. I especially like the drydown. While lots of fragrances turn very sweet on my skin after some time, the sea salt note makes In Flames smell fresh for a long time and only slightly sweet. I'm not sure if I want to buy this scent cause it only comes in a huge 90 ml bottle right now and is maybe not the most fascinating scent ever, but I think it's very nice, especially for the price (about 7 € in drugstores in Germany, a bit more online). The bottle is also not that bad for a cheap perfume. If you want a very strong fragrance it's not for you, then better try the original Olympea.

Quem fala que os perfumes da La Rive não fixam/projetam certamente nunca testou esse! Esse perfume é inspirado no Olympea e cumpre seu papel muito bem. Ele fixa e projeta absurdamente tanto que quando comprei, alguns anos atrás, me sufoquei com ele em um uso indevido, erro que não cometo mais hahahha Mesmo assim já usei ele até a metade, de tanto que amei. Essa nota de sal marinho é um caso de amor e ódio, ela quebra o doce e ao mesmo tempo o intensifica, ela é fascinante, mas utilizando errado pode remeter a suor/sujeira sim. É uma fragrância que se reconhece de longe em alguém, incomoda de manhã e/ou em ambientes e climas que não a permitam, mas se bem utilizada é marcante e intrigante, apesar de comum ainda a considero diferente por ter essa mistura inusitada. Já foi meu perfume favorito, mas não recomendo o blind nem nesse e nem no Olympea, é extremamente difícil e pessoal, mas para mim foi uma grata surpresa que fez eu me apaixonar pelo mundo da perfumaria anos atrás.