Miss Dream

I currently have 19 perfumes by this brand, 10 I’ve worn, 9 still due to arrive (as of 7/18/21). The first set of 10 have been hit-or-miss; I haven’t disliked any of them but they don’t all perform equally for me, either. La Rive puts Miss Dream in their “Premium” line of perfumes so perhaps that accounts for the difference in performance. Miss Dream was the first one I bought and I bought it because it was said to be a decent dupe for Carolina Herrera Good Girl which I’d received a sample of and loved, but couldn’t afford to buy. In that way, I had an idea what it was supposed to smell like and while I won’t say it smells exactly like Good Girl, it’s close enough for me. The first spray is somewhat overpowering, not exactly an alcohol scent but still strong, and quickly settles into something far more pleasant. I can’t pick out individual notes in the perfume but its not a generic floral, I know what I am wearing and it stays with me for hours- like most perfumes, Miss Dream lingers longer on clothing and hair than it does on skin but I can catch whiffs of myself all day long. I can’t say much about the sillage or the duration though because I’m not around many people outside my home, or inside it really. My husband can certainly tell I put perfume on when I walk into the room shortly after application and can still smell it on me throughout the day if/when he gets close to me- that’s pretty much all I ask out of a perfume and Miss Dream does that, along with satisfying my need for Good Girl (so I can hoard that tiny sample!). I don't regret buying this one at all. 10/10

Whipped Tonka-Bean... This light dupe of Good Girl Carolina Herrera is a dessert lover heaven without the calories. Imagine a dessert of whipped cream and canned peaches/apricots on a centre layer of cheesecake all on a base made of instant coffee and dark chocolate wafer crumbs! My mom used to make this when I was a kid - love at first scent. Contrast to CH Good Girl: Very good approximation, just Good Girl has better performance. I do get a coffee note in this fragrance even though it's not listed. At first I didn't smell the coffee, but now I can smell a coffee note in the air (not on the skin) that is more like instant coffee or the grounds at the bottom of your cup, not the smell of opening a fresh tin of coffee. Miss Dream requires some dark storage to develop performance, but this will likely be easier to wear in warmer months. Overall: this is an affordable, easy to like, easy to wear dupe of Good Girl CH. I'm a longtime fan of Good Girl, so it's a love for me. Enjoy!

Update: It took at least 20 sprays before I could smell that creamy sweetness that was the original reason why I bought Miss Dream. Here's what I had to do to make Miss Dream work for me: turn it upside down, wait 15 mins. spray 10x into the air before applying to my skin. Just like Sweet Hope started out with an artificial sweetness for 2 years where I stored it upside down out of necessity (space issue) and not because I knew better, Miss Dream developed into an artificial green scent on my skin, when I first tried it. I thought it was such a shame, because it's my favorite La Rive bottle design. Miss Dream has dried down to tonka bean, sandalwood, milk and black currant. Those are the notes I like the best in the fragrance, and a barely detectable vanilla, so I'm happy with that. If I tire of it like I have of other La Rive perfumes, I'll use it as a bathroom scent, it's cheap enough. I thought Miss Dream would be a dupe for Good Girl. I think Miss Dream is more wearable.

My goodness. ANOTHER winner from La Rive! This is basically Good Girl's classy little sister~ I have an issue of cheapies breaking my heart...But once again La Rive has proved me WRONG. The opening is a delicious blend of fruits/cassis, specifically blackcurrant but quickly settles into this creamy, milky vanilla...the magnolia is much stronger on my skin than the jasmine as a background note to the milk/vanilla...as time goes by the scrumptious tonka develops gradually... It's just really delicious! However I can't say I can smell the rose or bergamote. The PERFORMANCE is fantastic: Over 7 hours on my skin with great sillage, although this tones down after an hour or two. BASICALLY: If Carolina Herrera's Good Girl EDP is dark chocolate, La Rive's Miss Dream is white chocolate. VERDICT: Very safe blind buy and smells MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT IS. Sexy with great performance. Suitable for all environments including office and dates.

I haven’t smelled GG yet so this review is based on the perfume on its own. I really really like it! First sniff and i knew this would be a keeper. Because of this, now i really want to get Good Girl so bad! If this is any indication how GG smells then i could just imagine how divine that scent must be. To my nose this smells sexy but wholesome, sweet but sassy, warm and cozy. The notes described by fellow reviewers below were pretty much spot on. It smells creamy, vanilla, milky tonka. Just looove!!! The price is awesome and it DOESN’T smell cheap at all! The longevity of Miss Dream is also good. I kept getting whiffs all throughout the whole time i was out and until i got home. This is one of my best blind buys ever! La Rive has continuously impressed me. Some of the other perfumes i have and love from this brand are Aqua Bella, Taste of Kiss, She is Mine, In Woman and Have Fun. All amaaaazing scents!