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!

I was out shopping in one of those small stores in a mall today. The store I was in advertises itself as a store that has normal items with really cheap and affordable prices, and the store supposedly had perfumes (as said by my mother). I came across this perfume as a tester and tried it on, and immediately fell in-love with the smell! Because everything was quite cheap in the store, I got it for 7 dollars (which is an amazing deal!). But the original price tags aren't too shabby either! I definently recommend this one to any vanilla lovers, since on me the scent of vanilla is clear as day.

If You test this, please give it 15 minutes, the opening is awful, but the drydown comes quickly. To me: Very cold milky vanilla with white florals, not very sweet, fruits are only in the opening (see above). I can well imagine this to be my summer or nighttime vanilla. It reminds me of Paco Rabanne Olympéa minus salt plus white florals, same vibe. My husband's favorite. Performance is slightly above average, extremely above average considering the price. Does not smell cheap (except for the opening, see above).

When I spray Miss dream on me or when I just sniff in right from the bottle I think : Damn it is just exactly the same as Good Girl. But, you know, then you take your blue shoe, try it on the other hand and you know just at that moment which one is the real deal :) It has this something AMAZING, that is just missing in the La rive's version. But still it is very, very close dupe and perfect if you want to enjoy the scent but don't want to waste your precious elixir for regular basic days.

Excellent value for the money. I bought it on sale for 6 USD (90ml!) and however I didn't have high hopes for it, it is amazing! I have the original Good Girl, and I can tell you they are 99% the same for me. I sprayed the OG on my left wrist and the Miss Dream on my righ one, and asked my husband blindly which one he likes better. He went for the La Rive one ;) and even he was amazed on its performance.

I don't have GG - this is for Miss Dream on its own. I've had great luck with almost all the La Rive's I've bought and this is no exception. This is sweet and milky once it gets warm - post fruity opening to the middle notes with the tonka and vanilla. Pretty and feminine and very inexpensive.

Lovely surprise! I blind bought a box set that included this perfume with a deo spray. That box with both products cost only 6€! It was really great purchase. I love this scent! It's sophisticated, creamy and sweet, I can smell the whipped vanilla cream.. Perfect for the cold weather.

WOW!!! This is just soooo wonderfull! I am bying one more bottle asap. Its creamy, soft, airy, «feminin» and smell expensive. Spray it and lett it rest a day, then spray it on your wrist. The first spray was harsh but after 12 hours it is total bliss. I really recomend this one <3

Genuinely can’t go wrong with the price point if you’re looking for a GG dupe. The original doesn’t seem to last very long at all for me but this lasts a good few hours and then some. Wouldnt mind even if it lasted an hour. I paid £4.80 for it in the UK from Notino.

This is really lovely. Creamy, lactonic, sweet floral. It actually impressed me with its good longevity! I could smell this on my clothes the next day! Go La Rive!!! Excellent perfume for the price! I don't feel like I ever need to buy GG. 10/10!!

So clearly this is an impression of Good Girl. I actually like this better. It's warm and sweet and nutty. However, GG breaks down on my skin and turns metallic. This stays warm and sweet the entire journey.

This is one of my favourite cheapies! To me, it smells like a creamy, vanilla and fruit pie. Not the best sillage or lasting power ever, but at least it's a big bottle, and very inexpensive.

i love this fragrance.Its cheap,long lasting a dupe of GG.But the only problem its a bit alchoholly before it settles in your skin.

I bought this blind because I like the notes and at $13, why not? It's fine. I've only worn once and it is true that I have had fragrances that after one try I was sure they were going to be given away, but I've learned my lesson there. Sometimes opening and letting a fume sit and "breathe" like a wine can make a big difference. So in the mean time I tested Good Girl, which Miss Dream is supposed to a dupe of, and I had the same impression. Very good quality generic floral, a little vanilla/tonka with bergamot bringing up the rear. So, we'll see. Surprisingly, I like the La Rive bottle better. That shoe just wasn't as elegant as photo's portray. I'm impressed with the quality of this perfume, I will definitely be trying the dupe for La Nuit Tresor. 3/20/21 I gave it 3 weeks to kind of "air out" and I very much like it. This time I got a sample of Good Girl from Sephora. I had my husband spray one on each hand so I couldn't see and then sniffed. Honest to goodness I couldn't tell which was which. He told me which one was where and I sniffed on and off for about 2 hours. There were slight, and I mean slight, differences upon dry down but nothing worth the price difference. Neither are a favorite of mine, but I like the scent, so why pay $90 more when I can get 98% of the same perfume for 13 bucks? If it's a die hard fave for you, the bottle is of utmost importance I can see you justifying the cost. I do with my LEVB EdP Intense bc it's discontinued and I love it, so I'll pay the cost. But if this is just to add to your collection bc you like it, this is phenomenal. My next test is Taste of Kiss for La Nuit Tresor, I'm very excited about that one bc it is a love.

(***Update): This perfume is so much better now. Much more fruity, and powdery vanilla-y, all in an interesting way. That thing about getting the 1st sprays out and letting the bottle "breathe" really makes a big difference sometimes. For the cheap price, this is a really nice perfume. Not as complex as I like in a perfume, but still smells good. Pleasant on it's own, may be a nice affordable layering perfume. (My little secret right now is putting on Palmer's cocoa butter oil before spraying this on.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I got "Miss Dream" today and sprayed myself, and awaited it's transformation; initially it opened with a graphite-y scent then smelled similar to cloves allspice, and... maybe pennies lmao, along with sweetness. On my shirt it kept that annoyingly sharp clove-y spice, but on my arm that note calmed down. I smell fruits, I smell vanilla, but not gourmand. Part of this perfume reminds me of Guess "Seductive Noir" (which I found too masculine), but "Miss Dream" is less heavy and less masculine to me. I think Miss Dream is "ok". I'll give myself some time with it.

Yes,it's very close to Good Girl.but the first time I tested it I could also detect traces of Viva la Juicy.it's as if La Rive Miss Dream is a love child of Good Girl and Viva la Juicy so it's not as dark as Good Girl,no bitter cacao or prominent woodsy patchouli here.I can't pickup tonka either.Miss Dream is like a blend of vanilla,caramel,soft white florals and a touch of sweet fruits(blackcurrant?berries?pear?).it's like a more generic but also younger,easier to wear and easier to like version of Good Girl.a sweet,creamy,almost caramelized vanilla-floral-fruity I Like Good Girl as well as VLJ so no wonder I like Miss Dream too.it's about 12 USD here which is a very reasonable price for a 3.4 oz perfume and comes in a luxurious,dark midnight blue glass bottle which reminds me of Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose bottle.a single spritz of it lasts about five hours on my skin which is acceptable IMO,leaves a lovely perfume tail when first sprayed and soft to moderate projection as the day goes on Not a love but I like it and believe it can make a good gift