Idôle Aura

Lancome idole auruo I can't stop smelling my wrist! : ) Interesting scent. It smells a tiny bit familiar, the jasmine reminds me of Dior Pure Poison. There is a beachiness to it, which must be the salt. It also reminds me of V&R Salty Flower, which I LOVE but was a limited edition. It's not an extract dupe for those perfumes, but that's what comes to mind. I can't remember if Mugler has an Alien flanker that smells similar. There is a slight sweetness to it, very subtle and I think it's from the rose and vanilla notes. More feminine and would be good for ages 20-40ish. This would also be a very sexy men's perfume if the sweet notes were taken out. Not a safe blind buy, it is a strong perfume for spring/summer daytime. I think I might get tired of the scent after a while BC it's hard to wear such a heavy scent in the hot months, but the notes are beachy and marine (not tropical beach though). It's a scent bomb. I usually love Lancome's perfumes. I haven't tried the OG flanker, I remember when I first saw the bottle it intrigued me. I wonder if the circle is supposed to represent the sun. It's $158CAD with taxes included on a discount site for 100ml, which is pricey. At full price I think it'd be worth about $115-130 (inflation). I don't mind spending $130 for a perfume that I love, and you don't need to spray a lot of this scent. I think it's okay-overpriced, if it wasn't just a summer scent I would say it's fair price. Sillage arms length+. I don't think I would run out and buy it, but I do like it and will keep the sample. I understand why people like/love it (bold, powerful woman, but with a relaxed sailing in warm sun vibe, somewhat younger), and how some ppl dislike it (it's strong, not something to wear in the cooler months). I would keep a small bottle if gifted, BC I don't have any scents like this for summer. As it dried down the sweetness is more prominent, still beautifully warm and salty. About 14 hours later and it smells like a nice floral caramel. Not quite as yummy as Juicy Gold Couture, but pretty close, Both lack sillage (Idole Aura lacking sillage after 14 hours is totally understandable though). If I remember correctly, Lancome Tresor gave me the same type of yummy scent by the end of the day too.

Wow, what a stunning fragrance! I tested this out last night and I can still smell it on my jacket about 20 hours later. This is not your typical vanilla floral. The salt note really gives it a unique quality. Personally, I like that it balances out the other notes and tones down anything that could potentially make this too generic, too sweet, or too floral for my liking. This definitely has a tropical vibe as others have mentioned, but it’s also very elegant and it smells good in any climate. I tried this out on a dry chilly night and I loved it, but then I smelled it on a warm, humid day and I loved it even more. The heat really makes it blossom. Which brings me to this—I agree with everyone who says it has a bit of that lipstick rose quality, but it doesn’t dominate the scent and it’s more prominent in warmer weather. Either way, it’s in the background and the sweet creaminess from the salty vanilla really takes it to a new level, they combine beautifully. This starts out sort of bubbly and aquatic, but it gets creamier and more intoxicating as you wear it. I should add that I love “beachy” scents, but all the ones marketed as such never really capture the beach for me. They’re usually just coconut, yellow florals, and some aquatic notes. This actually smells like you’re taking a vanilla bubble bath with rose petals in it, while you’re overlooking the beach and getting whiffs of the saltwater and a garden of jasmine. In other words, it’s not totally beachy, but it gives me fancy tropical resort vibes. It’s so nostalgic, but not what I’d call old-fashioned and I love that I can smell every note in it. There is an underlying fresh and bubbly rose note in this that I smell in the OG and the other flankers, but this is by far the best from the Idole line, in my humble opinion.

2027 FEBRUARY PURCHASE I watched two videos by Anne Lauren on YouTube and she mentions Aura with a passion - she said it was under-rated and not talked about - after mulling around Youtube, she was correct. She described it as "happiness in a bottle". So I bought a 100ml as it was on a massive discount, sprayed it in February, wasn't sure, laid it away with my UAE for maturation...and low and behold, it performed, she's very salty, breezy, solar - you can taste the salt when you move in to sniff it a bit more, there's the jasmine, bergamot and rose in a translucent gentle wash onto the sands - it's softly aquatic and the musk gently keeps it glued to your skin. It's literally that tired old phrase "your skin in the sun, but better" (!) Expensive body cream and salty air - It's very lovely and calming. It's not massively projecting, I don't think she was made for that experience, but she lasts about 5 hours on oiled skin. I use Aura as a gorgeous aquatic top over a base of Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold, Tiare Intense by Montale and a base moisturiser of Fame by Paco Rabbane. It's really pleasurable and spritz through the day as the other perfumes and their notes keep poking through their dry down cycle. It's not discontinued in the after sales discounters, it's cheap as chips though, £60 for 100ml ! Loads up your carts.

My perception of this fragrance changed, so I decided to rewrite my review. Initially, I didn't really like it, then I decided it would be a wonderful perfume to take on a beach holiday, something to take to Greece or Turkey with me, just to step away from usual Bronze Goddess Nuit, Olympea, etc. Unfortunately, during heat and humidity there is some off putting watermelon accord, I don't even know what creates it, perhaps a very sugary rose combined with salt? It just becomes a bit cloying. I put it away and didn't use it, but gave it another chance in spring and realised that this perfume just requires specific weather conditions. I don't like it during hot summer, I cannot imagine myself wearing it during winter (and it is not even about the rose, I like my Roses Vanille in winter, for example). To be more specific, I only enjoy it when the weather outside is +15 - +23 (c), and even better if it is a bit windy. Then it is a beautiful, joyful and playful rose fragrance to wear during a daytime date or walk in the park with friends, or whatever. I have many pink bottle fragrances and many rose perfumes, but this one is perfect for some careless day out, when my other roses (A la Rose, Miss Dior Rose N' Roses) are a bit too serious.

For a flanker, this one really doesn't smell too similar to the original, but in this case it's a plus imo, as the original Idole never managed to wow me, nor did any of the other flankers. Aura is still soapy and feminine, but it's a lot more interesting and definitely works better for my skin chemistry. It's also a more affordable option than other designer and niche fragrances with similar scent profiles. If you're looking for an intense salt note, though, you won't find it here. It's still present, but just enough to give an otherwise very standard designer DNA a recognisable touch. The rose and vanilla are really well blended and on my skin non is more prevalent than the other, which I'm a fan of. It's warm and sweet, while being light and fresh. Pretty and inoffensive. Works great for warmer weather. Performance and projection are great not only on skin and clothes, but also in enclosed spaces. If I've spent some time in a room while wearing Aura, I can still smell it present in the room for days, even weeks after. I also love it layered with Zarkoperfume's Youth. The latter adds woodiness and slight powderiness while amping the summery quality of Aura with the fruity notes like melon and peach.

Aura isn't really what I think of for Fall and Winter but I felt like wearing it today. Aura is so beautiful and it is like a ray of sunshine to wear. I do actually think it's good for Winter wear in Southern California. All of the notes were not listed when I first purchased Aura. I am not surprised to see bergamot and I think the bergamot in the opening is quite nice, even though I usually only prefer it as a tea flavoring. I do wish Aura was even rosier, as that's my jam. The salt is very present with a little bit of jasmine (which I also enjoy). I really love vanilla and also heliotrope. I didn't know heliotrope was part of the drydown, but I quite enjoy the drydown so vanilla and heliotrope make sense. The drydown also has a pretty musk. I love this perfume, and have only a little bit left in the purse bottle. I did buy the largest size at one point, but it leaked horribly so I had to return it (and thankfully they did take it even though a lot of juice was gone). I will be repurchasing Aura, even if just in the small bottle. The bottles are definitely my least favorite aspect of the line, even if they are pretty. At any rate, Idole Aura is a love for me. It's a joyous fragrance experience!

I prefer this to the original. On paper it smelled mature and a bit off but on skin oh wow! Amazing! Youthful, smooth and beautiful! It’s not watery nor juicy so if you don’t like aquatics don’t worry you could very well love it. It’s sweeter, warmer, more sensual yet classy and everything is well rounded and smooth. Feels like you are having dinner by the seaside in the Amalfi coast with warm sea air and beautiful sunset. Absolutely beautiful, feminine perfume. I get a peachy note in here but peach is not listed, there’s a smooth ripe peach and salty vanilla like the salted caramel Hagen Daz ice cream 🤤 I never thought i would like it but it turned into a love for me. The rose is still there but it’s very subtle that even if you didn’t like rose you would enjoy this. It doesn’t smell like Olympea at all, I would say there’s a sweetness in there reminiscent to Flowerbomb and La Vie Est Belle. 8/10 solid. It has way less musk than the original and the patchouli is clean so is the jasmine and it’s more gourmand leaning and sun kissed while the original is more of a rose musk with a little vanilla.

love this! perfect for spring/summer imo. starts off as a really nice, fresh but jammy rose - it almost reminds me of turkish delight. it doesn’t come across as watermelon to me as i’ve seen some people mention but it does have that clean, juicy, freshness which makes me see where they’re coming from. i’m a big fan of vanilla notes and the vanilla in this is one of my favourites, and most noticable, out of all the perfumes i’ve tried. it doesn’t come across straight away but once you start noticing it in the drydown it becomes addictive. it’s like a warm, luxury vanilla, and i think it’s the salt note sets it off in this way. seriously, even if you’re not sold on the opening, give the drydown a chance because it totally transforms! i’ve had so many compliments on aura! projection is good, longevity is great - it lasts forever on clothes and personally i find it performs very well on my skin. i wish this was it’s own standalone perfume rather than a flanker so i didn’t have to worry as much about it ever being discontinued.

Updated review: This is the rose sister to Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid. If you like that and you like rose you’ll like this. This sings in warmer weather. Wearing it outside in 80°+ weather and received a lot compliments. I’ve been pairing it with old school baby lotion and whoa, it just works. I’m thinking about making a small batch of dusting powder to go with it since I like to use that freshen up in this humidity. If you find it I would recommend it. Great price blind buy. I was scared because I had a sample of Idôle Power and I hated that. So the bullet point of it not being similar to the Idôle DNA is likely true and also completely fine with me. This is a soft rose with ocean breeze with a little vanilla. I usually dislike perfumes that try to use water or ocean notes but here it’s balanced so well with the vanilla it doesn’t lean masculine to me. I’m interested to see how this wears in warmer weather and I want to try layering it with other rose perfumes to see if it can make them less heavy.

Trying this a second time. I like it and I'm considering purchasing a small 10 ml travel spray as a possible precursor to a full bottle. It is beachy in an aquatic rather than sunscreen way and unlike other scents of this genre (e.g. Reveal, Olympea) I don't find it overwhelming or suffocating. The notes are nicely balanced: none of them really predominate - they all meld together and temper each other. I am for sure not a lover of vanilla but here it's not sweet and is thus totally wearable. I'm imagining that this could actually be nice for the upcoming cold weather as an olfactory keepsake from summer.. ETA: I got myself a small 25 ml. bottle of this and I'm enjoying it now even though it is almost winter and the weather is cold. I do think though that it bloomed more successfully back when I first sampled it, when the weather was warmer. I don't think that all the notes are coming to the fore in the same way now in the cold. I look forward to experiencing this one in spring/summer again.

i love this scent. Its smells beautiful and is inoffensive making it a great choice for a signature scent or office scent. The sillage is surprisingly good! I was complimented on this scent from someone at work when I walked past them in the hallway! A couple things to mention: I don’t smell it on myself much after the first couple hours (I think that’s me though as I often go nose blind to perfumes and was complimented near the end of the work day wearing it). Also I’m not a fan of the spray mechanism and the bottle is dangerously thin, albeit beautiful. Overall I highly recommend this fragrance, it is quickly becoming one of my favourites Also thank you to the reviewer a couple reviews below for comparing this to my all-time fav perfume JPG Divine! This was a blind buy that I purchased because of that comparison. It’s not as sweet smelling as Divine but it’s a great comparison and I now found a new perfume that I adore (and found out that I love salt scents) lol!

Beautiful rosey vanilla, but not old fashioned rose, a more fresh dewy rose, but the vanilla adds warmth and sweetness. I don't really get the salt note, maybe a tiny bit. Great for all seasons, I wore it in the spring and summer and am still wearing now in the autumn. Its an easy reach for any occasion, but I would probably pick something deeper for a night out. Lasts well on my skin but at the end of day I can just detect a soft vanilla scent on my skin, last much longer on clothes, my clothes still smell gorgeous when I am getting changed for bed and I can still smell the perfume on them when I'm loading them in the washing machine which can be days after. I do tend to over spray perfumes though. I can see me having this in my collection for a long time, I'm already on my second bottle (a bigger one this time), and I will definitely replace this one when finished. I also have got many compliments wearing this, from men and women

My favourite perfume ever and signiture scent. I've honestly never smelt any perfume like it. Excellent in hot weather and very wearable for any occasion. To me, it's a wonderfully salty and fresh rose. But not a run-of-the-mill powdery rose. It's Holding a rose up to your nose just after its been raining and the petals are drenched. It's kind of sweet, but not sugar sweet. It's sweet in the way the smell of real, fresh roses can be. The vanilla and bergamot act here as a background amplifier which mixes deliciously. The salt gives it a carnal edge, making it extra nice on hot and sweaty skin. I can understand why some people detect a watermelon accord. I did initially when I got my first ever bottle and I wasn't sure how to feel. But then I fell in love. And the bottle is beautiful too, I love the slim design and pink juice. I urge you to try a sample of this and see how you feel, you won't regret it.

Wow what a pretty fragrance! If you like Jo Malone floral type fragrances on the slightly sweeter side, you might like this. I did not like the original (went a bit wonky on my skin), but this is lovely. Rather well mannered, youthful and ladylike fragrance. Update: Now that I have worn this fragrance quite a bit, I pick up a lot of watermelon. Decided to wear my sample of Delina la Rosée this morning and boom, smell watermelon too. Aura obviously has salt, so it’s not a dupe for La Rosée, but I feel it’s along those lines. Worth checking out if you’re hankering after La Rosée, but can’t afford the hefty price tag. I certainly feel like I don’t “need” to have it in my collection anymore. Very happy with Aura 💓

one of my favorites for summer, and my very favorite Idôle flanker. truly a beautiful, easy-to-wear, salt-kissed floral. starts off with a fresh rose; it's not sugary sweet but not exactly vegetal or green, either. to my nose, this pretty rose lasts most of the wear, but the dry down is absolutely divine. after a few hours, the rose gives way to a sweet (but not cloying) vanilla, kissed by salt (i never quite understood what 'salt' smelled like in perfume until I tried this!). imo the saltiness is what makes this such a stunner in heat - it meshes so well with skin musk/sweat, so, naturally, it works. could be a year-rounder, but I'm not sure it'll still work the same magic in the cold.

I did not care for this the first time I sprayed it. I thought, hmm, I must not be a salt enjoyer. So I put it away. Picked it up 2 weeks later during a brief fit of fragrance indecision, and now I'm in *love* with this perfume! What was I thinking?? This is a fluffy, soft, lightly salted vanilla and semi sweet pink rose petals and it is absolutely LOVELY. It's calm, but it's *there* and it lasts for *hours* with just a few sprays. Come to find out that it's discontinued and picked up a backup bottle for a song. I have no idea why this flanker didn't take off, there's reasons, I'm sure. I'm also sure that this has most definitely been overlooked and slept on. At least I got mine!

I owe an apology for my previous review of Lancôme Idôle, because lately I've been falling in love with every single Idôle flanker. This perfume feels exactly like summer. Like an orange flame. Salty vanilla wrapped around the most beautiful rose, not a powdery Turkish delight kind of rose, but the feeling of spending an entire day sunbathing by the sea. If I were a female military officer coming home after three years of service and sprayed this on, I'd instantly feel like a Victoria's Secret model who's never even held a gun. That's the kind of effortless femininity this perfume gives me. If you want to smell effortlessly elegant, you absolutely have to try this one.

I cannot find the rose in this perfume for the life of me. To my nose it’s all quiet white flowers, creamy vanilla, and salt. It absolutely resembles Bath And Body Works’ Sunkissed, but I find it more tame and well blended. The orange blossom in Sunkissed can occasionally give me a headache, whereas the jasmine in Aura is much more well behaved. I love this for its simplicity and coziness; it’s as close as you can get to hygge in summertime. I’d wear this in any weather, I think, but it really shines in the warmer months. Sadly, the longevity is super poor on my skin. I’m not afraid to spritz indiscriminately, but I’ll wait on a nice big sale for future bottles.

This is a nice fresh spring/summer fragrance. To me, it smells like cucumber, watermelon, and fresh green grass at first - in the dry down I get some light florals and a very fresh/spring vanilla. It is soft, classy, but not overpowering/ in your face perfume. I think it would be perfect for daytime. The sample I had describes it as 'our first sun-kissed floral scent' and I think that is correct. It is sun-kissed, not melting in the heat - more a ray of spring sunshine that warms the breeze enough to capture those fresh greens and the first touch of blossoms in the air. I love this a lot more than I thought I would, for me it is the perfect spring perfume.

The Idole line doesn't really interest me in general and I don't usually like salt in fragrances so I have no idea why I felt compelled to try this fragrance, but I absolutely had to have a decant. I did love it, it isn't very salty in my opinion, but a great vanilla rose that feels super satisfying to spray in the hot weather. It doesn't get cloying, but it's a great option for summer if you still like the sweet in the heat. I did get compliments on it as well, used up my 10ml and I do feel like I need more. However, I'm not sure I'll buy a full bottle, purely because it doesn't seem to stick to my skin at all.