Miracle Forever

This was so beautiful. They should re-release it as a flanker to La Vie Est Belle, maybe a 'sensuelle' flanker because it is not as crass and is so very seductive...why not? They both share the same blackcurrant + patchouli theme and the noses behind the 2 fragrances are the same. It's more sophisticated, elegant, romantic... and way sexier than LVEB. The patchouli is so gorgeous here, reminiscent of the patch in Angel, earthy and a little dirty but less 'brutal'. Miracle Forever starts out deliciously with spiced blackcurrants drenched in vanilla (similar to Armani Si's blackcurrant liquer opening, but spicier with anise)...then 'prettified' with romantic florals and cozy almonds in the heart. Then imagine all those pretty notes placed against an erotic dark background of smoky incense, rich syrupy vanilla and deep earthy patch. Yummy! It smells like a standard fantasy date night to me. You in your perfect LBD wearing fine lingerie underneath, looking impossibly flawless. Your love is a perfect gentleman, he brings you a bouquet of your favorite flowers, a box of fine candy and greets you with a kiss on the hand. You go wining, dining and dancing. The air is thick with laughter, flirtation and pure happiness. After all that, you go outside and lie together on the grass to gaze at the stars. You share passionate kisses by the moonlight, rolling around on the damp soil together, your expensive dress getting ruined but you're too high on love and lust to notice or care. I really loved this one. A shame that it's discontinued. update: I tried La Nuit Tresor hoping it would smell like MF, but it didn't :( While I liked it, La Tresor Nuit is much more fruity, less spicy/smoky, and the patchouli is less earthy. MF is still the sexier, bewitching one, it's less shrill, and more husky and deep. Ugh...please bring this back.

This was La Vie Est Belle before La Vie Est Belle. I don’t like LVEB, but I loved this one for special nights out. My sister gifted me a bottle when I was in college, and I felt so grown-up and sensuous wearing it. It’s more floral and less screechy-sweet than LVEB. It felt more elegant compared to the current mainstream fruitchollis (most of which I am bored to death of). Sure, this lady is very sweet from the blackcurrant and vanilla (yummy), but it’s also rich, romantic and sensual, it has a mystique to it. And I love my sweeter scents to have a mystical element to them, like Lolita Lempicka for example (no, they don’t smell anything alike, but they both have a sparkling anise and an earthy/herbaceous/powdery element that conjures the feeling of magic and enchantment). I can smell the elegant powderiness of the florals in Miracle Forever, the mischievous sparkle of anise, a subtle sultry smokiness from incense, a rich and earthy patchouli base. It was so feminine...the ad with the bewitching looking woman in an understated but sexy black dress and the full moon behind her actually really matches the scent. When La Nuit Tresor first came out, I had silently hoped that it would smell like Miracle Forever (or better, a rebranded version of it), but nope! La Nuit Tresor, like LVEB, is also too screechy, heavy and sharp for my tastes, too many fruit and sweet notes competing for attention.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume) Alluring, sweet and charming, MIRACLE FOREVER masterfully combines the classical floral fruity genre with the sweet vanilla gourmand notes. The scent is not overloaded with the vanilla sugar like other modern gourmands but rather combines the sweet floral notes of peony, mimosa and heliotrope to compliment the vanilla. The result is a beautiful and delicious floral gourmand. The scent starts with the romantic and sweet scent of peony and blackcurrant berries. The scent becomes sweeter and thicker in the heart notes when the heliotrope and mimosa take the centre stage. The combination is very sweet but beautiful at the same time and reminds me of syrupy and divine flower nectar. The patchouli and vanilla becomes more noticeable in the dry down layered on the woody amber base. The patchouli is not a bully in this fragrance but rather a gallant player that gently provides support to other notes in this fragrance. This lovely done composition is a crowd pleaser. It draws compliments and makes me feel girly, happy and beautiful. The fragrance is similar style as FLOWERBOMB but I do prefer MIRACLE FOREVER for its choice of the floral notes and beautiful balance. It also reminds me a bit of COCO MADEMOISELLE and WISH by Chopard. The sillage is strong. The longevity is over 8 hours. I definitely recommend it.

Mmmm...this stuff is vampy and voluptuous. Elegant, feminine and oh-so-sexy. Makes you feel like you should be strutting your stuff. Warm, smoky, woodsy, sweet and spicy. The dominating notes to my nose are blackcurrant, anise, vanilla, patchouli, incense and powdery florals. Delicious! Very good sillage and longevity. Intense for the first couple of hours, then becomes more subtle. Very different from the original Miracle (which I also like). This one is very sweet and potent, so spray with caution. Perfect to heat things up in winter. It will turn heads for sure. Best restricted for evening use. By the way, I don't know why many are saying it smells like Angel. The only thing this scent has in common with Angel is 'patchouli-dominance', but the patchouli in Miracle Forever is a clean, feminine 'come-hither' patchouli, unlike Angel which to my nose is just a confused, messy one. Still, this is one of those strong and sweet patchouli scents...so if you are a patchouli hater, or if you hate strong sweet scents, you would probably find this overwhelming. I normally don't like patchouli in scents, but I adore this. I still can't wear it too much because it can be headache inducing. Not a scent to buy blind.

This perfume is a darker perfection of the Miracle perfume in both staying power and scent. The first spray of perfume almost blindfolds the wearer with a purple silk ribbon around the eyes and glides away to reveal a sparkling lake in the middle of a moonlit forest after a seasonal shower, leaving the smell of hidden lilly of the valley and darker forest berries hidden. The chill of the fresh air is broken by a faint scent of something smokey, almost like burning amber or a trail of oud somewhere in the trees, making the air slightly warmer. The mixture of vanilla isn’t overwhelming and is matured by the scent of incense in the perfume, though I could swear there is rose somewhere in the perfume. Lasts very long and even the next day can be smelled on the skin and clothes, like a kiss. Simply beautiful! Scent 8/10 Staying power 7/10