Marry Me

This is such an "eat my words" review, and I'm leaving the first impressions because I've changed my mind completely about this scent, and I want to show that. 1st day (blind buy) To be fair, this one might be a wait and let sit scent because all I get on the first day is a strange plasticky musk. I expected fresh fruity florals, but I end up smelling unwashed cat wearing pleather. (Ah, indolic jasmine. Rich floral for some lucky noses. Smelly cat for me.) [Edit] 2nd day: the musk has gone down a lot, and after the first whiff of freshness, it turns into that 'off' smell when the flowers have been sitting in water too long and stems get mushy. This is such a weird perfume journey. 6th day: the unpleasant 'rotten' smell has gone away, and now the first note is a rather plasticky freesia. Not horrible is big improvement. 2weeks later: The terrible musk is gone. The rotten stem smell is gone. The new plastic smell is gone. This is now the wonderful smell of fresh cut flowers. There's a delicate floral note at first spray, but what remains is the smell of buying a bouquet of freesia fresh from the flower shop, of delightful fresh green stems of flowers that don't have much of a "floral" sweetness, then settles into a delicate but 'angular' jasmine. (Elegant!) SWOON. An amazing ode to green, new buds on trees and to spring. This is not a young girl scent though, not with such a strong musk undertone. This is for a grown-up woman (or a young man actually) who can look back on their teenage selves and think, you were so pretty then and you didn't even know it, and appreciate where they are now. Like most Lanvin (except Arpege), it lasts at best 2 hours on my skin, but I prefer that, as those are the scents that aren't overwhelming and don't bring on a headache. This one's done a full 180 on me, and for that I love it all the more. This is such a lesson for the perfume newbie that I am. Let the lady rest, and you'll understand how beautiful she is, with time.

I agree that the name could put many people off buying this fragrance, I can imagine it might feel embarrassing to go to the counter and hand over your own hard earned cash (as a female) and pay for something called 'Marry Me', I first smelled this in Manchester Airport 2011 but by the time it had settled on me and I'd decided I liked it we were already on the plane and I've not seen it in any shops near me since, so ordered it online instead. On me this wears pretty close to the skin, which I was dissapointed with I was hoping for a touch more radiance, that said I do love the scent. It's fresh, airey and pretty, I do get some peach but it's definitely not like a juicy fruit bomb like many of the celeb and new stuff at the moment which I hate, I'm 29 so I have no business smelling like candyfloss and gummi bears. It smells beautifully flowery and there's something in there that reminds me of a freshly opened pack of crisp white paper, which I love, this will be perfect for springtime which is just around the corner. The only gripe I have is that I bought this with a scented body lotion too and I still can't get this to last on me after 1-2 hours it's all but gone, that said I can't wait for the weather to turn warmer as I think the heat on skin could make this one a staple of mine. I should note my husband loves it on me too which means it must be fairly desirable to the opposite sex.

This was my mother’s favorite scent the last few years before she passed, she was wearing ‘Marry Me’ exclusively, she was going through chemotherapy and all her usual favorites (Chanel No.5, Samsara, Jacomo Silences, Obsession, Alien, Pink Sugar) became too much for her. Those were simultaneously the best and worst moments of my life, we really bonded and became extremely close during that period. I bought a bottle just to remind myself of her, and to wear it whenever I need comfort. It’s a lovely fragrance, a cute citrusy-peachy-white-floral (for some reason, I also get a tea note out of this?)...a sure crowd pleaser. It has the perfect sillage, I could always smell it on my mom, even from a slight distance, and it’s always so pleasant, feminine, fresh, comfortable, somewhat romantic...wears best in warmer weather, though it’s not so sheer that it can’t be worn in cooler months. The longevity isn’t bad either, my mom smelled of ‘Marry Me’ the entire day just lounging around the house, even though she doesn’t usually re-apply her perfumes...this is why I associate this scent with her, she had this scent on her almost all the time. A safe blind buy, and safe for gifting, great for all ages (even teenagers). I reach for this one a lot and always need to have it in my collection. My favorite from Lanvin, I slightly prefer it over Eclat Arpege.

Marry me curious and interesting name perfumes. If someone asked me what they should smell Bride, the entire sheath wedding or as someone rightly pointed out, "the desire to marry" it will be roses for me. And that's how it smells on me marry me - this is the rose garden. Peaches sense after a long time and maybe a little of the grape water. The fragrance is floral-fruity, in the background trying to break even but the magnolia and jasmine - rose is definitely dominant on my skin, like a living - no synthetics and substitutes. Beauty and lush rose, embellished with a light sweetness and musk, with a hint of orange. It should be noted that to obtain even a small amount of oil needed several tons of rose petals. That is why the price is so cosmically overclocked, but that does not mean it is not worth it. The smell is just beautiful. I got your bottle as a gift from my husband for 7 year wedding anniversary and I have to admit that it's nice to hear again, "marry me" after a few years of marriage The smell of spring and summer and very durable, one of the strongest that I have in my collection. All day vibrates on your skin. Bottle itself is just lovely, as parcel or bag tied with purple ribbon. Even the cap is edgy. LOVE IT

Update: It's almost a year later since my initial review and Marry Me is still my go-to fragrance. I live in a hot and humid environment and this is exactly right up my alley in terms of a fruity floral for daytime. In my previous review, I mentioned the fragrance not lasting long on my skin. I should add longevity is about 4 hours on skin, much longer on clothes. Still bummed about that. As for sillage, I'm quite conservative when I spray because perfumes are a luxury for me, even if I can buy it discounted (although I confess, I sneak in more sprays of Marry Me than necessary when I'm in the mood). I usually spray two sprays but it's quite noticeable in the first hour, though just a bit further beyond arms length. Of course, once it dries down, the sillage drops, along with it the initial overwhelming power of the opening citrus, and develops into that sweet peach-y jasmine while the citrus just dances around content in having done its job. Since I spray both my clothes, and on skin, the citrus sticks around longer than on skin so if I'm ever in the mood for more of that then I spray on both skin and clothes.