Aqua Sacrae

I've recently bought and worn 3 Aquas Le Couvent. Solis, Paradisi and Sacrae. Acquired at rock-bottom prices. I want to mention the bottles are luxurious and the perfume house impeccable. Sacrae is the easiest to process, and possibly to like because it's the most familiar. It's gourmand like the other two. Not watery colognes. On skin it's a pretty flowery tea perfume, possibly warm Italian cream pastry. Yet it's 50% different on fabric - where it's a pure white flower EDT and not gourmand. A designer and natural white flower perfume at dimestore jasmine prices. Have a go, white flower lovers. I found my new 200 ml bottle for $22 and I don't think any house offers something so natural smelling and elegant for just a few shekels. This is the only Couvent of the 3 I now have that I would offer as a gift. The other 2 are too arty.

This fragrance is a real compliment getter! I've been using this a lot this summer. Every time I hugged a friend they started to sniff me behind my ear and gave me tons of compliments, which surprises me since I don't get the same reaction when I use other perfumes. I thought this cologne was a lame safe buy, but it turned out to awaken people's curiosity. Therefore I must give this fragrance the highest point possible. Longevity is good too, projects and lasts as a perfume.

If you’re a lover of Earl Grey this is the frag for you. Somehow, it’s not really gourmand, but light and sparkling (like champagne) and utterly free of disastrous sugar/vanilla/cream notes most people would stick in an Earl Grey fragrance. That is why Ellena is the best. Wear it to bed. A love and 2 full bottles for me!

This is a very beautiful, powdery scent, a bit like posh face powder eg Les Voilettes by Guerlain. It’s quite soft and subtle. It smells like Penhaligon’s Heartless Helen in the dry down but is not as citrusy in the first spritz. I keep the 200ml bottle in my bathroom cabinet to wear after a shower.

Official note list: Top note : Mandarin Heart note : Jasmine Absolute & Tuberose Absolute Base note : Sandalwood So, base is sandalwood, albeit a very subtle one. In fact I find the base to be mostly musk. The mandarin note somehow lingers. This is beautiful.