Terre de Lumiere L'Eau

Terre De Lumiere will always have a place in my heart. This was the first fragrance I got myself after I started working. It is a beautiful scent that reminds me of a garden, flowers and freshly trimmed leaves and stems. It has a wetness/greenness that I absolutely love with the pink flowers. I've been complimented a lot of times wearing this (before sillage and projection disappeared in 2 hours). I had the big bottle and halfway through I gave it to my mom because I thought I could move on to more complex, deeper and better performance fumes. However I just bought a 10ml mini (the bigger bottles were out of stock) because I missed it that much, and there hasn't been a perfume so far that's given me the sense of accomplishment and comfort that this one does. This will always be a staple on my vanity and the only thing I hope is for Loccitane to improve its longevity.

This smells WAY fancier than its price point. The peony/pepper reminds me ever-so-slightly of the original Stella, but only the idealized memory if I am being honest. It is much fresher and more effervescent than Stella ever was, and the L'eau name is fitting since it feels quite wet. Dewy peonies in a field next to a citrus grove with a crisp morning breeze floating through is really the ambience this scent gives off. I think the bottle is quite pretty as well. I think that people would ask "what are you wearing?" and then be surprised when I tell them it is just a $70 perfume from a store in the mall. I tend to really like L'Occitane's springier fragrances, and this is no exception. I just learned the hard way to get it while it is in store, because I do still chase the thrill of their lovely peony fragrance that is no more.

I just bought this, after sniffing it on my wrist for hours when I tried the tester. It smells like a Spring afternoon, in a garden full of flowers, especially peony. I failed to smell any almond or tonka bean in this one. I don't like it when the Peony note is too strong, because it becomes too green for my taste (L'Occitane has a peony fragrance that smells like that), but this one is just perfect. I find this one similar to YSL Mon Paris (same vibe), but this one is more floral, while that one is more fruity. Mon Paris tends to last longer, but, for a light floral, this one has decent lasting power (about 3 hours on my skin). It has absolutely nothing to do with the original Terre de Lumiere - that one is a strong gourmand, good for winter time, this is a light airy floral, better in the spring time.

I smelled the EDP a few months ago and could not forget about it, it was so lovely, comforting and calming. And then my sister got me this one, accidentally EDT and not EDP. I luckily like the EDT even more than the EDP (which I have since then also purchased) as it is lighter and fresher. It is an absolutely gorgeous, luminous scent, warm, golden, sparkling in a calming way. The notes form a perfect blend, almond-y honey and slight floral freshness dominate. It is sweet but not excessively sweet, and at the same time airy. It is a perfect aromatherapy scent for me as it radiates tranquility. Lasts very well. I have not smelled the old version in the pink bottle, I have the new apothecary-style plain bottle.

wow, it surprised me in a good way, very nice floral peony perfume. Actualy most of peony perfumes had dissapointed me because of dominating rose (acqua di parma peonia nobile) or being to simple (armani prive pivoine shuzou). Here peony is not so in your face straight peony,it's a bit hidden one but very nice mix with musk,bergamot, tonka bean, black currant. Lucily i cant detect almond note (because it's not my favourite). As for below mentioned arlesiene, that one with overhelming rose and violet gives me headache and definetely wouldn't be my choice, so you have to try both. today i got my mini 5ml of terre de lumiere l'eau and cant stop sniffing my wrist