Mon Eau

A delightfully playful & flirty summer scent with just a hint of drama that anise always seems to give to Lolita Lempicka perfumes but with more summer air added to it. I find it very difficult to fall in love with summer appropriate scents but this was an easy one to love & add to my collection. It starts off with the typical LL anise but quickly settles down into sweet berry scent with just a hint of fresh citrus to make it clear that this is a warm weather fragrance. The lime reminds me of a few Lush fragrances (Superworldunknown for sure) and it works perfectly here. After about thirty to forty-five minutes, it dries down into a really nice musky chamomile scent with anise still flavoring the edges and raspberry playfully peeking around the corner from time to time. It lasts about 6-8 hours on me before fading away but that's usually when I'm in the mood for a spicier, sexy evening scent anyway so that's ideal for this enby. I'm definitely starting a LL collection now as their perfumes always hit my femme side perfectly. (13 year old me would be so happy 😂)

I wish this scent lasted all day, I wish it formed a cloud, but it barely lasts a few hours. If they ever remake the composition into a lasting formula I will buy it again, if it doesn't happen I must abstain. This fragrence causes me heartache, it dissapears before I remember to smell my wrists again. This is the smell of the Virgin suicides, what I want to be covered in on a winter Sunday, knitting and tearing up. This is how a marzipan pink scarf worn inside to hide behind smells like, a familiarity I can attach to no memory. It has the first Lolita Lempicka's magic, only softer, more teary, very quiet. In the end, too quiet. The nature of things is, when I owned this fragrence I didn't think about it so much, the illusiveness made me forget about its beauty. I only have an empty bottle, and I wish I kept a little for emergencies. It is a wisp.

Full disclosure: I adore LL scents, the OG being my absolute favorite. The anise/licorice notes in most of her scents speaks to my soul. I knew going in that Mon Eau would be a much softer scent. It’s a lovely springtime scent, delicate, much lighter than the OG and Mon Premier. The anise is there so the DNA is intact, but it’s really taken a step back to allow the citrus to play. I’m not a fan of rose scents, so I was guarded when I saw rose listed as a note. It’s definitely there, but FINALLY! A house that got rose right. Not overwhelming, not synthetic. Just a little pop of color in the middle of this gorgeous bouquet. This perfume is understated, definitely for warmer weather. But on days my nose is extra sensitive and doesn’t want the strength of the OG, this lovely perfume is a perfect spritz to tickle my senses and wash me over with joy.

Light and transparent, my nose picks up mostly anise and iris, it's delicate, ethereal, and beautiful. There’s a greenness here that the original didn’t have, giving it a fresher, more airy character. In many ways it reminds me of Prada Infusion d’Iris: both are weightless, almost translucent fragrances. If you like one, you’ll likely enjoy the other. Mon Eau is perfect for days when I want to feel like a forest fairy (which, honestly, is most days). The only drawback is its short longevity, but I don’t mind keeping the beautiful bottle around and reapplying. I thought I wouldn’t like the newer Lolita Lempicka bottles, but in person this one is enchanting, like a magical fairy artifact.

At last a Lolita for me!🤩 It's still a typical Lolita - anise-based but not anise-dominated. Sweet but not cloying. The freshness of all the citrusses and berries does the job here. It's still an "apple-pie" fragrance but in a summer/light version - with Northern forest fruit included, instead of sticky, butter-covered roasted apple. I'm using it now in mid-November when it's dark, cold, windy and rainy outside - and it just rocks it! Awesome cold-season option for a forest-fruit enthusiast😍 Longevity could be better but it's not dramatic either. I don't mind re-applying after 2-3 hours - the bottle is so cute that handling it is great pleasure🥰