Calm

I found the body powder at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago. I just opened the box and smelled it - and couldn't stop smelling it. Bought it (for $7.99!), got home, went online and immediately ordered the tiny-tiny 0.25 (I think) bottle of the eau de perfume. Absolutely love the smell, cannot really describe it, although I do smell something powdery - and it is usually the scent I cannot stand! It's the first perfume that I'm using to cheer myself up: I smell it and immediately feel better. The only drawback - the scent from the eau de perfume does NOT stay very long on the skin. The powder scent stays on, but the perfume disappears practically within 30 minutes. I am hoping to get a bigger bottle, maybe it will have more staying power.

I concur with the previous review that put it so beautifully. So comforting and beautiful. There is a background of hay and grass and sunny skies and a slightly sweet floral in the foreground. Smelling this in the winter is almost depressing because I long for summer so much. All of the Lollia fragrances I have sniffed are extremely summery, happy and pleasant.

I bought this for myself but my 18 year old son has swiped it from me! He was in a bad mood funk and this stuff pulled him right out of it! It really did! This is much more than a scent, it's an emotional experience, a hug from a fragrance. It smells absolutely lovely as well, suitable for either a man or a woman.

If I'd come across this after seeing the list of notes, I probably wouldn't have bothered. However - I shouldn't love this, and I do. On me, this is a warm skin-scent, reminiscent of a soft floral musk without being actually musky... does that make sense? I am not generally a vetiver fan, but in this, the vetiver does an alluring little lurk that I really enjoy. Another reviewer characterized this as being "shockingly pleasant," and I would have to agree. And yes... it is calming! This is for those days you wake up feeling grouchy and just want something pretty and comforting to bury your nose in - on those days, apply this liberally and you'll feel better, I promise! *edited to add* on the Lollia website, Calm is designated as "hyacinth and honey" even though honey isn't listed in the notes here. I do smell it, for sure. Maybe that's the grounding/warming element in this scent.

I'm still on the fence with Calm. I find it a bit too heady at first, but it's a nice scent overall. I can't pick out any of the notes - which is kinda neat, like they are all playing in perfect harmony. After a little time it dries down to a mild, relaxing smell. The art on the bottle is gorgeous, and every time I wear it my husband says I smell (expletive) sexy, so there's that, too, in its favor. Edited to add: Calm is much warmer and less overtly floral than most of the other Lollia scents. Another update: I tried this repeatedly and found it to be too sharp and strong for my taste, until I tried it on an 80 degree night, and loved it. So this one's a summer-only scent (for me anyhow).