Dream No. 25

Happy to have an unpopular opinion here as this has become my signature lately. I agree that Margot Elena scents are hit or miss and I have been a fan for 10+ years, but to me this is a hit. I don't get baby powder (cloying), I get talcum powder. To me that's a huge difference. There is also a generous amount of dish soap or Castile soap. Having lived where lindens are common, it's a very nostalgic scent to me and I definitely get it here but I can't say I pick up on the other florals that much. And there is definitely an element of wood, or to be more specific, vanillin. To me it smells like a freshly scrubbed old house with wooden floors, with a linden blooming outside. An old lady scent to be sure, but in a good way (if you're an old lady like me!)

The negative reviews here make me sad. This is such a gorgeous scent. It's powdery, soapy, and delicately floral with a hint of honey. It immediately makes me feel calm, comfortable, and elegant. It's a breezy, wind-through-your hair and sun-on-your face scent. The powder isn't like baby powder. It's more like a perfumed powder. I smelled this is a shop and immediated had to get a small bottle because I loved it so much.

Like campfilo said, there's a strong baby powder smell. Mostly I smell florals, but not a very good floral unfortunately. Not my favorite.

Lollia seems to be very hit or miss for me. Unfortunately this one is a miss for me. It does smell similar to Lollia at last. I think At Last smells more like a thick luxurious powder or vintage cream. Dream smells more like a bathroom deodorizer with a johnson & johnson baby powder dry down. I hate the bathroom deodorizer part of dream but the dry down comes quick and is much more tolerable. Honestly I don't like Dream or At Last but I would pick At Last over Dream because I think Dream smells "cheaper". I don't like powdery perfume though so sampling these two was pretty rough! But yeah the notes are so deceiving on this one! The notes look so fresh and inviting. In reality it is super powdery and the floral notes come across smelling like bathroom deodorizer for about 10 minutes. Sorry :-/

By the time it dries the scent disappears. Beautiful bottle and lovely yet unimpressive scent but no staying power at all. I purchased the body oil and butter to layer in hopes of making the scent last and they have the same problem as well. Barely a whiff of fragrance before all you smell is the underlying product. I also purchased it as a bath salt and that has no scent at all once in the water. Majorly disappointing purchases. Might as well wear nothing at all