Lann-Ael

Ah, Lann-Ael, how I love thee... Similar to the previous reviewer, I also had a bottle, sold it, later regretted it, and then couldn't find it. The plight of a fragrance enthusiast. (FYI it is still available on the French website for delivery within EU, but not on the U.S. one.) Finally, I managed to snap one up on Mercari--thank you, fragrance gods. So, if I loved this so much, why did I sell it? I thought it was too soft at the time, and couldn't appreciate it for what it was: A gentle, loving, mother's embrace. Maternal love that doesn't demand your attention, but whose unassuming presence fills you with peace, warmth, and the sense that everything is okay in the world. I've seen reviewers use similar imagery for powdery fragrances like Teint de Neige. This is something altogether different--not powdery (or perfume-y) in the least. This is cereal (baby's first food-type) and milk with a slight bakery sweetness. However, I would not call it gourmand, because it feels more fresh and natural than it does foodie-sweet. It is a gentle breeze flowing over a field of golden hay that melds effortlessly with milky cereal to evoke one's earliest childhood memories. The ultimate nostalgic scent. Now a little more seasoned in my fragrance journey, I would say the sillage and longevity are actually not that bad. In recent years, I've come to appreciate fragrances with moderate sillage/longevity, and I enjoy refreshing after a few hours, anyway. There really isn't any dupe I've come across, but lovers of this fragrance might find something to enjoy in Frassai El Descanso, which has a similar cereal note and fresh, breezy aspect to it. However, it is much greener, and lacks the gourmand hint. A Lab on Fire Freckled and Beautiful evokes a nostalgic feeling with the milk + biscuit notes, but it is more powdery and floral dominant (orange blossom and honeysuckle). I also enjoy those, but for different reasons. Reviewers have also noted some similarity with La Danza delle Libellule, but I get a more tart and somewhat artificial apple in that one, and no lactonic note whatsoever. Lostmarc'h: If you are reading this, please make Lann-Ael available in the U.S. again!

UPDATE: Karl Lagerfeld Liquid is nothing like this. It's much more masculine, thick and bready/spicy, and not sweet. UPDATE: La Danza delle Libellule is very similar but with better longevity and sillage, as well as a more prominent red apple. Highly recommended. I blind bought a full bottle since I couldn't for the life of me find samples. I better love this, I thought, and I do! First sniff was instant love and swoon. There are many wonderful perfumes, I'm always surprised when something is this thoroughly special. This starts with a sweet citrus, like lemon curd. It shares some DNA with Honey I washed the kids by Lush. If you have and like that one, you should absolutely layer these two. I agree that it has a Froot Loops quality to it, with warm milk. The milk is nostalgic and reminiscent of childhood. This vanilla is not grounded, powdery, deep or natural. It's light, so sweet and airy, innocent, cakey and childlike. Lann-Ael is so very unique and a must try. Longevity is frustating and disappointing though, for such a delicious scent.

Fruit Loops and hay in a bowl of milk to start, and then ultra dense vanilla crepes. This is truly a skin scent, one meant to be smelled on warm bodies by noses close enough to nuzzle; it feels wrong, somehow, to smell this sprayed over clothes. Ultimately Lann-Ael is too heavy for me to wear all over, but a little dabbed onto the crook of my arm every so often makes for a rare yet decadent treat. Update: I have since purchased a full bottle of Lann-Ael and am in love. It does seem to have that odd characteristic where when I try to smell it by putting my nose up to my skin, it seems weak and barely present, yet at other times in the day, I'll catch a strong whiff of deliciousness radiating from my wrist. I suspect that there's some molecule in this fragrance that is so large that it temporarily causes anosmia by blocking receptors in the nose. All of that is to say, this is a gorgeous fragrance, but not one that should be reapplied feverishly throughout the day.

This is so delicious I could eat myself ! It is seriously addictive if you are into gourmands. It has a vanilla based and truly a fruit loops flavor that I haven't smelled anywhere except in the cereal itself. It makes me feel like a kid . As edible as this is, charming and delightful , it isn't all positive. This perfume has one or the worst possible lasting power and silage. It disappears so fast that you need to respray extremely often to be able to enjoy it. I haven't payed money for it, as I was lucky enough to get it in a swap with a wonderful member here, so I spray with abandon and love it to the max. However, if I was to actually spend my money for it, knowing how pricey this is, I wouldn't probably be giving it a glowing review, since it is so very weak, quite the contrary . But it's a swap so I am not thinking thinking of anything like value to price ratio and I can just love it and say what a wonderfully delicious fruit loops cereal scent this is .

I tried this because I've read here that it smells very similar to "La Danza delle Libellule" which is a niche perfume that I ADORE but because it's so expensive I never buy. Well, that is true! The two fragrances are pretty similar even if this one doesn't have a note hierarchy so it lacks a bit of magic transformation. It costs a little bit less and it turns on the same mood. The "bread with butter and marmalade" feel is there, especially at the beginning with the opening notes. Then the fragrance sits into a warm honey-vanilla dry down and that's where it resemble to "La Danza delle Libellule". I would say it is a good cozy bedtime scent, to watch a movie under the wool blanket or to take an Early Grey tea with friends. Overall It is a good fragrance, smells edible, but after a while it stays really attached to the skin. But keep in mind that this is an Eau de Toilette! :)