City Of Stars

I gotta say, my first impression of this was not a good one. I thought it was just a screechy, sharp citrus. But man, did my opinion ever change after a few minutes. The drydown is so good! I'm not a fan of Louis Vuitton at all. I don't typically ever step foot in their stores as I just don't vibe with any of their products, but I ended up going in with a friend and noticed they had a perfume section, which I didn't even know they offered! The bottles were absolutely gorgeous, especially City of Stars. The packaging, the name, the colours... it's all such a vibe in and of itself and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I loved the smell as well. I got a few samples of different scents and this one and Imagination are my top two favourites. For $500 though, I don't think I'll get a full bottle because let's be real... That's insane for what it is. All of the scents are really nice, but I'd rather spend that money on groceries for the next 4 weeks. That's just me though, that's just my opinion and I don't judge anyone for their spending habits. Maybe one day I'll cave and purchase a LV fragrance, who knows! But anyways, this perfume opens very citrusy, like a bug spray or citrus cleaning product, but that doesn't last long. It eventually starts to soften and becomes a really smooth, powdery, summery, vacation type of scent. It's really, really nice. It's in the same realm as Beach Walk and Soleil Blanc, both of which I have, and another reason why I don't feel like I need to spend $500 on a bottle at this time. I think this could be a signature scent for someone who likes to smell fresh, clean and beachy. Although it's got that luxury sunscreen vibe, I imagine it would work well during all seasons, day and night. I love the powdery note in here. It gives it a little something special. I like this more than Beach Walk and way more than Soleil Blanc. Overall I'd give this perfume a 9/10. I took one point off for the price. If it wasn't Louis Vuitton it would probably be much more affordable, but you're paying for the name, and that's fair. I feel really happy when I'm wearing this! It's a bright, fresh summer scent, but also very comforting and relaxing.

City of stars compiles in a bottle impossible LA midnights, sodium-vapor halos, laughter ricocheting off stucco walls, citrus trees trembling under moonlight, and god is it sublime. The fragrance begins with a sigh of bergamot and blood orange, not screechy but silken, faintly sweet and edged with something rounder, less volatile. Like fruit oil aged in memory. But quickly, a creamy gardenia-like florality steps in. Tiare, I suppose. It's powdered, yes, but never chalky or stifling. More like pollen drifting in warm air, the bare whisper of makeup on a velvet cheek, a haze. A shimmer. Tropical petals as illusion: creamy without weight, photorealistic but softly so. The musk is perfectly tuned, not laundry-fresh nor animalic, just present as breath behind the ear. Not loud, not creamy, just a smooth hum, underpinned by a touch sun-warmed wood beneath bare feet. Now, powder and citrus is usually a no-go for me. Something about the pithy brightness clashing with the softness, like lemon zest stirred into talc usually reads to my nose an uncanny valley of textures. But here, wow—it works! Maybe because the citrus leans into fruit, not rind or zest. Maybe because the powder isn’t dry, but lush. Or maybe the whole thing is just so flawlessly emulsified it doesn’t matter. The transitions simply melt, like the emergence of spring. That first warm night you don’t need a jacket. That half-smile of maybe. In short: this is how you do florals with brains. And citrus without ego. And powder without cloy. It’s warmth, privacy, mirage and vibrancy in chiaroscuro. It’s the reflection of glowing neon on damp concrete, the refraction of colour, hope, love onto shimmering stars. And one of these stars have definitely landed on me.

I love city of stars so much. The bottle, the name, the luxury sunscreeny lightly tropical vibe brings my mind straight to Los Angeles, the city where I took my first solo trip to see a friend. This fragrance reminds me of a warm night on the coast, after you had your early evening shower while on vacation. This definitely could be perceived as a more feminine leaning dna, but if you ask me, I think it’s perfectly unisex, using recognizable notes from masculine and feminine fragrances. But it’s not perfumey like people make it out to be online, it’s got hints of like what my sisters would put on as like a skin cream or tanning lotion, even more of a reason why it makes me think of the beach, but it’s not too womanly to rock as a guy who’s secure in himself and wears scents for his own enjoyment. This fragrance has the freshest powder/musky accords I’ve ever smelled, like a portion of the citrus from the top hangs around for a few hours. It’s so uplifting, kind of like imagination and afternoon swim, my other two LVs, the only LV fragrances I found good enough to pay that stack of cash... So yeah, I love it. I traded this small full initio musk therapy, which was from a blind trade, I got a good deal on it for what I traded to them, but it was too feminine leaning for me, reminding me of my ex girlfriends signature scent 🙁 I would’ve given it to a girl if I had one around, but I don’t so I traded it to a guy on marketplace for this 80% full city of stars, I’m going to rock the hell out of this one all summer, and layering it with imagination SPARKY OUT

Currently own fragrances more expensive than this one, niche and designer... but genuinely nothing is able to beat City Of Stars for me. My only scent that I can say was love at first sniff. Walked in to LV to smell different hyped fragrances, mostly thinking about getting Imagination or Les Sables Roses but I smelled City Of Stars and KNEW I had to buy it right then and there. Scent: Very sunscreen-y and citrusy which isn’t suited to everyone’s personal taste but it’s mass appealing, fresh, slightly powdery and smells absolutely DIVINE in the air while also being unique as I’ve never really smelled another perfume that’s similar or as high quality to this. Performance: Citrus scents don’t tend to have good performance but on my skin City Of Stars lasts quite a long while, around 5 hours before becoming a skin scent before vanishing after 8 hours. Projection is also good though nothing crazy, decent scent bubble and people around me have been able to smell it whenever I’ve used it. Versatility: MONSTER versatile. Genuinely feel that it’s suitable for every season, weather and situation just because you’ll smell fresh and clean, almost like when using a blue fragrance but with much more sparkling personality. Scent: 10/10 Performance: 8/10 Versatility: 10/10 Personal Score: 10/10 🤩 THAT’S WHY HE’S THE MVP. THAT’S WHY HE’S THE GOAT. THE GOAT.

Yes, it's me again, the greatest reviewer of all time (self proclaimed). Initially I absolutely loved this. But I think that was because I kept on mixing Symphony and AS with this (I kept testing the three together). But after testing it out a few more times individually, and on skin, I've decided that it really isn't that great.100% agree with the people that said this should've been named On the Beach instead. The opening is a massively bitter citrus that lasts for a whole 10 mins and goes into the middle notes, which smell exactly like sunscreen. There's a bit of citrus bitterness in the background still, and the sandalwood starts to show, but the sunscreen scent is undeniable. And yes, I unfortunately also get Soleil Blanc from this - smells like smoother SB with sweet/bitter citrus. I also did not like Soleil Blanc much... It's a powdery, soft dry down that very quickly becomes a skin scent. You'll probably honestly get more projection with sunscreen. It's very pleasant, and I do really like it. But for the same price, the other LVs are just a lot better. This does incredibly well when layered with other LVs. like Afternoon Swim and Symphony, but I simply can't justify buying this when AS, PC and Imagination exists. For now unfortunately, this will be removed from my to-buy list :( 7/10

I just got a full bottle of this as a christmas gift right before its discontinuation, and im so glad, from that one time i smelt a sample of it and i knew at that moment its my favorite fragrance of all time, and i still think that to this day, in my opinion this is perfection. Scent wise this starts off as a citrus bomb, which is not synthetic at all, with a bit of powderiness dries down to a lot more powdery white floral straight forward scent, performance wise this is actually crazy for being this fresh, like 9-10 hours of pure performance, 3-4 hours of solid projection, and the rest is soft until it becomes a skin scent, as a guy i think this is perfectly unisex, maybe just a bit feminine leaning but i dont care when it smells this good, this just smells like hawaii, i think the packaging and bottle are both perfect, also the atomiser is just in the perfect range not being too strong or too weak Rating overall: 10/10 Smell: 10/10 (best fragrance of all time imo) Packaging: 10/10 (mainly the painted box that encases the fragrance) Bottle: 10/10 dont have nothing to say Atomiser: 10/10 as i said just in the right range I generally just think this fragrance doesnt have a single flaw i could point out

I sold this last year, but I regret it ever since. I've been fiending for it and my gf got it back for me as a bday gift this weekend. I sold it initially because I didn't love the drydown and thought it leaned too feminine. I've learned to appreciate the drydown for what it is now, and I don't mind if it is feminine. I don't think it's too feminine anymore it just smells good which my gf said as well, "it doesn't smell feminine it just smells good". The opening is incredible, 10/10, and the drydown is more like a 7.5-8/10. However, I do enjoy the smell of the drydown now, it's just different. The opening is that good too to justify it, and is worth reapplying to get that opening again. That blend of blood orange and lime is to die for. I get solid performance too on this in that 4-6 hour range. It's just like I said where all those citruses at the top are gone within 30-45 minutes or so. While this is still my least favorite LV I own behind afternoon swim, pacific chill and imagination, it's one of my favorite openings in perfumery and for those 30 minutes would make any drydown look bad in comparison. I'm loving it the more I wear it and everyone around me seems to as well.

One I tried for the hype, but more importantly, the bottle design. Wasn't really caring for it as I heard that it leaned too feminine for most, but as always I tried for myself, with no regrets aside from the fact that it was so good I desperately started to look for a bottle and ended up getting it in a swap. Such a beautiful fragrance for spring and summer! This hits differently from other LVs because of the lingering lime and tiare within its construction. Not super nuances, very much one you know what you'll get every time. Floral and citrus that, on me, smells masculine enough but on my wife leans feminine. Such an easy grab for this time of the year, casual or semiformal, and still okay even for the evening. Performance is actually absurd. 10+ hours on skin, and after that I usually shower, which then takes it off the skin with ease to be honest. Projects okay, nothing potent, but lingering and with enough of a perfumed bubble for me to keep smelling it all day. Not reminiscent of any other fragrances even outside the LV line. Price is worth it to me, from the experience at the store and even presentation, etc.

I started on this scent with a little sample from a friend, and fell in love with it almost immediately. It's so masterfully crafted and smooth, it's hard for me at least to pick individual notes out what with the blending. The projection is perfect for me, a little under arms reach but exceptionally long lasting. On skin, I got about 12 hours, fading to a skin scent at around 8, and the final bits lingered until after a shower, too. As for the general nose feel (instead of notes), sunscreen is the best word I can think of. People say some scents are "sunscreeny" with very beachy vibes about them, but this actually smells like sunscreen. Citrusy, coconutty (there's not even coconut in here it just smells like it), and powdery. Recently put in an order for a full bottle, will reupdate the review when I receive it. Leans feminine but anyone can wear it with no issue. For those that care about compliments, this is a magnet. Pulled almost 8 in a day, which is unheard of. TLDR on the stats --------------------------- Scent Profile - 9.7/10 Longevity - 9.1/10 Price - 4/10 Worth it? If you're IN LOVE with summer scents

The opening is fresh, floral and fruity. On settling it becomes something like a pleasant light wine or fruity drink. It dries down to a powdery raspberry. More sophisticated than just fruit. It could be mistaken for sun cream or after sun spray. It leans feminine but I think works better on a man. This smells like Los Angeles (which I noticed another reviewer mentioned). You can sense the city life and feel the city haze rising over the sunset. Youthful, empowered and ambitious. Confident and cool. I could imagine a young handsome muscled tattooed man driving between side hustles and parties in LA wearing this. Like all the Louis Vuitton fragrances inspired by California, it has this attribute I cannot quite put my finger on. It is like sensing a fragrance through a mirage or as a memory. Nothing is quite in focus. I think the powdery notes make the whole profile feel a little ambiguous. Like a summer evening that goes on forever. This is the only Louis Vuitton California inspired fragrance that I like and would wear if I could get over the huge price. My favourite of the line.

My first perfume from Louis Vuitton and it will always be super special .... feels like an intimate sonnet composed for the senses ... a fleeting whisper of citrus brilliance draped in a veil of powdery tenderness. Crafted by the illustrious Jacques Cavallier, this fragrance captures the hush of a Los Angeles night where dreams hum quietly beneath neon skies. The opening a luminous burst of lime, lemon, and bergamot is not merely fresh it’s effervescent, like champagne bubbles tickling the soul. This sparkling overture gracefully surrenders to the delicate embrace of tiare flower, lending a tender, almost celestial creaminess to the heart. As the scent deepens, the base of musk and sandalwood grounds the flighty citrus in a soft, comforting haze, like velvet against sun-kissed skin. “City of Stars” isn’t just a perfume; it’s a feeling .. radiant yet restrained, playful yet polished. In my collection, it holds the sacred place of being both an instant mood-lifter and a silent statement of sophistication.” - Bhavna Darira Chesan

To be honest, this surprised the hell out of me. I expected something gorgeous, that lasts for 1-3 hours. This is definitely gorgeous, but it's lasted 12 hours and a shower. For 9 hours up until i showered it had great projection, from 3 sprays! After the shower, it's still going strong as a skin scent with a little projection, now 3 hours later. I'm not willing to put down that amount of cash, as it's not quite my kind of fragrance (it actually made me a little unwell). But i'd say this is top tier stuff. Opened with a brilliant Lime, a floral i'm unfamiliar, and caramel popcorn faintly in the background (weird, but distinct). Had little development, but the caramel popcorn disappeared quickly. In that opening, i really thought the name was fitting. Like stepping outside from the movies, out under the open sky in a big city. Wat an imagery! It's Clean, refreshing, with some density for the remaining time. A bit feminin for my taste. But Damn good. 9/10 (a little pricy, even if justified by the quality and longevity).

This took a while to imagine before buying, but when I did; I was pretty spot on. To me; it does in fact capture the LA vibes illustrated on the marketing. It's a unisex; female leaning freshie. It's actually a tiny bit more female leaning than I anticipated, but it still isn't something I wouldn't wear. The easiest way to describe this would be a fresh citrus over a nice; sweet sunscreen or warm lotion, of course going alongside the Tiare Flower. Lasts decently on my skin, still hasn't tested it enough, and haven't tried on clothes either, but I would expect this to have good projection. For people smelling it on you, it could be a little bit "unexpected" from a man, but honestly, anyone younger than 30 years old could get away with this easily. Lastly, the layering potential is probably through the roof. I haven't tried anything else to go with this just yet, but I can already imagine a list of combinations, especially with other fragrances from LV, specifically Imagination and Symphony.

I'll admit that I'm not mad on the citrusy notes in this fragrance, but thankfully this didn't last too long on me. In the end the citrusy notes only lasted about an hour and a half on me. Once the initial citrusy blast had faded, the sweet and slightly fruity and tropical white flower known as tiare began to unfurl deliciously on my skin and envelop me. I could get a good dose of the musk as well followed by the powdery notes and the sandalwood in that order, but the tiare flower in this was really what shone to me. I feel like I'm on a tropical vacation in the Pacific Islands in this and it makes me feel like a tropical island goddess. This is why I definitely think a woman could wear it during the day in both spring and especially summer. Heures D'Absence had a moderate sillage on me and it lasted on my skin for about 10 hours surprisingly. Because of this and the rest above, I'd give this perfume an excellent 8/10. It really is a beautiful fragrance!

"City of Stars" evokes Los Angeles, but I get more of a tropical picture. Think Miami, Bali, Goa, Fiji... you get the idea. The floral note is prominent after the citrusy, fresh opening. The base is very creamy and powdery, this has a very non-linear smell over time. IMO this fits any occasion; it's subtle enough for the office and playful enough for a night out (or in...). It truly shines in warm weather but there's nothing that precludes it from wintertime. City of Stars often gets described as "feminine leaning" but no one should subscribe to that kind of thought anyway. If we have to make that kind of distinction, I'd call this perfectly unisex. This is a beautiful perfume. It's juicy, flowery, powdery, musky, but so well crafted that nothing really overpowers anything else. A strong contender for the best from LV. Smell: 19/20 Versatility: 10/10 Performance: 8/10 (~7h) Value: 4/5 Bottle: 5/5 Verdict: 46/50

I like this, first wear of my decant & this could be FB worthy! Easily Unisex, I wouldn't say it leans one way or the other, sort of familiar scent, it's almost like Xerjoff Renaissance had a baby with Uden Overdose, I'm not really getting lime but the orange/mandarin really comes through with the remaining citrus just "sitting" behind. Not sure about sillage etc but I can say that it's filling my nostrils. Got another 2 LV decants to "try", too expensive to have all FB but this is a great start. 2nd wear & this is a serious contender, I've enjoyed smelling this all day! I'll probably look to get a decant (30ml) of this & Pacific Chill- too many fragrances to warrant a full 100ml bottle, it's pity that LV don't offer smaller bottles.Oh still no LIme!

Boy oh boy, where do I even begin on this one? I picked this up in New York in June after my high school graduation. I smelled it in April and it was a love at first sniff and it's definitely stayed that way throughout the entire bottle. I've gone through about a third of it and I am not disappointed. It starts off with this insanely bright citrus and blood orange that I've never really smelled on any other kind of cologne. And then it dries down into this floral musk that's insanely clean. It smells like luxurious fresh laundry. I would definitely recommend buying this one. My only complaint is that it doesn't last as long as people said it would. It lasts about five to six hours on me. However some people say it lasts ten for some reason

Just a really nice blend of some light citruses and a powdery sunscreen. In terms of the citrus, the blood orange and lime jump out to me the most in the opening while it's a light blend of the other citrus notes. After about 30 minutes, the blood orange fades to me and just becomes a sunscreen with a hint of lime that isn't too sour or sharp, simply there to add a bit of essence to the sunscreen. Wouldn't say it leans feminine or masculine as it isn't really floral despite the tiare flower and musk, it is simply a unisex lime sunscreen to me. Super amazing though, one of my favorite scents that I have been enjoying during these summer/spring days, and could even be worn in the evenings with the later sunsets and warmer nights!

This is my ALL TIME favorite fragrance at the moment. People associate it with some generic sunscreeny scent but in all honesty this is more of a fresh/powdery daily for me. I work 8-10 hour shifts and I’m moving around a lot, it’s hard to find something that isn’t cloying but that stays on skin my whole shift. That’s why I love this, citrusy, fresh, and insane projection for EIGHT HOURS before it dies down. I actually have to be careful about over spraying it. I will catch whiffs of it consistently throughout the day and every time I do it’s like a smelling a mini vacation in the beaches of Cancun. All in all if you don’t mind florals or powdery scents, this is right up your alley. Perfection in a bottle for me. 10/10

THIS is the be all end all Louis Vuitton. truly one of a kind and the best LV as well as my favorites summer fragrance of all time. This opens up similar to the rest of the LV citruses collection, but quickly transforms into an exquisite tire flower and citrus beachy scent with decent doses of fresh calone throughout. Easily the longest lasting from the LV citrus collection and that bottle is actually beautiful. My favorite summer fragrance of all time and it deserves to be in everybody and anybody's collection. Bottle 10/10 Smell 10/10 Performance 10/10 (Lasts at least 2 days on skin, weeks on clothes) Overall 10/10 ( The be all end all of summer and LV fragrances)