Cosmic Cloud

It is starting off with a splash of slightly sharp, fresh bergamot and a syrupy fruity back note, based on a pillow of powdery musk. The musk and blackcurrant combination has a hint of funk, animalics. Blackcurrant in higher concentrations can come off as slightly 'catty', but it mostly adds some brightness here. The blend is now reminiscent of vintage soap, but combined with a sweet tonka it creates a sensual, warm base. The result is a very vintage powdery, lady-like clean but warm and alluring composition. I am fascinated by different historical eras and 'cosmic cloud' for me is a journey through time. A voyage through the Belle Époque, observing the trend shift from strong perfumes and heavy animalics to more gentle, lighter perfumery. 'In the Romantic era, after centuries of perfume use mainly intended to mask bad hygiene, new trends became popular under french empress Josephine. She encouraged the production and use of soap and brought exotic florals, and fresh, light scents into fashion. Musks continued to be popular but its high cost led to developmens of synthetic alternatives. And then in the Belle Époque, following the introduction of other new synthetic molecules and early aldehydes, an entirely new era in perfumery began. It was now possible to create powdery exotic floral scents with much more complexity than before.' When I wear cosmic cloud, I am there. Witnessing the flourishing of haute couture in paris. I imagine affluent ladies in their opulent, beautfiul embellished dresses and the scent of powdery, slightly sweet and overly feminine perfume all around me. 9/10

On the opening this fragrance is a strange combination of two parts, the first lasting 30 seconds at max and the second staying consistent for the next 6-8 hours on my skin and about 5 on clothing. I’m not sure why but it seems that Cosmic Cloud has the quickest dry down I’ve ever seen in a fragrance. The first 30 seconds are slightly unpleasant with a blast of alcohol and chemically notes but this is easily countered by the extremely pleasant wearing scent that you have for the next 6-8 hours. I detect a strong musk note, with a fair amount of ginger mixed into it, light notes of fruitiness, and a tiny almost undetectable hint of sweetness. This combination is very enjoyable and the experience is made even more pleasant because it stays strong for the next 6 hours and has faded almost entirely by hour 8 due to this I would say that longevity is an 7/10. I do wish there was better projection with this fragrance, it sticks quite close to the skin, although I can detect it it when I start to move my arm towards my nose. I would say that warrants a 4/10 for projections. Overall while very enjoyable, it suffers from the same issue that every other fragrance from the Louis Vuitton Extrait line suffers from; a $650 price tag for 100ml. It is an enjoyable fragrance but it is not a $650 dollar enjoyable fragrance.

I love perfume. I really really love perfume. If I have £100 in my pocket and I smell a fragrance that speaks to me I will spend that £100 on the fragrance. My lv fave is Fleur de desert and the others I can pretty much leave but this I was curious about. Historically, in not a lover of animalic scents, but lately I'm wavering . I always read the reviews on this site before sampling and the handful for Cosmic cloud were damning. 'cat wee' was a prolific comment..which doesn't sound alluring, but I sprayed it on myself regardless. I definitely got the cat wee comment! I hated it..infact I left the lv boutique and went straight to meet a friend, flinging my wrist towards her ....'smell this!!!! ' BUT. . . . 30 minutes later....I really liked it. 15 mins after that, I really liked it, and 30 mins after that I paid £450 for it 🤣. My 17 year old daughter had the same reaction initially, but I just caught her spraying herself with it . Moral of the tale - reviews are really useful. . And I will continue to allow them to guide me.... but smell is so personal and if something speaks to you, then let it speak . Cat pee or not - I think I smell great.

I have Cosmic Cloud. I bought it blindly. I am not a fragrance expert. I just know what I love. I knew from the description I would love this scent. On me a small amount goes a long way. I can smell it on me throughout the day. I have been told I know you were here because I smelled your perfume. Fragrance is subjective and depended on body chemistry. I am a fan of deep musk scents. With Cosmic Cloud, I get the musk with a touch of floral. Personally, I believe this is a more feminine scent. If I live a fragrance I will wear it in any season. Fragrance is my personal expression. The price is expensive, but is inline with luxury fragrances. The Louis Vuitton L’Extrait fragrances are wonderful. There are 5 fragrances in the collection. I would like to get the entire collection. My next purchase in the collection will be Stellar Times.

The name suits this scent so well. It really is like a sweet, sparkly, cosmic cloud! So on initial spray you get a zesty, sweet, musky, cloudy scent. So so pleasant. Sweet and sparkly. I cant pick out the single notes other than musk and something very hazy, cloudy, juicy, sweet. Projection is ok, and staying power isnt the best..I get 2-3 hrs of solid projection, after that it turns into a skin scent. The only problem I have with it is the price. The dry down is almost identical to Narciso Rodriguez Musc Noir. So you can realistically just buy that and have the same scent profile - the same strength and lasting power for less money. Also, if you want to buy a LV frag that makes you smell expensive, this is not it. It’s a cute, non offensive, beautiful, fun fragnance!