Heures d'Absence

Heures D'Absence by Louis Vuitton is a powdery and sweet floral cornucopia of a perfume that makes me think of the first blooms of May. I could almost imagine the goddess Demeter reawakening the flowers and crops after the long winter and the world being reborn again like a phoenix from the ashes. Very beautiful in a gossamer light kind of way! I get this feeling especially from the mimosa, since the mimosa tree is usually one of the first to bloom in flowers once the frosts have been blown away by the spring breeze. This makes everything soft and joyful smelling to me and it's where I'm getting that powdery sensation from. I get the powderiness from the musk in Heures d'Absence too. I can then smell a decadent and sumptuous rose note that's intensely feminine adding interest to this composition, followed by an intensely white floral but not so indolic rendering of jasmine and pitosporum. There was a slight fruity tang from the raspberry at the end too. The vanilla and the sandalwood were notes my nose could not quite detect here though. I was wrapped around with a mid-sized scent bubble and this perfume lasted on my skin for about 10 hours before completely fading away on me. This is a good thing, considering how pricey this perfume is! The ml you get in a bottle of Louis Vuitton perfume is also quite a lot too fortunately. Altogether I'd give this fragrance an 8/10 and I can easily recommend it to just about anyone. It's very unique smelling too!

There are fragrances that dress you in elegance, and then there are fragrances that lift your spirit “Heures d’Absence” does both with effortless grace. A creation by the House of Louis Vuitton, this scent feels like sunlight woven into silk. The opening is immediately uplifting, with soft petals of rose swirling into the powdery, golden cheer of mimosa. It’s delicate without ever being weak, a true embodiment of joyful femininity. As the fragrance blooms and sparkles (thanks to the raspberry note) , a gentle hint of creamy vanilla anchors the floral brightness, giving it a soft, comforting depth that lingers beautifully on the skin. Every spritz feels like a fresh breath of optimism, a private celebration of happiness wrapped in a luxurious embrace. “Heures d’Absence” is my personal reminder that sophistication and playfulness are not opposites .. they dance together, perfectly, in every note of this scent. It is pure, effortless joy bottled in glass. – Bhavna Darira Chesan

Beautiful flower garden type smell. The raspberry lends a slight fruitiness, but the flowers prevail, especially the rose and pitosporum. Can be slightly sharp in the opening but it disappears quickly and the dry down is a lot more pleasant. Musk heavy, not a lot of woods or vanilla, so don’t bank on those notes if you can’t do florals without them. Honestly, this is quite gorgeous, perfect springtime scent. Very light and airy in the middle, the mimosa becomes more prominent and the raspberry really does something special in the background. Full bottle worthy? Perhaps, I like it a lot better than some of the other niche springtime offerings I’ve recently smelled. Very beautifully blended.

This is SO overpriced, yes, but if you think you can find this for cheaper, you can’t. That’s the magic with luxe perfume and makeup. It’s the subtlety and simplicity. I don’t know why people say it’s clean as a diss. Since when is smelling clean any less than any other scent profile? To my nose, this is freshly washed hair, summer dress, expensive sunglasses and a bouquet of flowers. It’s easy to wear, will absolutely not offend, and follows the footsteps of a classic fruity-floral blend without smelling cheap. I wish people would test perfume on the skin first before leaving a review. This is great. Can I afford it? No, but I will suck the life out of my decant as long as I can.

Heures d'Absence is so lovely. It reminds me a bit of the beautiful Bvlgari Pour Femme -- a powdery violet-iris-rose concoction -- but a lighter, fresher, less "statement-y" version. When I first smelled it, I thought I detected violets, or at least violet-rose, because of a cool, damp greenness present, but it must have been the powderiness of the mimosa. In fact, I see a resemblance also between Heures d'Absence and Vince Camuto Divina, a pretty mimosa perfume. I think this one will be so beautiful on warm or hot summer days -- fresh, feminine, clean. I just ordered a nice-sized decant from a perfume friend and I'm so excited to experience it as the weather heats up!

To me, this fragrance feels youthful, airy, and chic, and smells just as the description from LV's website "an escape through the flowery fields of Grasse". Not too sweet or overpowering, it is clean and a bit powdery, with white florals and musk. Maybe due to the purple color, it reminds me of fresh lavender. I originally thought I'd want Attrape Rêves, but Heures d'Absence is so lovely. Totally a clean girl scent.

First time purchase comes with purple color perfume in cristal clear bottle. Back to LV boutique to refill & turned out the color of perfume is clear non color! But the scents still there. I couldnt find any perfume in the market that similar to this! Can be individual trademark perfume, but the price keeps increasing every year!

It is so beautiful and delicate, like the shimmer of morning dew. I had never smelled mimosa before, but I have come to love this clean, elegant scent. Naming and the color of the juice are great as well. Especially when I put it on on a slightly cold spring morning, it gently sparkled and smelled like pixie dust.

It's fitting that it's called absent hours, it was gifted to me a by a man with whom I spent many stolen summer afternoons in a darkened room wrapped in cool sheets. I would never buy this fragrance for myself, it's ridiculously overpriced. When I went a similar scent I reach for Lush's Lust, it's very similar.

I like a good soapy fragrance, especially during this humid summer weather. I like wearing this on its own as I appreciate the dry down of the musk and sandalwood. I also like to layer this fragrance with Ocean di Gioa as they both have similar notes in the dry down of musk and sandalwood.

I need to refill my bottle soon for the upcoming Summer's heat. Fresh clean, juicy, lightly sweetened without being citrusy. The sweetness combo of raspberry and florals somehow gives off a lychee scent imo-- I love! It's an easy reach & compliment getter. Very pretty-girl-vibes 🌸

Gorgeous perfume I'm in love. Smells so clean and the mimosa is magical in it. I have a sample and thinking of getting the 200ml bottle but I need to give it a good thought because the lasting power and projection is very weak. Otherwise I'm in owe of this beauty!

I loooove this fragance. To me it's a mature and sophisticated take on baby powder. Definitly for the innocent, delicate girlies out there. Extremely overpriced but I haven't found any other fragance similar enough for cheaper, despite all the recommendations.

This is one of my favorite LV fragrance, its soapy but its elegant. Its remind me of Dove bar soap but an upgraded version, to be more potent and elegant. This one last quite long and made me very happy and calm.

Best of LVs. I have tried all Louis Vuitton perfumes, I liked only Heures d’Abscence. Beautiful on me but not long lasting. I hear more wows when I wear my other fragrances. I excpected more, to be honest

I love this perfume! Perfect for spring & is pretty long lasting, I've gotten so many compliments wearing this!!!

A sweet, fruity, light, and airy floral. I used to get that shampoo vibe that has been mentioned in earlier reviews, but maybe my nose has just matured slightly. It is definitely a Spring/Summer fragrance, but depending on your body chemistry you can make it a year-round signature scent. On me, my skin eats this up so I can't see myself really taking this into the cooler months. Mild projection, inoffensive, average longevity. Do I think it is worth the current $300 LV price tag? Nope. You can definitely find a cheaper alternative that can give the same vibe. If you like Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, you would be a fan of this (not a dupe, but the same vibe in my opinion). Overall, I am happy with this addition to my collection. I am interested to see how it ages, and how that vanilla performs down the line.

A very pleasant fruity jasmine with a pop of powder from mimosa. This is very juicy and playful on my skin. I haven't tried every LV frag yet, but this is the most youthful and girly to my nose. As it dries down, the juicy jasmine and fruity rose + raspberry die down to reveal a very soothing mimosa and musk combination. Usually, mimosas don't work on me and tend to smell like a sheet of A4 paper but this one works very well in the sense that it's very floral and realistic. Overall, this isn't the most sophisticated or complex offering from LV and is quite young, but is the easiest to understand and wear. (There still is that cohesive watery, wet feeling that runs through every LV feminine perfume but not enough to bother me.) 7.5/10 for me.

Definitely very fresh feminine floral fragrance, very pleasant a lot of jasmine in the begging spray, fresh and pleasant Jasmine, not Indolic. A little fresh rose, smells pretty generic pleasant floral fragrance and dries down more with creamy mimosa. Slightly reminds me of silk blossom by Jo Malone, they are not dupes, just remind me of each other. Overall I do enjoy it very much. It’s one of those crowd pleasing florals that you know is not worth high niche price tag but you still keep coming back to it and wanting more, it so perfect for spring. May be a wedding scent? 🥰

It's an extremely similar perfume to Penhaligon's The Favourite. The only difference I get is the raspberry somewhere in the background in Heures d'Absence. The Favourite remains a smoother, tender mimosa throughout, whereas Heures d'Absence gets a fresh, juicy, jammy undertone. It's very fleeting, on my skin it lasted for 2-3 hours tops. The same issue with The Favourite. Very faint, fleeting perfumes, though the blotters hold them well. Overall, beautiful and tender perfume.