Sun Song 2025

I received my bottle today from an LV website pre-order. The few prelim opinions we have seen and heard thus far like Fragboy1992 here on Fragrantica and notesandnuances on YouTube had me optimistic, but it is even better than I had hoped. SMOOTH citrus summer freshie. It is so well blended. Just a gorgeous citrus and white floral warm weather scent. The musk definitely adds that “clean laundry” accord Fragboy1992 aptly described. This is equal parts citrus, white floral and musk. The neroli, lemon and pettigrain oils create a perfect union of sweetness, tartness, bitterness and greenness. It smells like you took what is the best of Afternoon Swim and improved and enhanced it with green and tart notes. The orange blossom is not overly dominant like it is in so many male targeted designer fragrances these days, and this harmony between the citruses and the orange blossom adds dimension and maturity to the fragrance. What a masterful job of blending citruses and white florals ... this keeps it firmly unisex. And then the musk rolls in like a beautiful pure white, billowy cloud ☁️ on a bright French Blue sky. The musk adds sensuality, softness and powdery comfort so that this is equally appropriate on both warm days and warm nights. Projection and sillage are above average for a citrus white floral scent. Longevity is shockingly excellent for me! Granted I have only worn it today, but at about 7 hours, it is going STRONG. I can confidently say its longevity for me is significantly better than any of the other EDP strength LV citrus freshies I have and know well, like Afternoon Swim, Pacific Chill, Sur La Route and On The Beach. Of course, it does not compete with Symphony, but it comes surprisingly closer than I would have ever imagined it could. Sun Song 2025 is light years better than the original. It is more complex, mature, elegant and sophisticated. And the scent is just beautiful .... natural, uplifting and for lack of a better word, joyful. And it is definitely 100% unisex and 100% blind buy friendly, if you understand and can picture what high quality citrus + white florals + white clean musk should smell like. Just a very, very pleasant surprise. 9.5/10 and a Fragrantica score of 4.6 from me. I am going to wear this all over the place this hot summer. If I had to compare it to another LV fragrance, I would say it is similar to Afternoon Swim with some added white florals, and creamy and powdery touches. I LOVE 💕 IT Bravo 👏 Monsieur Belletrud

I don't own a bottle and my experience with this fragrance is based off of a paper tester, so I can only provide limited judgement, but what I can say is that this is very smooth perfumery from Cavallier once again. I've never smelt the original, but my first impression of the new Sun Song has pressed all my buttons in a good way. I laid a handful of testers out in my room, and upon re-entering it later in the day, this one completely stood out, leaving my room smelling so, so good. The opening has a very fresh, typical cologne profile consisting of a super realistic lemon and neroli, which is definitely reminiscent of Neroli Portofino and such. Whilst the smell is enjoyable, it's not what you'd look for when spending this much money, and it lacks the creativity of the other LV freshies. However, much improvement occurs after around an hour, with the citrus and florals mellowing out, taking a bit of the sharpness away to reveal a warmer, muskier, soapier accord which I find absolutely gorgeous. This seems to follow the same pattern as Imagination, but with a sunnier and more aromatic dry down - in fact, it gives a similar vibe to On The Beach. Cavallier must have discovered a secret ingredient which he is rinsing to create such addictive fragrances so consistently. He's definitely proven he is the king of warm weather perfumery, and although it's not a completely original creation, Sun Song is one of the better niche/private line releases of 2025. Unfortunately, I do feel like the LV fresh collection are significantly overlapping in terms of use cases, which makes it hard to justify owning more than one or two. Dior definitely has LV beat when it comes to variety. I cannot state how much I would love to see a sweet, gourmand fragrance by Cavallier for this brand, even if it's only half as good as his freshies. Vanilla is knocking at the door Mr. Cavallier...

I have a sample of the OG Sun Song and just picked this new one up. They are very different. This newer one definitely lasts longer and has a bit more complexity/depth. I will say this is a great fragrance. It’s so clean, slightly soapy, and heavily laundry detergent-y. I wore it on my shirt to the gym and I would get wafts of it while doing my reps and it was just blissful. It’s slightly warm but uplifting, calming and joyful, like falling asleep on a cool bed of freshly laundered sheets in an open field of sun flowers during the golden hour. It’s a springtime and summer scent in a bottle. Outside of that I will say this scent is very different on skin and clothes than it is on a paper strip. It’s like it blossoms on skin where on paper it just doesn’t develop and comes off as boring and linear. On skin it has a slight musky undertone that California Dream has. I don’t think it has much in common with afternoon swim, but I can see why people might get it. This isn’t getting much love on socials but I enjoy the heck out of it. My wife hated it at first whiff but after a few hours when it settles into its laundry freshness she liked it a lot on me. It’s an easy wear and one that can be worn everyday. It’s office safe for sure. Not really a formal occasion scent. More of a Sunday brunch with Mimosas, an late afternoon picnic, or a wine tour scent.

The opening does have that lemon cleaner vibe for the first minute or two, but after that it drys down beautifully. It actually reminds me of city of stars so if you like that scent you'll like this one too. This would be a fire summer staple. It has that unique LV scent note that I cant put my finger on. It's a slight watery soapy vibe but it conveys luxury. I think Jacques Cavallier does a great job creating that connection with all the LV fragrances. It is slightly reminiscent of one of my favorite scents by him - Leau Dissey pour homme edt (Issey Miyake). I get why some people hate on this scent bc of the opening but if you wait for the dry down you will be pleased. Projection and longevity isn't as crazy as something like meteore or symphony but it's great for a summer fragrance. I get a solid 6 7 hours of longevity (hehe). However, even though I love this fragrance, I must admit it is way overpriced for this DNA. It's a nice soapy citrus fragrance but you can find similar scents for a fraction of the price. But definitely test it in store, let it sit for a bit and see how you like it (never blind buy). The $400 price tag can be worth it if you absolutely love it and you feel like it can be your signature scent.

Liz066 and AhmedElbahja95 both sum up Sun Song perfectly! I tried this yesterday at the LV boutique and wow, the beautiful zesty lemon really hits you. Later, you get an orange dry down with musk. Really really fresh, young and quite beautiful. It's classy, chic and sporty at the same time. Having worn Neroli Portofino for the last 10+ years, Sun Song is a far nicer, fresher fragrance - I don't find them similar. NP lasts for five minutes on my skin, Sun Song lasts a good 6+ hours. It's lovely! Sun Song LAYERED with Afternoon Swim would be AMAZING!!! My other two favourites are Pacific Chill which a friend from Morocco at the gym introduced me to - it seemed to smell amazing in the gym as it was a super hot summer evening and Afternoon Swim which for me, smells just like Clinique Happy for Men in the 1990s but in a great way! Attrape-Reves came across as super classy, soft, modern rose like. It's pure elegance! It's beautiful. Sadly, I wasn't impressed with Ombre Nomad which wasn't unique enough - it's just like TF Tuscan Leather and Imagination along with L'Immensite didn't wow me either.