Delilah Blanc

I really love the Valaya DNA and want to try all the dupes so I can avoid buying the original. Because who has the money for Valaya? Not me! So far I've tried Delilah Blanc and Mystique Bouquet. Here are my thoughts... Right off the bat, I get the bergamot. It's fresh and citrusy, yet not too bright. I love bergamot, mainly because it never feels as sharp as lemon! It blends beautifully with the musk, which subdues it even more. There's also a soft peach in the background, but it's not a juicy, ripe peach. I don't really notice the mandarin at all? Everything is blended so smoothly that nothing sticks out. Thankfully, the orange blossom is very subtle. I'm quite sensitive to that note, but here it never becomes soapy or old fashioned to my nose! There's also a gentle earthy, woodiness, which I assume is the vetiver? It doesn't dominate, just makes the fragrance feel grounded and complete. This is a VERY MUSKY fragrance, be warned if that isn't your cup of tea. It's really the main thing I notice, that and bergamot. I understand why some may perceive it as slightly musty... but I personally love musks, so that isn't a drawback for me! Compared to Valaya, this isn't as sparkling. Valaya's aldehydes give it that fizzy, champagne feeling, while DB feels a little flatter. Like a fizzy drink that's lost its bubbles! It's also not quite as fresh as MB or Valaya. Honestly for the price though, it's excellent, and I can't complain! This pulls compliments like no other. It feels more interesting than your average clean girl fragrance, yet doesn't smell soapy or feel basic. It's the perfect white t-shirt perfume, so versatile and effortless to reach for. The longevity and projection are both amazing! I do slightly prefer Mystique Bouquet as it has an extra floral lift... but honestly, both are fantastic. Pick your poison!

This Delilah Blanc babe is crazy hot right now, but sadly it’s super limited in Vietnam. I was lucky to grab the last bottle before it went out of stock. The bottle design is gorgeous and has a nice, weighty feel in the hand. The scent is quite unique and interesting—I’ve heard people say it’s a clone of PDM Valaya, but since I don’t own Valaya, I’ll just share my thoughts based on Delilah Blanc itself. When you first spray it, there’s a strong green lemony note—almost like sniffing a slice of lime or lemon. After about five minutes of dry down, it turns into this soft, sweet scent that’s hard to describe. It’s elegant, delicate, and refined—luxurious but not seductive. In the base notes, I kind of get a hint of A13 vibes (just a comparison, they’re not exactly alike). This fragrance gives off a ‘rich woman’ energy—like power, wealth, and lots of money, serious money. It’s classy. It’s stunning. I’m obsessed. But let’s talk performance—it’s relatively weak. On my skin, it only projects well for the first hour, then settles down into a skin scent that you’d have to sniff up close to really notice. All in all: you should try it. You must try it. It’s non-negotiable.

The is a lovely, well blended citrusy floral. When I first sprayed it in the air, I was immediately entranced with the citrus and the orange blossom with peaks of musk. But on skin, this fragrance comes alive for me. The fresh citrus is never screechy - perhaps the orange blossom and light peach mellows them out. But then the musk begins to peak out with a bit of vanilla. This is a wonderful clean, floral, musky fragrance. On me, this is just slightly sweet and has just a hint of vanilla (I'm kind of tired of vanilla fragrances). When I spray it on, I feel fresh all day. The longevity on this fragrance is great - it lasts 8 -10 hours on my skin, and much longer on my clothes. Because it isn't too floral or sweet, I think this is a great unisex fragrance. I would enjoy smelling this on a man. I've never tried Valaya, so I can not attest that this is a dupe. But regardless, it has earned a place in my collection.

LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE!!! I live in a warm tropical climate and this perfume just works. I always thought I will dislike this because I have mystique bouquet and don’t enjoy it much because it is a lil too sweet and sharp on my skin. But THIS! Omg, it’s like mystique bouquet but balanced. It’s less sweet, softer, more airy which I appreciate, a lil vanillic which makes it a a lil fluffy, has almost like a cooling effect on me and three times less expensive LIKE WHATT. THIS DEFINITELY SMELLS MORE EXPENSIVE THAT IT COST. The only issue I have with this is projection, it last long on my skin and clothes but doesn’t project like Mystique bouquet. Hopefully with time it will get stronger but I don’t really mind because it’s such a beautiful fragrance. The perfect clean summer scent.

Ahhh, this was not a love at first sniff. Of course I blind bought this, as I usually do, and my first impression was: very clean laundry-citrus-musk. I liked it but I felt it was a little to strong on the clean laundry and the aldehydes (don't know why they removed that note, it's definitely there). Still wore it but let it set for a few months and when I went back to her a couple days a go OMG. The fragrance developed beautifully, that clean laundry scent toned down and the sweet fruitiness from the peach and mandarine began to shine, absolutely gorgeous, clean, fruity, femenine. Please, if you didn't love it at the beginning, give it time to settle while you enjoy other fragrances from your collection and revisit. Absolutely beautifull.