Immortelle

Ahhhh I cannot stop swooning for this one when I smell it. It was love at first try for me when I got my hands on a sample and I immediately purchased a full bottle because I need to have this one for as long as a I keep breathing. An absolute triumph of Greek perfumery right here. Well blended, sweet, herbal gourmand perfection. I LOVE IT! I absolute love this masterpiece and I will gush about it until the cows come home. If you like gourmands and you enjoy immortelle in perfumery, then this one is a dream come true. Massive sillage and projection, so you don't need to overspray and it lasts, and lasts, all day and all night. I wake up in the morning and I can smell where its ruined off on my bed sheets, which is super cosy and enjoyable. The initial opening is a blast of sweetness that feels like it makes my teeth ache. It's a herbal leaning, caramelised brown sugar, and then rich buttery cinnamon cookies infused with golden immortelle flowers, being dipped into warm milk that's swirled with clove and sandalwood. This is sweet, creamy and herbal all at once, which I experience as perfection and actually very unique. I disagree that it's too sweet, as the herbal side of things keeps it from being sickeningly sweet, and I wonder if those who found it too sweet oversprayed it or got scares of the super sweet brown sugar opening of it, which does smooth out and die down if you wait for it to develop the full picture. Masterpiece! Full bottle worthy without a doubt.

Cinnamon buttery cookies with wilk! A gourmand's dream! This scent gives all the immortelle flower nuances the brown sugar, caramel, maybe a bit like coffee effect, combined with cinnamon, cloves, a creamy, buttery sandalwood and benzoin. It doesn't develop much, it stays linear from the initial spray. This is sweet but not very sweet, warm, it has a spicy, buttery, powdery feeling and you can definitely feel the beautiful blend and the high quality ingedients! Performance is really good but not beastly, 7-8 hours longevity with good projection for 2-3 hours. This is quite versatile, easy to wear and to like, i could wear it any time of the year except the really hot summer days. It could be a great signature/office scent but to me this is more like a more unique, special occasions scent, ideal and very alluring for a date! Overall, i am so happy that i found this fragrance and i am even happier because this comes from a Greek house using in this beautiful way a very common to find outside and a legendary flower in Greek mythology. If you are a gourmand lover this is a must try!!

When I first smelt Immortelle at a friends house I thought it was absolutely stunning. I searched everywhere to buy it and no where had any stock. I’ve since found out it’s been discontinued. I was over the moon when I found one site selling a full bottle. I’m excited to be able to have this in my collection. Immortelle to me this is a bit of everything. It’s a touch grown up gourmand, a little spicy and a little sweet. It’s totally unisex and smells great on everyone. It’s calming, comforting, warm and creamy with the notes of cinnamon, clove and milk. It actually reminds me of a Chai Latte. The fragrance is beautifully blended together, so no one note dominates over the other. This is a classy and sophisticated scent that could easily be dressed up or down. I would wear this out to a black tie event or relaxing on the sofa, wrapped in a blanket with a hot chocolate. It’s just such a gorgeous scent. Im so pleased I managed to get a bottle!

Easily the greatest, most sophisticated gourmand perfume i have ever smelled. I first came across this Manos Gerakinis perfume through a tw1tter post on twitter user slothsmells's perfume shelf photo (they have great taste), & that stunning looking bottle stood out to me. Once I got the sample it, it was love at first sniff. It made me fall in love with Immortelle as a note, and the milk touch is genius with the sandalwood (that combo is amazing to me). It's deep, rich, and unique in a sea of boring sweet gourmands being pumped out by brands out there. It does remain quite linear after about 20-30 minutes on the skin, but I think that is good. Overall, this is an art, & i must have a full bottle on my perfume tray. I highly recommend.

I love immortelle so I probably can’t be considered an impartial critic, but of course I love this. Comparing it to some other immortelle fragrances- where Afternoon of the Faun is grassy and fresh, and Sables is deep and earthy, this one is powdery light, and feels naturally sweet with a little spice floating on the top. It has a gentle soft milkiness to it that adds to the impression of it being light as a feather. It’s the most typically feminine of these 3 fragrances, very pretty and easy to wear. An immortelle fragrance suitable for bedtime, babies, and anyone in need of comfort. Immortelle lasts 6 hours on skin and is fairly linear, although eventually, sadly, the immortelle fades and is replaced by a milky sandalwood.