Le Rêve Nirmala

Blind bought one ounce EDT, tested first with one small spray on the wrist. An hour later, applied more liberally to arms and neck. Final edit to this review the following morning: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why isn't Musk listed as an ingredient? It's there on the dry-down, very sweet and alluring, right alongside the vanilla. This is the most delicious fragrance I've smelled since Jean Patou's "Patou Forever". It starts out fruity with a powdery base, but the fruit vanishes quickly, and somewhere between thirty minutes to an hour after application it becomes seductively musky with smoky incense and vanilla. It's absolutely addictive. There's a hint of heliotrope that makes me giddy and dizzy, along with honeyed musk that isn't mens-room animalic (like L'Artisan Parfumeur's Seville a L'Aube) but spicy and sweet like the gingerbread in the Wicked Wolf's stolen basket of goodies (like L'Artisan Parfumeur's Mechant Loup). The musk lingers for hours, slowly becoming more vanilla floral than smoky incense. Twelve hours later it's all vanilla sugar cookies with a faint whiff of white flowers -- sweet and delicious. The sillage from the EDT is exactly as it should be, decent but not overwhelming. The scent radiates at arm's length, but doesn't fill a room. And best of all, it lasts and lasts. I woke up this morning with the fragrance of sweet vanilla flowers lingering on my wrists and on my pillow, where it had transferred from my neck. Yum! This bewitching scent will entrance a bed partner who finds that you awaken with an air of cheerful innocence in the morning, after leading the way into lust the night before. I immediately sprung for the 2.5oz EDT and will hoard as many bottles as I can afford.

A beautiful dream perfume. It's glorious!!! It's a perfect concoction of everything - beautiful chocolate and patchouli, and sweet sandalwood, very delicious fresh fruit and flowers - all so well blended. It's sweet and fresh and earthy, with a lovely almond smell too. It's beautiful. My husband really loves it, and I get complimented all the time - people always breathe deeply and tell me I smell gorgeous! It lasts incredibly well too: virtually all day, and it's gorgeous to wear to bed. Restful and soothing. It's a glorious perfume. And so is the beautiful beautiful bottle!!!

I have been craving for a chocolaty perfume, sweet, but not candy nauseating sweet. This is it! Sweet, mellow, beautiful and rich. To me this is dark powdery chocolate, fresh and warm patchouli, gentle almond and a little touch of fruity vanilla. It is quite thick and rich, yet so light, fluffy, and enjoyable. I also like the girly cute bottle, with the little bow as a finishing touch. All in all, good edition for my collection. Perfect for those colder days, when all I want is something warm, sweet and cosy as a pick me up.

This is a cute little sweetie! Soft and dreamy indeed. It's a more transparent, more delicate version of the original. Powdery chocolate, sweet and tangy fruits and a warm patchouli. I can see the comparisons to Love but this is thicker and richer. I can smell a charming almond in the dry down. The bottle is very pretty and girly. This was one of my Valentine's Day presents and it was a perfect choice for the occasion.

It's gorgeous. Rich and fruity patchouli, gorgeous flowers and herbs, and absolutely delicious chocolate and almonds. Divine. I love it, and I love the beautiful bottle. It's a very beautiful, sensual, classy and elegant perfume, and very passionate. Beautiful.