Flora Luminare

By chance I wore this at the same time as La Dompteuse Encagée by Serge Lutens. This wins by a million miles, for a similar category of scent (they don’t smell the same but are the same genre). A lovely blend of white and yellow florals, with nothing really overpowering anything else (at least not after the jasmine dies down after the first 20mins), and the Rose just adding the faintest sweet freshness. Then a gorgeous base of warm vanilla and slight wood gets better with time. Wish I’d bought a bigger bottle. A hidden gem for a bright summery floral.

This is so deliciously yummy. I think the main thing I can say about it is how clean it smells without being a linen sort of scent. It is definitely very floral without being overpowering too. It really reminds me of Daisy by Marc Jacobs if it was just slightly more musky. Longevity is good, sillage is good, scent is so fresh and so clean, not really many downsides other than it’s not particularly unique or stand out to me.

Really beautiful smell - mandarin quite zesty on first spray and then orange flower coming in strong int the dry down. Isn't overpowering at all and lasts quite well. Beautiful bottle swell - this was a blind buy but I really like it. Will be a nice everyday scent for summer and winter seasons I think.

This is a sweet and creamy tropical floral. Soft and relaxing. It smells a bit woody and sensual. It’s a more mature summer scent. It’s pleasant and well blended. Smells like a lazy afternoon at a calm beach.

I got given a bottle of this for Christmas one year & it’s not a favourite. I use it as a fresh out of the shower or gym fragrance, it’s very soapy & musky, none of the notes really stand out to be honest they are quite overpowered by muskiness to my nose. I can very faintly pick up on the frangipani but only very very slightly upon immediate spray but it dissipates almost instantly. I’m surprised there’s no aldehyde or soap accords listed in this frag as it’s all I’m picking up on. I think the notes are quite deceiving, it’s very floral very soapy and musky with a little bit of woodiness on dry down. I think you could layer this with a nice floral vanilla to soften it.