L'Air

I was craving so long after a beautiful soft floral and I tried already many in the meantime and l'Air was one I received from my lovely husband and Waaw, a big revelation like "I finally found my floral". I am surprised this beauty is not well known, probably over shadowed by the immense classic of l'Air du Temps which I don't like that much anymore and many other commercial releases. The irony is that I expected this kind of scent of my lately acquired Cerruti 1881 and that one was a complete horror story, the most harsh soap smell. And then I get this wonderful l'Air : how can I describe it ? It is just a lovely poet which whispers you and everything is in balance, it all smell very soft, fresh and sensual at the same time. It is a "skin scent" but one that lingers for hours, so don't get fooled, although it has a good longevity and the silage is for me amazing. I recognize all the ingredients, the honeysuckle is very pretty and that marriage of jasmin, magnolia and violet is divine, not too strong and gives that "velvet" feeling. Other describe it as "powdery" although I find it very discreet and subtle (but I love powdery so that can influence my judgement). The dry down is sublime : instead that this perfume would literately disappear in Air, you get that palisandar wood and patchouli. And no to be honest, I don't smell that typical strong patchouli, this combination provide me more a warm, woody, musky undertone which gives a lot of structure for such an ethereal perfume. Maybe it is that delicate balance which provides that beauty : they succeeded to capture such an ethereal spirit in a way that it stays with, whispering lovely words, rather than letting you down after an hour

Well I have an odd story about this divine perfume! I dreamed about the bottle and name very specifically so I looked it up and I knew it was just l’air not the du temps original. Found it on the internet-could not believe it was the one in my dream!! You know you’ve got it bad when you dream about perfume. Anyway, on to the scent review. I used to have the perfume by J Lo called Love and Light which was beautiful but a bit too patchouli forward so I sold it. To me, this is a juicier, dewy version of that fragrance with just a touch of patch grounding it and adding that green that grounds the flowers. The flowers! Blended so beautifully in this. I guess the honeysuckle is most forward to me. But maybe magnolia seems like lemon here. Light, bright, almost dewy sweet. There has to be something citrusy in here though I don’t see it listed. This also lasts 6 hours on me. Holds its character throughout the dry down. My husband always comments that it’s a citrus fragrance. Feels very sunny, sweet, happy, and dewy. Like fragrant spring air. She’s also the star of my dresser with the artsy graceful bottle! For me it’s a love, and no dill pickles ;)

This perfume opens with fresh softsweet violets. It's a lovely soft smell. A while later it turns to a deeper perfume with a wooden undertone. But, for me, the wooden note is not cloyingly. But a classy one. It has a "flowercombo" that works for me. This a flower-wood combination but an airy one, not "overflowerly". You could wear this all day long, all seasons. It's elegant and classy, to wear with your finest dress, string of pearls...for an important occasion... that's the image I get from this perfume. Then, that bottle! It's so beautiful! White, with soft pink...and the birds....it suits the fragrance so well. About sillage and lastingpower, sillage is good, one spray is already detectable. You don't need much of this one. Lastingpower is very good, after 5-6 hours I could still smell it with only one "spritz". All in one... an other instant classic!

At last - a L'Air du Temps for me. I bought the original last year and those accursed aldehydes combined with carnation and cloves turned it into a horrible mess on my skin. I really wanted to like it... So it was with some apprehension I tried this - and what a beauty! Classy, fresh florals with a sound base of wood and patchouli (NOT an intrusive or dirty patchouli - don't be put off trying it because of this note). It reminds me of another summer favourite by Nina Ricci, Premier Jour - not that they smell the same, but they have a similar "virginal" lightness of touch. Ideal for a summer bride. I honestly can't imagine this offending anyone, it is such a natural floral scent and ideal for sultry weather. LOVE this fragrance and am now kicking myself for buying a 30ml bottle as I can see me powering through it in a week.

I brought my bottle from Europe while I was on holiday, it was a random quick pick, and I'm so happy to have this gorgeous scent in my collection. It smells rich & powdery, it's a light floral with the perfect amount of powder which I absolutely adore! This sticks to my skin, I had my partner shove his whole face into my neck he told me it smelt very good, at the time we were sitting outside our favourite burger place :) It was a freezing cold night, the wind was all over the place, he told me that he caught whiffs here & there. We did get quiet cosy he pulled me closer and hugged me tightly. I think the scent worked its magic that night!! This perfume is amazing, I like it a lot. Longevity: 7 hours❤️