Pretty Swan

I bought this blind along with Eclat Femme Weekend - mostly trying to make the shipping cost worth it (seriously perfume should be exempt from alcohol import taxes it's eye-watering). Of the two, I fully anticipated EFW to be the one I would be crazy about - it's a Nathalie Lorson fragrance, and I'm usually happy to blind buy anything she creates... EFW is a bit of a wash out for me - I'll review that in the future, but Pretty Swan... My goodness. I have never like powder scents before this. It's very much the scent of ballet - the earthy, dusty, but beautiful and light art. You know how people sometimes say "this is a very pink fragrance" - where there are raspbery lemon florals? This is that skintone peach pink of satin ballet shoes that is never properly replicated in any fashion wear. It opens to a bright apricot note - made very warm and peachy pink. I don't get a lot of pink pepper, which is good - it would be far too spicy if it had a greater presence. I'm not sure what I'm looking for with the heliotrope, but the jasmine is nicely balanced. Drydown is vanilla-centric, powdery sweetness. I'm fascinated by how some of the notes are just so out there (moss? rice? the hell??) and the perfume is so lovely and safe. Not boring safe, but nostalgic safe. When I first wore this, I hugged my mum before I went out, and she commented that she had never noticed my natural scent before. She didn't think it was perfume. Repeat, Pretty Swan suits my skin chemistry so well my own mother thought it was ME. While I would love a greater sillage (I secretly long for obnoxiously present scents that enter a room a minute before me), the close to skin sillage is what sells it. Pretty Swan is delicate, musky, organic, and convincingly real.

I just love this! It's not just a scent, it's a soft, cuddly but still sparkling feeling. Smells like butterfly's in the stomach feels and what I imagine those old perfumebottles with an airbag-thingy attached smelled like. Really unclear description but that's really it. Scentwise on me it's smooth powdery, pink pepper and an almost creamy wood, musk and hint of jasmine somewhere in the background. I just got my hands on a almost new bottle and are waiting for it in the mail and I am so happy. It was expensive and I could have bought a designer perfume (on sale) for the price, but since it's discontinued this feels like the deal of the year. I also saw the retro Exclamation Coty had similarlys to this, is there anyone who have used both that could tell me if they are anything alike?

I have been on a "powdery perfume" kick of late, and decided to finally take the plunge to purchase. Since it has been discontinued, it was difficult to locate, however. I ended up purchasing from a retailer in Kazakhstan, and it just arrived this weekend after a month of travel around the world. Not sure if it's the fact that it's been around the world in forty days, it is fake, or the juice is too old but my bottle barely smells like anything. I'm terribly disappointed, not just because of the money and time spent waiting for my bottle to arrive... But because I had such high hopes for this scent. I spray and it is gone in ten minutes flat. Maybe I smell powder? Maybe rice? Saddened. Very saddened. I wouldn’t suggest you try buying a bottle now, to save the effort.

This is a fragrance I wear during all seasons as it's delicate and not too heavy for Summer but it's warm and cozy enough for the Winter. The first time I smelled this perfume I fell in love with the scent as I was looking for a powdery fragrance for a long time and this one has the most predominant powdery notes from all the perfumes I have smelled until now. I love everything that smells like a baby or talcum powder as it gives a clean refreshing feel. This fragrance as well smells clean, warm and young. I always feel calm, delicate and innocent when I wear this perfume.

This was the biggest surprise from oriflame, never thought this brand could make such a beautiful perfume. I still have a half bottle, I like it very much. Pwdery, with a luxury touch, and the apricot is so so beautiful in this recipe. Sadly disappeared forever...I can t understand why they decide to discontiue something so beautiful.... (((

It's nice and feel almond in it.Light and powdery a little bit sour but I like it because it1s not too sweet like the other teenager fragrances.It's for romantic woman who didn't want to smell like a flower bunch. I love gourmand fragrances like this. This bottle is beautiful.And long lasting!

Pretty Swan is a delicate and subtle scent. It is a powdery, slightly sweet and cozy fragrance. It stays close to my skin and unfortunately it's not very long-lasting...Although I like wearing it, specially in Winter and Spring. One of my favourite scents by Oriflame!

I can’t get over how PRETTY this perfume is. It smells much more expensive than the price. And the vibe omg. Just gorgeous!! Get it’s somehow smells like a mix between Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris Floral and Guerlain Insolence. ❤️

Very soft and powdery, so if you are into powdery scents you'll love this. It's peppery at first then I get the rice and vanilla although is not a sweet perfume. A very nice and femenine scent and the bottle is very pretty too.

Such a beautiful bottle, such a beautiful scent. Love it from the first time I smell it and I decide to buy it for my sister. Very femmine, elegant, delicate and long lasting. Suitable for day and night, spring and summer

To me it's a L' intant magique copy. They are very very similar. Very nice perfume. Very mediocre lasting power though.

Such a pretty light powdery fragrance. In my opinion one of The best from Oriflame!!

This one wasn’t the most urgent one to test but the rice in it is what made me curious and contributed to my testing it this soon. The bottle is easy to carry and nice. The sillage is 0; no matter if I sit or walk, it stays nailed to my skin. The longevity is amazing on me. The scent itself is interesting. It starts sweet. I was scared of the apricot, thinking of the heavy one in Treasor, but there was no reason for it. Regardless of the ingredients, this smells on my skin (and on my skin only,others have tried and did not get such effect) like something we call eurokrem in Serbia,don’t know what to compare it to So as to make it clear. Not belonging to a widespread culture whose products can be seen everywhere, I felt more than surprised to see a perfume that unintentionally smells like a product from mine. I don’t fall for gourmands but this is appealingly,maturely smooth. Following this phase is an expected cosmetics wibe from the rice. This is when I am absolutely sure I love this perfume. With time it becomes more delicate and grows more relaxing. When thinking of relaxation usually one would mention lavender or chamomile; lavender does serve the purpose to a high degree,cant comment on chamomile since I hate it. But an uncrowned king of relaxation,now I know,is rice. This perfume has taught me that rice rocks and I am more than eager to try more scents with it. This does not speak to me about femininity of any age, era or type. It smells unusual,delicate and relaxing, not innocently relaxing like a safe child in a new linen, neither is it hedonistically relaxing like a spa weekend. This is relaxing in a wise,quiet and simplistic way. Lovely offering from Oriflame if we don’t count sillage.

I'm not a big fan of Oriflame perfumes. Usually I find all Oriflame/Avon/celebrity quite chemical which just annoys me so much that I;m not able to stand any of them. Pretty Swan is an exception. This is one of not many pefdumes that haven't annoyed me with time (which happend even with most high-end fragrances for me). It is somehow soft, but not choking (it is powdery but not in an obvious way as for example Dahlia Noir). The big advantage is that I don't smell any synthetic notes here. It has very soft sillage and poor longevity- it lasts max 1 hour. Howether is is quite cheap so it is not a problem to re-apply. It is also important that it is not possible to spray more max 2-3 times at once, because when you use more the fragrance is not nice anymore. So, this is quite a good choice for cheap, but pretty fragrance.

I totally agree, it's nothing like L'Instant Magic however it's very nice and sweet and refreshing at the same time. Still, it's a totally different story, despite the beautiful vanilla and tonka beans in it. I'm a big fan of L'Instant Magic and the fact that I had to give Pretty Swan away to my mum, as it simply irritated me a bit - probably because its slight similarity to Light Blue caused by jasmin, musk and some citrussy notes - is the best evindence for me that they're not really related. Not for me at least. However now I'm getting more and more positive about Pretty Swan, I love it when my mum wears it and sometimes I spray a little on my wrists, but never all over myself:)

This was a love at first sniff back in 2015. I was sick and tired of all the sweet gourmand perfumes everyone around me was wearing, and I was looking for something unique and feminine on a budget. Pretty Swan was IT! It has very weak sillage and longevity (15 mins tops), but it is not something any girl could pull off. It has some bitterness to it. I get powder, rice, and something medicinal with very faint peachy notes in the dry down -quite sophisticated and classy. I don't wear it as much now because of its poor performance, but it's definitely a pretty little gem from Oriflame. Final verdict: Elegant, reserved, office/school friendly. Reapply often.

Elegant,soft and ladylike. This perfume truly reminds you of the beautiful ballerina. I applaud Oriflame for this because they rarely put out interesting perfumes lately.

Gentle air, like a cloud, the flavor! But it is not resistant. Seeking a more stable analogue. Absolutely NOT similar - L'Instant Magic Guerlain

Exactly what I was looking for as a gentle, powdery scent! Though it should last longer.

BEAUTIFOOL FRAGRANCE!!!!I LOVE IT!