Reve d'Ossian

Scent: 10 I have discovered this perfum thank to a free sample that i have recived when i have bought a different one by eBay. I smelt It and i felt un LOVE!! And i couldnt avoid to buy It! I never liked the frankibcense smell. I am not religious at all and i never liked the smell of the chuches: incense, myrr... But, i dont know why i cant stop smelling this perfume. It makes me fly to the catedral of a town (Santiago de Compostela) very clóse of the town where i am from (A Coruña) and where the oriest throw a thing called botafumeiro with burning incense inside. And It remember me to the smell of the streets during the oster (overall un the área of Andalucía because un my state is not as important as there). The day i have tried this fragance one girl from Andalucía told me in the the middle of the streets: "sorry, could i ask which os tour perfume. You have made me remember the semana santa of Sevilla when you passed by me". It was the first and only time un my whole life that someone unkniwn stops me in the street to asn me about my oerfum! Longevity: 10 The day i tried It i wear a coat un that one week later i could still feel the incense smell. This perfume is very elegant and balanced but bit very powerful. Nevertheless lasts forever. Sillage: 7 The sillage if this fragance is not bad but not beast Mode as well. It creates an elegant and discreet aura around you, what makes It suitable for any ocasión. Versatility: 10 As i have said before i see this fragance suitable for any ocasión and any season of the year. Even so this is not q perfume suitable for anybody. It doesnt follow fashion and is very different to the best sellers like one million, Invictus or 212, so i recommend to try It before buying. Quality/price: 8 I have paid 70€ for 50ml. The perfume is not cheap but attebding to his quality and originality i think It worths what It costs. Global: 9

What a beautiful scent. I'm pleased to write this up as my first review. After a while spent browsing, I finally pulled the trigger and created my account just so I could relish in this scent publicly. The opening alone on this is captivating. The frankincense is warm and spicy and it's very comforting in the cold weather. In the sharper notes, you can clearly make out the green sappy pine; for obvious reasons, I will revisit this scent in December. I almost smell an orange pomander and black tea lurking underneath before the amber is revealed, possibly from the cinnamon and tonka reminding me of chai. Sandalwood rests at the base, and the silage it has on my skin is excellent-- just a dab on one(!) wrist and I can smell it all around me. To me, the greatest sweetness exists only in the middle, and dissipates as the base settles in, which isn't a problem for me. I thoroughly enjoy the comparison to church benches. The warm wood reminds me of the wooden chairs that my family acquired from a church rummage sale that carry a similar, resinous scent. The musk on the dry down is still admirable if you enjoy musk, but it's not as remarkable as the first half of this fragrance; I still can't move past the top notes. I just wish the opening lasted longer, so much longer.

What a frabjous delight Reve d'Ossian is to the wearer. This is not nearly as an austere as one might expect from an incense. The opening is a cornucopia of pine needles and cones, frankincense, and spices with a flare of aldehydes and smoke, sonorous and festive. A morning incense and a real treat for the senses, certainly one of the more remarkable openings I've smelled as of late. Eventually, what stirs to the surface are rich resins and amber, less fanfare and more repose but no less cheerful. Frankincense is eclipsed by the mildly toffee-like opoponax, and there is the sensation of mahogany woodiness (perhaps the church pew association?). I have the urge to open an old tome and get lost in another time and place. Reve d'Ossian is an elsewhere scent ("reve" being dream in French after all). I think of the word reverie. A cheerful reverie under winter sunlight. The base is more dusty and leathery, sort of like that melancholic feeling you get after meeting with old friends and the time has come to say goodbye and you reflect on the joy and on the beauty of the bonds shared. Quite reflective, a salving the wear with a blanket of comfort.

Growing up, my favorite story was Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson. She was born from a little flower and slept in a bed made of violet petals and rose leaves. Her best friend was a swallow who rescued her from some frogs in a swamp, and took her to a field of flowers where she met and married a little fairy prince. I read this story again and again growing up. Reve d'Ossian is like that story in a bottle. The opening is this beautiful soft pine with aldehydes and a mix of delicate florals. As it wears, it becomes a warmer cozy little blanket of flowers enveloped in opoponax with a church wedding incense; exactly like Thumbelina marrying a little fairy prince in a field of flowers. This is the second perfume I own from this house and I'm so impressed. There are so many layers and levels of nuance in their perfumes and they wear and unfold like fairy tales. Reve d'Ossian is Thumbelina and Relique d'Amour is Briar-Rose (Sleeping Beauty), even the gothic glass window on the label of Relique d'Amour matches the gothic glass window in the Hans Christian Anderson book!

I ordered samples directly from the boutique in Paris to get a feel for the perfumes, thinking Le Régent would be my favourite. But boy oh boy! when I smelled Rêve, I knew I’d found the perfect spring scent I had been searching for. At first sniff , the memory took me straight back to childhood, to Sunday mornings when my granny would take me to mass.It has atmosphere of an old Catholic church in Europe—where the air is cool but not cold, carrying the scent of ancient stone and well-worn wooden pews, polished smooth by generations of disciples. The opening is gently smoky, with aldehydes softened by pine and a delicate sweetness I can’t quite place. As it dries down, it settles into a warm, resinous blend of amber and musk, leather is not that prominent in my opinion. The whole fragrance feels nostalgic and serene, with no sharp edges. To me, it’s the ultimate French perfume—leaning more feminine. It lasts around 4 hours, staying close to the skin, which I actually prefer. There’s something enigmatic about it too & I would rate it higher than any Chanel perfume.