Meliora

my most recent spring “little treat” purchase (ie birthday gift) after months of meandering on a sample. tldr: i am mad i liked this one a lot i wake up every morning and usually choose violence. my favorite scents are dusty, vintage, the wrong sort of statement for most affairs. aldehydes and aromatics are my staples. my brand. i don’t typically go for the “clean girl” or sweet fruity pleasant styled freshies even if i keep them around. and this is by design. so why have i fallen so damned hard for meliora? it’s shampooey. it’s tart and fruity, the jasmine in it is not the sambac or grandiflora that lends its odious indole to a heady composition, the flora blends into a tea-like crisp watery soapiness. the currant is almost juice-like, not quite fruit punch (certainly not that sweet) but not so different that i wouldn’t say it. ylang and rose hide deep within it, not quite showing their faces, both scents i prefer to have detectable rather than mingled. it’s...simple. almost boring. but it’s romantic, elegant, classic and lovable, yet not so sweet that it gives me the typical fruity-floral ache that similar PDM scents did (shame upon delina and cassili). if other PDM scents are rococo in their overstatedness, their drama and feminine panache almost like a spectacle— meliora is their early regency sister— a return to a more understated and delicate form that mingles its influences and couches them in a very expensive and luxurious, but simplistic base musk-wood-vanilla. this is to say: if you want a tea-like fruity floral free of any cremes or strong vanillas, and aren’t opposed to smelling like you just got out of a pricy european hair salon, i mean— meliora may be a good choice. DEFINITELY sample something that expensive first though.

I bought a sample of this about a month ago and upon first smelling I was confused because I could barely smell it, but today I went back to it and OH MY GOD. I love it. It’s such a beautiful fruity floral. I think it’s a little heavier on the florals but in the best way possible. Im usually not into florals but I really really like this. The sweetness of the fruits really balance it out. My mom easily gets headaches from perfume and is very picky but she did like this one. There’s also a green note that really makes you feel like you’re outside, on a beautiful spring day. It feels like taking a walk through a garden in a dainty dress, and leaning down to smell the flowers. This is genuinely spring in a bottle, the springiest thing I’ve ever smelled. Im wearing it on my wrist at the moment, and I also can’t exactly comment on the longevity or sillage because I don’t have a spray version. I don’t see the best reviews on that though, and the longevity of an expensive perfume is kind of important to me, but with how much I like this fragrance I might not mind that much. There are a lot of dupes but im also kind of paying for the bottle because it is just so gorgeous! Im hoping to get a bottle of it sometime soon if I can find a really good deal. Let me know if you find somewhere that sells a 75ml bottle for under $200!!!

I've read lots of things about it, including ‘champagne’, perhaps because of the golden bottle with cream-colored pompoms, the sparkling and joyful side of its juice. It's true that it's pleasant, cheerful, and luminous. An explosion of juicy fruit that makes your mouth water, a splash of jasmine tea, a caress of rose petals, a burst of ylang-ylang—it's sunny, fresh, indulgent, so delicious, it's like the most exquisite shower gel. I really like it for its innocent, retro feel, while maintaining a very respectable projection and sillage. I had some doubts before adopting it because of its almost juvenile candor. It's the luxury version of a little girl's perfume... It reminds me of my childhood. Edit: I ended up buying it because I liked it so much. Sweet, fruity green scents have something fresh and elegant about them, while being perfectly feminine. I never tire of them. Best worn in warm weather. I also love Nectarine Blossom & Honey, which I consider to be from the same family. I also read a comparison with “L'Ombre dans l'Eau.” For me, Diptyque is the gothic cousin of Méliora, much more melancholic, tart, and green. Méliora has the energy of a happy princess who has gone to live in the countryside to pick red berries far from the crowds. It's joy in a bottle!

When Anne Lauren on YouTube said this smells like a garden fairy, I thought she was kidding, but no... This stuff is Queen Clarion in a bottle! Or rather, a tea cup. When I tell you I screamed. I SCREAMED. It's got to be the most magical, whimsical fragrance I have ever smelled. You get berries, and I mean bright, wild, sweet woodland berries! I was not sure what to expect from the black currant AND cassis, since they each usually smell like plastic and pee to me, but I am so glad they really only act as the transparent air the other notes flow on. It's so innocent, regal, and fantastical with a pixie dust sensation. Who would have guessed, right? Maybe it's too innocent for some, but it is perfect for me. I would even wear this for a wedding if I were a bride. Beautiful! Everyone loves it on me!

I can see this being used during a Wedding and all the anniversaries after. It's beautiful! Blackcurrant is one of my favorite notes. I never really got much lily of the valley - maybe the ylang ylang is overpowering it. Berries are the most prominent and cassis makes it fresh - different DNA than other berry fragrances that are well known that tend to lean on the heavier side. Some compare it to straight up juice - but I think it's way more light than that. It definitely has a water aspect to it (maybe the cassis?) I've seen people say it's not worth the money because it would be easily replicated, but fragrance is all about the experience! I think this would be a good splurge for that special day you have in mind and for you to keep that memory forever