Lueur d'Espoir Memories of Summer

Delighted upon initial spray...bought in the early winter, so I’m looking forward to this summer when it’s macerated (it’s a ME dupe, so I assume it’s necessary for max goodness) because it definitely smells more like a spring and summer scent, although the ginger note gives it a little bit of validity in the winter. It’s not tooooo too summery. This is a love. A worthy dupe, smells expensive. I’ve never smelled the OG so I have no opinion on closeness. But if you can’t afford that price tag but your heart needs it, I say this could tide you over potentially just by how good the quality is on its own.

Comparing with Symphony, it's slightly more feminine and sweet while Symphony has a spice that almost gives me the feeling of a real grapefruit. I definitely wear this more (not only because of the price) but because of the citrus being milder and sweeter while S is tart. The ginger in the opening exists (not strong at all) but in the dry down is just a hint of it. They are similar, but not the same. Symphony is definitely more complex and well blended, but this one is more of candied spicy oranges which I love. Perfect for layering and totally worth it.

This is more beautiful than what I was expecting. It’s a gorgeous grapefruit scent. There’s a little twist to it that I can’t put my finger on but it makes it so amazing. It may be the ginger/amber combo. I do feel it leans masculine but I’ll still wear it because it is so good. I wore it to work and my boss said that my male coworkers cologne smelled so good but it was me. He wasn’t wearing anything. This perfume has really impressed. It’s in my top three favorite middle eastern perfumes!

LV Symphony dupe without the effervescent opening of the OG, longevity is phenomenal, but one can go nose blind to this.. I wore this again in the day of writing this and I can still smell it strong because I sprayed it all around me and I sprayed Encre Noire once on my neck for contrast so I don't go nose blind. BTW, how frustrated are the guys from LV to hire people to downvote fragrances in the "similar to" section of fragrantica :)))) it's quite funny!

At the moment, it’s mainly ginger, grapefruit, and bergamot coming through.There’s no trace of musk or amber at this stage. It reminds me of Indian lemonade with lots of ginger added — I’m surprised by how enjoyable this is. This would be a great addition for summer.