Living Grace

Update: had a lady stop me at Goodwill yesterday and tell me that I smelled really good. Was super happy about that because I’ve really been loving this scent. I bought this because of the lily of the valley scent note. We had them outside my house when I was a kid and I loved them. At first when I sniffed the little spray hole I wasn’t so sure I was going to like it. And then like right as soon as I sprayed it I’m like hmmm I don’t know. But once it settles in a few seconds later oh my gosh it’s an absolutely beautiful scent. The perfect combination of floral and musky but not overpowering but still you can tell it’s there. I want to spray myself a bunch of times but only got a small bottle to test it out so trying to restrain myself lol. Seems to last a good bit of time for me though thankfully. Definitely recommend this scent 100%.

This is one of my easy reach spring/summer scents. If I'm in a hurry and don't have time to debate, this is my go-to. Apparently, this leans masculine on some folks, which is surprising to me. I'm not into unisex scents, and this never even struck me as unisex. It does have some black pepper, and maybe that is stronger with some people's skin chemistry. On me, it's a clean, musky, feminine floral. Very office safe and inoffensive. I love Pure Grace too (it's a bit more soapy). It was my mom's go-to scent, so when I wear it, it reminds me of her. Both have a small scent bubble to start and settle into a skin scent after an hour or two.

I don't like Amazing Grace but I do like this. I don't find them to be similar at all to be honest. This is a lovey clean scent without being really soapy or cleaning product like. It lasts 3 hours on me but I carry the perfume solid in my purse to refresh the scent. The solid has a silver shimmer to it and sits very close to the skin. I would suggest just the perfume solid if you have a need to avoid others sensitivities. This doesn't bother my asthmatic husband either. I feel fresh when I wear this but would never suggest wearing a scent to the gym though because it's offensive to others around you.

Words that come to mind: Clean, Fresh, Sunny, Shower, Crisp Air, White sheets, Spring, my favorite White T-shirt with my favorite jeans, and fresh new shoes.I adore this fragrance. I also love Pure Grace, Amazing Grace, and Pure Grace Summer Surf. But Living Grace, steps up the *blast* of floral freshness to another level, as the others I love by them are more delicate, soft, and fresh. This shouts, I am clean, fresh, and I'm going to get a ish done today! A definite LOVE for me.

Very fresh,not offensive and simple. (But not in a generic way)this Fragrance is Light Florals. It definitely gives off some green notes, especially upon first spray. The lilly of the valley shines here beautifully. It's like your skin, but better. Not a powerhouse by any means. It's light, airy, and beautiful. Perfect for spring and summer. Average staying power and projection. But the Fragrance is soooo inexpensive, you can truely afford to over spray:)

I blind bought the travel size a while back and forgot about it until I noticed it on my perfume shelf today. I love it. I also love Gap Heaven, but they don’t smell alike and aren’t 1:1.....maybe cousins. This is simple, basic, clean,soapy, white floral,and inoffensive—perfect every day scent for the office or daytime leisure.

This smells inoffensive and fresh. Perfect for office or hospital settings. It dries to a powdery and clean scent. I like using this before bedtime. I have Amazing Grace, Pure Grace and Unconditional love. I like all of them when i want to deviate and take a break from my other perfumes (sweet, gourmand, citrusy).

Lovely scent! I've been struggling to find a floral scent that's not nauseating or cloying, and after trying this at David Jones, I knew I had to get it. Super lovely, clean, and fresh. The Lily of the valley is prominent and I don't detect neroli. The musk in here is super subtle, almost nonexistent.

I absolutely love this scent, I think it smells just like "the fine perfume,"amazing grace" but instead of paying 60 bucks for the perfume, i pay half the price, plus get lotion.. smells amazingly clean and fresh..Love, love, love, Amazing Grace is still my all time favorite though

This scent has the same DNA as the original Amazing Grace but with a forward Lily of the Valley note. I'm such a huge fan of LOTV and it works well with my skin chemistry. It is a very pretty scent that is good for everyday wear.

I absolutely loooove this perfume, it smells amazing. I always wondered what those people who smell super clean used, this is it!!! Smells lovely like you just stepped out of a shower full of floral water drops.

Smells nice and clean. I love it.

I love lily of the valley and this definitely throws all those little bells right at you! Some days that’s all I need. To me this is a very linear, very waxy, lily of the valley. There are moments in the dry down where I catch a plastic doll head note that’s not my favorite- but I catch the same note in Memoire D’une Odeur- so it might be a note I’m personally missing(?) It really is lovely. It reminds me so much of Gap Heaven- and it’s almost there! But... I keep trying with Philosophy’s perfumes because every scent is beautiful... but I always seem to hang that sentence in the air with a “...but...” and I end up feeling too critical. But.... Each scent I’ve bought or tested leaves me wanting something slightly different than what’s there. They’re so very clean & linear throughout the wear that I end up pining for a moment to smell the dirt of the experience- if that makes sense? They’re so clean they’re almost sterile. I want to smell lily of the valley handpicked from the ground. I want the smell of the leaves and a bit of the wet earth they came from. I don’t get that here. If I plucked each bell clean from its stem and wiped each one of every particle of dirt- placed them in a clean glass bowl- & gave them to you in a nice clean room- this is what it’d smell like- and honestly- that is beautiful... but... All that being said, I do like this! I’m sure if I layer it right it will be perfect... I love clean fresh shower scents... I’m learning that this brand may just be a little too squeaky clean for me- if that’s not the case for you and you loved Gap Heaven= yes! It’s like Heaven’s little sister!

Living Grace was marketed to me by the lovely salesgirl as "safe" fragrance. It's not hard to see why--the opening is very lively yet calming and it mellows down beautifully into a very approachable and likeable fragrance. Sadly, like its sisters in the "Grace" range, it doesn't want to be remembered. It's too safe that it lacks the oomph. This scent is a crowd-pleaser. I imagine it'll be hard to find someone who absolutely hates this perfume (not counting those who hates it because it's too safe and austere). It's so clean, pure and fresh. Almost like Pure Grace, but unlike its sister, Living Grace is much livelier and bolder. Sillage and longevity is just nice. Smell is fresh all the way with the dry-down more delectable than the opening. Overall, I really like this scent but it doesn't mark me that much. It's safe, but people do say that it's better to not be so safe that you miss the fun. Still, if I find it on discount I'd probably invest on this. It's a good scent that won't offend anyone. Rating: 7/10

Ok so I used the body wash in the same scent at a friends house, and fell in love with it. Maybe because it smells like my beloved friend? Don’t know. Don’t care either way. Bought the edp on sale and it smells just as soapy as the actual soap which I was kinda hoping it wouldn’t, but that’s on me. The dry down is incredible. The perfect musk on my skin chem. I’m a smoker and it works with that too. Camel blues to be specific. Smells like I just got back from a camping trip and finally feel clean after no ac for three nights. Is a little fruity to my nose, but that faded first along with the florals. I’m just here for the dry down, would love to smell this on a partners neck, would drive me crazy.

This was an easy summer "dumb reach" for me during Summer School two years ago. I picked up an (adorable) little 15 mL bottle from Marshalls for ~$10 or less (can't remember exactly how much I paid). Nowadays, my fresh/clean summer "dumb reaches" are more along the lines of either Sparkling White Diamonds (more budget friendly) or No. 5 L'Eau (slightly more bougie), but this was a solid purchase and I used up every drop eventually. Would I repurchase? Probably not, since I have and prefer the aforementioned scents more. But, it served its purpose, and if you're curious about it, I'd say it's worth the inexpensive blind buy.

Soapy, freshly washed wearing clean white linen. A great summer freshy. Work appropriate, light and inoffensive. Not chemically smelling or migraine inducing even on hot days. Just nice. Got a tiny bottle at Ross for 7.99 and I think it will definitely go in my purse to freshen up while I’m on the go.

I had completely forgotten that I had a sample vial of this. I found it in the back of a drawer today and tested it for the first time. It smells so clean, laundry-like, not soapy. I personally find scents like this boring, but the more time that goes by, the more I'm enjoying this one. It's pretty.

Soft and clean lily of the valley. I like this, it is a fresh out the shower scent, with almost no projection. Something clean to wear around the home or if you’re in a place of work where wearing fragrances isn’t allowed.

Love it! Clean floral. The initial spray seems synthetic smelling and too heavy. When it settles after just a few minutes, the result is a fresh, innocent perfume. Perfect for every day.