Heliotrope

by coincidence, this smells like reb'l fleur for the first few minutes. i was worried. it's got that spiciness and earthiness, but the drydown........ i think i may need to repurchase reb'l fleur if it transforms anything like this. this perfume smells so freakin good. it is definitely earthy, spicy yet fluffy, carrot cake, frosting, whipped cream, vanilla. i wore this before bed and took some sleeping pills and woke up to smell my wrist and then went back to sleep. it's a really yummy fragrance. 'heliotrope' has a spiciness that is absent in dragee and guimauve. all 3 fragrances are unique and they all smell very comforting and almost gourmand. you won't be disappointed. i would say however that 'guimauve' is the least blind buy safe (due to the mint note and it is the most powdery in my opinion, something that might put people off. i describe it as a marshmallow-dusted dollhouse). i find 'heliotrope' to be the sweetest (albeit being smothered with spices that give it the carrot cake scent), then dragee (light and airy), then guimauve (mint note throws off the sweetness and then there's a note that creates a dustiness). it's supposed to be the opposite, with guimauve being literally a 'guimauve' (marshmallow) fragrance, dragee being candy-coated almonds, and heliotrope as like the floral perfume? i find heliotrope to be a carrot cupcake with pink frosting, with an outer layer that's like princess cake as someone already mentioned. add extra marzipan, add herbs and spices but only a tad. it's a little medicinal, especially in the opening but in a spicy way, not in a synthetic way so it's not overpowering. it smells absolutely lovely. wear it out to feel warm and fuzzy, wear it to sleep to feel soothed. i am in awe of this reminiscence line. if you like sweet gourmand fragrances with a bit of zest, try heliotrope. 🍰🥕🧁 update: had to compare the 3 once more. i think as far as sweetness goes, they have different qualities that sort of throw off how sweet the perfumes could be. in a particular way that makes them more unique and quite honestly, wearable without getting too sickeningly sugary. i love this reminiscence collection. the packaging is perfect, it really makes you feel like you're at a chic hotel in palm springs. 🌴💗

I really like this! This is a figgy marzipan to begin. One of those pretty marzipan fruits you get at Christmas. It's a bit green. You most definitely get the fresh fig in the opening, and it's almondy, powdery sweet, but fresh green furry milky almonds, not dry ones. As it dries, it gets more powdery and sweeter. There's a more sweet spicy cake vanilla and there's some really nice light cedar underneath it all. I can hate cedar, but here it is gentle and just makes the whole thing less cloyingly sweet. The powder here is a creamy smooth sandalwood feeling powder. I would not have pinned the powder on heliotrope, but then there are other notes with overlapping profiles here, something almondy, vanilla and slightly liquorice or cherry like might get lost. I do get cherry almond vanilla at points so perhaps that is the heliotrope on top of everything else here. Overall it's got a cake like vanilla sweet spice to it. Then it dries down more and the patchouli appears, it smells a little like fabric plasters, it is still sweet and powdery cake spiced vanilla though. Later still, it smells like play doh. Spraying this on my wrist, i.e. somewhere cooler than my chest, slows this progression down, but this is my least favourite part. It's a shame it doesn't stay like the mid for longer. I blind bought this and I was scared by the very mixed reviews. I don't have anything like this really. This is a beautiful powdery sweet marzipan fragrance for the first hour or so that isn't throat-scratchingly strong like hypnotic poison, it's more gentle. The bottle says it all really, green, girly, sweet, vintage powdery and pretty, but again only for the first 1 -2 hours. I wish it stayed like the opening and mid. This would be too much in summer but right now around Easter, this just fits perfectly. You smell edible wearing this. It makes me think of Alice in Wonderland.

Marzipan, pistachio ice cream, booze-drenched vanilla, patchouli. Dense, delicious, different, and maybe a little difficult for those expecting a fluffy, candy-like gourmand. Initially, the green and almost fresh opening threw me off. Luckilyn the patchouli that follows closely is seamlessly integrated, lacking the nauseating camphor notes that spoil many perfumes for me. The sweetness is soft, creamy, boozy, and well-balanced, so it never becomes too much. Heliotrope and almonds, the main characters of this composition, are often associated with a "Play-Doh smell" - an unfortunate description for something so exquisite. Fellow marzipan-aficionados understand. The calm, balmy dry-down reminds me of melted tonka ice cream and a high calorie vanilla dessert; some even smelled on coconut me, but I get none of that. Héliotrope has a powerful sillage and great performance, especially during the first hours upon application. Be careful, overspraying could offend others. It's definitely best suited for adults over 25, and becomes most harmonious on women aged 30 and onwards. Young girls will be crushed under its weight and density. I can imagine wearing this with 70 years of age and beyond; but don't be fooled, there's nothing old-fashioned about this gem. To sum it up: Reminiscence Héliotrope is a heavy, dense, and sophisticated gourmand creation tailored for marzipan-loving adults (not teens!) with an unusual scent profile and wonderful performance. It may not suit everyone and could require some time to be appreciated fully. I'm onto my 2nd bottle.

EDIT2: I stand by that this is definitely a winter perfume - do NOT use this in the summer, as it smells absolutely disgusting and very cloying in warm weather, even in very small amounts. EDIT: tried this now, in cold, snowy weather, and it's definitely a winter perfume! It actually smells pretty much like white chocolate on me! :D FIRST REVIEW: Very, very vanilla. When you think about it, you also notice the almond and heliotrope. At the initial spray there is also a coconut note, but that goes away and turns into the almond note, but them it reappears later on - it is DEFINITELY coconutty, for those who dislike that. I wonder if it just varies with concentration. Powdery, sweet, gourmand for sure. More complex than many other pure vanilla scents, but it's still mainly just good vanilla with a coconutty undertone. Not sure why it's called "Heliotrope", as that is pretty far in the background. Not sure why the bottle is green either - there's nothing green about this. If relating perfumes to colors, Guimauve is green, and this one is pink, or rather: pastel yellow. This can also be layered with other perfumes. I absolutely love it sprayed right over Guimauve - they blend together absolutely seamlessly. Guimauve is a pillow, powdery green perfume, and it calms down the sweetness of Heliotrope a little bit. I also like Heliotrope with Babycat from YSL. By itself Babycat is a plasticky vanilla with zero sweetness, so this just makes it sweet.

I've just received it yesterday and am currently testing it out. I must say, I really do love this perfume 😍 and I didn't know that 😅 I'm a heliotrope type of lady lol. I can smell the heliotrope and the sweetness of the vanilla, almonds, green notes, and bit of patchouli. Now I recall smelling heliotrope a few months ago in a greenhouse when I went to look for a few plants for my front yard of my home. It smell kind of like vanilla with a splash of almonds coated with hardshell candy coating. I was intrigued by its aroma but thought about the bumble bees might get attracted to it. Anyways, I barely smell the fig note in this fragrance......... but it is stated here that it is in there. If I can match and astrology sign to this fragrance, it would be a docile"Taurus" who is in the meadow looking majestic, peaceful and strong. Now the fragrance lasts at least 6 hours and it has moderate projection and it turns into a skin scent. Now the season, I can see spring and summer months along with it being a signature scent. Okay now i can tell you which fragrance I love in this line and I love "Heliotrope" the BEST, than it's "Dragée" and next Guimauve. They all smell wonderful, but heliotrope is something I'm very fond of.