Lalita

The opening is all tuberose. At this point I thought, "Oh no, just another sweet, white floral." But, within moments it becomes so much more. All about the incense and spices. A deep, mysterious scent that reminds me of the drydown of Tome Ford Orchid, but sweeter. Many thanks to Chickenpotpie for gifting me this beautiful perfume in one of her Give-aways! Edit: I just read that Tom Ford Black Orchid was "created by perfume creators of fragrance company Givaudan in 2006." In Lalita description it says here "The perfume was created by Irina Burlakova and Natasha Cote from Givauda in 2008." Maybe that has something to do with why they smell so similar to me!

Bought this today at Marshalls for 7.99. I just love it! The first spray is a lot of alcohol, but after a few minutes I couldn't stop sniffing my arm. I will have to do another test to see if I can differentiate any of the other notes, I mostly get just a warm, lovely sandalwood. Later when I was in my car I would get whiffs of the scent and have that moment of, "mmm, what's that delicious smell?"..."Oh, it's me!!". Just lovely and very inexpensive. Btw, I also tried the Belle Histoire and Free Love which I did not like as much. However, for the price, I may go back to get the other bottle of Lalita...

I love this frangrance. Its very sensual, an people alway stop me, to ask what Iam wearing...Its hard to find, since its discontiue...Yes the patchouli is fairly stong...Good luck finding it....

The opening is a bit much, not too pleasant, but interesting. It smells of burning wood and spices. After a while it begins to mellow. Tuberose peeks in to add a slight floral note to an otherwise deep, smoky, woodsy spice. As the dry-down continues, it develops a mild sweetness as the smoke continues to fade deeper into the composition. Lalita is soft, but it is not a warm-weather scent. I picture this on cool, rainy days or even cold winter nights. Bought blind for $8 at TJ Maxx, I'd say this is a pretty nifty little find. I'm looking forward to exploring Lalita's nuances further.

This line of fragrances looks so nice, wish it was still around!