White Soul

White Soul is my all weather anytime dumb reach and I love that it is so budget-friendly. It’s a sweet balsamic scent with just enough herbal tartness and spicy bitterness to keep it interesting. Something about the marigold citrus opening, saffron heliotrope heart, and tonka benzoin base just works wonders on my skin. Hate the name. My spouse jokingly refers to it as “that white supremacist perfume” but no doubt the name was meant to evoke some kind of new-agey spiritual achievement level. I wonder if the initial creation brief was music themed because I’m already rolling my eyes at the cutesy pairing with the Black Soul men’s version. But contrastiveness? I get that. It’s similar to Clinique’s Aromatics in Black with less floral spiciness, more balsamic and powder, and better projection and longevity than AiB. It is not really a sweet amber vanilla perfume, at least not on the opening. The opening is subtly tart-herbal. The sweetness comes through more as the fragrance develops. The saffron note is intriguing because it gives a slight bitterness that alternates with the sweet labdanum and benzoin. The tonka underlining the structure here is more the aromatic tobacco kind, not the vanilla kind, but the benzoin and heliotrope fluff it up. The drydown is powdery but maintains a faint acerbic tartness. The notes are all ones I tend to like in isolation but they are set against each other so well that none really stand out. I have the body lotion and it goes on as mostly powder with a bit of sweet and tart. I also have Francis Kurkdijan’s Gold & Diamonds version which amps up the sweetness, astringency, and bling but has little in common with Alexandra Carlin’s subtler take. This is one of those quietly confident warm perfumes that simmer nicely on skin. Solid appreciation for this one, especially given the affordability.

This is my ride or die number one love. White Soul is absolutely signature worthy and a spicy vanilla-amber done right. There’s a bit of everything I crave in this perfume. The marigolds and saffron give it a cozy warmth, while the apricot and plums gently dance in the background, lending a fruity touch that never overwhelms. There is a lotion accord in there too. White Soul feels clean and musky, warm and comfortable, slightly herbal. There’s a benzoin heavy dry down. Just.... Mmmmmmmmm. I’ve never been let down, or been bummed that I chose White Soul as my scent of the day. It’s often my morning picker upper before bath choice, or late night comfort me to sleep scent. This is what I put on when the day has been shit and I’m in need of some real aromatherapy. It lasts, projects, gets compliments, and changes while developing. White Soul stays beautiful the whole way through, and feels like a guardian angel’s’ invisible shield. There’s nothing I’d change about it— it’s that much of a stunner.

It's funny when you remember something wrong. I got this at least two months ago and only sprayed it once. I really liked it, but thought it would be better for the fall. But, decided to wear it today and I was shocked because it was so different than what I expected. I was thinking it had patchouli, uh no. The tonka is especially vanilla-ey, like vanilla that has turned that lovely pinky light brown color that real vanilla products get. I agree this is not white at all. I also don't find it fruity, not one bit. Ambery, balmy, powdery, marigold and heliotrope. Yup, yup, yup. The longevity was amazing even on me. I do love this, but I need to remember it for what it is. Oh, and the bottle, isn't it the best? I love the little "diamond"! Actually the whole design is just too wonderful. I agree that it doesn't necessarily fit the scent, but I don't care. It is so tactile, lovely to hold, to look at and to use. It reminds me of those wonderful rubber coated bottles of Tabu and Ambush.

Topnotes like Oiseau De Nuit and Calling All Angels- a sweet powdery incensy woody leather, very agreeable! There's so much more depth than one would expect just by reading about the top notes. Then it goes a little boozy indeed. must be the plum/apricot trail. Boozy with a heavy, somewhat dirty undertone, like tons of wilted roses trampled into a dirt track. After that, lovely vanilla and labdanum. Like incense. Very nice. Some days it's fresh-ish, soaplike, other days it turns out warm and cosy like vanilla latte. White soul brings to mind Biagiotti's Roma, but it's not the same thing. Its far more quirky and multi-faceted. It reacts to my skin in different ways between different days that I wear it, but I have never before had a perfume that makes me love literally all the different faces it shows me. I should add, I totally dislike the bottle (or should I say pitcher) and feel that the bottle with the strangely placed rhinestone jn the cap does not do the scent justice)

This is one of the best cheapies i have ever bought. I received a sample from a fragrantica friend (one who always give me samples that end up loves:)). And right away i bought a FB. Imo this smells very niche. Along with this sample i received a sample of Hermès l' ambre. I liked ted lapidus white soul more. These two are similar, something in the base smells like they are family. Ted lapidus lasts longer and has better sillage on my skin. I dont get any plum,orange, or tagetes. It is a perfectly well blended warm and cozy scent. It's sappy amber, benzoins, heliotrope and light on saffron. It will be perfect for autumn and winter months. I've been craving benzoins, ambers, resinous, balmy,sappy scents and this hits the spot. Im so happy that i have this treasure!

Holy cow this is SO GOOD!!!! I mean this is an absolutely beautiful amber, sweet and balsamic fragrance. Not obnoxiously sweet, just perfect, sweet like warm vanilla pudding with a spicy edge. Not smelling a lot of florals. The base speaks loudly here, benzoin, amber and tonka give it a richness that is delectable. Really nice for cooler weather. I am so crazy about this one that I received it today and immediately ordered another bottle. I have never done that before! I want to add here that I love the bottle as well. Easy to hold, very accurate sprayer, that you can spray lightly or heavily. It is heavy weight and a beautifully feminine shape with a diamond embedded in the lid. What's not to love?!

Took a total flyer on this one in the heat of summer, probably based on that collection of notes and some intriguing reviews here. Another one that blooms in the cold, I'm finding. I get lots of sweet, fresh, somewhat tangy cream, with the benzoin, tonka, amber, and heliotrope all present and accounted for. Very sweet, actually, so I am layering this one with something that registers as slightly salty on my skin--Halston Woman Amber--to take it down just a notch and add a little depth. So I'm essentially a big, walking salted truffle today and it's wonderful.

WOW! After reading a load of reviews on here I was a bit wary. Warm amber and sweet heliotrope. The marigold was a concern but thankfully it is subtle. The saffron and plum added some sophistication. A wearable sweetness thats for women and not girls. The sillage is a bit more than average and the longevity is very good to. I will keep this for cool days otherwise I might knock someone out with this lol. Oh, I almost forgot to say that the bottle and presentation is good. High end looking and smelling cheapie.

A really gorgeous perfume!! Fabulous benzoin, wonderful french labdanum, divine heliotrope, stunning saffron, delicious tonka bean, gorgeous orange flower!!! So many of my favourite things!!! It's a beautiful creation; lovely lovely lovely - fantastic!! It lasts well too, and has lovely sillage - everyone else loves it on me! Terrific! Very sensual and feminine. And the bottle is divine! I love everything about it!!! It's elegant and scrumptious!

Thanks to NathalieZ I have a sample of this and it is wonderful . . . I cannot wait to order a bottle for myself. This fragrance so reminds me of a perfume that my mom bought me when I graduate high school. It was very expensive and in beautiful metal container and had a french name and had no idea what it meant. I wish I could remember the name. Oh well this smells like it to me.

I can agree with reviews that this is the excelent and specific scent. The beggining is herbal and spicy from marigolds. I can smell fruit, too. The drydown is really soft spicy and balsamic with amber. It is warm and cozy fragrance. It somehow reminds me Splendida Patchouli Tentation - it has the same vibe on my skin.

when i first saw the perfume i thought to mysefy what a f***. but when the sales lady sprayed it to me i couldn't stop thinking about it.it was sweet! the following week i bought it. fabulous!!!!!!

And.. it is not a white perfume at all!! I think the bottle design of Lalique Le Parfum suits the perfume more than this bottle, but I must confess, that this bottle is very unique.

Oh WAUW NathalieZ!! I have to get me some of this perfume then, reading your review made me REALLY enthusiastic!!! ;-)

It is exactly Lalique Le Parfum. Very sweet oriental.

It's a long time I want to buy this one for lots of reasons.it has intresting notes and lots of positive reviews.I also have and love white soul gold&diamonds and I found a little-used tester bottle of white soul in my local perfume shop for an unbelievable price(less than 15$!) but each time I passed there,something prevented me from buying it.maybe the fact that I don't like the opening part.I had never tried it on my skin(I don't know why some SA s tend to love spraying in perfume caps or on paper,everywhere but not on my skin which is the only place that matters for me)it opens with a very faint spicy,smokey benzoin.I like benzoin but I could barely smell it and it wasn't sweet and more unisex than feminine Finally I decided to give it a real chance and bought it.good that I did so because it develops beautifully on skin It may seem faint at first but believe me it's not a weak fragrance.after touching skin it becomes more and more powerful and it's an almost strong scent even after hours I don't pickup much fruity or floral notes here.they're for sure there,but in a mixed,well blended form.the only prominent floral is heliotrope,not as strong as I wished but still easily detectable.it's blended with benzoin,amber and tonka which are spiced by saffron and a hint of fruity mixture(something like boozy apricots,but very faint?)far in the background.I can also detect labdanum which comes and goes in flashes playing as a slightly smokey suede here.it's a balsamic scent with a dash of soft powder.actually it's not a perfume that I love very much;still I like it and I'm very happy to own it because there's something niche like here.I mean we usually don't see such perfumes among designer brands.I believe it's very unique specially in it's price point.it's a quality perfume.smooth and enveloping and can be considered unisex while leans more towards feminity Edit: OMG I love it's drydown!or maybe it's growing on me.I can smell pretty soft floral notes,I can't say particularly what flowers are they.now I can smell lots of spicy fruits when first sprayed,lots of apricot spiced by saffron and something like pink pepper.also there's something like creamy vanilla.you have to give this one thirty minutes to one hour.it's longlasting and it has good sillage even by then I was in a hurry to write a review for it but I think it can be judged after couple of wearings White soul isn't a white scent for me.this one and gold flanker should change their bottles and their names.it's not very warm or too sweet.not very spicy or very smokey or very powdery It's opening and middle phase is very easy to explain.a combination of some of listed notes because benzoin,amber,Tonka,heliotrope,saffron and a touch of apricot are all detectable but drydown is very difficult to explain.gonna edit this and replace it with a real review whenever I was able to describe this beauty

2nd review: Now I can see that I don't like it when first sprayed(I have to blame the aged juice of my tester bottle or it's opening part may simply not be my taste, it's like a mish mash of all the notes,thick swertness and alcohol) Now I've learned that I have to ignore it for it's first 10 minutes and then my patience is rewarded by an amazing scent which worthes a lot longer waiting So now I'm talking about it after it settles down.I can smell a creamy scent very much like the one I smell in it's sister(white soul golds & diamonds)but there's no jasmine here so overall they smell very different.I can't talk about single notes in this creamy blend,there must be heliotrope,amber,benzoin and definitely orange flower and a hint of something bright and fruity(apricot or mandarin?) in this stage it smells as if D&G Pour Femme Intense is layered with a balmy amber-benzoin scent,it's yummy without being a gourmand,an easy to wear oriental floral,so smooth and addictive. But as time passes a whisper of labdanum emerges and tonka and amber become more noticeable making it more interesting,more serious and more balsamic.labdanum doesn't bother me as much as it usually does but I could live and enjoy White Soul without it.it definitely has a hint of smokeyness in this stage giving it a slight unisex/niche-like vibe what lasts with me after the first hour is a warm,soft,slightly powdery scent of amber-tonka ,cozy and sophisticated, I can pickup traces of other notes too, heliotrope, benzoin, labdanum, saffron,fruits but they're very well blended so amber and tonka are the ones that stand out to me the most so for me it has four distinctive stages: First stage:meh,a mish mash of all the notes Seconds stage:love,a creamy yummy scent Third stage:dislike,labdanum shows up and it gets a bit dirty with a vintage dusty,smokey undertone Forth stage: love,a soft, slightly powdery amber and vanilla-orange flower heaven Even though it's not among my top favourites, I'm happy to have it, it's much better than what it's price tag suggests and can be highly versatile,one can use it as a daily workplace perfume in cold months,also as a night perfume.I have always thought sillage is moderate at it's best but each time my husband says that he can smell something like vanilla and orange home made cake from the other side of room(he comments the same when I wear Hermes Amber,also Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy!) I wish Ted Lapidus comes up with other white soul flankers,I LOVE it's gold flanker and like this one a lot از موقع اسپری کردن تا نیم ساعت بهش زمان بدید تا ببینید با چه عطر محشری طرفید،نسبت ب قیمتش ارزش خرید بالایی داره

Wow, this one is a surprise! There were so many different reviews here I didn`t know what to think myself, who to believe..Until I found it at a very reasonable price and snatched it in seconds. First of all: the packaging is classy; I like the porcelain-like bottle with the little Swarovski-crystal on it, very different! And tin, not box - again, love it! Then the scent itself: Honestly, i think this is defo unisex somehow. It opens up a mish-mash of everything - not distinct notes until the first ten minutes. Then I get labdanum, benzoin, something reminiscent of orange or orange peel and amber, and saffron popping up as well, sharp and is sooo there. Later on it dries down mainly to benzoin but these 4 notes are the most dominant all along. I get NO tonka OR heliotrope though, these notes are definitely overpowered by the other 4 that rule here. On my skin, again, there is absolutely zero powderiness, nada, none. It stays sharp and `in-your-face` benzoin-labdanum-amber with saffron as a support in the beginning, after an hour it gets softer and you get a bit of plum - or prune, to be more precise! - and apricot so it turns a bit sweeter, maybe boozy even, and it dries down as this into a lovely skin-close scent. At this stage I find it very sexy and seductive. I wouldn`t find it a real quality piece, but it does fit into my perfume wardrobe well and all in all I like it! I find NO similarity with Rochas Tocade myself, not with the older version anyway - I had several bottles, completely different story in my book, as for the newer version I can`t comment as I haven`t tried.. My fella told me he likes it but he thinks he would easily get away with it himself..The only negative is that it doesn`t last long enough (not now anyway, when temperatures drop quickly..) But it definitely is an interesting piece, which I`ll definitely keep and adore - and, possibly, sometimes share..:-D ! Anyone who likes benzoin and amber - you must try, it could be a lovely blind buy, with a twist!

This is something else entirely - from all the perfumes I've tried, this one makes me scratch my head the most but I still like it a lot. I bought it because the reviews here were good and it wasn't expensive. I also found the notes to be extremely interesting and had to just smell it. On me, it opens a little loud with marigold, a note I have to admit I know little about. It supposedly smells like wet hay and I can see that in White Soul's opening but the plum gives some sweetness to the hay while the apricot softens it. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, I get the root beer scent. Not that I don't like it, it's just really strong in this. I can smell the heliotrope through this and I'm guessing the saffron can be attributed to it. That and the big benzoin on the bottom. There's a good bit of amber in the base too and all of a sudden, this comes together. The benzoin adds smoothness to the base, then mingles with the heliotrope and you get a powdery, even, almost cool scent. The longevity and sillage are both great on this, so I don't overspray. I have a few Ted Lapidus' perfumes, including Black Soul, Black Soul Imperial, Altamir (I find these unisex), Creation de Minuit, and White Soul Gold & Diamonds, another very interesting scent. I like many of the fragrances that have come out of his house. White Soul has been a great trip so far, an interesting and inexpensive one.

This was a blind buy, because (a) the reviews are so positive, (b) I am a benzoin freak, and (c) I found a 100mL bottle online for a very reasonable price. To be honest, I don't quite know what I think about it! The first few minutes are quite a cacophony of notes. Marigold and plum are what I smell the strongest. Then, I begin to wonder if I have gone nose-blind, because it mutes down to a saffron-rootbeer scent (on my skin). If I spray it on CLOTHING, it's a completely different experience, and the confusion of scents keeps on going. Overall, I very much enjoy the smell I get on my skin...but I worry that other people are smelling what I experience on fabric. I definitely think anyone could wear the scent, but I don't know that I would recommend it...and it's definitely not a safe blind-buy! (Unfortunately, I have never tried any of the "Reminds me of" scents, so I cannot compare!) *****UPDATE***** I was so on the fence about this, even months later, and ended up swapping it with someone from the forum. I am much happier with the scents I ended up with, and I hope they are loving this! :)