City of Dua

Nice citrussy summertime fragrance, with just the right touch of tiare, musk, and sandalwood to balance out the orange and lemon notes. I very much doubt that Los Angeles smells like this, however. *************************************************************Checking back a couple of years later, and I still like this a great deal. I was surprised to see so many "hate" votes, but tastes vary--and so do formulations and neural receptors and personal associations. I don't know City of Stars by Louis Vuitton and would never spend the money they are asking for the OG, which is risibly overpriced, but I also have an Oil Perfumery "impression" that smells very much like this, so I would guess that the Dua version is at least in the ballpark. Citrus-centric frags are often poor performers; this is not, thanks to whatever nuclear fixatives Dua uses in these extraits. I'm more habituated to the classic French profile, where the citrus top note does its thing and then retreats after a few hours; I would call City of Dua more of a one-trick pony, albeit a very pretty, pampered little pony with a winning trick.