La Fenice Pour Femme

I blind bought La Fenice recently, after hearing Demi Rawling raving about it a few weeks ago and let me tell you, I am not disappointed! It’s a gorgeous, soft, powdery, white floral perfume with a prominent almond-cherry nuance and a creamy vanilla base. It opens beautifully with honeyed, sweet hawthorn and mandarin oranges before drying down into a beautiful blend of tuberose, almond and vanilla. It’s one of those fragrances that smells very pretty, feminine, elegant and alluring but different without losing its very likeable character. If you’re into sweet florals perfumes, creamy, powdery, almondy, vanilla based, La Fenice should be a safe blind buy for you, as it was for me. Might not be the most eye catching creation of Merchant of Venice just by looking at the notes listed, but trust me, it smells heavenly! The Merchant of Venice has some truly amazing fragrances, exquisite bottles/packaging but somehow not many people seem to know or at least promote it online for some reason. It could be because it’s not widely available elsewhere Italy, but they have spectacular perfumes!

I was pulled into the Merchants of Venice stand because of the pretty bottles, but I stayed and returned on many more occasions for this scent (I even still return now, even though I have my own bottle). This blew me away on first whiff, it’s absolutely delicious without being too juvenile. Fresh enough for spring and summer but just warm enough for autumn and winter too. It gives me grown up version of Ariana Grande/Sabrina Carpenter/Cosmopolitan fragrances. So if you’re not one for sweet scents, it probably isn’t for you. For me though, it immediately shot to the front of my want list and then my favourites list when I received a bottle. Scent: 8/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Versatility: 7.5/10 (fully versatile based on who could wear it and when in the year you could, however I’m not sure it translates as well when it comes to nightwear) Price (at full price): 6/10 (it’s quite pricey and haven’t seen it discounted ever) Overall: 7.4/10

La Fenice is a ‘soft life’ vanilla scent; nuanced, mature, ethereal, hazy. Don’t be put off by the florals; after the opening this is mostly honey, almond and vanilla. The hawthorn in this smells more like honey than the honey note in many fragrances and it lasts most of the wear. In the opening the orange is very sweet, not sharp or tart. I can pick out the tuberose a bit, but it’s not prominent. I prefer my vanillas to be different and interesting, and this fits the bill. There is no artificial sweetness- nothing cloying. It smells very natural, a sweet powdery vanilla. I typically do not like powdery notes, but this doesn’t bother me. I get really great performance from La Fenice. It projects very well for the first hour, then settles to just past arms length. It lasts an extremely long time on my skin. If I put it on a few hours before bed, I still have some decent projection 11 hours later. Truly a hidden gem!

I'll write a better review after a better test,for now I can say that La Fenice pour femme,welcome to my wishlist Love at first sniff and still a love after 8 hours.I can't get enough of this fluffy cloud of deliciousness!I love the combination of powdery heliotrope and almond blossom,chocolatey tonka,creamy vanilla and fatty,buttery tuberose.hmmmm...it's such a well blended creamy heaven.I can also detect a slight hint of something smokey,boozy like the malt note of Xerjoff dama biyanka or the one I get from Guerlain Tonka imperial but it's much lighter here BTW I think that colors of bottle don't match the scent,not that it's really important as I love it's bottle as it is

First impression was a little bit disappointing. It smelled a little bit genetic for me, like some Avon/Oriflame fragrance. But I really started to like the dry down. It's creamy light vanilla but still there's nothing special and the sillage is kinda poor. Edit: I grow up to love it. It's really nice fluffy vanilla, sillage is still really poor for me, but I love to wear it to bed or when I'm at home. It's really comforting fragrance. Edit 2: I wear it every day. Also I received compliment at work about this perfume. My very favorite scent! Edit 3: I found out I can smell it from my clothes even one week later. And it's the most beautiful vanilla I've ever smelt!

This is absolutely stunning. I did a massive decant haul from a retailer and ended up with a bunch of stinkers (Gritti Gossip Night, Pantheon Roma A, Regalien Ceremony, Moresque Lady Tuberose to name a few) and this one was the only one that I like. And I don't just like it, I love it. It's fluffy and marshmallow-y. Vanillic. Powdery. I need a full bottle. I wish it projected more but it's affordable enough on the grey market that I'll just douse myself in it when I wear it. Beautiful.

Omggg I love this. A powdery and slightly sweet cloud of vanilla, tonka, and tuberose. This is definitely a new favorite of mine for a calming fragrance on self care nights and relaxing in bed. Average in projection and longevity, but this isn’t the type of fragrance you want to be beastmode lol. Definitely worth a sample if you’re into sweet tuberose!

This scent was so confusing when I first got it. On first spray, I got this scent that was very smokey and incense like Spirituese Double Vanille. I actually hated it and wanted to give it away. I left it in the box and over time it developed into the sweetest, sexy, sensual scent. Very feminine. So happy I didn’t get rid of it.

Floral and feminine, with a tuberose that resembles jasmine with an indolic aspect. The almond blossom here reminds me of My Insolence. Delicious vanilla base. Amazing quality. Surprised not to see this mentioned more. Would love to have this at some point.

This scent is absolutely gorgeous and a total steal on discounter sites now. It pairs really well with Kayali Yum Boojee Marshmallow (hate that name, it's embarrassing to even just type it out) for an interesting somewhat lighter gourmand scent combo.

my favorite scent ever. it has a nostalgic vibe to it but not in a bad way, it doesn’t smell old. i feel like a delicate fairy whenever i wear this perfume. for some reason it reminds me of odette from barbie swan lake movie!!

I like this a lot. However, it’s quite light and if you overspray it is a little too much. It smells like Burberry goddess in the deep dry down before it fades, but it’s a light, sweet, powdery almond tuberose first.

Absolutely in love. It smells divine! I feel like a goddess when I wear it and my husband loves La Fenice on my skin. It has become one of my favourites and a scent I wear to almost every occasion.

This is my favourite fragrance. Slightly sweet, mysterious and powerful. I think it is suitable for winter and date nights. This is not for everyone for sure. I don't recommend blind buying.

What a dreamy, feminine scent! Soft and sweet, beautiful dry down. Gentle white flowers wrapped in fluffy vanilla. An absolute femininity.

First impression: (sample) OOOO, this one is a good vanilla with a softness almond mess to it. To be continued

I like it a lot! It is soft and very feminine. It reminds me of Mon Guerlain, but without the lavender.

This a sophisticated version of Spiritueuse Double Vanille. I don't like the later but love this.

I think this is one of the "easy to wear" kind of perfumes, the most suitable for blind buy. A fluffy, airy vanilla. But the heliotrope leaves the vanilla in the background and a delicate tuberose that accompanies it. In the accords of this perfume, I think the floral accord should come first and the vanilla should be behind it. This perfume is never gourmand, let the buyer know that. I could never, ever smell cedarwood, in fact I could not find anything woody in it. It is not for those with heliotrope sensitivity because you can smell that flower very clearly. I also have Psychedilic Love (by Initio) which has very intense heliotrope, this is not as intense. As the fragrance dries, the vanilla and tonka bean notes become more prominent. It is very suitable for daily use and for wearing in the office. It seems like a candidate to be a crowd pleaser, I haven't used it enough to get feedback yet. The almonds are nicely set in there somewhere, but not too prominent. Compared to my more almond-heavy perfumes, this is a very light almond. Overall, it is a nice fragrance, not a candidate for a signature fragrance, but the fact that it is cheaper than other Merchant of Venice perfumes makes this perfume more affordable. Sillage and longevity are medium to high. I hope my review will be useful for the buyers.

In autumn La Fenice is beautiful. It has a beautiful, juicy and mysteriously sweet start. The scent is rich and multilayered. I feel hawthorn and almond blossom, vanilla and tonka beans also mandarin which makes it more vibrant. But the notes are well blended - it is hard to recognize them. Also summer performance is different to winter and spring one - it is then sugary vanilla to the point of too much. The scent obviously likes colder weather. It is a dreamy cloud of goodness today. I am satisfied. I nearly disliked it because of its summer, sugary performance - it was too sweet and structurally different, vanilla totally took over. Now I am back to loving the scent. After many hours I was enjoying the vanilla-tonka-cedar dry-down - warm, enveloping and sweet in an elegant way.