Libra

I like the style of this house in general but haven't found many of their perfumes that worked for me. I could say that about Guerlain as well, so don't let such a thing stop you from testing. I love TELEA, and Atlantide as well as V Canto's Stramonio (very nice version of BR540 dna) for example. Libra reminds me vaguely of Arabian Oud's Madawi (one of my all-time top 10 which is saying something!), but less candied and softer. They both have a tiny bit of that Erba Pura DNA, and I happen to like Erba Pura, but it was always a bit "too much" for me. Libra also has a bit of some new'ish sandalwood** (?) accord that I'm starting to smell around: Tiziana's Poggia has tons of it, Parfums de Marly's new Valaya has it paired with lily-of-the-valley, etc. In Libra this accord is finally used in a way that I only smell it from very close up, but in the sillage it isn't particularly detectable, which is quite a feat since it's usually quite dominant. I've been trying to make peace with it, and finally I can! For me this makes the name of the perfume apt: balanced! **It's not coconutty sandalwood, but more of an "animalic" (castoreum/ambergris/who-knows-what-this-stuff-is) type maybe? I've become very good at picking it out, though - it's extremely specific and strong in profile, and apparently quite nice when used the right way I've discovered, having written it off at first.

This is GOOD! It has so many of my favorite notes how could I not love it? Ambergris, Jasmine, Orris root, musk, oakmoss and vanilla all blended into one fragrance. I had to have it. I love that the tuberose doesn’t smell bubblegum like, the citrus notes are a bit sharp and tangy in combination with rose, and the patchouli doesn’t smell too dirty. This is blended to perfection. This smells nothing like any of the fragrances in the reminds me of section. Also none of the fragrances in the reminds me of section smell anything alike. What this does have in common with most of the fragrances in the remind me of section is that airy quality. The combo of musk, ambergris and oak moss makes this fragrance slightly animalic. It smells luxurious. This is a slightly citrus, white floral fragrance with an amber base. I’m glad I bought a full bottle. Plus I’m a libra so I had to have it for that reason as well. The fact that I love it is a bonus!

This is so good! I usually hate prominent grapefruit notes in a fragrance, yet I love it here. It's such a luscious and sweet, non-sharp grapefruit; more like the sweet smoothness of a pomelo than a grapefruit. It works so well with the other notes in creating a juicy, lightly sweet citrusy floral that wears beautifully all day long. This performs so well in fact, that I doubt I need anything more than this 10ml. travel sprayer, though I might consider a fb should this run out. Now, I am really curious about other scents from this brand. I hope some of them are as nice as this.

Libra is a super unique fragrance with an opening that is filled with joy and solar followed by the citrusy fruits which are very well balanced with the Bulgarian rose and tuberose. The heart is more about the generosity with cedarwood, sweetness of Tuscan orris, glow of Indian sambac jasmine and ambergris. The dry down is all about the Singapore patchouli wood, vanilla flowers, Haitian musk, vetiver, oakmoss and benzoin. Libra is giving me vibes of joy, beauty and happiness and it's a perfume that is very likeable to wear :)

Ok so I had this in my collection but I didn’t give it a real chance in my vast collection until today. This is so beautiful, fruity, fresh, musky, and just beautiful to my nose. Definitely don’t sleep on this one like I did. It’s a gorgeous fragrance excellent longevity. You will definitely get compliments! I definitely get the ambergris note which is lovely and citrus fruits with some fruity florals as well. I definitely recommend! I’m not a Libra but my mom is and I got her one too she loves it too. 💞