Soleil de Feu

O K the opening is a cinnamon blast with sizzling mandarine that does have, not so much a Hobby Lobby/Tuesday Morning/Ikea Café holiday rush thing as it's more Pier One/Cost Plus World Market vintage teak x-mas decorations with complimentary mulled spice tea next to vanilla soy wax candles. AFTER that 30 seconds is over, . . . wait, hopefully this is the new thing because like some oakmoss and santal perfumes --- this bottle permeated toasted coconut after removing the cellophane layer --- YUM snuggle, . . . Soleil de Feu is respectable beach trash! Tuberose is waxy, vinyl hot ipod ear buds and a flamingo innertube, toasted coconut rimmed Cointreau cocktail, the super sweet and sharp mandarine peaks in and out of a creamy float. The cinnamon brandishes an amber dry down like a sunset bathing session squeezing out the last drops of tan top up before stumbling back from shower in a white washed riviera chaise. Waxy, real doll's head, bubblegum yum. Soleilz Update 1. Soleil Neige -- the best, there's still nothing like it. The latex in it is like the doll's head vinyl in this. 1. Orchid Soleil --- 4th bottle, my gosh, sensual as the deed and real perf. 2. Soleil de Feu --- Barbie Summers in Winter! 1. Soleil Brûlant --- most worn, the amber is sweet and spicy with a glossy powder that makes it versatile beyond poolside. 3. Soleil Blanc -- Infinitely likeable. Sweet coconut whereas this is more ganache, toasted coconut, like a Rafffaelo. Bon ête.

★★★★1/2 The word "feu" in the context of perfumery will always make me think about my long gone love Feu D' Issey, that mysterious laconic woodiness that Issey Miyake offered in the 90s. I was not expecting that this would have a similar style (this does NOT smell like Feu D' Issey) but it is a creamy floral amber made for the summer, just like that beautiful Miyake fragrance. The complexity does not reach 90s Miyake heights, but I just can't ignore that Soleil De Feu is a special -though linear- coconutty amber scent that will make a good companion in spring, summer and autumn. Tom Ford offers us a scent with a balmy quality just like a luxurious cream, the same way Soleil Blanc works. This new creation though achieves sensuality with a deep woody accord that is blended skilfully with the amber, florals and the sweetness of benzoin. There is little development in general, but from the first spray its charm is undeniable. A charm worth the high price tag? Well, up for you to decide. It would have been a five star kind of fragrance if it had the complexity of the "90s feu masterpiece", but I appreciate the fact that I was reminded of vintage Issey's vibe after all these years. Is the word "feu" in the name that's playing tricks on me? Or Tom Ford's scouts remembered the "fire of the past"? I'd love to hear what others think. The best Soleil out there.

I received a 2ml when I bought Soleil blanc and boy let me tell you... Soleil de feu is superior! Strong cinnamon note at first but then it dries down to a soft spicy fragrance with a milky note- perfect for summer. I was looking for a clean summery frag that was citrusy and sweet and milky at the same time and I was swatching Soleil blanc for a whole week before buying it(the prize tag is not very appealing so I had to be sure). And I was very pleased with it- lasted good 6h on my skin and a moderate sillage with only one spray on my arm, imagine the over sprayers. So I decided to buy it. And the store I liked Soleil de feu on paper, but I was sure that I wanted a more clean frag and the cinnamon note was not it. So Soleil blanc was bought. If they had 30ml at the store I would return Soleil blanc for Soleil de feu in the instant! The dry down on Soleil de feu is soo beautiful. The cinnamon is not that strong, it still has the same milky note from Soleil blanc but is more complex in my opinion. Think of Soleil de feu as dinner in Greece on a hot summer night drinking wine and eating seafood. Think of Soleil blanc as lunch on the beach at a boho restaurant.

I have a love/hate relationship with this perfume. I decided to wear this on my wedding day because I found it to be so unique and long lasting that it would always bring me back to that day. My Husband wore Eben Fume by Tom Ford and they are a lovely match together. Similar even. I wore it all through our honeymoon in Italy too and it smelt just delightful on warm summer skin at night. At first it is quite cinnamony but that goes away and the sandalwood is so intense on the warm skin with the creaminess form the tuberose it can be a bit heavy smelling but I really don't think it belongs in any other season. But even so it smells like a long lasting skin oil. When I wear it I frequently get compliments. My mom says it smells like the most amazing candle and I agree. The scent alone does not smell perfumey. It smells like waxy burning oil and it is lovely and entrancing but again could be a bit heavy. **Does NOT induce headaches thank the lord and I am sensitive to that**

This is the best thing I’ve smelled in a long while. And the most surprising, in a good way. I’ve never smelled anything like this combination of a slightly fresh almost cucumber feel in a spicy warm sandalwood. It sounds like it shouldn’t work, but it does. It’s magnificent. Really evokes the feeling of a holiday evening, when you don’t have time to wash your hair and hit the bar straight after a shower at the beach, with the smell of he sea still in your hair mixing with your warm ambery sandalwood perfume and the soft whisper of white florals and coconut from your shower gel. Love. Love. Love. Safe blind buy if you like sandalwood. I bought a 50ml and it’s worth every penny. Dry down is toasted coconut. To add: I put maybe 6 sprays on my skin at 8am this morning, it was still projecting in a meeting at 3pm, and I can still smell it on my skin at 6pm.