Body, Mind & Spirit

I opened up a miniature sampler box of Tova's perfumes that I stashed away in a dark, cool drawer, forgotten for many years! Today I'm wearing Body, Mind and Spirit and I find it to be mood lifting and cheerful. How could I have ever forgotten this? If I could describe this in a short phrase, I would say this is Apricot Champagne and Light Floral Bouquet The juicy apricot notes are delectable! This is the most beautiful perfume with apricot as a major fragrance note! The light florals keep this from going too syrupy and too candy sweet. The musk is wispy and the heliotrope a hint of boudoir powder. This is timeless. Anyone at any age would find this appealing. I went ahead and ordered a full size 3.4 oz bottle from QVC today. I'm stunned at how my miniature bottle has lasted all of these years. No turning rancid..still the same. I hope that Tova's perfumes don't start to fade from the market because of her passing in Feb. 2022. These fragrances are classic beauties, just like Tova! Update! My boss walked into our office just now and asked me if I sprayed something because it smelled good. This is 5 hours after the start of the work day. I held my wrist up to her nose and she said "That is so so pretty!" I said it has an apricot note, like Tresor. She said "I don't like Tresor. Tresor is too strong. " And she asked me for the name of this perfume. When I told her it's from Tova Borgnine's line, she said "Really? Wow, that's a very pretty perfume"

I found this perfume to be so unique and different from the others in the Discovery set (Nights,Signature, Signature Platinum and Body Mind and Spirit).It is a bit more floral than the rest and I smell vanilla coming out but I don't see that it is part of the notes in this perfume. I don't smell perming lotion at all just lovely florals and vanilla. The best thing I think of with the Tova perfumes is that the yucky alcohol blast is just not there upon first spritz. You can just tell that this perfume was mixed properly and you are receiving the actual Eau De Parfum. (a few months later...) Added thoughts: I crave this perfume for it's gentle quality and, what I have discovered, heliotrope + osmanthus. I need it! It makes me so happy. Lancome has a perfume that is so close to this but can not touch it for the quality of Body Mind and Spirit is so perfect and soft and just wonderful! Plus, Lancome gives me headaches every single time. Well, I thought at first I just "liked" this but no, I love it and must have it!!!

I traded some new skin care products that i had extra in stock for this perfume from my neighbor. It appears i have the newest bottle version as shown above. I smell no sign of rancidity. It is the strongest apricot note i have ever come across. It truly reminds me of dried apricot laced with vanilla creme and a hint of vine. I've never smelled a fresh apricot so not sure how a freshly sliced one smells like. I think this combination with the heliotrope creates a lotiony or salon sort of scent that some people find odd or like. I like it. The lily of the valley & heliotrope makes this scent feel springy. Would be appropriate for summer too. Moderate projection with up to 8 hours. A cute fruity-powdery floral. Lovely sleek & tall bottle design. Due to having mostly large size bottles in my collection, i decanted my large bottle to make my own mini and will be finding a new home for this beauty.

This was for some time my favourite. It's very uplifting. I like peach and roses and you find both strongly in this. It's a pleasant soft and flowery peach scent. Unfortunately the lasting power is not so great since it is a rather light scent. Maybe around 3 hours. "Body mind spirit" is a well chosen name for this.

Too floral at first, but dry-down is nice and powdery. But doesn't last. Tried it this evening but going to try again tomorrow morning after my shower and see how it works for the day. I like it, though. I find that the fragrances that don't last are good for the evening just hanging out at home then going to bed.