Tova Signature

So I have Tova Beverly Hills Signature Elixir. It comes in a clever little square bottle, and the fragrance sort of oozes around inside like a lava lamp full of prosecco. There's a lot of talk here about it being this any wild amalgam of things, and all I can guess is that, with its complex bouquet, it reacts very unpredictably to different people's chemistry. For my part, if I'd read the reviews or scent profile before trying it, I would have opted for something else. But it was given to me, about half used, a little old (maybe 2016 or thereabouts?) in an elegant, clear glass 50ml atomizer. Nothing else on the Tova page resembles this perfume, so I can only presume we are talking about the same thing. What we have here, is the modest discretion of a 1950s femme fatale playing it demure in diaphanous silk floral scarves, out for a Sunday drive with a handsome playboy. But underneath the lavender eyeshadow, and cool feline smile is Liz Taylor's Cleopatra. I didn't really believe in signature scents, but I really could wear this almost forever. It lingers and changes throughout the day with 2 spritzes on pulse points. No need for the aforementioned "Tova cloud". It would be a completely different animal if not activated properly, I think. It didn't smell anything this promising in the bottle, but every day it unfolds in theatrical splendour. Top notes - florals (I'm getting geranium, but maybe that's the jasmine - bergamot combination?). No lavender nonsense (which is generally repulsive, anyway). If it's there, it's well disguised. Base notes: musk, sandalwood, amber. The musk is subtly feral, like a squirrel in a tree, or a cat in the sun, not like Tabu's tiger-on-its-back smuttiness. I love it forever. And it does NOT smell like any sort of cleaning product! Fight me.

I have several bottles of the original black lidded, frosted bottle Tova, a couple of Signature Royal and a couple of the newest Tova Signature in the tall slim bottle with the gold cap and little bow on the neck. Personally, I ADORE them all! While I will trust that there are subtle differences in the scents, if only for the fact that good ol' fragrance laws (?!?!?) have made certain ingredients illegal. (Thank you, Big Brother, for saving us from ourselves...) But to my rather unrefined nose, these all smell delightful! Soft, confident, sexy. Clean with a dash of raunchy musk to keep it interesting. The past 3 days, I have worn the tall slim Tova Signature and all 3 days men have told me how wonderful I smell. Two of them wanted to know what it was. I wear many different wonderful fragrances but sometimes I wonder if those fragrances are wearing me rather than me wearing them. I never feel that way when I wear any of my Tova's. On my skin, the longevity is amazing! I put this on 17 hours ago. Four sprays, two on my torso and two on my back. Even after that many hours which includes an hour long run on a treadmill, I can still smell it on myself.

Good God this stuff has been around for a long time. And like so many others, it's been gutted. I will say this last version as shown in the picture is the most identical to the original. Which I like A LOT, but didn't love. I always loved Tova Nights better. Although the signature was nice too. My son always said it smells good, and my daughter said it is me, it smells like mom. I wish the IFRA would go and do something else. Sigh

I am so in love with this perfume! Smells soo delicate and well, "luminous", wonderful and glorious! I smell a lot of lavender, bergamot and teensy bit of musk that is not overpowering. All of these are perfectly balanced with each other and creates a wonderful elixir of deliciousness. Love Love Love this!!!!

I get so many compliments on this, it nice and light, great for the summertime.