Ode au Reve

First of all; Ode au reve was not launched in 2007, but either in 2001 or 2002. That said, I must admit that it is a true timeless classic. I first started to use it in 2002 when I got it as a present from my mother. Initially it wasn't love at first sight, so I used it for work. But then it just became a very comforting companion who cared for me, and enveloped me into its' warm embrace. It also drew a lot of compliments. So I bought another bottle when the first one was used up, and it became my signature for couple of years. Such a shame it is discontinued. Luckily I have managed to buy a sealed 50ml eau de toilette at good price from an ebay-like site, but since I don't know if I will be that lucky again, I'm only using it for special days. I would describe it as a warm and complex oriental, that in the same time is not offensive at all. Don't let the blue colour fool you, cause there's nothing airy or aquatic there. This perfume would in my opinion be best worn with an exclusive cashmere sweater or a silk pashmina. It would work perfectly at a romantic candle lit dinner too. Buy it if you are lucky to find it!

Take an ambrette based oriental woody perfume, with its rich spicy notes stripped down to make a much lighter and minimalistic fragrance, and you have Ode Au Rêve. It's not really an oriental any longer. It's a beautiful unisex musky sandalwood, not the fresh laundry kind of musk but rather warm and powdery, with other notes staying more or less in the background to bring balance to the scent. It's easy to see why the bottle is blue. Ode Au Rêve is comforting, relaxing. Very zen. IMO, one of the prettiest Yves Rocher with Nature Millénaire, Voile d'Ambre and Ispahan. All discontinued... So sad. @HOUSTONHOUSTON : the bottle is based on the design of Ode à l'Amour. It's actually flat and it can't stand up (like the Angel bottle). The first version looked pretty different because it had no plastic and it didn't have a sprayer. It doesn't look like Noa at all in real. Update : Sunny Side Up Juliette Has A Gun is built like Ode Au Rêve, with similar ambrette, sandalwood and vanilla notes, and adds cedar to it.

Had a mini of this in junior high (2002-2003), now I have a mini of it again. As people have pointed out, it indeed came out years before 2007. The mini I currently have in my possession has not been used and smells exactly like back in the day. I could never put my finger on this one when I would smell it, it definitely has somewhat of a similar backbone as YR Ode a l'amour but it's... how can I even describe it. I suppose it's musky in a clean musk way, definitely vanillic, but also somewhat fresh airy and very calming with a hint of incense for depth. I would not classify this as an oriental. It's not spicy, doesn't tickle your nose at all, it's tranquil, slightly sweet and watery. Very inspiring, very unique.

I got a purse spray of this is a swap and I must say this is wonderfull. It is incredibly similar to Gloria by Cacharel wich is a favourite to me. There is a lot of sandalwood but it has to have some kind of liquour in it too, it smells a lot like amareto, like Gloria does. The top notes are glorious and they stay for a long long time, but unfortunatly after the top notes the scent disapears in my skin, it lasted probably 4 hours. But I must tell you that were 4 hours of beauty! Smoky, woody, sweet...uau this is a really good perfume. I love it! Bring this beauty gain Yves Rocher! Sillage: Good for half an hour. Longevity: +/-, 4 hours has I said 9.5/10

I was lucky enough to get this discontinued gem at a very good price. It starts off intense and complex, with a fresh burst of floral and woody notes. Then it settles to a creamy, smoky, melancholic and introspective scent that sits close to the skin. It is definitely a winter scent and I can easily see it worn by men as well. I find it strikingly similar to With Love by Hilary Duff. The difference lies in that With Love is sweeter (as it has some fruity notes), has better silage and longevity, but overall it has the same creamy, woody quality.