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#166
frenchyo8 said:
When they came out last summer I purchased all 3, but returned the Cactus Garden, after trying the sample a few times. Hubby uses afternoon swim and I use Sun song!
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Honestly I didn’t like cactus garden in the beginning but it grew on me. Quite frankly same as sun song. Afternoon swim is just too close to my other...many citrus fragrance. I’m trying to limit myself to sun song and one more bottle when I go pick up my California dream. Idk if that one more bottle would be one of the ones from the oriental collection.
 
#167
HKsai said:
Honestly I didn’t like cactus garden in the beginning but it grew on me. Quite frankly same as sun song. Afternoon swim is just too close to my other...many citrus fragrance. I’m trying to limit myself to sun song and one more bottle when I go pick up my California dream. Idk if that one more bottle would be one of the ones from the oriental collection.
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Do let me know what you end up getting!
 
#168
ultravisitor said:
...Sun Song would be my next choice, but something about it reminds me about the cheap, free toiletries that are left in locker rooms for men to use. I mean, it's definitely pleasant, but it also comes off a bit cheap and synthetic to my nose.
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This. When I first tried it, it smelled like those cheap toilet sprays. Our SA told us that most of their local clients had the same reaction and that it generated very poor sales compared to the other 2.
 
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#169
MyBelongs to Louis said:
TY! So sorry to hear about your store. As far as I know, the bags don’t ship for online orders. Did you get it & do you love it?
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Chiming in with review of California Dream: I find it very long lasting, up to 8 hours, which is opposite of everyone else. Similar impression to DG light blue scent (with a citrus kick) yet lasts all day on me like Burberry Body. Weird thing is the longer I wear it, the sweeter it smells. Very happy with it as my first LV perfume!
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I did eventually get another bottle and bag from my CA- thankfully my store reopened a couple weeks ago, despite the ongoing rioting in my city that's kept a lot of businesses closed. You were correct that the bag did not come with the online order.

I also agree that it lasts about 8 hours on me- not as long as Mille Feux, Coeur Battant, or other Chanel fragrances, but I love how unique of a citrus fragrance it is! I've been wearing it almost constantly. Congrats on your first LV perfume!
 
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#170
frenchyo8 said:
Do let me know what you end up getting!
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Picked up my California dream today! They’ve been out of them consistently. I finally was able to try ombré nomade and les sables roses. I honestly love both. I ended up bought les sables roses (getting it shipped to store because my small store doesn’t carry the oriental collection) because it is more subtle and I just get anxious that ombré nomade would not be appropriate in a pediatric hospital setting. I’m gonna test out nuit de feu when my les sables roses comes. I’m gonna let myself pick up one more bottle this month then maybe two more when I get my next paycheck. I might do nuit de feu if it turns out to be one I like.....if not then I might do sun song even though I know it doesn’t have a lot of fans. I know I would eventually complete the summer collection because I’m such a sucker for citrusy fragrances.

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#172
I have attrape reves - loved it immediately but after a year of having it (bottle is about half now) it seems like it doesnt smell the same as before (not as sweet and doesnt last as long).

Anyone experience something similar with their fragrances?

I store it in my bathroom which can get sunny but bottle is out of direct light.
 
#173
lv_katie said:
I have attrape reves - loved it immediately but after a year of having it (bottle is about half now) it seems like it doesnt smell the same as before (not as sweet and doesnt last as long).

Anyone experience something similar with their fragrances?

I store it in my bathroom which can get sunny but bottle is out of direct light.
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Steam and humidity should be avoided. Bathroom makes a lot of sense as a place for fragrances but not the best place.
 
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#174
ultravisitor said:
Well, I can't tell you everything I have because that would take forever.

As for what what I'm getting next, I'm actually waiting on a delivery of Slumberhouse Kiste. Slumberhouses are so hard to get because they're produced in such small numbers, and they sell out constantly. Kiste was actually discontinued a while back, and all I've had is a 6ml decant, so I've been afraid I might not ever get a full bottle. Luckily, they are extraits and quite potent, so the decant has lasted me, but I really really wanted the official full 30ml bottle. The perfumer recently opened his webshop and brought it back, and I was lucky enough to get one (finally) b

Otherwise, I'm not really sure. From LV, I love Orage and have been considering it for a bit. I'm also anxious to test the new one for the men's line, Meteore. It sounds like it might have some potential, though it also sounds a bit like the same thing which Dior has been doing with Sauvage, which is a terrible, cheap-smelling, chemical concoction.

Frederic Malle is one of my favorite houses, but I have most of the ones I really love from the line. I would like one of his roses, though, and I think Une Rose might be the one. I've had my eye on it for a while and was thinking about getting it this summer. Many people love Portrait of a Lady, but I think it falls apart in the drydown and begins smelling too synthetic. Plus, I have a rose perfume from Profumum Roma that is similar to Portrait of a Lady but better.

Back to Dior, though. Aside from the situation with Sauvage, Dior is another of my absolute favorite houses. It's the house I have the most of and that I wear most often. I mainly wear their Maison Christian Dior line. Dior has another one for that line coming to the US this month that I'm interested in testing: Oud Rosewood. These newer Diors haven't been nearly as good as the older ones, though, and feedback I've been hearing has indicated that it's another that doesn't stand up to the earlier releases in that line. My collection of Diors is pretty much done at this point save for maybe one of the Paris exclusives that I have yet to acquire.

Speaking of Dior and roses, though, you might be interested in Ambre Nuit. It is part of the MCD line and was originally created for men before they made the entire line unisex. It's one of the best rose and ambergris fragrances out there. It's definitely one of my favorite roses. It's fairly versatile and doesn't wear too loudly, and a lot of people really like it. It has a lot of fans, and I've gotten a lot of compliments on it. It's also priced quite reasonably compared to a lot of other luxury perfumes (another reason why Dior is one of my top houses).
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#176
SnowWhite92 said:
I did eventually get another bottle and bag from my CA- thankfully my store reopened a couple weeks ago, despite the ongoing rioting in my city that's kept a lot of businesses closed. You were correct that the bag did not come with the online order.

I also agree that it lasts about 8 hours on me- not as long as Mille Feux, Coeur Battant, or other Chanel fragrances, but I love how unique of a citrus fragrance it is! I've been wearing it almost constantly. Congrats on your first LV perfume!
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Thanks so much, hun:) Happy things worked out for your order and that it’s pleasant and long lasting on you too!
 
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#178
Been wearing California dream the last 3 days

It is very strong on first spray but faded on my skin by the end of the day.

At first I thought I wouldn't wear it as it came on quite strong in the beginning but as it fades it gets better and I'm glad I have it!
 
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#180
Hello, I haven't posted here before but I have been buying Matiere Noire for 2 years. Love it. My fiance bought L'Immensite last year and he's also very happy with it. Now, over the weekend, I decided to order Attrape-Reves. I haven't tried it before so of course I ordered a sample of it and a sample of Coeur Battant. Neither sample came. Now I am thinking I should return the perfume. I have 2 stores close by but I don't feel comfortable going to the malls right now. Any other options?
 
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