Description
A child can either charm or annoy us with the same ruthlessness. A child can be irresistible with his angel-sweet smile but he also knows how to drive us crazy. Under the angel, the faked innocence of a demon. After the gentle top notes of orange blossom and marshmallow, breaks the unexpected accord of coffee, leather and cold tobacco, a shrilling symbol of our sleepless nights. True to his reputation of «polymorphic pervert», this mini-sized tyrant is only happy when he succeeds in imposing his whims, which he always manages to do.What a sweet little monster !
Composition: Orange blossom, marshmallow, rose, moka, leather, amber, musk, tobacco
Nose for this fragrance is Antoine Lie. Divin’Enfant was launched in 2006.
Mexce007intitytek – :
Palesemente copiato da Sun di Jil sander del 1988/89 presenta lo stesso effetto latteo,dolce,stessi ingredienti e simile dolcezza cremosa.
Non proprio identico, infatti preferisco Sun versione vintage
cristofer – :
A beautiful sweet perfume. Very sweet and lovely, I’m looking for a bottle if you have it and not love. It’s hard to describe this one, Very feminine with a hint of a Odori type tobacco, and a sweet leather, very interesting but probably one to test first. This is a big love for me. A+
alice022 – :
Bought a small test vial today. The opening is fresh and quirky with marshmallow, orange blossom, and tobacco. However these first notes evaporate really fast. 5 minutes later it was different. It briefly became leathery with hints of tonka beans.
However that did not last either. About 30 minutes later the rose, musk and amber took over and that’s all I can smell now and it does not give any youthful vibe. In fact quite the opposite. It smells like an old lady. Grannies smell like that. I don’t think I will be buying this scent.
cyberbrest – :
Sweet, powdery with dark undertones. Like a really sweet, cute girl with a dark sense of humour for us non baby sorts.
I do see the resemblance to lotions and such but having no experience with baby related smells I couldn’t give any specifics. Office friendly for me (not that I care, I intend to be smelled before I’m seen) and light as it took a few sprays but not too bad, most ELDO fragrances tend to leave a decent drydown. Not their weirdest or most amazing but I am again pleased with my blind buy.
Виктор163 – :
this smells like a baby , is ok but it disappears in 5 minutes , meh it is very nice while it last but what is the point it is gone so fast
yuga09 – :
Divin Enfant by Etat Libre d’Orange is the scent of a baby in a bottle. I was really hoping that this fragrance would be rich and creamy, however, my reality was instead a smooth, sweet talcum powder scent.
Don’t get me wrong, this is an extremely pleasant scent. It’s quite inoffensive despite its sweetness and relatively easy to wear. If one were to shake off the excess powder from a bag of white, fluffy marshmallows and bottle its scent, Divin Enfant wouldn’t be far off the real thing. This is probably the closest you’ll get to smelling like a walking marshmallow prior to being melted over a campfire.
I love Etat Libre d’Orange and their wacky fragrance line, but I must be honest when I say that Divin Enfant is the least interesting from their range. This is essentially a gourmand fragrance for those that don’t like loud, big and bold scents.
The orange blossom heart is a stand-out on my skin, adding a lush floral aspect to a relatively sweet and powdery composition. This refreshing orange blossom accord makes this fragrance suitable for Spring and Summer wear.
I am glad that I satiated my curiosity with this fragrance, and although I enjoyed wearing it, I’m glad I spent my well-earned money on other scents from the house of Etat Libre d’Orange.
val1970val – :
A reviewer on YT described this perfume as baby lotion/cream for adults. That’s exactly what it smells like. The orange blossom and marshmallow combination gives this perfume a baby lotion/humectant/scented petrolatum that my wife used to put on our babies to prevent diaper irritation/rash. This is the adult version. This reviewer nailed it. I wish coffee, tobacco, amber and Tonka were stronger, and the neroli/marshmallow softer. Disappointed because the notes list is interesting.
ayoguyldi – :
Very nice: a modern rich caramelized orange blossoms cologne scent. Nice some dark “animal” sides which contrast with the angelic orange flower and marshmallow.
Actually the opening and the very first 20 minutes are the best part. After the sweet rogue side becomes too prominent and sticky.
An unfulfilled promise typical of childhood.
Also longevity has nothing of promising.
Remember me Ungaro by Ungaro (blue bottle of the 90s) and actually Joop Homme.
TanyaMP35 – :
Some other people are talking about how the Lush stores smell just like this. I feel like that is slightly true, but it’s also simplifying the fume. The little bit of tobacco adds something so rich to the Lush-like scent. It’s still sweet and mellow though, which makes it a bit of a drawback for me. I like my frags a bit stronger and heavier, but I think I’ll keep this sample that I have for now.
AION229 – :
The orange blossom note is dominant to my nose. I guess this plus the marshmallow note are the reason why this perfume resembles bath scents so much for so many people, including myself. The tobacco is not very noticeable, so you don’t have to worry you’ll smell like a smoker, it’s just enough to give this perfume a slight twist. Smells clean, like you just finished taking a long and relaxing bath. Nice sillage, amazing longevity (at least on me)!
Toxa_2030 – :
The tobacco, leather and coffee in Divin’Enfant seem to form a truly weird combination. The perfume has a stale, almost fuel-like body with a sweet marshmallow twist on top of it. I would not call this a perfume by any means, it is rather a smell. Think of a room that no one has visited for years. Stale air with the smell of everything in there – books, chairs, curtains, dust and a piano. The scent is fairly linear, but very abstract and unusual. Although the tobacco/leather/coffee combo is really not my type of thing, I find the “perfume” interesting enough to wear it, when I am in the mood for something out of the ordinary.
anefianquiz – :
Too feminite to my nose.So sweet.Marshmallow and tobacco made it so cloying sweet.Sillage and longevity are great.but i can’t see how a man can wear such overwhelming sweet fragrance.After about 30min orange blossom ,leather and coffee notes kick in and gives it a powdery-ness feeling,but still so sweet.if you think sweetness will be toned down after a while you are wrong.it continues destroyin your experience till the end!Not a safe blind buy.So be careful.Acceptable Price/Performance to me.
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5.5/10
BymnAtteneBom – :
Among the few of the ELDO’s that I have sampled so far, this one is a winner when it comes to the longevity and aura. A very comfortable blend of soft tobacco scent with some sweet powder and a lot of tonka – but I like it.
The opening mesmerizes me with the orange blossoms that are dipped in creamy musk nuanced with some honey. It’s a good thing for me that the sweetness does not last that long and is not overly intensive. It soon gives way to the tobacco notes, soft leather, mild rose and powder, and that’s how it continues to play far into the dry down. Even though I find it leaning towards the feminine side, it’s because of the gourmand oriental impression that I would be occasionally wearing it, when the mood would call for it.
On her skin the perfume is immensely sensual, calm, warm and intimate. It creates a desire to be near to someone, to have someone in your arms.
To a man, this might be a scent invoking the feeling of calmness, being at home, in a haven, in the only place where everything is ok – and if now it is not, it would be, by the time the sun rises. Waiting for the dawn, in someone’s embrace, that feeling could make him pull his arms to his chest, crossing them inadvertently as if he has something to hold and keep safe. Something that isn’t there, but once was. Or that is yet to be?
Soundtrack: Max Richter – The Leftovers Piano Theme
SnakeVS – :
This remands me of old Mugler Angel, before all the reformulations turned it into a cheap patchouli oil.
fh – :
I imagine you’re all familiar with the perfume that wafts inside and around Lush stores: Divin Enfant smells exactly like that.
Too sweet for my tastes, the tobacco, coffee and leather notes are completely lost on my skin.
Longevity is quite good, sillage rather poor.
korshikov – :
This perfume is all about life and indeed a piece of art. It smells the life of a person. First it smells marshmallow and orange blossoms. It smells really young. Then you will smell the middle age smells like coffee, cigarettes. The final is leather, tonka and amber. This is really beautiful and you will appreciate this if you know life and art. Its not a crowd pleaser yes. Of course if youre into designers recycling recipe you would not like this. Wear this if you want to leave a scent trail of life and mystery. People will ask you if you apply too much. Somehow heavy and lasts long. It will transform on your skin depending on temperature. Unisex? Of course. You dont have to use perfume to scream on others nose your gender.
jeka068 – :
very interesting! ciggarettes, makeup powder, leather, lipstick, marsmallows – what a blend! i really liked it, but i have to test it more. i like the concept and like the smell. it is a still a bit too sweet to my taste so i have to find out whether i would be able to wear it often.
Gradus254 – :
I love this little beauty, it’s grown up in that there are tobacco nuances and an almost musty musk, yet it lets the inner child pop in and out with the marshmallow. The silage is light but the longevity is fabulous. Its sweet, but notcloying, it’s a sophisticated sweet.
It’s a sophisticated lady, cigarette in one hand, suede handbag in the other containing marshmallow and candy for later. Fabulous.
gigantro7 – :
The inside of a smokers leather bag, inside she has cigarettes, bubblegum and face powder that has smashed and coated the inside of her bag in a powder.
And i mean that in the best way possible, this scent is very nostalgic to me, probably because i grew up around smokers.
It smells classy to me, a little “musty” with just enough sweetness and a touch of bitter from the coffee beans.
Totally vintage smelling and with moderate sillage.
Edit: dry down is a very simplistic pleasant musk similar to narciso rodriguez essence.
nikolaychuk – :
This is not a gourmand, which I kind of expected. It’s very musky, powdery and a bit aldehydic, almost green, rendering this classy and soapy instead. The musk is white and starts screechy but becomes much softer and sweeter by time. A gentle orangeflower barely appears a bit later. I will keep this perfume although it’s not at all my usual taste, it’s interesting and I sense it may be absolutely right at some point. If I could reconstruct the notes, I would list white musk, aldehydes, maybe iris. I would place this in the same category as DKNY Cashmere Mist, Penhaligon’s Artemisia and Serge Lutens Clair de musc. I’m impressed with the quality and will try Tilda Swinton Like This next time, it’s supposed to be a wonderful gourmand.
giedrius1 – :
…At the beginning I was not surprised me a lot, but I felt something, like a desire to find out, and I did well. After a couple of minutes from the sweetness (not cloying) initial,evolves becoming almost “cold” as if a gust of cold air has arrived… the note of tobacco and musk blend with the orange blossom and marshmallow….there is the coffee notes but I do not detect much… tobacco is very present, and orange blossom obvious! What strikes me about this perfume is its Soft / Sweet duality stands at the beginning Mysterious / cold in its evolution … interesting scent,which does not go unnoticed! I like it.
Sillage: 7.5/10
Longevity: 8./10
Scent: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10
winspebox – :
I bought this blind, wanting Marshmallows and the other notes sounded pleasant. This has not even the slightest hint of gourmand or marshmallow to my nose. Given that, I am wearing it trying to not have my expectations branded over the top of it.
So, in lieu of expectations I get smoky (think a somehow pleasant) ashtray in a leather shot with a bit of talcum finish. There’s also a lot of laundry variety musk to ground and add freshness. Yes, there is a hint of orange blossom but not enough to call this sweet, certainly not by gourmand standards. Sample first, the voted notes period represents poorly.
ETA: Having owned this for about a year now, I have gotten to know the child better and, as often happens, facets of her personality have begun to make themselves known. Today, when the temperatures are dipping a bit, I am getting quite a lot of fluffy marshmallow. My guess is that the intensity of the summer hear doesn’t allow it to come through. At any rate, this has, over time, become a real favorite.
fenix30 – :
Drooooool. Marshmallows on an open fire mixed with a wiff of newly roasted coffeebeans, like walking past one of those little coffee shops. And fruity tobacco leaves, like when you see people rolling them at a market stand. And leather, just a tad. Like walking past one of those leather shops you see in Old Towns of Mediterranean citys.
Lots of “walking by” in this one.
But mostly, fluffy, slightly warm marshmallows and smoke.
It’s just so comforting, like a hug from someone that you really really care for, maybe even falling in love with. The warmth of sugar and kindness, and then you get a whiff of something else. Tobacco and smoke, giving some excitement to this persons unknown side perhaps. Or maybe I’ve just read too much fanfiction.
advalaype – :
Best gourmand ever, very natural and powerfull!!
gablia – :
The opening is more powdery than sweet. After a few minutes it does get a bit sweeter from the coffee and Tonka but not over the top. After about an hour or the tobacco/leather dry down kicks in beautifully with the subtle wetness. The pyramid looks odd and it is but in a good way. The first couple hours sillage is very strong and then about hour 4 it dries to a skin scent and then is just about gone after 6 hours. It’s a strong like but as mentioned nothing groundbreaking. If you like this, Midnight in Paris is one that you should sample as well.
sewan – :
Eau de Baby Herman. I had no idea I wanted a fragrance like this but after three wearings I am totally hooked. Contrast always makes a fragrance more interesting and this is one of the most intensely contrasting things I’ve ever smelled. Opens up strong with orange blossom, a decent kick of cozy tobacco, an extremely soft rose, and a gooey, candy sweet shaving cream/marshmallow fluff note. It’s extremely hard to explain but to this nose it absolutely works. The dry down is where it gets exciting, every time I wear this it goes in a different direction! Ive had the sweetness linger all night, eventually becoming a warm candied coffee-tobacco-amber, while other times the leather has revved up its engine and it’s become an interesting candied-rosey leather, and in hot weather the orange blossom shines all the way through. Every time I wear it I find something to appreciate and the fact that it keeps me on my toes earns it major brownie points. I think what makes this so captivating is the fact that it is completely androgynous. Simultaneously delicate and powerful, masculine and feminine, young and old. It pokes fun at the concept of gender-specific fragrances. This is not a scent for MANLY MEN or GIRLY GIRLS, this is a scent of a human being who is complex, one who has strong sides and soft sides, and to me that makes it more realistically representative of people than most fragrances. It’s like a high ranking CEO exploring a diaper fetish. Or maybe a girly girl exploring something a little leathery and dangerous. All very fun and very exciting. While it’s weird, I find that it garners quite a few compliments. Performance is great. Too thick for hot weather but perfect for the fall and winter. All in all this is one of the stronger offerings from this house and if it sounds interesting to you I can’t recommend it enough.
an_kaz – :
Not a bad gourmand. Opens very sweet, almost cloying, but settles into a musky coffee, vanilla and leather drydown. Interesting scent. Not entirely my cup of tea, but I suspect is the kind of fragrance girls like on guys more than guys like on themselves.
kela185 – :
Naughty but nice…
Ok so this is where Etat Libre d’Orange starts to get it’s reputation from, a “controversial” concept! Here they take the image of a child, using happy, childish, “innocent” notes: marshmallow, orange blossom, rose, soft musk, and combine them with “adult” or “grown-up” notes like tobacco, coffee and leather. However they blend (surprisingly) quite well!
It opens up with a very sweet and cool orange blossom. Very sweet, which is also the marshmallow note. Then it gets softer (but still stays very “sweet & innocent”). Then the cold tobacco and hints of coffee and leather come through, very soft and fluffy. In fact, this whole fragrance could be described as “soft and fluffy”! It’s really nice!
I think if you are a gourmand lover you would appreciate this one, or if you like sweet scents. It’s not too cloying but it wafts across the skin giving a wonderful aroma throughout the day, and it’s quite pleasing. It’s a very “happy” and soft fragrance, I don’t see the controversy here. I think people who like sweet scents would like this one. To me, Etat Libre d’Orange is not as controversial as people say (or indeed as their own marketing tends to make out)! I find this quite wearable. If you like soft, sweet, “fluffy” types of scents, then you’ll like this.
karatun – :
imagine this:
it’s a small room 4×4 m2 apartment and there is a young kid wearing red pants, yellow and white stripes shirt with a hat and fan on top having that large bag of candy,a delicious tasty mostly natural candy (using fruit sugar, or sugar cane), his grand dad sitting on a plastic rocking chair smoking that pipe and holding a mug of pure hot unsweetened coffee & he just picked those fresh baby oranges from the garden of his building. so imagine all these smells in a 4 by 4 meter square with no TV inside and a closed window in a sunny day at 10 am. sweetish dark coffeing orangious essence. quite good and the first 20 minutes (top note) is risky for a masculine man 🙂
serpu4uk – :
tobacco leather and fuel, the drydown is weird… great scent for hot days!
dimondimon11 – :
Almost all reviews are positive before mine, but I’m telling it like it is to offer another point of view. This is another ELDO perfume that just smells totally synthetic, so I give up on this house. This smells like a children’s multivitamin with old powdery makeup. I dont pick up any tobacco or leather or coffee whatsoever. This how all thier perfumes are on me–synthetic and lacking the depth they claim they have. Guess I’ve been spoiled by Tom Ford perfumes. For a perfume of this kind (mixing luxury with gourmand) I highly recommend L’Artisan’s Dzing!–real leather and creamy caramel.
sayan1902 – :
This perfume is so unique I have to be in the mood for wearing it.
It’s a game of opposites, an oxymoron bottled.
A child playing in her mother’s high heels and a mischievous burlesque diva provoking to get a sexy spank. It’s boldness disguised as naivety.
Bittersweet. Challenging, rather complex and multifaceted.
Unisex, but i do like it better on me than on my fiancé. Perfect for cold weather and darkness (leather, tobacco speak to me of a luxury boudoir)
A little goes a loooong way. The sillage is quite loud and it has a very good longevity, at least on my skin.
Lipatov310 – :
Just discovered this formidable, creative and unusual brand and love their quirky, bold and daring creations.
Now here we have a classic case of “Enfant Terrible”!
Is it a boy or a girl? Hard to say. Before kids get into puberty they are really unisex, aren’t they and they still have to “learn” their roles (as society expects them to behave gender specific).
This is certainly a child that does not want to conform or fall into any gender-specific category. It is the “Tom-boy” girl, that loves insects, plays football and does not wear dresses, as well as the shy, reserved little boy that plays with Barbie dolls, drawing unusual dresses and designs an entire collection from materials found anywhere around the house, garden, grand-dad’s garden shed, etc).
As for the scent it is certainly heavenly sweet thanks to marshmallow notes and neroli but it is so beautifully juxtaposed with the cold tobacco that seems to act as the dividing line, the gender fence, between girly pink lolliepops and masculine leather notes combined with Tonka Beans and Coffee.
The development of all these notes will inevitably vary with the season, weather, your own gender, your mood and temper. On me it starts as a confused concotion, the “toys thrown out of pram moment”, but soon the calming notes of tonka, marshmallow, neroli and coffee take the lead. Just as long as everything is going my way (spoiled little prat I am) until the cold tobacco throws another temper tantrum and unleashes the teasing musk, leather-whip, molesting your next victim that cannot resist your juvenile cocky charm.
It really is a perfume after my own heart. A devilish and childish blend of misbehaviour, shenannigans and petty crime. The sort of “trick or treat” for adults. But make no mistake, this is not banal or stupid…it was created always and foremost with the next cheeky prank in mind.
Now if only one could identify the culprit?
If only this child behaved, it would be genius! 9/10
miron1984 – :
just got a sample of a few ELdO scents today…from Divin Enfant i get more moka than anything else, certainly more than smoke or leather. It kind of reminded me of Bond no. 9 New Harlem (which is very coffee scented).
It is not a bad or unpleasant scent, just a little too sweet for my current taste.
Aleksandrus – :
Divin’Enfant catches in my throat from time to time, especially if I spray too much (i.e., more than 2 spritzes). But, I can’t seem to help myself. It’s such a little enigma, this perfume. I’m absolutely delighted by the play between the sweet and the leathery smoke of it. I have to keep myself from wearing it every day, lest I get sick of it (not possible?). What IS it about this perfume? How can something be so enchanting without being “pretty”, per se, in the common understanding (these days) of “pretty” perfumes? I like being confounded by it. It’s like that mysterious chick you can’t figure out. I want to emulate this perfume…maybe that’s why I want to wear it ALL THE TIME…
s.malewinskij – :
Cloying, very sweet, candied-leather!
paratapak – :
This is a quite interesting fragrance. But beware… You can’t wear it anytime, anywhere, because I think it could be nauseous force to wear.
More like an experiment, a fun test or a very special occasion. For the smell itself, it’s one of the most original fragrances from ELdO in my opinion.
You have a perfect duality between power and sweetness.
First, you smell the marshmallow, very sweety, cute with its delicate orange blossom on its hand. The innocence side.
And then, the perversion. Amber, musk, leather and tobacco, the quad aces, the four horsemen of masculinity, on the background. Making a strong, manly accord, diametrically opposite but, curiously, it doesn’t indicate !
Well, Eloge du Traitre is subtitled “Sweet Lucifer”, but I think this nickname is more accurate for this one.
This is really Lucifer, the pure archangel (Marshmallow) who dared to challenge (Manly background) God and then, falls into disgrace.
Azulfidinexr – :
Etat Libre d’Orange – Divin Enfant
Here we have a marshmallow strong accord from the begining. It is quite sweet, but also soft and smooth.
Orange blossom brings warm perspective to its evolution too, but we can not see it as we can on other scents. The sweet from the opening lasts lots of hours making it not so complex and little bit boring.
Plus, we can not detect any tobacco or leather in it… So bad!
🙁
Then, i can only get musc and woods till it fades.
Dry is still sweet and little powdery.
Too synthetic for me.
Sorry
🙁
ру46 – :
Now, Domenico and Stefano, this is how a marshmallow perfume should be done 😉
Sweet marshmallow + intoxicating orange blossom + tartness of tobacco.
The tobacco note isn’t smoky here, it smells like a new pack, filled with some strawberry flavored cigarettes probably.
The marshmallow isn’t sickly sweet, it is rather transparently-powdery sweet.
And the orange blossom is just fresh and fragrant, very lovely.
I get some leather undertone, too, and a hint of coffee (creamy cappuccino).
It really reminds me of my early and mid teens, when I thought I was a rebel. I wore biker leather jackets that were two-three sizes too big for a tiny girl, smoked cherry flavored cigarettes, listened to heavy metal and was sure I’m cool and a grownup, hehe 🙂
Sweet times of innocence, when you’re effortlessly fresh and pretty and need so little to feel special. For me, “Divin’Enfant” is a great portrayal of it, with a hint of irony.
In 5 words: tobacco, sweet, playful, fresh, unusual.
aux11 – :
Thanx Allinug for a sample!
This is a true hug or go to dance-scent! Soft, warm and skinclose. Very sophisticated, elegant and womanish. I don’t think this is a scent for men, but it can be my skintype who makes this a little bit darksweet. I can smell the leather, musk, amber and the Africa Orange flower mostly. Timeless – maybe not for teenagers but for everybody past 25, in my opinion. I will be looking for a bottle.
Tack Allinug för provet!
Detta är en sann kramdoft eller en doft för danskväll. Mjuk, varm och hudnära. Väldigt sofistikerad, elegant och superkvinnlig. Jag tycker inte att detta är en unisex men det kan vara min hudtyp som spelar mig ett spratt, jag upplever den som mörk och djupsöt. Jag kan känna läder, musk, amber och African orange flower mest. Tidlös – kanske inte för tonåringar men för alla över 25. Jag kommer att leta efter en flaska.
lestat6 – :
This is one of my favourite fragrances at the moment. I bought it in Zagreb last year and I have just rediscovered it. The cold wet weather here brings out its mellow, amberine qualities. It’s somehow sexy and warm enough to be worn at night. I alternate it with Etro’s Heliotrope during the day. Yum.
tolik23 – :
I really loved this at first. The orange blossom and amber made it really nice. Once that faded, I tried to figure out what it smelled like. After many hours, I finally concluded that it smelled exactly like a day in my father’s hair salon in the 80’s when you could smoke and cut hair at the same time: Final Net pump hair spray and stale cigarette. Blecch. I am sad. I really wanted to like this on me.
markus30 – :
I bought this blind thinking i love the notes surely i would love this! But no its not for me at all, not working with my skin, i forget some tobacco/candy combos don’t work on me at all.. Its very strong, excellent silage & longevity. Its a very rich & thick fragrance, I get the leather, tobacco, sweet musk & marshmallow notes in almost equal combo. I would say this is unisex. Anyway I have a full 10ml mini up for swap, PM me.
andry1199 – :
My perception of Etat Libre d’Orange DIVIN’ENFANT really fluctuates a lot depending upon a variety of factors, including temperature, humidity, blood caffeine and sugar content, the movement of the stars and the tides.
Today, DIVIN’ENFANT seems rather leathery–almost the orange blossom analogue to Balmain JOLIE MADAME! The orange blossom is unmistakable and sometimes it smells very sweet, but not today for some reason. Today, DIVIN’ENFANT smells very sophisticated, like a brand new orange Hermès bag in which a couple of cigarettes have broken open and a bottle of 4711 has spilled.
As usual, this creation from ELdO really is creative, managing yet again to carve out a tract of previously uncharted territory on the grand olfactory map! Your mileage may vary (thanks for explaining that acronym to me, PBullFriend!), but on a day like today, I’d say that DIVIN’ENFANT is a perfect name for this scent because it seems to me as genderless as toddler and equally as innocent.
Orange blossom lovers take note: something under the sun is new!
сергей6627 – :
First impression was of a woman wearing a white-flower perfume and smoking at least 20 cigarettes per day. Then the orange flower became more assertive and broke through the cigarette residue clinging to clothes, but not managing to dominate. I don’t get much sweetness, on the contrary, there’s a smoky bitterness that’s rather pushy. The orange flower is related to Fleur du Mâle and Fahrenheit 32º, but with much more support from the “cigarette-smoke-in-clothes” accord. Interesting perfume, but I’m not sure it’s quite my style.
A month later… I applied some on a handkerchief and it shows impressive longevity and quite a cloud of sillage. And a 1000 calories of sweetness. A powerful gourmand.
sorokolet – :
i am a man and ordered a sample
its more on the feminine side
SO no sense a man should order that stuff !!!
MEN Stay Away !!
irisha-7 – :
I would describe Divin d’Enfant as a sort of edgy, smudged, smoky rose scent with a welcome hint of vanilla in the drydown. Only not actually rosy … I can’t do it justice trying to describe! It’s sweet and breezy and bold at the same time. I do not particularly like it, I am not going to wear it nor would I like my man to wear it, but it’s an intriguing and complex thing. This scent hits my stomach in the spot where I get a little nauseated, yet I think it was worthwhile buying a sample anyway.
Samosha – :
A lovely, slightly gourmand fragrance. The initial sweet notes could overwhelm but thankful dry down to a subtle mixture of sweet and leather. Gorgeous!
eyq481speagoessenda – :
The name of Divin’ Enfant comes from an old French jingle that I used to sing every Christmas all through elementary school, until utter satiation. I still occasionally catch myself humming its haunting chorus in the shower… brrr
Leaving the memory lane aside, Divin’Enfant the perfume is quite a piece of wicked art. Its bitter-sweetness is masterfully balanced by the tobacco leaves, coffee notes and the unexpected marshmallow-vanilla accord.
This is indeed a selfish, spoiled but irresistible child that flaunts a dark, vicious streak. A 15 year old Lolita that smokes daddy’s cubans with her feet on his desk, while drinking his whiskey. Insolent, provocative, borderline illegal. And sweet all along :).
The official marketing description is in fact pretty spot-on. A sweet little monster indeed. Love it!
add658bedyWelty – :
Some fragrances are so warm and inviting that I feel they’d smell better as candles. Fragrances like Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford and various Serge Lutens fragrances come to mind. Well, Divin’ Enfant (Divine Child) joins that list. It’s very warm and comforting, and smells, to my nose, a lot like the smell of a Lush store. Lush being the “natural” soap and fragrance company located at various shopping malls. Granted, Divine Child smells better than the Lush stores themselves, but I can’t help but drawing that comparison. The warm, resinous tobacco and incense combine with the marshmallow (which I suspect is coumarin) and smell amazing. Never to sweet, never to smokey. There’s a minor coffee note in there too. It lasts a while and the coumarin base is absolutely divine (heh).
Maybe I’ll grow to like Divine Child enough and eventually to purchase a full bottle. I’ll have to actually spray it on. For now I feel it would work a lot better as a candle, I feel, but there’s no denying how good it is. It’s technically unisex, but there’s something masculine in feel about it. This one is my favorite of the Etat Libre d’Orange line along with Tom of Finland and Rossy de Palma.
tranql – :
In my opinion this is one of the most disappointing releases by the guys at ELDO. I can’t say that this composition is completely unsuccessful but it’s definitely way too sweet. Divin’Enfant opens with an interesting accord of coffee and orange blossoms that while it’s pretty strident it still has some charme. It could do great on the A*Men / Angel / Lolita Lempicka axis if just it didn’t suddendly evolve into a generic woody ambery drydown of very little interest. If you like overwhelming sweetness in your fragrance you could enjoy this, but let me tell you that you can have plenty of better options at half the price.
Rating: 5/10<