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dron714007 – :
This is heaven in a scent.
I have been wearing it this past 6 months my husband adores it on me and always ask what is that perfume its lovely. Now I have a lot like most here but this is a new favorite.
The scent is warm sensual and very beautiful, all the notes make it a gourmand but also a perfect oriental vanilla. The jasmine, almonds vanilla etc all compliment one another. Its not overpowering in any way just a scent that leaves you feeling very warm and reminds a little of Angel and John Galliano both favorites. This is a little more subtle but very beautiful its intoxicating and its so fresh and sweet when first on with a lovely dry down that is warm and sexy with a fresh twist. One for the ladies who know who they are.
Enjoy it and treat yourself.
Meicx790intitytek – :
Upon seeing the bottle for the very first time, I thought “What is this? This is too much. Naaah…”
I then gave it a try and holyscent, I was hooked!
Imagine:
– Cote d’Azur, St. Tropez, Nice, Cannes
– Baby baby pink and white stripe pants
– Baby baby blue polo shirt
– Sunny sky
– Bougainvillea in sight
– Wayfarer or cat-eye shades
– White straw bucket or canvas tote
– Sandals or espadrilles
This is pink done right. The gourmand mood is elegant and playfully sweet, not candy sweet.
Among Dragee, Guimauve, Heliotrope – I love Guimauve the most. Must be the lavender, must be the jasmine, must be the ocean sound, kissing the tip of almond lips.
Longevity and projection are, mesmerizing.
-AlmondBreakfast-
SFAT – :
The drydown smells sooo lovely! But the first 4/5 hours, the fragrance is a mess on my skin. There’s too much happening in this perfume. I smell something sweet, something balsamic, something spicy, something floral and someting fresh/green. Like I said, it smells messy and unbalanced.
But.. after a few hours you’ll get the most beautiful combination of vanilla, almond, tonka and lavender. It smells truly amazing. Sweet, soft, balsamic.. heavenly!
So please, Reminiscence, make a perfume that smells just like the drydown of this! I’ll 100% buy it.
Sillage and longevity are moderate-good.
alexmks – :
This isn’t too sweet for me, and I get a “dark” element to it. The smell is unique yet somewhat familiar, in the sense that you can think you are smelling something almond-ish, vanilla-ish, etc. And it certainly isn’t too floral – to me this is unisex, unless you hate scents like A*Men for being too “feminine.” It is quite blended, though, so you have to appreciate those kinds of scents. By contrast, a gourmand such as Cheat Day has much more articulated notes (and fewer of them). I definitely like this one, but I can’t say it is as special to me as Cheat Day, due to how blended it is.
UndichPhync – :
I had to laugh when I looked up the notes for this. I received a sample and was immediately blown away by how beautiful it is. I’ve never heard of the brand. To me it smells like a smokey sexy vanilla. Not generic at all. It’s like a better version of MOR’s marshmallow. It has a smoky richness. I know it sounds weird but it also to me has a vintage edge like it could be from the 70’s but in a cool way so that youngsters would be drawn to it. But it also isn’t achingly sweet. I’m thinking what is this?! As I breathe it in over and over lol. And I laughed because I always avoid anything almond based because it normally nauseates me. I find it hard to wear hypnotic poison lately and that’s been the only almond one I like. But reading the notes made me feel like I didn’t know almond at all and that it can be done right. I’m imagining someone like Rebecca from This Is Us wearing this in her 70’s days. But it still smelling modern enough to be a new release. Random I know but this is what rushed to my mind. I must source a full bottle for my collection. Give it a try even if you don’t like almond 🙂
rqn130JeomiWogkig – :
Was very excited to receive this, as I love every perfume with marshmallow so far. Here’s what I experienced, upon first spray, I was transported to an aging attic that hadn’t been opened in a hundred years. I imagined that I was unwrapping an ancient wedding dress. It’s like being in the dust, the wood, the dampness, but the powderiness of “Wedding Day” and dirty lacey gowns. That sounds strange, I know. You’re not wrong, it is strange.
It reminded me of what I described above on first spray
It reminded me of Kat Von D Saint in the shower when I was trying to scrub it off but couldn’t
It reminded me of ambergis from Juliette’s Not A Perfume
It reminded me of Vera Wang Princess Night after I sprayed it accidentally on my shower curtain and the smell wouldn’t leave after two weeks (which at this point was the only marshmallow note I smelled)
My husband also coughed and thought something was seriously wrong after entering the room I sprayed it in. I sprayed this one more time while he was out and an hour after, he entered the room and asked if I had sprayed this again.
Really not for me.
2007dda – :
Very nice citrus aromatic top notes lead to an almondy-marshmallow heart. Performance is great. Sadly, it’s too tooth-achingly sweet and linear for me.
Zmeelov – :
Thanks to Xrayer, I have been able to try this one a few times now. And I had to try it a few times to try to get the measure of it. I’m still not quite sure what to make of it. I was expecting marshmallowy sweetness but this is a sweet and yet slightly smoky vanilla fragrance. Warm, subtle, amber heavy and voluptuous, the dry down is creamier than the herbaceous opening but still there’s something that grounds this one to make it unlike other more linear oriental vanillas which often tend towards that in your face cupcake sweetness (not a bad thing, just a thing). Perhaps it’s the sandalwood. It’s nice, whatever it is; not remotely gauche or attention seeking but when you do notice it, Gimauve is warm, sensual and moreish.
lintilinki – :
Oh my! I’m not sure WHAT to think about this scent yet, as I just got it today. I’m very surprised, to say the least. I was hoping for something very powdery in a non-gourmand way. Think Joseph Jivago Sweet Dreams or L’Erbolario Iris. I did not get either of those; BUT, Guimauve is NOT unpleasant, so please don’t get me wrong.
After the initial spray, I immediately thought of Sarah Jessica Parker COVET. Definitely green and almost airy. Where COVET was too sharp and green to me, the initial greenness of Guimauve was smoother, softer, and more wearable. After about 5 minutes, the change surprised me yet again. It all of a sudden made me think of HYPNOTIC POISON or MANDORLO DI SICILIA. This is when I got scared/worried. I can wear HP, but NOT MdS. HP is softer, smoother, and has a slight woodsiness that counters the sweetness wonderfully. MdS became too sweet and cloying. They both have a slight root beer note, but MdS turned into the ice cream of a root beer float and was just unbearably sweet to me. Fortunately, the root beer note went away as quickly as it came in Guimauve. It became more similar to HP, but then changes slightly. There’s more of an underlying floral note in Guimauve. The base notes give it more complexity, and adds a hint of powder (though still not as much as I want). It’s not too musky, woodsy, or floral. It’s also no longer green. What I was initially afraid of, never came to be. I can see why someone above says that this isn’t just a cold-weather perfume. It’s actually quite lovely in warmer weather too. I’m not sure if it’s good for stifling or even humid heat; but for now (in 80 degree dry heat), it’s quite pleasant. The sillage is like a soft puff, coming out every now and then (sprayed on wrists only). It may be stronger sprayed on the neck. Staying power is quite decent. I’ll update with that soon.
Senyon – :
What a pretty bottle.
Guimauve is much more sophisticated than I thought it would be – a really unusual matching of chypre with powder with just a ghosting of sweetness and something else I can’t identify (maybe lavender?). I think I like it….quite a bit. It’s sort of retro, perhaps even a bit theatrical, to my nose, but I think I may need a few wearings to really figure it out.
I can honestly say I haven’t smelled anything quite like this before – and I mean that in a positive way. It sure beats mainstream gourmand perfumes which normally don’t appeal to me.
quiz – :
I ordered this blind along with Heliotrope and I’m puzzled. The top rated noted here is almond (same with Heliotrope) but this is gorgeously sweet whereas the Heliotrope has almost gone savoury on me!?
Looking at the notes for MiFa, I would say they are more accurate for this scent.
Mytia – :
I am surprised that people list this as a predominantly winter scent as to me this is a brilliant sunny summers day smell. It has been properly hot here today, not just “British hot” which seems to be quite cool by the standards of some! But today, clear blue skies, the sun shining down, the temperature hitting 28 degrees Celsius and this perfume smelled fantastic!
As others have said this is a really “pretty” smell that luckily does not venture into the categories of cloying, sickly sweet or cheap smelling. It has quite an airy feel, projecting well and creating a lovely gentle aura of scent around the body. While I have worn and enjoyed this during much cooler weather and enjoyed it, for me it really shines in the warmth of summer.
I also find that this scent reminds me quite a lot of Guerlain La Plus Beau Jour de ma Vie, not quite the same but for me very similar, which is an added bonus.
Longevity is moderate to long lasting and projection of about 2 feet. Definitely one worth trying, it is now going very definitely into my Want list.
2648159 – :
If I had a beautiful and feminine daughter, with a sweet and sunshiney disposition — this would no doubt be her scent. This is drop dead pretty, people!
To me it is definitely of the Loukhoum family. Reminds me very much of the Keiko Mecheri scents that are Loukhoums. I have a large decant of Loukhoum Poudre, and that fragrance fills my space for this type of almond, powdery and puffy goodness.
But if I didn’t have the KM, I would surely get a nice decant of this pretty gal. She is something that doesn’t suit my “persona” but I can wear her at home, especially in bed. Cuddly delicate deliciousness. I’ll bet my man will enjoy snuggling with me wearing this. 😉
roma2846 – :
@advabart
I have both and they smell exactly the same! I’m also wondering about the BIG difference of the notes as you! Hmmmm
Anyhow, Guimauve IS Mi Fa – lovely scent, one of my faves!
ohg138JeomiWogkig – :
How come Guimauve is the same perfume as Mi Fa?
The note pyramid is totally different!
Has anybody tested them both?
karamych – :
This house has definitely got their goumandes collection right! This is pure sweet marshmallow, cotton candy-ish with a light dusting of superfine powder, just like real marshmallows. They couldn’t have made this any more true to the name if they tried. If you’re looking for a sweet but not teen scent that smells like marshmallow you need this. The woods and resins surface ever so gently in the mid-base, providing some depth and another interesting facet but not detracting at all from the sweet beauty. Love it.
mgeladze – :
I read on Reminiscense homepage and if I got it right so is this perfume Mi Fa but with the name Guimauve instead.
mamuka – :
I have tried this one, I was at first sceptical because of the name ( Guimauve is the French for Marshmallow)
But it was NOT the immature perfume I was expecting ! Definitely not ! Yes, it is sweet , but it is very complex and interresting !
BTW I believe this scent is “MiFa” , with just a different name , am I right ? O_o Confusing …