Description
Love2Love is a new fragrance collection coming out on Valentine’s Day, 14th February of 2014. The collection consists of four fragrances, each of which combines two dominant notes. Those fragrances are: Fresh Rose + Peach, Jasmine + Sparkling Mimosa, Freesia + Violet Petals and Orange Blossom + White Musk. The collection has been announced as “a spectrum of colors that express a woman’s joy and sheer happiness”.
Orange Blossom + White Musk is a fragrance of indulgent pleasure. Fresh cocktail of bergamot and orange are at the beginning of the composition. Orange blossom and delicate peony in the heart are followed by the base of iris root, white musk and sandalwood.
Bottles come in the colors of lavender, orange, pink and green. The fragrances are available as 100 ml Eau de Toilette plus 240 ml Body Mist.
The nose behind this fragrance is Maurice Roucel.
Quinoinjege – :
For me this works well in the heat, but not at cooler temperatures.
Halfway through a hot summer’s day I have found this to be quite pleasant as a light refreshing pick-me-up spray. It is simple as the notes suggest and somewhat reminds me of sherbert in that it smells fizzy if that makes sense, hence the refreshing aspect.
In the winter I would have agreed with the plastic descriptions of previous reviews. However in the summer for me, this orange blossom and white musk transforms into a cooling tonic. Glad I kept it and I have ordered others in the range. It will be handy to have some cheaper but well made ‘light’ fragrances to freshen up with part way through the day.
Shyrik_LinX – :
I figured, Orange Blossom. Even at a few USD, it’s orange blossom. How bad could it be?
I’ve heard people describe a “Plastic” scent in perfümes. Never knew what they meant. Now I do. It smells so cheap and well, like strong Plastic. As far as maybe a drawer spray or something. But, it goes from a loud plastic smell to a bitter, dusty cheap orange. Thank goodness it only lasts about an hour. Even for the $10 it costs. Better off with Body Fantasy Body Sprays for the same price.
522966 – :
I read the reviews here, and decided to give it a try. Gag. I waited for the dry down, hoping it would get better. It is only worse. It’s just a cheap perfume that isn’t even worth wearing. Very unpleasant experience for me.
vitmor – :
I am impressed with this light and airy orange blossom…more orange than blossom, and the musk is discreet. Pretty well blended, and considering the creators who worked on this line, there’s some gravitas there. If you bought it and don’t like it, use it as a room fragrance, it’ll knock all the other room scents out of the park.
Skada – :
I came across Love 2 Love on the website where I typically buy all my fragrances and was intrigued by the notes, reviews, and price. Even more impressive was learning who the (famous) noses are behind each of the fragrances.
Only the Orange Blossom + White Musk, and Freesia + Violet Petals were available at the time of purchase. I’m so glad I gave this line a chance considering that this was a blind buy of a cheaply priced perfume.
These fragrances are cheap/affordable but they don’t smell cheap at all.
When I first sprayed the Orange Blossom, I wasn’t sold. It must be the orange that came on a little strong at first spray and has the capacity to smell cheap/”plasticky” if over-sprayed, but the great thing is that it settles fairly quickly. I definitely get the musk and sandalwood when the fragrance dries down and also detect the orris/iris root faintly. This scent smells much better after it dries down.
It’s grown on me and I use it interchangeably with the others in the line. I believe I’d use this particular scent mostly/only during the summer.
Roucel did such an amazing job with the blending of each note in the Orange Blossom and produced something soft, light, clean, fresh, inoffensive, and appropriate to wear for any occasion. I wore this fragrance around the people I know who are typically sensitive to perfumes and not only did they love the scent, they did not have an adverse reaction to it.
With every perfume I own (and like many other people), what I wear each day depends on my mood and the particular occasion. This is the first time I’ve come across a fragrance (and line) that I can wear any time of the day, including to bed. Additionally, this is one fragrance line that I can re-spray directly on my skin and not worry about the smell being different due to body chemistry changes throughout the day.
The downside to this fragrance is that it doesn’t last throughout the day, so reapplication is necessary. Until you know how re-spraying on your skin will perform (depending on your body chemistry), I suggest that you first start by re-spraying your top and not your skin, as this line performs best on clean, freshly washed, AND moisturized skin.
I paired this Orange Blossom with a different perfume that has similar notes. This helped greatly with longevity and projection.
Overall, I love this fragrance and would likely repurchase it once this big flanker is done (and assuming it is still available).
zmey4eg – :
Interestingly, reminds me of a less expensive version of Oscar de la Renta’s Orange Flower. Oscar’s contains mostly neroli and Love2Love’s more orange than neroli, but other than than they are quite similar. I can heartily recommend Orange Blossom White Musk to orange blossom bargain seekers. Discontinued but still widely available. A very cheering, uplifting scent.
sheet2006 – :
Very lovely and classy orange blossom scent. This perfume is cheap but no way it smells cheap! Sometimes you just want to smell nice and this fume really fits the bill. Very safe for everyday perfume and won’t break your bank account.
luange1 – :
I am truly enjoying this fragrance! It has that perfect blend of sweet and musk that I love! I put this over a perfume that had a note that I was not enjoying (I put them on together) and this has completely over taken the EDP even though Love2Love is an EDT! So glad I bought this and now for the rest of the collection! They are so affordable! Yay!
GaAn – :
Neroli Portofino this is *not*. Not a sultry, soapy, island romance neroli. But, neither is it a cheap-smelling orange creamsicle, which I was afraid it would be. It’s more orange (fruity) than pure orange blossom, but there is quite a nice orange blossom note here as well. It’s pleasant and very cheerful. I enjoy white musk, and the white musk here is a supporting character, giving a lived and carefree feel. The musk also carries this scent long into the evening; I got at least 7 hours, and it came back strong if I got moisture on my skin. Sillage was not bold, but this was more than a skin scent.
I paid $5 for the EDT. For the pleasant character and longevity, it was worth it. I wish I were more blossom and less orange, but it is still very pretty. Recommended as a summer daytime fragrance.
Exiniauncoora – :
Do any body think this could be unisex
MAleksY – :
Not orange blossom but orange… Orange and musk all the way. If you like these two, it’s an affordable, refreshing spritz. Longevity is not really too bad on me, indeed it sticks for quite a while; I am just upset I can only smell orange blossoms only at the first spritz to quickly disappear.
*This has nothing to do with anything Tom Ford.
Sofi007 – :
My fave of the four. This orange blossom is very fresh, makes up for the disappointment of my Yardley Orange Blossom which is really pure musk.
Rustamer – :
Something about the scent of orange blossoms make me feel so upbeat and pretty, and this fragrance delivers on orange blossom for sure! It smells quite sweet and lightly musky at the same time, and it just works for me. This fragrance as well as the entire line really do convey the feeling of beautiful spring, and I hope this line sticks around for a while. I am loving this scent so much though, it’s well made.
for61 – :
This reminds me of an old favorite of mine–Clementine by Avon. Very orangey.
CC300 – :
I was very curious about this new line and I went out and bought all 4 fragrances. This is probably my second favorite; my favorite is the Freesia & Violet Petals. It smells like fresh, juicy oranges with a little orange blossom and musk. It doesn’t last long but it’s so cheap I treat it more like a body fragrance.
serhio11 – :
I got Love2Love’s new Orange Blossom scent hoping for an inexpensive dup of Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino. There is a strong, pleasant smelling orange scent here but too much musk and not enough juice to smell like Tom Ford (I really should have figured). But it does smell nice. I wear orange blossom for it’s pain relieving effect but I just can’t afford the Tom Ford for everyday wear, more’s the pity. This Love2Love is quite nice, though.
lingusvat – :
I saw this display on one of the damp and cloudy days of February and promptly doused myself in scent! It was such FUN to smell the various florals, even if a few of them were not so grand for me personally.
My favorite was this Orange Blossom! In truth, it reminds me a bit of honeysuckle, without the sweetness and yellow warmth generally found in honeysuckle scents. Personally, I would have LOVED this fragrance, if it had a touch of warmth to the base, such as AMBER or a more animalic musk. As it is, my summer scent of choice will be Green Tea Honeysuckle, but I have an admiration for lovely Orange Blossom and White Musk nonetheless.
Note ~ I think Coty may have struck gold with these Love2Love releases. The polar vortex has been so severe this year that people here are deeply longing for spring. When MY Walmart cleans out an entire perfume display, you know that spring florals were an excellent marketing choice! Boxes of deeply discounted scents can sit around at our store for months and never move. This display simply vanished, bought out by spring – starved locals?! Amazing.
el-nn – :
Here’s a shocker for you all – this line of fragrances was created by expert, big name perfumers. Orange Blossom and White Musk was created by Maurice Roucel (creator of Hermes 24 Faubourg), Fresh Rose and Peach was created by Calice Becker (created Dior J’Adore), Sophia Grojsman and Bruno Jovanovic (Lancôme Tresor and CK Endless Euphoria respectively) are behind Freesia and Violet Petals, and Richard Herpin (Badgley Mischka) created Jasmine and Sparkling Mimosa.
Knock me over with a feather.
This is proof that an inexpensive perfume doesn’t have to be cheap – the two words are not synonymous.
Source: Allure Magazine.
slonik – :
This is a surprisingly pleasant, light orange blossom scent. I love Jo Malone’s Orange Blossom, and this, while totally lacking the quality and much of the beauty of that one, is not radically different in it’s interpretation of the flower. Light, orange blossom, and inoffensive. You really can’t over spray.
vk51 – :
I like this – it is pretty basic, but surprisingly doesn’t smell too cheap. Lasted about 3 hours on me. I am considering buying some since I am a sucker for orange blossom fragrances, it is cheap and would be a good causal scent.
katthtqv – :
I just read that these are going to be launched at Wal-Mart in February. Hopefully these fragrances will not smell cheap, but we shall see…..