Amoureuse Parfums DelRae

Desirability: Full bottle

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The perfume community keeps raving about Amoureuse and siblings over the years that I've been part of it. Unfortunately due to several reasons including that samples are not easy to find and full bottles even harder to blind buy, Amoureuse and I never got together until I received a decant from a fellow fragrance lover in a recent swap.

It reminds me of Mona di Orio's Nuit Noire, both share animalic, white floral and spicy accords but Amoureuse is much more tame than Nuit Noire. Where Nuit Noire is a sweat-encrusted, well-loved  and worn leather jacket, intoxicating tuberose and sumptuous orange blossom, Amoureuse is lush, honeyed lilies and narcotic jasmine enhanced by the beauty of the tuberose. Cardomom is present in both, imparting its sweet and special spiciness, made even more fiery by fresh ginger in Nuit Noire. Amoureuse stays sweeter throughout its lifetime whereas in Nuit Noire, the sweetness waxes and wanes throughout the story, yet never quite reaching the honeyed tones of Amoureuse. Both scents mellow over time, Amoureuse turning into a soft and powdery affair of sandalwood and flowers whereas Nuit Noire is the glowing coals of a warm amber base. Classic and traditional, both Amoureuese and Nuit Noire are full bottle worthy in my opinion. Sillage and longevity are both very good in the case of Amoureuse, my SOTD clinging on into the night.

Coincidentally while wearing Amoureuse today and surfing the net for potential buys, I came across a very affordable deal for a bottle of Nuit Noire instead. Plus the website had the travel sizes for Profumum Roma so I got one of Battito d'Ali. The icing on the cake was free international shipping. Guess who's an even happier chick than usual today? :) 

Lys Méditerranée Frederic Malle

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Fresh, peppery and green with a squeeze of citrus is what I would call the opening of Lys Méditerranée that is airy and bright, reminiscent of cool breezes blowing in from seas shaded various hues of blue and sunny skies on a deserted beach far away from the humdrum of city life, the only noises coming from the music of the waves and pesky seagulls.

The lilies that were shyly hiding behind the spicy opening become bolder as the scent warms up over time, losing most of the peppery opening notes and turning more musky like sun-kissed skin. Lilies can be potent powerhouses like tuberose but Lys Méditerranée is not a big fat white floral, being more of a mellow scent that would go perfectly with big floppy sun hats and lounging by the poolside with a glass of something chilled in hand- the perfect beach scent. Speaking of beach scents I need to pull out Guerlain's Terracotta Le Parfum to wear again having neglected it in favour of my gourmand orientals for a few months. I've been recommended a long list of beach scents to sample that include the Barneys New York exclusive Irene Neuwirth, Bond No. 9 Fire Island and Bobbi Brown's Beach are those that I can remember right now. What scents remind you of the beach or are your favourite beach scents?

Lys Méditerranée and Serge Lutens' Un Lys are the most realistic of lily scents that I've tried so far, as if the scent of Casablanca blooms have been bottled and sprayed on but for once I prefer the other option to a Serge Lutens and would say the breezy attitude of Lys Méditerranée attracts me more than the creamier, sweeter Un Lys.

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