Les Nereides

Beast mode longevity. Starts off with a very strong almond extract top that mellows after 20-30 minutes. This scent changed on me all day, sometimes sweet, sometimes powdery, the whole time smooth and bit of a masculine edge but not distractingly so. Lasted 12 hours easily. Despite the lasting power it doesn't have huge projection. I like it but don't love it. I will wear again

I love wearing this gentle, comforting vanilla/powder scent, when I am chilling at home. It is good mixed with Molinard's Vanille. I bought both of these in Nice, France and worn together they remind me of happy times down there on the Cotr D'Azur.

It's not a ground-breaking perfume but it fulfills a certain need to feel cossetted.

(Now known as just Opoponax)

I find myself surprised at how many people smell lavender in this when there is nothing in it that would give it the sharply herbal, laundry soap smell that lavender means to me. I get an effervescent hello of citrus that quickly mellows into the warm, rich, resinous, sandalwood accented amber glow that I so love in this. Comforting fires, cashmere throws …Read more