Fusion Sacrée Clair

Stunning, stunning, stunning. This perfume literally has everything, probably one of the most extensive (and varied) note profiles of any perfume in my collection, and somehow it all co-exists and works in complete harmony. Powdery-leaning, vanillic florals typically do not work with my skin chemistry (it's why I almost never reach for my bottle of Shalimar, sad face) but the creamy tuberose and gardenia keep it from getting too heady. I get just a peek of the juicy clementine and fig, and just a hint of the coffee and clove, but if you asked me to pick out individual notes without reading what's on this page, I couldn't do it. It's just too well-blended for that. After about an hour, once this really heats up, the vanilla and amber emerge from where they've been lurking and the whole thing goes nuclear. (I mean that in the best way possible, btw.) I even get a bit of yeastiness from the bread? Seriously, HOW does this all work? How? A worthwhile investment if you're looking for something feminine and effortlessly sophisticated. It's beautiful, and you will feel feel beautiful wearing it.

I'm so in love with Fusion Sacrée Clair!! I'm no expert but it seems very well balanced and is just a joy to smell. I love a coffee note (actual coffee bean, not coffee-sugar-milk) that supports like this does, rather than taking over. No one note takes over here at all, but I can smell them all like they are components of an autumn symphony. Sacred Fusion is a perfect name for this! Fruits, white florals, spices, woods all combine to create a comforting warmth within that somehow also gives an aura of cool, zingy freshness up top. A very lively perfume that dries down sweet but never too sweet. Gorgeous bottle, and long-lasting to boot. Thank you to Bertrand Duchaufour and Majda Bekkali for making this!!!

This is so complex and interesting. It opened on me with a big green celery note, joined by a sharp rhubarb, then opened into a sweet, buttery tuberose. It's the same green tuberose as in Carnal Flower, but dipped in warm sugary vanilla. It then morphed into a warm gardenia. This is so truly interesting. If I didn't already own CF, I would definitely buy this.

Columbian coffee enveloped in pretty white florals. Fusion Sacrée Clair emits a beautiful green veil that captures the senses from the beginning. Heliotrope and vanilla gives a delicate touch of warmth and a sweetness similar to marzipan. As the fragrance progresses, it gives me a vintage 90s vibe down to the frosted bottle. Feminine, powdery and lavish. I personally would enjoy this on a woman.

Fusion Sacree Clair to my nose is a wall of gardenia syrup and coffee, and despite never experiencing a scent quite like this specifically, it still makes me feel extremely nostalgic. The heavy white florals take me back to my childhood visiting my grandparents in rural south Georgia. I remember sitting on the front porch swing on warm humid evenings and the air would be thick with the scent of gardenias, magnolia and climbing Confederate jasmine. All this would mingle with the smell of black walnut bushes, fig and pecan trees, and topped off with the smell of the after dinner coffee the grown-ups were drinking. This is rich, heady stuff! After a couple of hours though the sticky gardenia starts to fade and I get a warm, sweet vanilla-patchouli that lasts out the evening. Beautiful.