Heliotrope

by coincidence, this smells like reb'l fleur for the first few minutes. i was worried. it's got that spiciness and earthiness, but the drydown........ i think i may need to repurchase reb'l fleur if it transforms anything like this. this perfume smells so freakin good. it is definitely earthy, spicy yet fluffy, carrot cake, frosting, whipped cream, vanilla. i wore this before bed and took some sleeping pills and woke up to smell my wrist and then went back to sleep. it's a really yummy fragrance. 'heliotrope' has a spiciness that is absent in dragee and guimauve. all 3 fragrances are unique and they all smell very comforting and almost gourmand. you won't be disappointed. i would say however that 'guimauve' is the least blind buy safe (due to the mint note and it is the most powdery in my opinion, something that might put people off. i describe it as a marshmallow-dusted dollhouse). i find 'heliotrope' to be the sweetest (albeit being smothered with spices that give it the carrot cake scent), then dragee (light and airy), then guimauve (mint note throws off the sweetness and then there's a note that creates a dustiness). it's supposed to be the opposite, with guimauve being literally a 'guimauve' (marshmallow) fragrance, dragee being candy-coated almonds, and heliotrope as like the floral perfume? i find heliotrope to be a carrot cupcake with pink frosting, with an outer layer that's like princess cake as someone already mentioned. add extra marzipan, add herbs and spices but only a tad. it's a little medicinal, especially in the opening but in a spicy way, not in a synthetic way so it's not overpowering. it smells absolutely lovely. wear it out to feel warm and fuzzy, wear it to sleep to feel soothed. i am in awe of this reminiscence line. if you like sweet gourmand fragrances with a bit of zest, try heliotrope. 🍰🥕🧁 update: had to compare the 3 once more. i think as far as sweetness goes, they have different qualities that sort of throw off how sweet the perfumes could be. in a particular way that makes them more unique and quite honestly, wearable without getting too sickeningly sugary. i love this reminiscence collection. the packaging is perfect, it really makes you feel like you're at a chic hotel in palm springs. 🌴💗

I was intrigued by this perfume for a long time, glad I got to sample it. Heliotrope itself as a note smells very retro and melancholy to me, which I enjoy. In this perfume I smell that type of heliotrope with Reminiscence patchouli, the dirty strong bohemic kind. It is an interesting match indeed. But if I want the patchouli, I will go for their Patchouli EDP. As for heliotrope scent this is too dirty for me, Etro's one is better. Also I smell no figs, no green notes, no gourmand notes.

Play dough doused with suntan lotion. I was admittedly enticed by the pretty green bottle that reminded me of spring and I was searching for that wonderfully intoxicating scent of bitter almond. You know the type; Jergens cherry almond lotion, high end cherry almond wood polish, bitter almond extract for baking the perfect Italian cream cake. Finally, a YouTube fragrance reviewer led me to believe that this bottle of Reminiscence was everything I was longing for and more. Boy was I disappointed. I asked every one of my family members to tell me the first thought that came to mind and every single one of them (7) said "Play dough". The bottle looks pretty sitting on my shelf.

I think the almond note is a bit too much on my skin. When I first sprayed this it was so strong and almost...savoury? As it's settling it's sweetening up but it's still not quite there. I would say the almond in this is a very true almond scent. A little bit disappointed - I ordered this with Guimauve and I honestly thought this would be my favourite of the two because I love heliotrope but it's mostly just almond on me.

I think I have finally found my perfect heliotrope perfume. Each spring I buy heliotrope plants to enjoy the scent. This is a perfect copy of nature, almond is soft here, not too sharp not too metalic, covered with vanilla/tonka and mixed with milky notes with just a bit of greenness coming from the fig…. Just like the real thing. Love it!