11/27/2020

Oriane
113 Reviews

Oriane
1
An Unfinished Masterpiece in Perfume History
I feel the word "stunning" is used much too casually anymore, but there is no better way to describe my reaction whence I first sprayed Lutens De Profundis onto my wrist.
Literally, my jaw dropped, my eyes flew open, and my heart raced with a delight I can only describe as being akin to what the heroin addict must experience upon shooting up. Seriously, I have never had an experience quite like this before. In that moment I forgot every other gorgeous fragrance I have ever smelt. De Profundis outshone them all with a blinding beauty so intense I was unable to utter any words. I just gasped!! I was in absolute awe. I expected De Profundis would smell quite nice, but I never once dreamt it would be like this.
De Profundis has the single most beautiful, realistic floral opening of any fragrance I have ever encountered. Words truly do fail me to describe how drop dead gorgeous is this fragrance (no pun intended). In a nanosecond I realised I absolutely had to have a bottle!
Alas, as stunningly gorgeous as the top notes were, they burnt off very quickly, too quickly. The heart and base notes were lovely but not comparable to the top notes. Sadly, projection and sillage were minimal at best. Longevity was reasonable with several sprays to arms and chest.
I am still arguing with myself whether or not I should pay that much money for this fragrance given the abysmal performance, but never have I smelt an opening as startlingly beautiful and arresting as this. If only those top notes could be sustained much, much longer, I would gladly pay triple the retail price for this magnificent fragrance.
I recommend everyone sample this fragrance for its unbelievably beautiful top notes, but I cannot recommend purchasing a full bottle because of the equally startlingly abysmal performance. Nevertheless, I cannot award it less than a thumbs up rating because of its beauty and artistry. It seems an unfinished masterpiece to me.
Fragrance: 10/10
Projection: 1/10
Sillage: 1/10
Longevity: 3/10
Literally, my jaw dropped, my eyes flew open, and my heart raced with a delight I can only describe as being akin to what the heroin addict must experience upon shooting up. Seriously, I have never had an experience quite like this before. In that moment I forgot every other gorgeous fragrance I have ever smelt. De Profundis outshone them all with a blinding beauty so intense I was unable to utter any words. I just gasped!! I was in absolute awe. I expected De Profundis would smell quite nice, but I never once dreamt it would be like this.
De Profundis has the single most beautiful, realistic floral opening of any fragrance I have ever encountered. Words truly do fail me to describe how drop dead gorgeous is this fragrance (no pun intended). In a nanosecond I realised I absolutely had to have a bottle!
Alas, as stunningly gorgeous as the top notes were, they burnt off very quickly, too quickly. The heart and base notes were lovely but not comparable to the top notes. Sadly, projection and sillage were minimal at best. Longevity was reasonable with several sprays to arms and chest.
I am still arguing with myself whether or not I should pay that much money for this fragrance given the abysmal performance, but never have I smelt an opening as startlingly beautiful and arresting as this. If only those top notes could be sustained much, much longer, I would gladly pay triple the retail price for this magnificent fragrance.
I recommend everyone sample this fragrance for its unbelievably beautiful top notes, but I cannot recommend purchasing a full bottle because of the equally startlingly abysmal performance. Nevertheless, I cannot award it less than a thumbs up rating because of its beauty and artistry. It seems an unfinished masterpiece to me.
Fragrance: 10/10
Projection: 1/10
Sillage: 1/10
Longevity: 3/10