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Sweet Like Old Fashioned Violet Candies
This review is for the current formulation.
Loulou has been on my radar for quite some time. It is a sweet fragrance that reminds me of old fashioned violet candies. This is not to say that it smells like violets but that it has that same candy type of fragrance, and it has a purple aura about it, which must come from the heliotrope. It also has an ever so slight play dough note which I am sure must also come from the heliotrope. The heliotrope is be a dominant note on my skin.
I can only imagine that it was a real head turner powerhouse upon release in the 1980s. Based on reviews of the original, the current iteration has to be a weak reformulation.
I really like Loulou and recommend it to anyone who favours these notes and heliotrope in particular. My only complaint is performance is extremely poor, but for the price point, one can afford to reapply every 2-3 hours. Projection is within a foot of the wearer, and sillage is soft. It may linger longer on fabric.
Loulou leans very feminine and can be worn by women of all ages. I would not recommend it for men.
I wish they made candles, room sprays, and fabric softeners in this fragrance. It would make a quite lovely boudoir scent. All in all, Loulou is a very pretty, very feminine scent that is uncommon now.
Fragrance: 6.5/10
Projection: 2/10
Sillage: 2/10
Longevity: 2/10
Presentation: 1/10
ETA: Loulou reminds me very much of my signature, L'Heure Bleue, but of course L'Heure Bleue is much higher quality and sophistication. Still, Loulou works very well as an inexpensive dupe of L'Heure Bleue. Loulou also reminds me of Lancome Poeme in a way. They do not smell the same, but both have that velvety, cushiony, deliciousness about them.
Loulou has been on my radar for quite some time. It is a sweet fragrance that reminds me of old fashioned violet candies. This is not to say that it smells like violets but that it has that same candy type of fragrance, and it has a purple aura about it, which must come from the heliotrope. It also has an ever so slight play dough note which I am sure must also come from the heliotrope. The heliotrope is be a dominant note on my skin.
I can only imagine that it was a real head turner powerhouse upon release in the 1980s. Based on reviews of the original, the current iteration has to be a weak reformulation.
I really like Loulou and recommend it to anyone who favours these notes and heliotrope in particular. My only complaint is performance is extremely poor, but for the price point, one can afford to reapply every 2-3 hours. Projection is within a foot of the wearer, and sillage is soft. It may linger longer on fabric.
Loulou leans very feminine and can be worn by women of all ages. I would not recommend it for men.
I wish they made candles, room sprays, and fabric softeners in this fragrance. It would make a quite lovely boudoir scent. All in all, Loulou is a very pretty, very feminine scent that is uncommon now.
Fragrance: 6.5/10
Projection: 2/10
Sillage: 2/10
Longevity: 2/10
Presentation: 1/10
ETA: Loulou reminds me very much of my signature, L'Heure Bleue, but of course L'Heure Bleue is much higher quality and sophistication. Still, Loulou works very well as an inexpensive dupe of L'Heure Bleue. Loulou also reminds me of Lancome Poeme in a way. They do not smell the same, but both have that velvety, cushiony, deliciousness about them.
Oriane
