La Rive Woman La Rive

A lot has already been said about this fragrance. Personally, I've been oscillating between perfumeries and drugstores for a long time, wandering through Müller, sniffing, spraying, comparing, always with a question to myself - Lacoste or La Rive? The discovery was Lacoste; I became aware of it through the TV commercial back then, where a young woman gracefully strolls past a beautifully set table to lovely music. And everything in white.

I tried the fragrance, but back then I found it too expensive with my few coins. And then I moved on; many others came along, and the advertising was no longer shown. Years went by. And two years ago, I was browsing through the perfume shelves at Kaufland. They have a lot in their assortment for a quick pick-me-up. And you can take your time looking and trying. One bottle reminded me of something. The scent too! It can't be, can it? Confused, I left the store.

For Woman lasted quite a long time, enough to indulge in memories. I compared it again with Pour Femme. Some are unlucky, but I am lucky - the scent progression is exactly identical in both! I haven't experienced that with any other dupe! And still, I didn't buy it for a long time. Why?

Because it's actually not my fragrance direction. It may sound strange now, but it's true. This scent reminds me incredibly of loose powder from my grandma; she always had a small box in front of her mirror for ages. It must have been decades old, and as a child, I loved sticking my nose in it. It smelled, well, powdery. And softly floral, somehow familiar. Just like grandma.

But - but on the walls in grandma's apartment hung pictures of a beautiful young woman - the best in the dance school, the ball queen, a cheeky mermaid in a super stylish swimsuit by the lake back then. That was my grandma! She was also a very good nurse, worked for years in the hospital, and many letters with lovely words of thanks are in her nightstand. In her job, she was helpful, courteous, and invisible when necessary.

So what is it then - gray mouse or hot catch? Well, somehow both. And that's how La Rive for Woman smells to me - softly creamy, powdery, clean-well-groomed, with a hint of rose. Subtle, yet noticeable. And actually not my fragrance direction. Just a little nostalgia experience. When I felt like it, something was sprayed on my wrist while shopping, and that was enough.

Until yesterday at Rossmann. After the usual round for cleaning supplies, I turned to the perfume shelf and lo and behold - a gift set of La Rive for Woman, deodorant and EdP for the super special price of 5 euros. And I just took it with me. Maybe I'm also ready now to really wear it. After all, it's my favorite saying - "Good things take time."

Now it's probably my turn for the guests to think while they are served their coffee - well, this gray mouse must be a real hot catch. But I'm just fine if a certain someone would think that. That was enough for grandma too!