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Madame in Love

5.7 / 10 38 Ratings
A perfume by La Rive for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Fruity
Synthetic
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Citrus fruitsCitrus fruits PeonyPeony
Heart Notes Heart Notes
OsmanthusOsmanthus RoseRose Fruity notesFruity notes
Base Notes Base Notes
SandalwoodSandalwood PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
5.738 Ratings
Longevity
5.428 Ratings
Sillage
5.328 Ratings
Bottle
5.939 Ratings
Submitted by Mörchen · last update on 07/02/2022.
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Anessa

43 Reviews
Anessa
Anessa
Very helpful Review 0  
Faded in spring
If it were for me, Madame's love would have to have been in spring at first sight, and unfortunately only of short duration.
From the opening with peony to the citrusy dry down, the fragrance remained light and transparent like the colour of the liquid, with a slightly fruity aftertaste of peach, absorbed by floral notes. The whole composition feels rather pale and thin, as if the base or the heart was missing, and soon after the pleasant start, osmanthus paired with citrus notes became stronger as a diluted sourness - the same development as in Lanvin Me L'Eau or Lempicka L'Eau Jolie.

I cannot say anything about its similarity to Gucci Floral EDT without having tried the latter. But both the bottle and the white box with its floral borders show a clear connection to the "source of inspiration", and the first smell immediately struck me as familiar.
It's a quiet, spring-like, light, and feminine floral scent along the lines of the fragrances mentioned above, with the distinctive notes of peony, osmanthus, and citrus, suitable for any situation that requires a subtle scent. The longevity is more like that of an EDT. Even though it went sour on my skin, Madame in Love is definitely one of those I would prefer to other perfumes of this brand.
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MarieTheres

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MarieTheres
Top Review 9  
Office Fragrance
I recently started working in an office. Now I can finally join the conversation when everyone talks about "office fragrances," and I'll kick things off with "Madame in Love." In my opinion, this is exactly such an office scent.

The Madame smells fresh right after spraying, like someone who just hopped out of the shower and applied a nice body lotion. The scent is a bit sharp-alcoholic at first whiff, but that fades away after a few seconds. Then I can smell the lovely peony, which eventually transforms into a lush, sun-kissed rose.

I find the development of Madame in Love fantastic, especially since fragrances usually hardly develop on my skin. But this perfume actually manages to start off zesty and then turn sweet and creamy. I could have sworn that I detected vanilla in the base note - but that's not the case. It’s probably the sandalwood that comes across so wonderfully warm and I really like it.

Madame in Love is said to be a dupe for Gucci Flora - however, I don't know the original and therefore can't judge whether it's better/worse/equally good. The fact is: it doesn't smell cheap, and especially regarding its development, it can hold its own against high-end counterparts.

The longevity, on the other hand, is - well - let's not dwell on that. Here, you can feel the lower price point, and in my opinion, you shouldn't expect more from a drugstore perfume. It lasts for about two to three hours, until it's time for a coffee break in the office - and then I can simply reapply it.
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Hashi

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Hashi
Helpful Review 4  
Fruit Basket with a Touch of Flowers
There isn't much to add to the previous comment.
This is supposed to be a dupe for Gucci Flora. The two are somewhat similar, but by no means identical. For me, they are two completely different fragrances.

Personally, I clearly smell the fruity notes in the foreground combined with very diluted flowers. It has a light, pleasant sweetness, doesn't clash, and is thus a nice companion for the warmer days in spring and summer when you don't want to smell too overwhelming, for example, when you're heading to the supermarket and just want to quickly spritz on a nice scent that others might consider too precious. And you need a fragrance like this, but for more, it's not good enough for me. It doesn't last long enough. However, for a drugstore scent at a price of just over 5 euros, you really can't complain!
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molihuacha

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molihuacha
Very helpful Review 5  
pleasant, likable floral scent without great recognizability
"I ordered "Madame in Love" spontaneously over the internet, as I had read several times that it is said to resemble Gucci "Flora" quite a bit. Since I am a big fan of this fragrance, but currently have no space in my collection to give it the attention it deserves, I thought to satisfy my perfume addiction, I would spontaneously buy "Madame in Love." La Rive is a brand I was already somewhat familiar with, and I have generally found their perfumes, with a few tested exceptions, to be wearable and mostly pleasant-smelling.
"Madame in Love" starts off very alcoholic, as is often the case with many inexpensive perfumes, then quickly transitions into a floral scent. Rose and Osmanthus dominate, I do not perceive any fruity notes, just a pleasant sweetness that is rather subtle. The way it is sprayed, the perfume smells the same throughout, without any fluctuations in scent development. I do not detect the base notes indicated in the fragrance pyramid, perhaps a little sandalwood, but that might just be my imagination.
It is a pleasant, likable scent with a light sweetness, nice to wear from time to time, but for me, it is definitely not a highlight among inexpensive perfumes and not a candidate for repurchase. The longevity and sillage are weak to medium and thus not particularly positive to highlight. With this scent, it’s out of sight, out of mind for me. When I wear it, I find it nice, but when I’m not wearing it, I don’t miss it either. I occasionally discover it in my collection and think I should use it again, but it never happens that I think, today I feel like wearing "Madame in Love."
I cannot detect Gucci "Flora" in any way. The similarity is not present at all for my nose and thus, unfortunately, still no transitional substitute.
Perhaps it resembles the EdT version of "Flora," as I have never tested that, but the EdP is definitely not it for my nose.
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A weak imitation of "Flora di Gucci EdT", but really just a thin brew. I expected more copycat power.
At most, it's nice.
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First impression: Nice bouquet of flowers! Subtle notes pushed to the forefront. There are better perfumes with roses that are more balanced.
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Sweet, soft, and innocent. Delicately powdery and girlish, flowing curls and pink ribbons, matte pearls, synthetically clean, lovely.
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10 years ago
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Sweet-floral. Very harmonious, not edgy. The powdery herb of Flora EdTs is completely missing, making it sweeter, less fresh; a cooler-weather version.
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