Sun Song Louis Vuitton 2019

I'll preface this with the fact that I haven't tried that many orange blossom fragrances. Also, there's elements of the presentation I really loved. I got a free sample of this bottle from the LV store near me and it came in a nice little box and in that box was a beautiful little sample bottle with the bright orange gradient on the glass. Even the atomizer was just astounding. Coming from the world of the Etat Libre D'Orange discovery set that has terrible atomizers, it was a whole new world. So there may be a halo effect from all that. But that said, I found this to be a really really gorgeous, well blended scent. I don't think that about every LV - I found Imagination and Symphony to be quite boring, I loved L'Immensité, liked Nouveau Monde, and thought Ombre Nomade wasn't for me. Sun Song, however, is just wonderful. So bright, so playful, so joyous. It really does feel like sunshine on your skin, like a beautiful pick-me up when you're feeling down. In that way, it's reminiscent of Isola, another citrus + floral freshie I adore, and Pretty Machine which I like as well. The materials or the blending or something here just feels extremely well done.

All that said, performance is pretty terrible. It lasts like four hours max on my skin. Maybe it's the cost you get from not filling it with boosters or from using more natural(?) ingredients, but it just doesn't last at all. I get that citrus and some florals are quite fleeting, but I really wish this lasted longer, especially considering its very high price point. Maybe JC-B is just a genius and fragrances below this price point just can't capture the magic this one does, but I'll keep an eye out for other orange blossom scents to see if one can do the same. For now, I'll probably just look to get a decant of Isola.