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Lira is warm, Crema Limone is cool. Lira is a lemon cheesecake, Crema Limone is a lemon creamsicle. Lira is a warm hug on a cold day, Crema Limone is a refreshing but sweet drink on a hot day.

To me, these fragrances belong to the same person but in different weather. If you enjoy one, you might love the other. I find Crema Limone refreshing while still offering the sweetness I crave from my perfumes BUT it needs warm weather to shine. I find the lemon dull and bitter in cold weather making the perfume totally unwearable for me. In heat however, it's a dream! The brand markets this as a lemon ice-cream delight under the bright blue skies and shining sun... and that's spot on.

Lasts 5-6 hours on me which is all I need really. This is a fun gourmand for Summer, and if Lira gives you toothache, this has less calories but still glorious! Great for your diet! Casual, daytime wear.

On me there's no harmony of the notes. It's almost like I can smell the individual notes and the alcohol on my skin. Best I can describe it is fruity nail-polish remover. The fruits are there, but remain sharp, maybe it's the type of jasmine used or the white musk causing that, I can't tell. I also don't get any creaminess which is a shame as that would have rounded off the composition. Even hours later, there was no harmony. I wore my entire sample around 5pm, and could perceive the fragrance by the time I went to bed at midnight, so the performance is there.

I think this perfume could be better suited to warm weather and daytime, casual wear. It's just not my genre. I much prefer things like Glaze Ecstasy by Simone Andreoli when it comes to fruity perfumes so this is an easy pass for me. I also find the price point annoying.

It does smell similar to Bianco Latte but this was a fail, unfortunately. I mostly get plastic and alcohol and a thin caramel in the opening. The caramel does get denser as the perfume sits on the skin, but the plastic persists throughout. When comparing side by side with Bianco Latte, BL is thicker, creamier and denser and more rounded. Next to BL, Eclaire does lack, although it's obvious the 2 perfumes are supposed to be similar. I'm not sure I like Eclaire, but these are first impressions and I've heard people say the perfume gets better the longer the sits. It does feel cheap to me - the scent, packaging, production etc. I would consider Eclaire a great starter perfume for the young people in my life.
P/S - Bianco Latte also isn't a favourite of mine. I'm not sure if milky gourmands are my thing but I much prefer it to Eclaire.

This is a perfume I am supposed to like according to the notes. This was a scrubber! The amaretto takes centre stage while eclipsing the other notes. I can’t believe I’m writing this but the coffee note ends up being delicate and overwhelmed and everything else just ceases to exist. The performance is also disappointing considering that this house is known for being loud and obnoxious.

This is a perfume with gourmand notes, but isn’t a gourmand. Suited for Winter but you’ve got to love amaretto. I didn’t attempt to layer but pure vanillas might be able to tame this perfume by bringing out the other notes listed. I rate this a 3/10. I did not like it.

That opening is a zingy, hyper realistic ginger, but there’s this fleshy, plump tuberose in the background that’s unmistakable. The tuberose is gorgeous; it’s neither green nor bubblegummy, but chewy and fresh. The juxtaposition of that and the ginger is SO addicting and gives the perfume such a unique twist! There’s something Lira-esque/Love & Crime-sh about this too but not quite which makes me think this layered with either of those 2 perfumes would be remarkable!

Where/when to wear: year round? The ginger will defo be interesting in the heat but the sweetness in this might make it a tad too much in high heat. Hmm, remains to be seen as I’ve received this in Winter. For cold weather I feel the ginger might get frozen out while the sweet aspects shine. It’s a perfume that makes me want to play around with layering because I think it’s versatile enough to twist into several things. Performance is ok but to me that isn’t important as I tend to spray on clothes anyway. On my skin 3-4 hours. This will garner compliments. Do I love it? Yes, YES I do. Would I repurchase? I’m not sure. Let me get through this 100ml first.