Loccitane

I love love love love gourmand fragrances, especially when they drift in the tonka-vanilla direction. Temptation by Lola by ANIMA is a perfect example of this and glides on a sweet wave straight into the gourmand realm.
A light floral breeze envelops me opulently at the beginning of my first spray; I usually press the atomizer a few times, especially with drugstore fragrances. A little on the shirt, a touch on the neckline, a little on the shoulder and our journey together begins.
After a few minutes, the light, sweet, pleasant floral notes are joined by a soft, cozy tonka with a gentle vanilla note and a hint of fruitiness. I can't explain where this comes from, maybe my skin chemistry? And immediately afterwards, I smell the caramel note that the whole thing takes on. Still the finest gourmand, no cardboard sweetness, no sugar stickiness, simply round and gourmandly delicious.
And it gets spicier, the fragrance unfolds with accords of ambergris and musk, without any double whammy, without becoming vulgar, it simply rounds off into a more complex blend. A tiny hint of patchouli, not an incense aroma, lightly and delicately blends with caramel, vanilla, tonka bean and jasmine.
I am enveloped in a dance of fragrances, all of which I perceive at the same time and always individually.
After a few hours, a balsamic warm tone remains on my skin, I can still feel vanilla and tonka individually in it and a hint of amber rounded off with patchouli. Even the next day, I can smell the sweet, warm and delicious note on my shirt.
My conclusion: An affordable fragrance that can easily keep up with more expensive designer fragrances. A bargain that smells anything but cheap and is great fun if you like vanilla-gourmand fragrances!
My husband's verdict: Smells great, I really like you.

A very minimal association with Extreme Amber by Louis Varel comes to mind, even though EA is much more voluptuous in everything, the name says it all. Only the warm, soft, round, deliciously sensual note is very similar as soon as EA has cooled down a little on the skin.

Rarely have I found a dupe as good as this one. Yes, the bottle is a bit of a lean, and the color is right, but the feel is a disaster, just like the horrible lid. Plain and upside down, it's ok for me on the shelf, at least no daylight gets in through the color of the glass. But the contents, which is what matters, make up for it. Gentle, warm and soft, I am enveloped in a delicate, sweet fragrance. Suitable for any occasion, at any time of day, admittedly a little more of it in the evening, but overall a safe bet that you can't go wrong with. I like to spray a little more here, the low price makes it possible.

Purchased as the little sister of the big P, the first spray reminded me of a completely different fragrance, Roma. Not completely, the two are similar even if I find Roma much softer and rounder. The same goes for P, which is much sweeter and stickier, but the similarity is definitely there. A mixture of the two, but flatter, less round, less intense, even significantly less. Where I usually need one spray to indulge, I need five with Charisme. Nothing half and nothing whole, quite nice. That's the nicest thing I can say about it. You can't go wrong with it, a nice little fragrance at a low price, but please don't expect a fragrance, this imitator just doesn't manage that.