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Yes, that's how I would describe "la petite robe noire". A sweet cream puff with vanilla cream and a warm cherry filling:-D
The first time I came in contact with this "little cream puff" was when I noticed it on a good friend. Always this sweet and lovely smell blew me around. Wonderful!
Now we (my girlfriend and me:-D) are unfortunately separated by a few kilometres and so I lost my "little cream puff" out of my nose.
One day I was strolling through the virtual perfumery and there I stumbled upon "la petite robe noire". I immediately thought of my girlfriend and of this sweet scent that always blew her away when she wore it. And even though I couldn't remember exactly what it smelled like, "la petite robe noire" hopped into my shopping basket. When he arrived, I couldn't wait to sniff him. And at first I was slightly disappointed, because I didn't notice anything of this sweet and lovely scent at first. I am of course aware that scents develop differently in different people. But I did not remember this initially powdery note. Nevertheless, I sprayed "la petite robe noire" generously.
As it is with me and fragrances, "true love" only develops on the second sniff.

I sprayed "la petite robe noire" once more and all of a sudden this wonderful sweet cherry scent blew me away. I actually smell a sweet cherry first, thinking of the small cherries found on the Black Forest gateau. Yummy! This cherry is slowly joined by the smell of delicious marzipan (but not in a heavy, cardboard sweet way), followed by a nice vanilla note. The image of a cream puff always comes to mind. Filled with delicious vanilla cream and slightly warm cherry jelly.

The vanilla note is more pronounced and even the sweet, preservative cherry note remains discreet. Finally, the vanilla is joined by the smoked tea. But for me the tea smells more like a very sweet and mild pipe tobacco. So the scent accompanies me the rest of the day.

I hardly or not at all perceive the other fragrances listed. All I smell is this soothing cherry-vanilla pipe tobacco note. Lovely!

The scent remains on my skin for a good 5 - 6 hours. Sometimes I perceive it still intensively, sometimes I smell only a discreet touch

I like the bottle very much, I like the way the black runs. Furthermore it lies well in the hand.

In my opinion, the fragrance is good to wear all year round. In the warm season perhaps rather in the evening. But I wear it as I please. Summer or winter. Spring and autumn. Morning and evening.

Conclusion:
A beautiful vanilla cherry scent with a touch of sweet and mild pipe tobacco. Not light, but also not unpleasantly pompous and heavy. I like it very much, it reminds me of my girlfriend and the wonderful time we had together. And of course of vanilla puffs with cherry filling

This was my first thought when I greedily unpacked the bottle and sniffed at it. But first in order...
I strolled with men through the city centre and boiling hot I remembered that I still wanted to go to the Lush. I hadn't seen a Lush from the inside for a long time and accordingly hadn't bought any products, but the unique scent of the "Comforter" was still in my memory. No sooner said than done. I placed myself in the corona-induced queue in front of the shop and was allowed to enter immediately. Unfortunately, the shopping experience is somewhat clouded by the fact that you can no longer smell the products yourself, but if you are interested you have to call in a salesperson who will help you to buy the products. Understandable in the current situation, not everybody should hold his dripping nose to the unpacked products. So I had a nice saleswoman pack a "Comforter" for me and then the good one asked me if I already knew the scent matching the "Comforter". I answered in the negative. When she then asked me if she could put it on me, I of course did not say no. The "Comforter" as a fragrance? *shriek* How cool is that? So she wrapped me in a pleasant cloud of cassis and I melted away. I had to have it! So both perfume and bath bomb went into the shopping cart.

Happy and a little high from the stay in the Lush (everyone who has ever been in a Lush knows what I mean...a huge olfactory orchestra!) I floated blissfully back into the man's arms and carried my treasure away.
We strolled even further through the city and again and again I smelled my arm, each time pure rapture.

Back in the car I couldn't hold on to myself of course and had to smell this sensational smell again. But already when I took the scent out of my pocket and read the name I started to wonder: "Junk"? Shouldn't it actually say "The Comforter"? I shrugged my shoulders and put the doubt aside. I put a spray in the lid and smelled again and was startled. That was definitely not the smell of "The Comforter". This smelled like a very fresh Ricola herb candy. What had happened? Was the salesgirl out of line? Did she maybe even trick me into putting "junk" in the crowd, because maybe he was a deadbeat? I don't know. Männe had suggested that I just change the scent, but I didn't want to, because somehow I liked my new Ricola.

The fragrance initially smells very herbaceous. Rosemary and sage are clearly visible. The sage is a bit more dominant for my nose at first, but not much. Only little by little the tangerine and the lemon join in. But this without smelling or looking artificial. I did not even take the currant in the first place. Only after several tests on my skin the currant was added.
And what can I say? The more I wear it, the more and better I like it. And the more I wear it, the more it smells to me like the Comforter Bath Ball. But not as sweet as the bath ball, but fresher and also a little bit harsher, without being too masculine or heavy.

I find the wearing time above average. I can still perceive it on myself for a long time. Nevertheless, you should only allow yourself a maximum of three shots, because it is already very intense.
Men, for example, do not like him at all. For him, junk smells like detergent (the philistine!)
I, however, like it very much and if I want to get completely out of my gourmand perfume line, then I like to use it. So you can see that he is a man of two minds.

In my opinion it can be worn all year round. Economically dosed all day long. The bottle is simple and functional. Not a design highlight, but it's the inner values that count, and they're great.

Conclusion:
Junk is a beautiful herbal fruity scent that lasts for a long time. I would recommend it to men as well. The herbs, the citrus fruits and the currant together make a round, fruity-tart mixture. Shortly a Ricola to the fragrant:-D

P.S.: I did a lot of research and finally found out that there once was a fragrance called "The Comforter" by Lush. Unfortunately probably limited and not produced anymore. Whether Junk is now a fresher version of the old scent or whether the two are not connected at all, I could not find out. Maybe one of you knows something more specific?

After I was very impressed by Queen of Life (I have already written a rezi to the fragrance), I dared to approach other fragrances from La Rive. My next candidate, or rather my next candidate should be Donna. Said, bought. I wanted to know how similar big and little sister are. I was allowed to test the original and was a bit disappointed about the durability. So it certainly doesn't hurt if there is also an affordable double here. Especially not if the original seems to be surprisingly weak despite its price.

So I cycled to the drugstore of my choice and joined in front of the fragrance shelves (after I already had all the other (alibi) stuff in my basket) and immediately found my current favourite. A paper strip generously fogged, waved three times in the air and under the prongs with it. Ah yes...oh yes..you smell just like your big sister, like freshly showered, wonderful. So wrap it up and put it in your basket. I have sunk the test strip into the shallows of my handbag, I love it when I open my handbag and a slight surge of a pleasant smell comes towards me. I get in a good mood right away.

At home, I unpacked the fragrance right away and sniffed the bottle. My new scent should be applied to my skin the next morning.

The fragrance begins for me wonderfully fresh, like freshly showered. I smell a slightly artificial citric note. But this artificial is neither unpleasant nor pungent. I immediately think of the pictures of the advertisement about the big sister...oh Donna, let's go to the Amalfi Coast and let the sun shine on our stomachs:-D

Now I would like to describe to you how the fragrance continues to develop on my skin, but unfortunately I can't do that. I could not perceive the scent on me after about an hour. Quiet disappointment spread through me. But I didn't give up and after about four hours of wearing it I stomped to my man and let him sniff it and what did I hear: "Ohhh, that smells good! (a "Ohhh" is rarely heard from him) That surprised me a little bit now. I no longer smelled him, man but very well. My "logical" consequence: Donna was still there, even if she had hidden from me.
It is always said that you get so used to the scent you are wearing that you no longer notice it yourself. But others do still perceive it. I think that's the same with Donna.
Since Donna is also a very light and fresh scent, this effect probably occurs much earlier than if you were wearing a very heavy and sweet scent.

Still, I would have been happy to know how Donna is still developing with me. Instead, I'm happy to have elicited an "Ohhh" from Männe and am reasonably satisfied that the fragrance is still perceptible to others. If I want to smell it, I can just put it on again.

I think the fragrance is only perceptible to others because of its lightness when you are close to it, but you don't always have to passively scent a whole room.

By the way, I was particularly surprised by the bottle. It no longer looks like the picture above, but has now become very similar to its big sister. The flacon itself is made of milky, slightly heavier glass. The lid is made of plastic and is kept in a pretty sky blue. Simple but chic, I'd say.

Due to her lightness Donna fits perfectly into the current season, especially on very hot days she provides an at least olfactory refreshment.

Conclusion: Although I was only allowed to test the original once, I find the scent very similar. Also very similar, if not equal to the scent of Anna Biondi with Light Silver.
Also in terms of durability Donna does not need to hide from her big sister. Both are very light and soon not necessarily noticeable to my usual nose, but apparently to others. The big plus point is of course the price and the good availability.

All in all a solid fragrance for a slim thaler. No more, but also no less.

P.S.: The test strip in my bag still smelled good after two days:-D

My first encounters with the scents of La Rive were not very enthusiastic. After I heard that there were a few decent dupes of branded perfumes, I had to try them out. Who doesn't like to have a great fragrance for little money? So I marched into the next big red R and took the brand's "draught horses" for a nose: Cash and Queen of Life. I sniffed the testers with devotion and withdrew my snuffle. What was that? I was met by a really strong flag of alcohol, followed by a pungent sweetish smell. You could guess the model of Queen of Life, but the whole smell was immediately flattened by a pungent penetrance. Off to the shelf with it and to cash. But here too, the same game. First a flag of alcohol and then again an indefinable penetrance that buries the scent of the role model underneath. A little disappointed I left the red R. I knew from other cheap drugstore fragrances that price is not necessarily the decisive factor for quality, but I couldn't understand all the positive comments about the brand. I forgot La Rive for a long time. But eventually the brand came back to me
I clicked myself through the WWW and searched for a dupe to "Love Chloé" and ended up here on Parfumo. I clicked my way from a little wooden stick to a little stick and at some point I found scents from La Rive and many positive reviews. How can that be, I thought? Why so many positive reviews? If everyone had smelled what I smelled, the positive reviews would certainly have been much leaner. So I took a closer look at the fragrances. Armed with a slip of paper with my sniffing candidates, I went to the drugstore and headed reliably to the perfume shelf. Unerringly I grabbed Queen of Life and a paper strip and applied the scent. A few times waggled like wildly and then ran to the nose. And what can I say? Very different from the first rehearsal session. No alcohol breath, no pungent pushiness But before I broke out in cheers I sniffed at the other potential candidates and here the same result. All of them presented themselves to me as fine scents, one of them more in line with my preferences, the other less. I pondered that the first rather meagre sniffing match was probably due to tilted testers. Otherwise I cannot explain this qualitative difference

A trophy to all those who made it this far. But now comes the Rezi to the Queen of Life, I promise;-)

Years ago I once owned the big sister of the little Queen and at that time I was very fond of him. I liked this sweet heaviness and this fine smell of roasted almonds and cotton candy. When I apply Queen of Life, I have exactly this scent back in my nose. The fruity top note I honestly can't smell. At first I smell a fresh sweetness, which however (typical for top notes) doesn't last long. The scent soon changes and becomes sweeter and heavier on my skin, but not so heavy that I feel exhausted. After about an hour this wonderful scent of roasted almonds and cotton candy develops, I also smell a light vanilla note here. So the scent stays with me and maybe gets a minimal tart touch.

To what extent he is now THE DUPE to his big sister, I cannot say 100%. The time when I had the original was a long time ago. But from my olfactory memory, I'd say they're very similar. If you probably don't deal intensively with perfume in general, you probably won't smell a difference.

I wear the fragrance for about five hours now and I still perceive it well on me. So the wearing time is reasonable. To what extent others perceive the scent on me, I cannot say with certainty, as always. Tests with males only produced a "Yes, smells good! But since I still perceive it well on me, I think others can still sniff it when they stand behind me at the cash desk without getting too close to me :-)

If one would like to make a seasonal classification, I would rather place it in the autumn/winter months. I, who like such sweet and gourmand scents very much, wear it all year round. With a spray you are actually quite safe from overdose. Nevertheless, there will always be someone for whom even this is too much. But that is all a matter of taste:-D

Since I bought a small 30 ml version, the bottle is small and handy. So it's well suited for the handbag.

Conclusion: I am convinced of both the scent and the durability of the little Queen. I like this comfortably warm cotton candy note very much. For the little money it is highly recommended. I would also recommend it to all those who are flirting with his big sister but still shy away from spending so much money.

Oh yes, I'm so glad I gave La Rive another chance, thank you!

Yes, all beginnings are hard. In the case of Marc Jacobs "Rain" and me even twice. First of all, I should say that I am not necessarily a friend of Mr Jacobs' scents, they are always a bit too, yes, difficult for me at the beginning. I don't know exactly how to describe them, but there is always something "light" missing in my nose. So also with "Rain", which I was allowed to test as a specimen when it was reissued. Curious as I am and because I wanted to know how Mr. Jacobs interprets the smell of rain, I put it on. At the beginning it is fresh, but I can't help it, I always have a slight 'mouldy' note in my nose. Even now, when I smell it again, this 'moufflon' note comes through both on my skin and when I smell the bottle.
So I saw my opinion about Jacobs' fragrances confirmed once again, something in the beginning of the fragrances does not please me.
Nevertheless, I bought a bottle of Rain when I saw it as a superduper offer. Now many people are probably asking themselves: why does she buy a perfume she doesn't like? The answer is simple: first of all, I like to act illogically and secondly, "Rain" developed wonderfully during the course of wearing it.
It was warm and I went for a walk with my bitch, I walked across the meadows and suddenly I noticed a fine scent. Hello Mr. Jacobs! What is it? Should we still find each other? Yes, we should. "Rain is developing beautifully on my skin. I smell a fine, fruity freshness on my skin. No more of that "moufflon" smell. This fruity freshness is also preserved, with me it doesn't change any more. I was happy about this turn of events and after coming home I immediately threw myself at my husband and asked him: "Take a whiff of me! More than a "Yes, smells good" I did not get an answer.
Whether it is still perceptible to others at a distance from me, I cannot answer reliably. In any case, on some days I can still perceive it on myself after wearing it for a long time, on some days I can no longer smell it after only two hours and put on more. I think several factors play a role...the skin, the nose, the general shape of the day, etc. All in all, I would estimate its shelf life to be about four to five hours on average. The bottle is handy and simple, I like the blue very much.

Conclusion: After an initial subliminal 'moufflon' note (which probably only I can smell:-D), a wonderful fragrance emerges, which fits well into the warmer seasons. My bottle is still half-full, it's not one of my beloved favourites, but especially now in summer it comes into play from time to time.

Yes, all beginnings are sometimes difficult, but nevertheless it can turn into something very beautiful