Tiare Chantecaille for women

I'm so glad that I didn't read the previous reviews for this perfume before going on my own to smell (and eventually purchase) it. I think it's a beautiful white floral, but not an oriental as its currently classified here. I can smell the tiare flower and lily-of-the-valley most distinctly, while the rest of the flowers in this composition sort of meld into the background. It is strong and you don't need to apply a lot, and on me it has good staying power and moderate sillage. It feels very feminine, elegant and exotic to me - like catching the scent of a nearby garden from the balcony of a Hawaiian resort. Probably since tiare flower generally does not debut in most of the other perfumes in my wardrobe.

It smells like a smoker using white flower perfume to try and cover up their cig stink.

This smells NOTHING like tiare flowers! I would say it smells like the old green Herbal Essence shampoo from the 70's mixed with cigarette smoke. Goes powdery (old lady smell.) Poor lasting power too. Dont waste your $$ on this ovcerpriced line.

A definate no no in my book. It smelled harsch and very sharp and did not mellow one little bit. I guess its the lily note, a flower that does not sit well on my skin.I absolutely love their Frangipane, whcih is the complete opposite of this one, warm ,tad sweet, lovely.