Heaven Sent Dana for women

If I understand in the right way your reviews, there is the original "Heaven Scent" produced by Dana and then the nowadays "Heaven Scent" prodced by Helena Rubinstein, is it right ?

Is the Dana original version still available ?

And which are the differences between the Dana version and the HR one ?



Thanks.


Angelica.

I too got a baby diaper pee smell when testing Dana's Heaven Sent eons ago. Needless to say, I didn't buy or wear it. Now the creation by Loc Dong to me is sharp and bitter, then remains fluorescent bright, like green apples. Flowers? Can't identify any. It's dry down is not unpleasant on me. There is a note in there somewhere that reminds me of baby powder but it argues for a long while with the base notes. It is modern and definitely would require getting used to. I only paid $1 for 3.4 oz. new. I'll very likely give it away after a few more applications.

I received a bottle of this in 93 or 94. I was 10 or 11 at the time. I know it was reformulated in 2003, but I don't think the fragrance I had was actually the original either. I think it was by mem rather than Helena Rubenstein. I just received a bottle of the classic version by Dana. It's not quite what I remember, and at first I didn't like it. I've never described any fragrance as old before, and I love the classics, but this started out as "old" smelling. It was very sharp and pungent, and I couldn't even begin to imagine it becoming powdery, or being a scent a young girl would wear. Where were these rain washed breezes? But I waited a little over a half an hour and I can't believe how much this perfume transforms! Finally the fragrance I remember and love! Sweet, powdery, young, beautiful. Oh Heaven sent, how I've missed you.

I love the description they give on the box, it sums it up perfectly....

A fragrance full of rain-washed breezes,poems waiting to be written; born of music, tender as love, fresh as laughter. free as flight- A scent so full of gentleness and dreams, it says what you have no words for.

I can't stop sniffing my wrist :)

I remember Heaven Scent from the 80’s when I had a bottle, but have no idea of the original release date. I recently found a mini set with Heaven Scent along with others. I think it smells the same! To me this smells exactly like a freshly bathed baby.

It smells like Johnsons Baby shampoo, soft cuddly skin, baby powder, baby magic and even a wee bit of pee pee from her diaper (the oakmoss or civet?) I’m not sure what note causes that pee note but it completes the unique baby doll smell. It’s not a bad thing! Most people aren’t happy with a perfume when they talk about it smelling like pee, but I’m not one of them. Heaven Scent is wonderfully dreamy and snuggle fresh to me. I’m not sure if I want to smell like a baby at my age though. This would make a good choice for a little girl to scent her Barbie or baby doll with.

Wore it years ago when it was Rubenstein. It was a the type of scent you'd grab and spritz after bath for daily use and not break the bank. Sweet, powdery and soft. Haven't tried the reformulation.

My review is for the pre-reformulated version. It was soft, comfy, innocent, a bit powdery, delicate, and very feminine. I loved wearing this because it always made me feel so girly and pretty. I have seen the reformulated version in the stores around holiday time but I'm too afraid to try it, knowing it has likely been ruined by the current manufacturer.

EDIT: I ended up with a small bottle of the new version from a gift set. I determined that my old bottle was made by MEM. I never tried the Helena Rubenstein version. The new one by Dana starts off with a bright burst of citrus which quickly dissipates, then goes through a phase where there is a bit of a bitter note, and settles into a similar drydown as my old MEM version. This all happens in a matter of an hour.

I have Dana's version but in a tall, swirly bottle.
It starts very sharp and chypre-ish, strong and classy, some might describe this phase as 'dated'
Heaven Sent soon evolves into much softer scent, with delicate but noticeable spicy background which reminds me of traditional Indian hem champa masala incense and faint fruity whisper.
Through its way, this fragrance never loses powdery touch, in this case it feels almost medicinal.
I find Heaven Sent very soothing, calming, and versatile. It possesses an unique charm but i guess not everyone would find it pleasing. I really do love it though. A little baby-like but classy nostalgic at the same time.

I have very fond memories of this perfume. My grandmother used to wear this when I was really young back in the 90's, and I remember just hugging her and inhaling her wonderful smell. But then it was discontinued and now she hasn't worn perfume for more than 12 years :( I wish they didn't discontinue the Helena Rubinstein version, it's a shame they do that to a much loved perfume! I bought a couple bottles on ebay and love spraying a little on my neck when I go to bed. I tried the reformulated version by Dana, and it's just reminiscent of the original, it has that same dry down note of much of Dana's reformulations. Helena Rubinstein launched a new perfume that's endorsed my Demi Moore, maybe one day they'll bring it back. Helena Rubinstein version-heck yes, Dana version-eh...

I have this listed as one that I have, but ONLY because for some crazy reason there is no option to choose the ORIGINAL Helena Rubenstein formulation. I am nursing a bottle of EDP that was given to me as a gift for babysitting a very young baby back in 1976, so it is definitely the Helena Rubenstein formulation and not the roundly-chastised Dana re-imagining. I find it light, powdery and sweet but with staying power. I love to sleep in it as well. I tend not to wear it in the summer because it vanishes too quickly or gets too cloyingly sweet too fast. I will be very sorry when my bottle is finally gone, but at the rate I'm using it I have some hopes I'll be gone before the bottle is.

This perfume was first given to me as a young girl by my father. I fell head over heels in love with it. The bottle, the scent, everything. It's all gorgeous. I have had many, many bottles of this over the years, as my father continued to buy it for me for every gift giving occasion. The bottles were all gorgeous, and there seemed to be several variations on the theme of baby blue and angels. I love and adore it to this day. It will always, always have a very special place in my heart and in my life.

I used to wear this scent in HS. I always got compliments. It smelled like a sweeter version of Love's Babysoft but more dainty. I could not wear heavy scents and my budget at the time did not allow me to overspend, so this worked out perfect. It smells like baby powder, fresh cut florals, and a slight hint of fruit.

Anybody remember the Heaven Sent ads? They spoke about "rainwashed breezes" and "rainbows". Or was it "rainkissed breezes"? Doesn't matter, you get the picture. The ads perfectly captured the perfume's soft, dreamy, lighter than air, romantic quality. Heaven Sent was many a girl's first "grown up" perfume. I hope it is yet. Heaven Sent may have been reformulated but it still has that dreamy quality of softly sweet and spicy flowers and powdery sandalwood. It is still full of innocence and hope, full of dreams that can come true. I bet every little girl(like me) who started with this one still has a bottle of it. And even if she doesn't wear it anymore(unlike me) she still holds it close to her heart.

to me this isn't an oriental floral. its lighter than that. powdery, clean and white imo. the scents of lily of the valley, rose and sandlewood float lightly on the skin after dry down, with a soft powdery effect. one of my all time favorites.
just clarify, i'm reviewing the vintage scent. my mistake, i never have tested the "new" heaven scent. the vintage is/was a classic.

The original Heaven Scent was a soft powdery perfume that was often given to young girls as a first perfume. It was made by Helena Rubenstein. It seemed to disappear during the big musk oil fad in the seventies. Now this Heaven Scent reappears in a new bottle by Dana with a completely different fragrance. I think Helena Rubenstein would turn over in her grave if she smelled this stuff being sold as Heaven Sent. Maybe the original was old fashioned but this new stuff by Loc Dong smells like another cheap , soon to be discontinued body spray. It's not better, it's worse. They should know better than to pee in a bottle and tell us it's the Heaven Scent we grew up with. If you want the Helena Rubenstein Heaven Sent check on eBay for vintage bottles. It was sold for Christmas in small bottles and you might be able to score one of those.

I'm sorry but... Eww!

I tried this as well as smelled it on someone so I know this definitely is not my body chemistry, or lack of, when it comes to this version of Heaven Sent. This is so far from the original Helena Rubinstein's version it's not even funny. I agree with previous reviews that say that it's very misleading to release a (superbly mediocre) fragrance under the name many of us "geezers" know and trust. Isn't there some copyright law against this?

I miss the ORIGINAL Heaven Sent! The Dana version is nothing like the original... The original was the only scent I wore during the day; and always, always got compliments on the fragrance. Delicate, powdery, subdued, yet very heady.... Oh how I miss you, Heaven Sent!

I agree with mrssweetiebear. I want the '80's version.

I want the original Heaven Sent by Helena Rubenstein that I wore in 1960s in High School. But it is not even listed here to add to my list. The one by Dana is NOT Heaven Sent. This is a Huge Pet Peeve - changing a perfume but keeping the same name!

The only thing I use this for is spraying my pillowcases.Doesnt last.Too mild for me.

I just picked up a .50 fluid ounce bottle (EDP, almost full) of the orginal Heaven Sent by Helena Rubenstein in the 1930s at a vintage boutique last week. I remember the scent from my teen-age years, when it was considered very sophisticated and elegant by the high-school crowd. It does have a lovely floral, powdery warm opening, and then ends with a sort of sandalwood note that now seems a bit too complex and mature for your average high-school girl! Has anyone else tried the Helena Rubenstein version? How would you compare it to this one?

You know I think this is a beautiful scent but here I go again saying that such a beautiful scent was created then GREED took over! Its so week and watered down that it can be found in the ninety nine cent store by now. It was a beautiful concept put to cheap use by greedy manufactures-what a pity! It is a Heaven Scent straight to the fires below. It could have really been something if someone would have been willing to market this powdery scent in a strength that last longer than one minute!

one of the prettiest bottles i have ever seen.

I think this scent is perfect for younger people.....under 14 perhaps. Sweet, light, a bit of powder and all innocence. Very nice.

I was little disappointed of this one.I thought it would be really fresh and pleasant,but I could barely smell anything.