True Love Elizabeth Arden for women

I actually love that soft, feminine, suavely fruity scent that leaves a beautiful sillage behind and gets many compliments. I guess it's all a question of skin chemistry but on me this lovely smells delicious. It starts off with a mouthwatering fruit and white flowers, it mellows down to a warm yet fresh floral where I smell mostly lily-of-the-valley. Then blooms that rose, pink and sweet which reminds one of soap or cosmetics. The drydown remains tender but gets bolder as the amber, vanilla and woodsy notes appear. I am so enjoying this one right now... It has amazing staying power on me and that powdery note, so faint and delicate leaves a vanilla icing-sugar trail that i love!

Tested this on Mum at a second-hand shop and immediately thought oh dear. So floral and so non-descript. The full 100 ml bottle was only $4.00 and they couldn't have given it to me. I said Mum it's pretty, you know, nice, pretty.., (Mum can't smell) but no, I think it's a mean, bland and chemical floral smell. Grown women may well like this but to me it's for young girls if anyone at all. It's not a terrible smell, just absolutely uninspiring. One of those florals I imagine putting some people off florals for life. There are so many beautiful, superior florals to True Love and they don't all cost a fortune. And oriental? Just my opinions, you can hate my faves. Beauty remains the only Arden I can enjoy.

after reding the reviews i decided to blind buy when i opened it i hated the smell and got a refund

This is the only perfume that I wear. I adore this scent. So happy that I can again buy it. Without fail when I go somewhere, dr.s office, restaurant, you name it, someone always asks me what I am wearing and say that they love the smell, Its usually described as soft, feminine, flowery. I can't believe that anyone would dislike this scent. But I firmly believe that one's own chemistry determines how well a perfume smells on a person.

Oldschool powdery scent. Feels like peaches in champagne to my nose. Pretty, but staying power is poor. Not the best by Sophia Grojsman!
But I like it. True Love is good for everyday use.

I love this scent, its roses roses roses.. lovely scent on me and lingers for hours.

I like it. It's very floral, but sometimes I get the smell of powder out of it. Maybe that's what makes me want to wear very little of it and not every day.

I sprayed this on my skin and I couldn't decide if it smelled like hairspray or bug spray. Either way, it wasn't good.

brought this didnt smell it went home opened very carefully smellt it sealed back into the box and got a refund!
the only ea perfumes i like are
arden beauty
sunflowers
red door
green tea (dont love it but it aint that bad!)

Surprise surprise... got this among a collection of mini bottles and was sure not to like it, as I never liked any Arden, but it is a really nice and very feminine beauty case/boudoire scent. The mixed smell of perfumed beauty products, lots of powder and some kind of rosy soapyness (I bet it's that rose that some people called "chemical") feels oldfashioned in a coquettish way. Longevity is good and it has some sillage too.
If you ever find yourself sitting in front of a big mirror, wearing a dusky pink negligee and slowly brushing your long hair with a dreamily look on your face... be sure to wear True Love ;)

When I first started working I can remember smelling this at the counter at Myer. I could only afford a small bottle so I got it and it was very expensive back then like 70 or 80 Dollars. Then I moved on. The years have gone by and this seemed to vanish for a while. I noticed it in Priceline recently and smelled it. It brought back all the memories of when I was a younger girl just trying pefumes. It smells horrible in the bottle and at first I thought what did I ever see in this? I sprayed it on my wrist and it did develop really nicely. It is a little like Coco mademoiselle a bit rosey and powdery. There is a slight chemical smell which I think is what puts most people off. I think now with the white florals and rosey perfumes comming back into fashion this could maybe take off a bit again. I think Arden discontinued it.

I have tried my pure parfum concentation again today and i didn´t liked it as much as i did few month ago, when it was still cold outside. While then it was citrus-fresh and a bit chemical, today when it is very warm outside it smells almost like a male fragrance by Boss "Elements aqua"!!!! At first i couldn´t believe that, but after a while it still smelled mostly like a typical male cologne. Maybe it is my nose, but my mom also smells it. So my verdict is to use it during colder time of the year.
I agree that it is not original and a too chemical.

Please do not remove this comment, since others might find it useful. Not every review should be positive, so people like me wanted to make a blind buy might find it very informative. Thanks.

Just received it today. Bought it as a blind choise and I'm not disappointed. It's nice and feminine scent. Good for daily use, office and going out, especially for romantic evenings. Very good way to save money and get pleasant fragrance.
First sniff wasn't impressive, cause I sniffed it under the lid. My advice not to smell it like that, try it on your skin and it will works (as I did).
My rate for this EDT is very good, considering aroma, longevity and price.

Love is a strange thing. What can she see in him? Does he really love that little mousey woman with a passion you can only dream of?
In this I can only see a powdery, watery floral, light, sweet but dull at the end of the day. If it lasts that long. It may be someone else's sweetheart, but it isn't mine.

Do not enjoy the top notes of this frag but as it dries down, it really starts to develop and open up into something I really like. Kinda smell a little bit of red door here, a little bit of Arden Beauty.. I would have to say I don't think its quite as sweet as either of these, it is definetely lighter and I do think "elegant" would describe this scent best. I don't feel as if the sillage is that great unless other people can smell me and I can't. I would probably give this a five out of a ten only because I have so many other scents I like so much better

i like it again, but i use it only when i put babypowder beforehand. It neutralises harsh chemical top notes and the fragrance becomes a cute floral woody musk and with a little green element, yummmy. Kinda pretty, soothing and casual enough, i'm glad i made it work on me.

I loved this perfume when it first came out and I had to have it (in my teens). I thought it was so pretty and feminine but then it was discontinued and I couldn't find it anywhere. Then, ten years later I saw it at TJ Maxx and immediately bought it. It doesn't smell the same as I remember. More chemically and synthetic. I wonder if the bottle didn't age well or if it was an edt and not edp--if they made both. Too bad, because I really wanted to like it. Now I have a full bottle and will never use it.

This is such a pretty feminine perfume. I do agree, sadly though, that it is does have a more synthetic smell then when it originally came out back in the 90s. I have been wearing it off an on since it came out in the 90s. I was a teenager then, but have enjoyed it into my adulthood and even wore it on my wedding day. With the new interest in rose perfumes nowadays I think this would make a nice addition to those that love the romantic rose smell with a touch of powder and peaches. My husband always seems to like the smell of this one too and likes to hug on me when I wear it. If you want to feel pretty and feminine then try this one out. I always imagine being in a long floral dress out in a sunny meadow somewhere reading poetry when I wear this one. ;-)

Now that it's spring, I've gone back to this. It is heady, just like the real flowers blooming outside. There is something ladylike and classy about it as well. For me, it smells much better on my skin than from the bottle, and fresher. It is not something I'd buy again, simply because I have had this so long I'm tired of it, but I'm going to try to use up my bottle before July.

This lasts fairly long but it smells kind of..I don't know...cheap. My boyfriend also doesn't really like it. I don't dislike it, it's just not anything special. It does smell better after a few hours when it softens but still... I'm not a huge fan.
Why is this classified as oriental floral? I don't smell anything oriental about it.

This fragrance does not say anything .. it is not original ...
floral, watery, dusty in the end, just smell a bouquet of fresh flowers ... just another floral fragrance.

A beautiful, light rosy perfume, designed for that special wedding day. I'm surprised it has all the notes in it, because it is very floral and rosy on me. On me, it doesn't change, the dry down is the same as when applied, but it is really pretty, not scratchy or musky (in the bad dank way), perfect for summer and day use. Also, it works well with other floral and rose perfumes if you like to mix fragrances for a more personal, unique scent for yourself. I would recommend it, I have a big bottle of the EDT, but I want to get the full parfum concentrate, I think I'll like it better (plus I love the double wedding ring topper!)

OK. Nice. But never really struck a note with me. It never really goes anywhere.

wow this smell just like red door when you first spray it then it changes slightly my freind had it on i dought she was wearing red door
when i asked her what she was wearing she showed me the bottle and it was true love
im getting this!

Very sweet and bright and precious... but too much so. Somebody said Easter, and that is perfect. It is beautiful for church but too sweet for everyday (for me).

Coming back to edit: I have had this one for years and I never wear it. Today I was helping out in my daughter's preschool classroom and thought I'd give it a trial, maybe the kids would like it. One kid stuck her tongue out at me. I am gonna give this old bottle to my sister.

This is a lovely iris scent that reminds me of easter.THe orris root in the mid makes for a much deeper scent than one usually from EA.I like this one but not my fav.

so..! Another disaster called E. Arden!!!I am starting to believe that most of her perfume are like that. This is one that smells powdery, oldish, waterish, lilysh... crappish!!! S. Grosman? What have you done???? Do try it before you wear it, because you are in for a nasty surprise!!!

Today I got my big bottle of True Love and I really like this perfume. It smells very soft and powdery.

Another bargain bin salvage for me...
At 1st spray, reminded me almost exactly of Red Door's opening. A short few minutes after that, I picked up the note of burnt plastic and then it turned to lighter fluid. No, I'm not kidding, it smells exactly like flowery lighter fluid right now.
My chemistry must be bringing out every bad note this scent has to offer.
To those of you who can wear it, Kudos, but for me, it's a fire waiting to happen, and not in a good way.
Back to the bargain bin it goes.

This is a beautiful scent! The first few seconds after spraying you are hit with a blast of apricot and peach but it calms down and becomes very subtle as the florals begin to warm up. Its very light on me and when I smell it I feel like I should be wearing a big ball gown dress in the victorian era going to a ball! hehe. It makes me think of the story cinderella, she would wear this scent. I love it, so elegant.

such a lovely powdery scent,iris comes with apricots on a romantic way,but not for young girls,ideal for mothers.

smelling from the bottle i was critical and thought it smelt like a dusty bedroom with miss havisham sitting in there wearing her wedding dress...but after spaying on my skin i changed my mind and found it to be comforting, an elegant floral scent

When I first smelled this in the mid 90s I really did love it. As a 15 year old it was my favourite tester in department stores. It was always too expensive for me and now that i can buy it for around $15, I find I've just moved on. It smells like that particular time to me, not modern at all. Its a pleasant floral scent but I can't disssociate from that period in time.

Flowers Soaking in a vase of water
it's bland it has no imagination
very boring fragrance.

I am a big fan of florientals but not this one. First off I don't smell anything but a powdery scent and it completely overwhelms any other scent in this perfume. I was really hoping to like this one because it is a very affordable perfume but as I said I feel completely overwhelmed by that powdery scent. If you like this perfume, I would recommend checking Walgreens. I saw it on clearance for $5.oo for a 1.0 bottle.

Strange thing here well I bought this perfume due to the recommendation from my hairdresser and LOVED IT until nearly the bottle was empty. Then I started to hate it and now the scent completely turns my stomach. This perfume and Guess Gold literally make me sick. It is the strangest thing really it is.

I am surprised that so many people find it difficult to find in the shops.
It is EVERYWHERE in Australia and so inexpensive, i stocked up on it. It smells so pretty, if you could call a fragrance 'pretty'.
I will always have several bottles of this in reserve. It's just such a happy scent.

I don't really detect fruity notes in this one, nor any oriental character, but a soft, very, VERY soft feeling of amber and rose. Amber makes it very creamy and romantic. It's long-lasting on the skin but not strong, so only those can smell it who get close enough to you, others feel only a charming eleance in the air. I usually can't stand ambery perfumes which cause me stomach-ache normally, but I try to like this one, and try it again and again.

Could be a nice classic scent, but that smell of old water in a flower vase spoils the whole composition.
I thought, maybe the tester was bad/old. But I saw some reviewers have mentioned the same 'problem' with True Love. Disappointment.

This is a floral fruity one and I didn't detected any oriental side of it. Only a slight warm vanilla is in it if it's enough to classify a fragrance as oriental...
None of the ingredients on list is remarkable on it(maybe only peach a little). Not bad, not completely good.
By the way True Love is not for mature woman but for teens it could be a good choice for special occasions (school leaving ceremony,first date etc.).

I read this fragrance is recommended for brides as a wedding scent, but I wouldn´t choose it for my wedding at all! :(
I don´t like it. It reminds me a old-fashion smell for women over 70 :(

Sniffed it yesterday and bought it straight away. The smell is gorgeous and really suits me!.....should have bought 2 bottles though now that i read it is not easy to find...i got it from the airport and it was having 40% discount..good bargain!

A complex fragrance indeed! I had this 8 yrs ago and I have it now. When I was younger I thought it was very strong and overwhelming but at my age now, I simply adore the initial aura the scent creates. Such classy florals! And after two hours and some sweating( I live in a tropical country), it still leaves a trail that my friends compliment on.
I love my True Love!!

I went to stay at friends of the family in my early teens and the girl whose room I stayed in wore TRUE LOVE.

it's a lovely and soft mix of peach and rose, with a gentle powdery backdrop. I admired it so much that she gave me her bottle.

Happy memories.

At first sight from the bottle it reminds me of chanel coco mademoislle edt.one of my friend collection one things that I remember from is extremely high-class feminine scent such that appear all I thought...who kowns event the pink coral juice inside this E.A truelove build and work the same romantic scenery for me as sams as a beautiful memorable feeling that I got from coco m.Eventhough this brand is not quite pop. among the high-celeb. but from my side it really st.and do also launch a nice frag.such anyone can touch and discovered.^_^ For the trace sesation that I feel and got from is an ultra floral-feminine scent smooth a hint of some cream undertone. someone say it's for a bride...yes I do agree cause it should keep in a special memorable day.+++Last thing that I've detected from T.L and coco M. both have the same synthetic note indeed*+*.

True Love is truly an amazing perfume. I first smelled it when I was a lot younger, practically still a child, and I thought it was the most beautiful scent ever. I bought a bottle for myself years later, but it smelled much different. I guess fragrances smell different at different ages of your life. It smelled great on paper but very weird on my skin. I was very disappointed because it's such a lovely fragrance. I wished it worked better with my body chemistry.

True love has a strong lasting smell of powdery yet floral scent. I personally think this scent suit more mature ladies. Its best wearing during winter months. The packaging looked expensive, yet price is very affordable (because of the strong scent, you don't have to spray too much). It's very good for the price. I would say this is the best of all Elizabeth Arden scent.

Headache inducing. I wanted so much to love this one. I love the description, I love the bottle an packaging and I adore the name.
I wanted so much for it to work that I bought 3 bottles and told myself I use it long enough to get used to it. Little I knew about migraines!!!! They don't wear True love! I had to return 2 and the opened one I gave to my cleaning lady.

I was indrigued by the notes and the nose of this perfume, it seemed like something I would definetely like. It wasn't pricey too, so I ended up buying a bottle online

Major dissapointment.

There is a specific chemical note, too harsh and disgusting. I would like this perfume a lot without this note...Must be some kind of fixative because I have detected it in other products too. The bad thing is that it lasts and lasts...

Such a shame, since the flowers behind it are romantic, powdery and soft.

I bought my daughter a 1oz bottle of this unsniffed and we were both surprised on how lovely this scent is! It smells so soft and powdery very feminine. I think this would be good for a bride on her wedding day! So romantic and light just right. I also want to grab a bottle for myself!

it's hard to find the true love, so it's hard to find its perfume version also :) this scent is warm and attractive and one of a kind.

I don't know why this one is always so reduced in price (not that I should complain), because it's one of the best Elizabeth Arden ones IMO.

I have it , and use it some times, everyone around me loves it, not available everywhere. I looooove it.it is magical.