Le Rivage des Syrtes MDCI Parfums for women

I'm having an olfactory memory moment here of a childhood bubblegum I used to love. It wasn't those icky sweet, it was that instant crystalize citrus sugar smell that last only a few minutes...ooh I like this. A happy scent for sure.

A softer less complex version of Pierre Wulff's Gilda. More emphasis on the pineapple here than in Gilda, but overall this is a gentler Gilda.

So hmm.. this is unique. I"ve only been exposed to pineapple a few other times, and here it is quite pronounced.

Pineapple is not crisp and tart like a typical citrus, it is weighty, and in general Le Rivages opens 'low, full and heavy' to me (so I don't get the refreshing blast that you would expect from these top notes)

At the one hour mark this rounds out and becomes warm and luscious. I like this phase best, its very comforting. I don't detect the incense at all, which is a shame. The pineapple stays with this fragrance throughout, but it is more enjoyable after the one hour mark.

This is a good fragrance, thumbs up. ITs not my favorite from this line (that would Nicolai's other submission, En Coeur en Mai). But it is far from the worst from this house (Vepres S., with its highly stinky caramel note)

luchshe chem Serail i l'Aube.... samiy stoyaschiy iz treh... sıdıt blizko k koje....
tonkiy zapah chego-to dorogogo...
bilo bi neploho imet' v kollekzii