Revisiting the Divine fragrances to enjoy them again. I received this early on, but when I received 3 Divine samples in a large haul recently from a generous POLer, it spurred me to re-try this one.
My first love is L'Inspiratrice. Second in order of my likes, but so close as to be identical is L'ame soeur (the soul mate.)
L'Ame soeur, the most beautiful of encounters, epitomises a harmony beyond time, an eternal marriage of noble flowers and aldehydes.
Essence of jasmin, otto bulgar rose and ylang from the Comoro Islands combine with ambergris to celebrate the natural elegance and innate sensuality of L'Ame soeur.
What does it remind me of?
It reminds me of Chanel # 5.
At first whiff, I recognized a familiarity, but it was enough different that it took me a few minutes to catch it.
How does it compare to Chanel # 5?
#5 is brash in comparison to L'Ame soeur which is gentle and harmonious.
#5 is brighter, even in the elixir.
If you like Chanel # 5, you likely would like L'Ame soeur, or if you wish you could wear Chanel #5, you would likely enjoy wearing L'Ame soeur. They are sister fragrances, not identical, but close.
Which do I prefer?
I prefer L'Ame soeur to #5. L'Ame soeurstarts and ends on me with a beauty I don't find in # 5 on me.
My take
I quite like it. While I like Chanel #5, I never reach for it. It is too aldehydic and bright, even brassy on me. It never softens. I like that this is similar to #5, but much kinder and softer.
Do you wear this fragrance?
Do you wear any Divine fragrance? Do you prefer this to Chanel # 5 or vice versa -- or have you never tried it?
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
Originally posted 2009-10-25 07:57:34.
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Yes, I do enjoy several from Divine.
Like you, my favorite is L’Inspiratrice. But lately I’ve been wearing this “reformulated” version of L’ame Soeur and enjoying it a great deal. I also like the straight up Divine by Divine which reminds me of a subtler and more classic version of Poison.
I was looking for reviews of L’ame Soeur this evening because I’ve been wearing it and may review it myself shortly. I definitely agree that it reminds me of Chanel No. 5 but I like L’ame Soeur a million times more than the Chanel (which never excited me anyway).
I agree completely that it is ever so much nicer, to me, than Chanel, which has a bite to it. I haven’t tried the reformulated version.