Leila Lou
Rosie Jane Cosmetics (2009)

Tried this with Rosie Jane's Angie on the other arm. Initially loved the gardenia-drenched, lush Angie more (being a gardenia/tuberose die-hard) but it slid off my left arm pretty quickly. I kept finding myself returning to my right arm to inhale the lovely jasmine (another of my loves) And musk of Leila Lou. It started out briefly with the greens ( they were lovely), then immediately opened a hefty nectarine note (reminded me of a Jo Malone nectarine fragrance my daughter once loved), then turned into a loud pear/nectarine fruit combo that almost prompted me to wash my arm. But, being hungry,I left it and descended downstairs, only to be enthralled with it after breakfast. A great way to start my day.

This perfume oil begins with a fruit forward succulent pear note that is rounded off by the nectarine creating a late harvest Reisling note, initially. Within a few minutes I sense the herbal greenness of crushed/ cut grass, at times this is a bit scratchy on my throat, but after the first hour this settles into a soft sheer sweet clean musk skin scent with the occasional whiff of juicy pear wafting in the air. Saddly, the cotton musk is barely detectable to my nose. This is not a heavy statement scent, rather a low sillage clean innocent fruit musk essence is more accurate. A light background scent for all ages, day or night, office or brunch, Spring and Summer. Some may feel it lacks complexity or ingenuity, others claim it is comforting and mouthwatering. I use it as a base when anything louder threatens to induce a migraine. Consider this in the same vein as Kai and Monyette oils but with less florality and more edible fruitiness. Since I received this with a sample of the matching body lotion and foaming scrub, I recommend using both of those products to layer if you love this scent but wish to turn up the volume a little bit.