A Taste of Heaven (2007)
by By Kilian

A pleasant, honeyed lavender scent. There is a disarming sameness about the fragrance though, a lack of evolution, which makes it feel synthetic to me, even though I know it is a well made, quality fragrance. And it lasts an eternity, not always a good thing when there is no development over time. Honey, hay, vanilla, rose, amber. Definitely worth trying, just not something I love.

28th January, 2012.

The lavender presented in A Taste of Heaven is crystal clear, bright, and uplifting. Behind its sparkling clarity lies the vanilla and tonka bean base, softening the edges, providing depth, and adding precisely the right amount of comfort. Balancing this softer side of the equation is the wormwood note, which provides just enough bite to keep things interesting without detracting from the calming, serene nature of the overall composition. Over time, ATOH mellows as the lavender softens and the vanilla begins to emerge from its depths. What results is a smooth, cozy fragrance with a bright and luminous aura.

A Taste of Heaven is extremely refined and well-balanced and the quality of the ingredients is evident immediately. Yes, it does share some similarities Caron Pour Un Homme. However, while I like and own CPUH, there is no contest between the two. ATOH is simply better in every way.

Projection and longevity are excellent. This is one that can be worn anywhere at any time. If the price seems a little high, you can find refill bottles online for half the price and pick up a cheap atomizer to go with it.

Overall, A Taste of Heaven is a fantastic offering from By Kilian.

7th January, 2012.

If you like Caron Pour Un Homme you'll dig A Taste Of Heaven. Where the former is a simple, yet incredibly satisfying, combo of lavender and vanilla, the latter pushes on the accelerator introducing top quality ingredients. The overall effect is perfect. An extremely balanced lavander/vanilla composition with a bittersweet edge provided by the wormwood. Very nice and surely among the most successful deliveries from this house.

5th January, 2012.

Great lavender fragrance. The top notes stay pretty linear on me, there's nothing changeful here. Basically the other notes are subsumed by the lavender - at least to my untrained nose. After a few hours I can get a hint of vanilla, but I think the lavender is still stronger. The longevity of this fragrance is also very good, probably 12 hours or more, and the sillage is also good. Very smooth fragrance.

27th December, 2011.

"An absinthe inspiration, the artificial paradise of poets."

This one opens up with lavender, a sharp one mixed with a hint o rose that quicklys disappears. There are some flower notes at the opening but I sincerely cannot distinguish between then, I only know that Orange flower isn't one of it. This one opens with a green aroma combining perfectly with the juice color.

After a few minutes vanilla kicks in leaving the herbal opening a little bit behind... now we have a mixture of vanilla and lavender, quite pleasant if I may say, but nothing outstanding. I do get a hippie aura surronding the smell.

At the base we do have a waxy type of combination given a deeper perspective to this fragrance.

24th December, 2011.

holy cow batman. the silliage and longevity on this fragrance are unreal. two squirts lasts all day. wow.

as for the scent itself, i wanted to love it, but something holds me back.

17th November, 2011.