Dulcis in Fundo
by Profumum

Smells caramelized like praline. I don't really smell any orange per se, but I do get an acidity - a bit of harshness, actually, which might be grapefruit because sometimes grapefruit strikes me that way - that balances the syrupy sweetness, so that's good. I like this very much, don't I looooove it. I could change my mind. :)

3rd October, 2011.

I first smelled this at the very start of my perfume journey, and of course, gave it a 5. When a perfume smells so good you want to drink it and dive into a pool of it, that is a 5 rating.
I just rerated this fragrance to a 4, but really, I still feel the same. There is not complexity here, there is only the juicy orange that segways into a creamy vanilla that then transitions into a true semi-sweet vanilla. Not high art, but I continue to feel how well this accomplishes it's very simple goal. For a citrus semi-gourmand, you would be hard pressed to find a better representative.
This is the orange of a fresh picked fruit. There is nothing synthetic feeling or smelling to me. The vanilla is creamy then austere, again uncomplicated, but true to it's purpose. It retains a slight orange feel all the way until the final drydown, mixing and mingling. Happy and carefree. And that is exactly what this fragrance does - smell good in a happy and carefree way. There is a place for this, I've no doubt.

1st April, 2011.

FBW. HG. If I had to confine myself to one scent for the rest of my life, this would be it. At first spritz my nose & eyes crinkle at something very stingy-peppery but that immediately gives way to warm, deep, sweet, brown-sugar-and-bourbon-y loveliness. I get only a very faint whiff of orange at any time.

I adore this frag with the heat of a thousand suns, but unfortunately the more often I wear it the less I seem to be able to smell it on myself. Still, my 8oz sample from TPC is almost gone :sniff: and I'm contemplating biting the big $240 bullet. I've never paid that much for perfume but really, it's only a matter of time. Because now that I've had it, I surely cannot live without it.

11th February, 2011.

SO disappointing! I found nothing like a divine orange ice cream or a lemon syllabub combination of sharp and creamy in this scent. It is like medicine – a sort of powdery, sickly, synthetic orange flavouring that you’d use to make children swallow tablets. Euck! On me this is absolutely nauseating! Sorry.

8th February, 2011.

Delicious, as in food. This is a simple yet deep fragrance. I believe that it has a high percentage of natural ingredients. Starts out smelling strongly of orange--not orange peel, but orange juice. The manner in which this huge orange note fades completely away makes me believe that it is real orange essence. It smells like it comes from orange pulp. The second act is vanilla, and, oh, what a gourmet vanilla it is. This is very sweet, drool-producing vanilla. It is dark and round and scrumptious. No off-notes are present. It is purely gorgeous vanilla. It, too, smells natural and fades completely off the skin with no afterburn. So, it starts out as orange, segues into creamy citrus, and ends up completely vanilla. The entire time, I want to gnaw my arm off. I got goosebumps wearing it. I want a bottle, but I don't know if I can live with myself. I know I will be compelled to bake vanilla cakes with orange frosting and big, braided loaves of sweet, orange bread.

26th February, 2009.

The 1st 2 times I didn't like this, 3rd time was the charm. It grew on me. A little daub will do you. This is sweet, orangey/creamy with a bit of apricot down under, layered deep & succulent fruits. This is a surprise for me. I don't dig too sweet, or overly vanilla gourmands. I don't think this is one, at least not for me. Try first, though because this is just one that you may like or it just might rub you the wrong way. I find it intoxicating!

24th February, 2009.