Favorite Ava Luxe fragrances?

I've only tried Kama, Royal Parvati, Neroli Blossom, and Lotus. The only one I liked much is the Lotus, and I like that one a lot.

I own and love Cafe Noir, which is a rich, sweet coffee scent, leaning towards Mocha. Kretek is a great blend of clove and tobacco (inspired by clove cigarettes), a likely future purchase for me.

Anyway tdi, please check your PMs, I've got lots of samples I could send you

Welcome to Ava-Luxe Anonymous!! :wave: In addition to Moondeva's recommends I would add (from the florals) Lily and White Lilac. From the Orientals Madame X.

I wasn't smart enough to do it category by category but rushed in pell-mell (typical Gemini!!) and am still milling about. I:bounce: Absolutely love this house - and the good news is that "Full Bottle" can mean "small bottle" so you can have lots!!

Stay tuned for Ava-Luxe Week!!

There are so many delicious sounding fragrances there. I'm intrigued by Film Noir in particular, though the gourmand line has me practically salivating.
Are there any UK suppliers, or is my best bet to order some samples direct?

I know you said favorite, but here's my experience with her scents: I ordered some samples, which I never usually do. My favorite was Incense Tibet, it reminded me of the 70's in the Village in N.Y. when I was young. I ordered the full bottle expecting it to be exactly the same, well it wasn't. It smelled stronger, sweeter and not what I previously experienced with the sample. My son even noticed it too. Very disappointed, cause it wasn't cheap. Have never worn it. I don't like fruit scents, but Forbidden Fruits was nice. Other than that, not that interested in her line, but that's just me.

I just bought a bottle of Rasa and am loving it! Warm, velvety, enveloping. I hoped the extreme version would be more of a good thing, but I got too much of a fecal note and can't wear it at all.

It's definitely worth branching out. The Rasa was a freebie sample I hadn't ordered, and was by far my favorite from a group of 10 or so. With the bottle, I ordered a few samples that were as disparate as possible, and have layered her Citrine with Fire Island today, with delightful results. The Citrine is candy-like, but this candy isn't Pez, it's creamy swirls of something soft, warm, and sweet, but not the least bit sticky. The Fire Island gives it an anchor of musk, and relief from the sweetness.

Madonna Lily, on the other hand, another one I hoped to like...lilies and Pez. No spice, no cool green, just cheap candy next to a bouquet.

Film Noir sounded like a gateway chypre for me. I want to love them on me as much as I do in the bottle, but I keep testing chypres and having bad luck. This one was reviewed to beautifully it HAD to be perfect on me. When I tried it, I couldn't place the smell, but another reviewer pegged it: bandaids.

Viva: the enormous gardenia topnote forced me to part ways with my arm, but even at a distance, I started to catch huge warm whiffs of coconut sexiness. I have to recommend this one.

Another vote also for Cafe Noir. Perfect coffee scent.

Unlit clove cigarettes are one of my favorite smells in the world, but if I have them, I might smoke them, and if I smoke, my sense of smell might be damaged, so it's imperative that I find a replacement for the scent. I hoped Kretek would fit, and tried it in a flurry of anticipation. I think a clove scent would need to be desert-wind-dry for me to wear it, and Kretek smells somehow damp.

It sounds like there's a lot of variation between batches from Ava Luxe, so it's possible that revisiting some of these in the future might be revelatory. But for now, there are enough that are marvelous just as they are.

Just got a sample pack from Ava Luxe and so many hold promise...
The notes for Viva are:

Black Coconut
Gardenia
Narcissus
Night Queen
Commores Ylang Ylang
Sandalwood
Lily
Green vine

I am loving this, I ordered body lotion scented with Viva and it is DIVINE.
Highly recommended, a very uplifting and womanly fragrance. I would call it a sister of Nirmala.

I also am now in love with MADAME X...delightfully complex and musky this frag is experienced by me as a multi layered concoction, like swimming from the shallow to the deep sections of a pool and back again with light filtering from above...warm, deep and VERY SEXY...not overwhelming, close to the skin. A very grown up musk with so much more to it. Will post the notes:

Coriander
Acacia Farnesiana
Freshly cut hay
Jasmine
Rose
Labdanum
Leather
Incense
Patchouli
Oakmoss
Civet
Ambergris
Castoreum
Sandalwood Mysore
Precious Musks
Vanilla

Some fav's off the top of my head:
White Lilac
Milk
Love's True Bluish Light (a great alternative to Jalaine's Silk)
Rasa
Doll Face
Gardenia Musk
Tiare
There are many more...

thanks rtamara for the heads up on this one. I have a sample of this from Esti, but because I've so many samples to go through lately (been somewhat bingeing), I haven't had the opportunity to sample it.

But I certainly will do so now.

My great pleasure! This has potential to be a Holy Grail Musk for me.
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I'd like to add that the longevity of Madame X after a day long wearing is delightful, rather close to the skin, but unmistakably present. Atmospheric.
This is a real keeper, ladies!
The drydown has a gentle but distinct patchouli that is of note for those of you who love patchouli.
A sense of warm, mysterious intimacy is what this scent evokes for me.

I just tried Absinthe tonight (first time from a sample) - um...WOW! A quiet stunner of a fragrance. I got strong gulf blasts of medicinal strength eucalyptus, and anise that slowly quieted down to a lilac-like crispness.

VERY interesting & I want more.

I have tried Absinthe and feel the same way! It reminds me of fresh peppermint tea (more so than her Moroccon Peppermint Tea blend) with an amazing cooling effect on the skin and sinuses that I think will be invaluable in summer heat.

I am entranced by it - sadly it is a big no-no for SO who literally recoiled, ran from the room, vowing never to agree to sniff a perfume on me again. He even found it hard to cuddle me later because the scent was still so offensive to him.

There is Sweet Absinthe, that was less vile to him but it is just meh! to me... I think this is going to be one of those scents that I wear for myself when he is out of town or away at work...

A truly unique, original blend. 4.5 / 5 :toppie:

I had a real variable experience with Ava Luxe - some were wonderful, many were quite harsh on my skin. I'm having a reaction to something in the juice along the same lines I have with i Profumo di Firenze.

Moksha, though, was wonderful if you're a wood lover - earthy and green, like being in a misty conifer forest. It was a light and ethereal forest fragrance.
Notes: Silver Pine, Cypress, Himalayan Cedar, Sandalwood, Agarwood, Gaiac Wood, Cashmere Musk, Mandarin Tangelo.

There are so many that I like! The first that come to mind are:

Sunday Girl
Love's True Bluish Light
Vamp
Sweet Amber Wood
Sweet Absinthe
Tuberose
White
Fig
Dancing Queen (I'm showing my age )
Tuberose Diabolique

I'm really wanting to try Linden Blossom.

Feel it my duty, as a charter member of Ava Luxe Anonymous, to devote few days to samples I haven't tried.

Some flowers - White Lilac, White Carnation and Midnight Violet - and Fire Wood (am saving this for last because it holds great promise!)

Will report! :bounce:

I forgot to say in my last post, that I would whole heartedly participate in an 'Ava Luxe Week', if in fact, some Basenoters are coordinating one. I will be more than happy to help spread the word, also in the Mens Discussion area too.

p.s. - I also tried Ava Luxe's Fig Wood, did anyone else get a 'cold cream' note in it? A little strange...

Not tried any yet but as they offer a samples service, I'd be up for that.

As others have stated Cafe Noir is great -- you almost get a caffeine buzz from this one. A great coffee scent that lasts well.

I have a whole bunch of samples I need to revisit although Madame X and the teak wood fragrance stand out in my mind.