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Immortelle L'Amour by Ayala Moriel

post #1 of 20
11/22/07 at 2:55pm
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My boyfriend's review of this one is
"It's powdery and feminine but it has a hot chili pepper smell to it. Sort of a combination of the two extremes."

Now my experience with this is that it is a wearable gourmand, reminds me of organic dark chocolate, deep and cozy, I want to say bracing also, like a good cup of espresso is rich but also bracing. There is no chocolate in these notes, but rather cinnamon and something like maple ... I will copy the notes from Ayala's site. "Notes: Broom (Genet), Cinnamon , Immmortelle Sweet Orange, Vanilla,"


I would be interested to hear other impressions of this beauty. It is very full bodied, a round scent. Comforting. Deep. Warm. Wonderful winter scent.
Let me know what y'all think!
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post #2 of 20
11/22/07 at 7:46pm
I didn't get the "hot chilli pepper smell", I just found it very much like spiced maple syrup... yummy!
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post #3 of 20
11/22/07 at 8:55pm
I was privileged enough to sample Ayala's immortelle scent before its release, and it is a beautiful, rich, dark composition. That "maple syrup" note is the immortelle itself, and featured prominnetly as here it yields a profoundly gourmand experience. Anybody with an olfactory "sweet tooth" ought to give this one a try!
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post #4 of 20
11/23/07 at 3:54am
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what I like about it is that for me it is not TOO sweet, just enough. There is a bracing quality in it which grounds it for me.Just love it.
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post #5 of 20
11/23/07 at 3:58am
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Originally Posted by Vibert View Post

That "maple syrup" note is the immortelle itself

Ooh ok I comprehend I haven't smelled any other fragrances with prominent immortelle notes.
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post #6 of 20
11/23/07 at 4:01am
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Originally Posted by jillsy View Post

Ooh ok I comprehend I haven't smelled any other fragrances with prominent immortelle notes.

me neither, and I think the "spiced" quality that you noted is maybe what I find as "bracing" (in a good way) and BF tried to describe as hot chili pepper.
Maybe it's the cinnamon?
in any case, it's lovely.
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post #7 of 20
11/23/07 at 8:32am
Wow, great descriptions.
Hello, other Test Bunnies!
The "maple" immortelle note was dominent to me, to the point that I considered the parfum to be gourmand.
It reminded me of the bourbon-and-butterscotch aroma of Santa Maria Novella's Muschio, a vegetal musk made from sumbul root.
And yes, you will be hard-pressed to find any other perfumes featuring a strong Imortelle note. That is because this perfumeur is not afraid to take risks and push borders.
Did you try her four vetiver scents: Vetiver Blanc, Vetiver Noir, Wylde Vetiver, and Vetiver Racinettes? That was a reguar tour-de-force of vetiver. I fell in love with vetiver after that.
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post #8 of 20
11/23/07 at 8:51am
Interesting to read about the new Ayala Moriel. (Is it still work in progress, or has it been finalized and released at this point?)

Here are some other scents that to me have a prominent immortelle note:

PG - Corps et Ames
AG - Sables
SL - Chypre Rouge
Dior - Eau Noir

And I've read that the new CDG Luxe Patchouli is heavy on immortelle as well.
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post #9 of 20
11/23/07 at 12:33pm
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Originally Posted by PaulSC View Post

Interesting to read about the new Ayala Moriel. (Is it still work in progress, or has it been finalized and released at this point?)

Here are some other scents that to me have a prominent immortelle note:

PG - Corps et Ames
AG - Sables
SL - Chypre Rouge
Dior - Eau Noir

And I've read that the new CDG Luxe Patchouli is heavy on immortelle as well.

I believe Ayala's scent is now available for purchase.

And yes, there's definitely some immortelle in Luxe Patchouli.
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post #10 of 20
11/23/07 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by PaulSC View Post

Interesting to read about the new Ayala Moriel. (Is it still work in progress, or has it been finalized and released at this point?)

Here are some other scents that to me have a prominent immortelle note:

PG - Corps et Ames
AG - Sables
SL - Chypre Rouge
Dior - Eau Noir

And I've read that the new CDG Luxe Patchouli is heavy on immortelle as well.

Don't forget Guerlain's Cuir Beluga OR L de Lolita Lempicka when mentioning a immortelle note. I didn't realize Chypre Rouge had it ... I must find a sample of that, as well as this new one of Ayala's. I am quite fond of immortelle.
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post #11 of 20
11/23/07 at 1:25pm
i enjoyed it very much-
But after awhile, all that was left was maple syrup on my skin- and it smelt a bit sour- Which is a shame.
I generally adore immortelle- this didn't quite work with me.
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post #12 of 20
11/23/07 at 1:51pm
This was part of the sample pack I just recieved from Ayala. I wore it last night and it is divine. A different gourmand that isn't chocolate or Turkish Delight. For me it is deep and rich and decadent but, like rtamara, it's not tooooo sweet. I enjoy this so much that I'll have to check out those other immortelle scents mentioned.
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post #13 of 20
11/23/07 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by PaulSC View Post

Here are some other scents that to me have a prominent immortelle note:

PG - Corps et Ames
AG - Sables
SL - Chypre Rouge
Dior - Eau Noir

And I've read that the new CDG Luxe Patchouli is heavy on immortelle as well.

Teehee onto the "to test" list they go!
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post #14 of 20
11/23/07 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by Vibert View Post

I was privileged enough to sample Ayala's immortelle scent before its release, and it is a beautiful, rich, dark composition. That "maple syrup" note is the immortelle itself, and featured prominnetly as here it yields a profoundly gourmand experience. Anybody with an olfactory "sweet tooth" ought to give this one a try!

I was fortunate to try this one pre-release as well and I really like it. The cinnamon, tea and vanilla notes are the ones that stand out to me. I love fragrances with noticeable tea in them, so I was excited to try this one.
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post #15 of 20
11/23/07 at 4:06pm
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The more I read what you are all saying, the more I am thinking that it may be the tea note in this that makes me experience it as invigorating rather than cloying.
As an aside, Ayala has just put together an actual drinkable tea based on this fragrance. It's for sale on her site now.
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post #16 of 20
11/23/07 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by rtamara41 View Post

As an aside, Ayala has just put together an actual drinkable tea based on this fragrance. It's for sale on her site now.

I noticed that... that's so cool!
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post #17 of 20
11/24/07 at 12:36pm
So, are all of you people Test Bunnies, too?
I have sampled 45 of Ayala's fragrances. Everyone on BN knows how much I enjoy her line.
Thanks for posting about your Immortalle, rtamara41. Let's keep sharing reviews whenever we receive new test fragrances.
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post #18 of 20
11/24/07 at 2:21pm
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Originally Posted by purplebird7 View Post

So, are all of you people Test Bunnies, too?
I have sampled 45 of Ayala's fragrances. Everyone on BN knows how much I enjoy her line.
Thanks for posting about your Immortalle, rtamara41. Let's keep sharing reviews whenever we receive new test fragrances.

I see that you have a nice collection of Ayala's scents in your 'drobe.
What do you think of starting an Ayala thread where we can post impressions of whatever it is we happen to be testing at the time?
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post #19 of 20
11/24/07 at 4:13pm
This scent sounds lovely.

I still remember the first time that I ever encountered an immortelle note - it was Eau Noire by Dior. Wow! I sniffed my arm where it was sprayed all night.

A immortelle scent that is wonderful that noone's mentioned yet is: Fougere Bengale by Parfums D'Empire. I have a small sample coming to me from another Basenoter. However Ayala's smells much more 'spicier' and honestly the cinnamon note is piquing my curiosity to try this very soon.
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post #20 of 20
11/24/07 at 5:34pm
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Well, I have given up the fight, and just ordered the 8ml flacon of Immortelle l'Amour plus some of the tea to sip along with it. I have been wearing my sample all day and just love it.
Mike I would offer to pass mine along to you, but it's nearly gone, and the sample packs are such a great way to try her scents that I encourage you to pick a handful. Another that I am loving is Megumi, I think you would enjoy it, it has a vibrant vetiver drydown that lasts and lasts, which surprised me, since I thought the natural perfumes did not have as much longevity as the synthetics. Despite the feminine Japanese name, I would consider Megumi to be a shared fragrance.
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