No.494 Intense

Got this in a sample bottle. I've never tried the original, but this is absolutely gorgeous! It's sweet but not overpowering nor sickly. It does remind me of la prairie counter and as the description says "a real whiff of luxury", love it! I'm ordering a bigger bottle. I do recommend if you like sweet perfume.

This is one of the most gorgeous scents I've ever smelled. It almost transcends perfume and becomes something more... ?! I don't know what that even means, but this perfume has addled my brains with just how lovely it smells. It's super feminine, but also very woody and mossy. It's like being in a tropical forest where it's hot and humid and there's fruit everywhere, only its not tropical, it's temperate and cold and there's dew and moss everywhere, and instead of mango and pineapple there are currents and plums and other forest berries everywhere, and little flowers blooming on all the trees and bushes. It's super fruity, but also smells like flowers and cold woods. That's the best I can do.

The only drawback is that the lasting power and projection aren't as good as I would like. Given that the concentration is 20-30%, my guess is that it must be like 50% in the original. Still, the original is way more than 2x the cost, and harms animals (and probably one's skin) in the process, so I will gladly chose Eden's version every time.