Love at First Scent by Once Upon a Fragrance bottle
Once Upon a Fragrance

Love at First Scent

4.5/5 · 2 votes Feminine
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity3.0/5
Day100
Night33
Spring100
Summer33
Fall33
Winter33
Our take

Orange, pear and apple open this composition with a crisp, juicy citrus and orchard fruit blend. The brightness feels immediate and uplifting, leaning into the fruity and citrus accords that define the early stage. As the fragrance develops, peach joins ylang-ylang and jasmine to create a soft, yellow and white floral heart. The peach adds a rounded sweetness while the flowers bring a gentle, slightly indolic petal quality. Throughout the heart, the scent remains sweet and powdery, never sharp or acidic, moving smoothly from the initial fruit into a warmer floral space.

The base settles into musk, Virginia cedar and ambroxan, introducing woody and musky tones that ground the earlier sweetness. The cedar provides a dry, polished wood facet while musk and ambroxan extend the powdery character already present in the heart. The overall impression stays fruity, sweet and powdery with supporting yellow floral, woody, musky, citrus and white floral accents. It feels light enough for sunlit mornings and busy daytime hours, fitting easily into a casual wardrobe. Someone who enjoys fruit-forward florals with a soft, powdery drydown will find this a comfortable daily choice.

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