The Show Magnifique by PARIS CORNER

It doesn’t smell anything like LDBS or Oriana, not even if you mix them. It’s of the “type” because it has a sharp sweet note. On the first spray I felt it smelled like gone-off fruit, but it soon changes to a pleasant little sweet that isn’t too sickly, with strawberry and bonbon. I bought it thinking it was a mix of LDBS and Oriana, my two favourite perfumes that I wear almost all the time. But no, they’re NOTHING alike. It smells nice—I did like it—but it’s completely different from what I expected.

Beautiful; it’s better made than I expected. First, there are people on the internet asking whether it smells like Love Don’t Be Shy or whether it’s a dupe or alternative (some even buy it here). It is NOT a dupe of LDBS and doesn’t try to be, nor does it need to. I can say that if you like LDBS you might like this one, but not because it’s the same, a dupe, or an alternative, but because they’re a similar style—mind you, STYLE, not SMELL. By style I mean: hyper-feminine, sweet, a bit gourmand, but without being childish or heavy, and with a little elegance. It’s not the perfume I’d consider specifically for elegant occasions like weddings, interviews, etc., but I mean it lends itself to occasions where you’re going “nicely dressed”. What does it smell like? I feel it works more as a whole than as individual notes. If I make the effort of sticking my nose to my skin, I do notice the strawberry or marshmallow, but although they sound very childish, the blend with the other notes is what makes it feel a bit more adult. In conclusion, fruity and a little powdery, like touching the powdery part of a marshmallow. Its type of sweetness doesn’t feel sickly to me, since there are few hyper-sweet perfumes I tolerate well. I tolerate Bianco Latte, for example, but many perfumes in that style are unbearable for me. I consider this one less sickly than perfumes like Bianco Latte, but you definitely have to like sweet perfumes; otherwise don’t even try it hehe. I don’t see it as very summery because I think it would overwhelm me with lots of heat. I see it more for cold seasons and for occasions where you’re a little “well turned out”.

It doesn’t resemble LDBS or Oriana in the slightest, not even when mixed together. It’s of the “type” because it has a sharp sweet note. On first spray, I got a rotten-fruit smell, but it soon changes to a non-cloying little sweet with strawberry and bonbon. I bought it thinking it was a mix of LDBS and Oriana, which are my two favourite perfumes and which I wear almost all the time. But no, they are NOTHING alike. It smells nice, and I did like it, but it’s completely different from what I expected.