True Love by Elizabeth Arden

Truly, True Love, along with Pleasure by Stee Lauder, Scape and Contradiction by Calvin Klein, Amarige by Givenchy, or the classic Dolce Gabbana, are vintage perfumes solely due to their age on the market because they smell timeless; no one will tell you that you smell like your grandmother. Perfumes have no age, although many people today believe they do. True Love is very wearable, smells clean and soft, it’s excellent, and any woman of any age can wear it well. I love it.

I was gifted it and had wanted to try it for some time. It’s floral, powdery, and clean, with moderate longevity and sillage. At first, it reminded me of Exclamation by Coty but toned down. I think I’ll gift it away because this olfactory profile isn’t really my thing, although when I wore it, people complimented me (the same happened with Exclamation and I didn’t enjoy wearing them either 😅). A pity I can’t enjoy it more myself, as it seems the mass market likes how it wears. And it’s not as vintage as it might appear.

I bought it online without trying it first, guided by the reviews and notes. I think it must be a failed batch; it smells of burnt rubber in the dry down. Although I waited, it didn’t improve, although very slightly. I’ll give it a few months. 16/01/2025: I gave it plenty of time to oxygenate and for that burnt rubber scent to fade. It didn’t work, so I resorted to my old English cologne. Yes. In an empty and clean Natura eau de toilette bottle, I poured True Love and the rest of the English cologne. Holy remedy. It became very soft and tender. It’s my perfume for every day at work. Please forgive my love for it 🙏.

I haven’t bought it yet, I tried it a week ago and was pleasantly surprised. I never imagined that aroma. I thought it would be cloying, the name itself seemed romantic enough to be sickening, but I was surprised by a soapy, clean scent, a bit like cream. Unfortunately, it lasts very little on my skin; for some reason, Arden perfumes don’t fixate. A pity with such beautiful fragrances.

First of all, I’m not an expert in notes or much more, just a perfume enthusiast and lover of all types of fragrances. What can I say about True Love! I bought it solely for its price, as it was heavily discounted online and had good reviews. Tremendous fiasco… Definitely every nose and every skin is different. I felt it too synthetic and the opening reminds me of hairspray (Roby fixative). I’m trying to sell or swap it and it’s difficult, it will end up as an air freshener.

I bought it by mistake and couldn’t return it. At first, I didn’t get it, but after four years and just three uses, I now see it as an ethereal, soft yet distinctive fragrance. It has that creamy, soapy, astringent facet that evokes cleanliness and delicacy. Perfect for bedtime or waking up to a fresh air, without trying too hard to seduce. Anyone who smells it will sense that calming aura of talcum-powdered white floral and green notes. It lasts nearly four hours on the skin and projects for about an hour and a half.

Exceptional softness and I love the delicacy of the scent. They say it’s vintage, but I feel it’s timeless. It’s perfect for after a bath, in a mountainous climate, or in autumn.

It has a vintage style and I didn’t like it. I thought it would be sweet, creamy, clean, and modern, but it smells like an old, heavy perfume. I wouldn’t buy it again.

I’m going to buy it just to remember my school days. I loved it.

I love this brand; the quality of everything is excellent. I like this one a lot for going to work; it lasts a long time on the skin and the projection is good. It’s very feminine, floral like a cream.

Sometimes it smells like hair lacquer and sometimes like apricot. I don’t find it delicate, powdery or talcum-powdery. On me, it smells like a mix of fruit and lacquer, nothing pleasant, a strange and nonsensical concoction. I see many positive reviews, but conversely, many say ‘I don’t like it’. I think they tried to make a soft version of Sunflower but it ended up sounding strange. DO NOT buy it blindly; you could end up disappointed. Edit: I finally know what it reminds me of! To those who do or have done rhythmic gymnastics, if you remember the smell of the plastic balls… well, it smells exactly like that!

To me, it’s a very lovely, tender and feminine scent. I used it when I was young; it was the best for me.

I share the opinion that this is absolutely not for older people; rather, it seems like a childish fragrance made for an adult. On my skin, it is very soft and delicate, a pity that it lacks much longevity (at least on my skin). I like wearing it on relaxed days, sunny spring afternoons, or after a shower before starting the day; I wouldn’t use it at night as it would go unnoticed. It is not one of my favourites; perhaps I wouldn’t buy it again because, despite everything, I don’t find it special enough to repurchase.

I am fascinated by this fragrance; it is simply delicious, its smell makes me feel fresh and brings back many beautiful memories. I adore this fragrance.