54 community ratings

Once upon a Garden

Name: Once upon a Garden
Brand: La Perla

Perfumer: Caroline Dumur

2021WomenModern

7.2/ 10

Community score
54 ratings

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La Perla Once upon a Garden is a fresh, floral and green women's fragrance built around spearmint, rose and patchouli, best suited to spring and summer days.

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How does it perform?

From 49 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

8.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

5.6 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

74% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Spearmint Pink pepper Mandarin orange

Heart notesfirst few hours

Sweet pea

Rose

Raspberry leaf

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Patchouli Moss

Ambertonic®

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Earthy

What does Once upon a Garden smell like?

It opens with spearmint, pink pepper and mandarin orange, cool and lightly spicy with a citrus edge. At the heart, sweet pea, rose and raspberry leaf form a floral, green garden feel, with the fruity and sweet side kept soft. Patchouli, moss and Ambertonic® in the base add an earthy depth.

Most voters pick spring and summer, while winter is the least chosen season. Leisure, daily wear and business are the occasions named most often. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, and most voters read it as feminine. Diptyque Eau Capitale and Clive Christian L: Floral Chypre have a close profile.