Love in White

Love in White, Creed's 2005 feminine by Olivier and Erwin Creed, is a bright, clean white floral. Floral is how nearly everyone describes it, and only a minority pick up sweetness, woods, amber or citrus, which tells you how fully the flowers dominate.

Orange peel opens it with a quick, zesty bitterness. The heart is a broad bouquet of magnolia, Italian jasmine, Bulgarian rose and narcissus, fresh and slightly green rather than heavy, with iris adding a cool powderiness. The distinctive touch is rice, which gives the flowers a soft, starchy, almost soapy smoothness that many people associate with freshly laundered linen. The base of vanilla, sandalwood and ambergris is gentle, adding warmth and a faint creamy sweetness without weighing the florals down.

Wearers are split evenly between long-lasting and moderate longevity, and about half find the sillage moderate. Spring and summer collect the most votes, and it is strongly a daytime scent, suited to bright days, formal daytime occasions and anyone who likes their florals clean and crisp.

Love in White — unisex fragrance by Creed (released 2005). Top notes: Orange Peel. Heart notes: Magnolia, Narcissus, Rice, Italian Jasmine, Iris, Bulgarian Rose. Base notes: Ambergris, Sandalwood, Vanille. — Parfica open fragrance database