Creed - Love in White

Love in White is an oriental floral and, in my opinion, a celebration of fresh florals. 

While orange zest appears as a top note, I don’t get the orange in the opening.  What I do get is a bursting, blooming bouquet of iris, daffodils, and magnolia blossoms.  The iris and daffodil are more prominent and the magnolia seems to round out the floral accord.  The florals seem to settle a bit fifteen minutes into wear and take on an almost powdery floral feel.  It isn’t until roughly 30 minutes into wear that I get a slightly astringic, citric orange zest. 

As Love in White continues to wear I begin to get hints of jasmine.  What I find interesting is that while Creed’s website does not list jasmine as a note, Fragrantica does.  At the two hour mark, Love in White has moved from a moderate projection fragrance to a light projection one.  It is now that a milky vanilla and tonka bean begin to create a lightly orange floral creamsicle.  This does not go to a gourmand.  There is a balance between the sweet and sour/citrus and a slight green element keeping the fragrance fresh.

Love in White wears on me for roughly 10 – 11 hours.  It begins as a moderate projection fragrance and ends as a skin scent.

Notes: Italian orange zest, Florentine iris, French daffodils, magnolia, Bulgarian rose, Tonkin rice, vanilla, ambergris, Mysore sandalwood

Perfumers: Olivier Creed and Erwin Creed