Christina, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to share your thoughts.

I would say you need to try as many things as possible. You'll soon work out exactly what you do and don't like.

Enjoy exploring!

I had only tried La Religieuse a few weeks ago, and I don't know much about Serge Lutens or any other niche perfumes in general since I'm pretty new to pretty much all of them.

I normally don't fall for perfume in purple. I found most of them are too heavy on the sweet notes. But for the benefit of doubts, I give it a try. At first, I found it was very pleasant, white floral soapy scents. Nothing really stands out, right?

However, after a couple of minutes, I was hooked. Somehow it felt like a perfume was made for me! And I wasn't sure why I felt this way till I read this article. Because I am currently in the exact stage of my life – "…La Religieuse begins to venture into the world with a tiny bit more confidence. It's still hesitant, likely to curl its petals into a ball at the first sign of danger, but it also allows itself to succumb to the enticements of optimism: somewhere, at the edge of its virtuous garden lies an open meadow, filled with the sins and purities of a world beyond a picket fence….a heart hoping to find the courage to leave childhood behind…"

That is me! Every word is so true although I have never realised any if it!

A few words regarding my personal preferences, I have always enjoyed clean, fresh spicy, white floral, musky scents for as long as I can remember. And I found the current trending of gourmand scents to be Insufferable (Lancome's bestseller, you know what I'm talking about, luckily I don't go clubbing). Therefore, I have made up my mind of searching for an (or as many as I can) scents that's NOT SWEET at all, and also suitable for Tropical Climate as I am currently living in Queensland, we have approximately six months of summer.

Anyway, now I hate this gourmand trend with passion, and I'm still pretty new to perfume in general (I have only bought my first perfume about seven years ago, so far I have ten designer fragrances and intend to reduce my collection to only 3-5, only buy ones I truly love). So do you have any suggestions in regards to my future relation to perfume?

Thanks again for the great review!