Light and Hypnotic. (Lancome: Hypnose Eau Legere, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: Emmald

Product:	Lancome: Hypnose Eau Legere, Eau de Toilette
Date:	25/09/09 (73 review reads)
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Advantages: A good daytime perfume.

Disadvantages: Price..but the small bottle lasts ages.

Perfume is a very personal gift but always a very welcome one in my opinion, I love wearing perfume and if I happen to see a free sample advertised on the internet or being handed out in a department store then I am first in the queue to try it out. But I have felt a bit let down lately by some of the free samples that I have received, they have been little `sticking plasters` that have been coated with the fragrance and then stuck onto a postcard and sent to you, this means that you only get the gist of the perfume, one rub over with the scented plaster and the fragrance has vanished.

Lancome are a well known name in the world of perfume and they have a wide range of classic perfumes that have classic price tags to match. But in all fairness you will only get what you pay for, good perfume comes at a price and most of us have learned that to our cost.
The Lancome Poeme is just perfection in a bottle and one of my ultimate favourites in the Lancome range but I have recently come across the Lancome Hypnose which has struck a chord.

Perfume bottles are a work of art in themselves, some of the designs are stunning and Lancome have excelled themselves with the bottle design for Hypnose.
The thick glass bottle has a hint of a lavender hue and that colour is deeper at the bottom of the bottle and then lightens towards the top of the bottle.
The four sided bottle is twisted in the middle to give it a very unusual and unique appearance that looks really classic and extravagant. The chunky glass stopper is also slightly off skew to fit in with the design of the bottle.

Lancome describe Hypnose as being an oriental floral, I love florals but I was also drawn in by the addition of vanilla, one of those smells that captivates me.
Lancome launched Hypnose in 2007.

Lancome Hypnose has often been referred to as having a sensual fragrance but I think of it as having a fresh and enlivening smell. I myself would see it more as a good light daytime perfume, one that I would be more than happy to wear regularly as opposed to having to save it for an evening out.
The perfume has a mix of passion flower, citrus, guava and vanilla so this should give you a good insight into how the perfume smells. I like to wear enough perfume so that it is noticeable but on the other hand I wouldn't drown myself in it.
I like to put it on the inside of my wrists where the skin is warm, once the cold perfume hits the skin and starts to warm up that seems to bring the fragrance to life.

The Hypnose Eau Legere is airy and although the citrus smell is there for all the world to enjoy I think that the vanilla is the fragrance that comes bursting to the forefront. Maybe that is because I tend to lean towards favouring the vanilla and it is the one smell that I instantly pick up on.
I would wear it all year round, the light and pretty smell makes it worthwhile but I would rather use a slightly stronger fragrance for evening wear.
Lancome Hypnose appeals to me but it may not have the same appeal to someone who is far younger, I always seem to prefer the light airy florals over the heavier woody perfumes.

The fragrance lingers for a good while after you have sprayed it and you can still smell it at the end of a busy day. If you are like me and you prefer the sweeter lighter perfumes that make you feel like a woman but don't make you feel as though you stand out in a crowd then the Lancome Hypnose would be worth testing.
If you pop into a chemists or large department store then try the tester and see what you think.
A 75ml bottle of Hypnose Eau De toilette will be in the region of £30 but that small bottle lasts ages.

Summary: A clean and refreshing fragrance.