Oriana Parfums de Marly for women

fluffy and sweet, can understand this not being interesting to people though. i don't quite get it myself but i guess the toilet freshener comparison isn't too far fetched. not a hint of sophistication imo, i'd even go so far as to say it smells cheap. but if all you want is to smell like a sugary sweet orange marshmallow, oriana is your girl.

I‘m not a gourmand fan at all but sometimes i do ,aswell, crave something sweet and creamy. This one is just perfect for me with the orange!!! I love it! It does remind me of something from my childhood but not sure what

Oriana is the marshmallow perfume i've been looking for all along. So much better than love don't be shy (which i found to smell too chalky and sweethearts candy, no marshmallow). Oriana is a smooth blend of pure marshmallow sweetness to wear alone or to layer. This is the type of sweetness that’s fitting for women, not juvenile at all.

I can see myself using this year round, day time, night time, at home, and before bed (just limit the spray to only once).

Does a full bottle last longer than decants? Thanks!

Just a dry orange covered in talc. Not a fan of citrus with a few exceptions so perhaps I was doomed to dislike this, but Oriana just makes me want to sneeze and leave the room that it was sprayed in. Doesn’t smell like how much it’s worth at all. Probably the only PDM fragrance of this line that I dislike. Shame.

This is simply delicious and a desert in a bottle. It’s a little fruity, but it’s very sweet, powdery, marshmallow, musk, orange blossom. On my skin I love it! I think you could wear this anytime but I can see where some people might find this cloying. I personally love how it is on my skin. I get a lot of compliments as well. Definitely try it out first. I agree there is a musk note in the dry down but it’s not indolic animalic. I think this is a beautiful Barbie pink fragrance. Love!

I am a fan of this marshmallowy / almondy / orange blossomy fragrance DNA. Before Oriana came on the market, I had acquired Love Don’t be Shy by Kilian, Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie by Guerlain and Pour Femme Intense by Dolce & Gabbana. Honestly, I think those three fragrances are superior to Oriana. This fragrance smells like the embodiment of a carefree spring afternoon outdoors with friends, but I am bothered by its underlying sharpness, most probably from the musk. While that sharpness helps with performance, it takes away from the fragrance’s loveliness and somehow cheapens it. I will therefore stay with my sample of Oriana and not buy a full bottle.

I am not a fan of citrus and the opening is too harsh that is why I am not a big fan of this fragrance. However, I recently tried a sample of it from DUA fragrances known as 'Hey Sweetie'. It is so similar to the original and is really affordable so if anyone is looking for an inspired version of Oriana and does not want to spend too much, they can check out Dua's website.

Far too powdery for me but I can see why others like it. I’ll try the sample I got a few more times to see if I change my mind, but I doubt it.

powdery orange marshmallow. i really love this fragrance. i havent smelt anything like this. i live in southern hemisphere so rarely have cold weather. can be worn any time and any season honeslty but if its hot just spray less. think if i overspray i would feel a bit sick. 2 sprays is perfect for me. moderate longevitiy and doesn't last as long as delina, but i think that is a good thing for me.

What a wonderful fragrance. The opening is to die for. The raspberry is in front, and the sweetness, overall its girly and pretty. I would be surprised if you are not complimented wearing this beauty. I'd say get a bottle, but try not to wear it all day, as it's very sweet and it can become cloying. A great creation nevertheless.

I just received a sample of this and dabbed some on my forearm. Wow, this is really a beautiful fragrance. Excellent performance, I can tell because I only put the teeniest drop on my arm and it's projecting wildly. It is a pretty fragrance that a pretty woman might wear. It's reminding me of Coty Airspun powder (an obvious floral fragrant powder). It doesn't smell LIKE airspun powder, but it does REMIND me of it in the sense that it is a strong, deliberate, powerful and robust scented powder. I wouldn't personally wear this, but it is definitely a beautiful fragrance for those into 'makeup' smells. The juicy punchy citrus opening is fun, but the heart quickly shows herself in powdery form when the orange blossom and marshmallow emerge. Elegant and refined, not juvenile in any way. Safe blind buy for those who enjoy powdery scents.

A MUST HAVE in every fragrance girls collection! Much better than LDBS (which is borderline nauseating). A sexy, very sweet cloud of yummy marshmallow, orange blossom and musk. Not too heavy, great silage and longevity,year round. What's not to like?

If you are familiar with these types of scents I would say this is a safe blind buy!

I love this scent and it is one of my go to but the price point is too much. I don't want to spend so much and I am currently looking to find an affordable solution to this. If anyone knows of a place from where I can buy this fragrance on a reasonable price then kindly let me know.

Your laundry has just finished, the clean scent lingers in the air. You put on your favorite, still warm from the dryer, sundress. You traipse out to the backyard midday to sit under the orange tree and breathe in the orange blossom. You eat a Flintstones push up ice cream. This is Oriana. A beautiful but costly perfume! I received this perfume as a gift for my birthday and as lovely as it is, and as grateful as I am to enjoy it, I don’t think I’ll ever purchase a bottle for myself when what I have runs out.

Feminine- sweet-florale-powdery- luxury. If you like all this Kind of Scent them get ORIANA. Most feminine perfume not childish Sweet.. i loooooove it- and this will be Forever in my Collection😻😻😻

My heart skipped a beat sniffing this beauty. It's very sweet but not in a cheap, gross, kinda way. It's a treat for the senses, very creamy. I can't describe this where I give it the credit it deserves. It's my new favorite perfume of all time.

It is very powdery to my nose which overpowers all of the notes for me :/
Love Don't Be Shy is my signature and they smell nothing alike to me.
I don't dislike Oriana, but I'm disappointed about how powdery it is. I think she will grow on me more as she sits though & the bottle is beautiful!

Love Don’t Be Shy mixed with Gain laundry detergent but in the best possible way. 😍

Its like a raspberry flavored waffle with hints of almost chocolate and incensy notes. Very comforting with the brightliness from the berries (mainly raspberry) preventing it from dropping to the dull pure gourmand category. On drydown the ambrette seed really comes to fore (this is responsible for the incensy/chocolatey aspect). Not enough dimension to this one, becomes a bit flat and muffled once all the top notes are gone a couple of hours into wear.

Bubblegum, marshmallow, sweetness, with a bright grapefruit/mandarin opening. Its girlhood, and i'm in love.

I understand the comparison to Killian's "love don't be shy" but i disagree. Both have bergamot and orange blossom, both are feminine and sweet, but thats it. Def not a dupe.

Someone mentioned "pungent note like civet" this is exactly it. It is strong enough that you can smell all throughout after spraying.
The civet note stays along w musk and lemon note.
Just like Love dont be shy

It was love at first sniff but then it just was too sweet. So I have 75ml bottle available in Australia if anyone is interested!

This smells to me, very citrus and fruity when you initially spray it - being orange and raspberry that I smell. I also agree that there is a 'fluffy' feeling to it which I think is from the marshmallow/whipped cream note! To me the scent doesn't change much throughout the day. It lasts on me for around 6-7 hours without reapplying.
It is a very fun, spring/summer sweet fragrance and I would highly recommend if you like sweet/fruity/gourmond fragrances!

Its a hot summer day. You're a kid reveling being off school, spending your spare change on a pink gumball. You blow a bubble until it bursts leaving you enveloped in a cloud of sweet, powdery candy. That is Oriana.

Oriana is, as advertised, a floral-fruity on a gourmand base. Sweet, rich and long-lasting, I can see why it is popular - it is tailored to modern feminine tastes as well as having a luxurious feel. While this is not typically the kind of scent I gravitate towards (sweet/fruity/gourmand), Oriana is a nice example of its genre that embraces its ultra-feminine theme, complete with opaque Barbie-pink bottle.

Oriana has a sweet orange opening thanks to the mandarin note, paving the way quickly to the orange blossom. I'm tiring of the syrupy orange blossom that seems to dominate modern feminine mass-market scents, but here it is pretty decent - more full-bodied, floral and lush than in other scents. The citrus notes add some freshness up top before it descends into full dessert mode.

The raspberry follows, sweet and slightly jammy, marrying nicely with the orange blossom, which subsides a little as it progresses. Some juicy blackcurrant follows, keeping things fresh. The marshmallow note adds light, powdery sweetness - realistic, unmistakable and a slightly unusual addition to the gourmand accord. It is lovely, adding interest to Oriana while remaining on-theme.

The creamy vanilla base underscores Oriana throughout, coming to the fore as it begins to dry down. Sweet and smooth, complementing the aforementioned marshmallow, it is satisfying and dessert-like, but never cloying. Soft ambrette adds sweet muskiness as it fades, becoming a sweet, cosy, powdery skin scent. Sillage is moderate and longevity is long-lasting on my skin. It is undeniably feminine, and is surprisingly versatile - a year-round scent.

Sweet and youthful but good-quality and nicely-composed, I liked Oriana much more than I expected to. Cheerful yet opulent, it is really quite charming. 4/5.

Oriana is the fruitiest floral and most gourmand leaning (but not really a gourmand) of the four fragrances in the PdM discovery set. To my nose is like a delicious fruity dessert, like a vanilla pastry with layers of fruits in it. Or a creamy fruit punch. While this fragrance is suitable for all seasons, for spring and summer (especially in the hot, tropical city where I live) it would be more suitable for the evenings / nights, when the temperature has dropped a bit. Otherwise, it can get a bit cloying.

I don't understand the negative reviews for this one. I think it's gorgeous, perfect. Hyperfemininity, or maybe rather girlishness, in a fittingly neon pink bottle. I am not a gourmand girlie. I prefer mostly fresh and floral scents, but this is so mouth watering to me. It's definitely the sweetest scent that I like, and the fact that I like it makes me happy that I get to enjoy it. I find it well balanced (for a straight up gourmand, that is), it's definitely sweet and fluffy, but it's milky, creamy, almost buttery, which grounds the scent and keeps it from being pure candy. And it's also fresh, the raspberry smells bright and perhaps even leaning towards realistic, it doesn't smell totally synthetic, jammy, medicinal like a lot of berry notes can be to me. Some people say this perfume smells somewhat like fabric softener, and it does have a that white musk freshie quality, which I personally love because it balances the sweetness and makes this a more nuanced and bright fragrance while still being foodie-sweet.
If I were a man, I think I would be totally hypnotized if a woman I was attracted to wore this scent. All that said, it's a shame I love this perfume because now I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to justify purchasing a $350 bottle of perfume, which is a price threshold I've yet to break into. Lol

This is literally "Bozo the Clown's" perfume.

I honestly can't think of a better way to describe how this perfume makes me feel when I smell it. Like one of those brown-scented color markers from childhood.

No thanks.

2/10

Pink bubblegum -- doesn't smell similar to Devotion by Dolce & Gabbana but has that 'inside of a gumball' essence.

Marshmallow-y and creamy, hence the comparisons to Love, Don't Be Shy by Killian... I would have to smell them side-by-side and revise my review for a more accurate comparison but from my notes: LDBS is softer yet a bit more complex as the other notes, especially the florals, are able to peek out more.

Oriana definitely falls in the category of fragrances I enjoy smelling but am not sure I'd want to smell like.

Smelling like bubblegum and marshmallows is fun! On occasion.
For ~$400? Nope.
On a hot, humid day? Definitely not.

I'm surprised by the amount of people who voted this as fitting for Spring/Summer, maybe because it's sweet and a bit blossom-y. It's way too syrupy for me to want to wear it in any situation I may sweat, LOL.

I don’t understand the hate this fragrance gets. It might not be super unique or complex, but it still smells good. I like Oriana WAY more than Love Don't Be Shy by the way. They don't smell the same at all to me. LDBS smells like a harsh cleaning product with a ton of syrup, and it also turns sour on my skin. There's nothing creamy or fluffy in it. I was so disappointed when I tried it. Oriana is what I thought LDBS would be, a cloud of berry/fruity, fluffy marshmallows and whipped cream. Super fluffy and comforting. Oriana also has ambrette, my favorite note ever, and I guess that's one of the reasons I find Oriana to be kind of addictive. I wear Oriana all year round, except for the hot summer days. The longevity is 8-10 hours on me. Lasts forever on clothes. Moderate projection. My favorite marshmallow fragrance is Princess by Kilian, but Oriana is definitely the runner up. 8.5/10.

Oriana is a beautiful, fruity fragrance. It's fitting for rather spring seasoned, sunny days. I really didn't find it too sweet, like many said, even though there is a prominent hint of the marshmallow and whipped cream notes, besides the fruitiness. It smells like happiness, picknicking with friends while wearing a sundress, ...

The only, but very important negative aspect, what keeps me from buying more than the discovery set version is that I can only smell it on my skin for maybe an hour. Even if I apply more sprays then I would on any other perfume - I simply still don't smell it at all.

Pink bubblegum. Very similar to Love Don't Be Shy, which didn't really impress me either. Inoffensive and nice girly scent, but not my cup of tea.

to me, this smells like a more powdery sweet version of fantasia by anna sui!! it’s definitely a very nice fragrance, but i don’t get the marshmallows unfortunately :(( but in a way maybe that’s better bc it’s not sickeningly sweet? like it’s a very pleasant scent! i’ve smelled dossier’s floral marshmallow before (which is supposed to be a dupe of LDBS) and i HATES it, smelled like sweet medicine. but this one is rly nice i can see myself wearing it!!

All that i smell is sweet, sickeningly sweet marshmallow
Nothing special, eventho props for the longevity this last forever on my skin

I don't get what's the hype with this perfume house
I was so excited when they finally opened a store (still 2h from my city)
They failed me again and again and again (my previous purchase was the original delina)
The worst "niche" fragrance house in my collection

I get a dirty type smell/Animal / like your pet poo lol
Same scent I get w Love Don't Be shy
But just in the opening
And then I get a lot of lemon w the chocolate y type scent (which I guess is the "marshmallow" )

Not my favorite.

Based on reviews and notes I thought it will smell delicious like whipped cream and fluffy etc.

But nope. Buy the sample before you commit.
I regret getting travel spray of this.

If you like lemon w chocolate type scent Lira is so much better

But I am not a fan of lemon nor this kind of chocolate/marshmallow scent

Honestly just get the Love Dont Be shy Dupe from Juliennaa perfume. Better than any of this.


Update a review mentioned Civet ...and this is it.
This is all I smell
Main reason why I dislike some perfumes because of this note. It just smells like poo to me

what even

fruity car freshener that dies down to something like pink sugar

im sorry if you like this but oh my god.

This smell like combining the most delicate cotton candy and rose fragrance. Together it smells like a slightly fruity dryer sheet. It is weak and not my cup of tea especially for the hefty price. It's not bad but nothing exciting. There are much better options.

Sweet and generic bubble gum. I literally feel the taste and smell that some pink Orbit had when I was a child. Maybe more refined, but still. Good performance. In terms of creativity... I don't think the PdM price point is justified here, no offence.

Fun fruity powdery candy, like crushed SweetTarts or Pez. When completely dry, there’s a sour pungent note like civet, but it’s subtle.

Love, love, love ! From the notes to the scent and it lasts so long which makes it even better for me. It is so girly, makes you want to dress up and wear this out. Honestly, you can wear this in every season, that is a top 10 because for me I don't need to put this aside when winter and fall comes back around. I sprayed this 3 times on my chest in the morning and I smell it heavy throughout the day. It gets cloying, I over sprayed and had a bit of a headache.

This is going to be my fav for the seasons to come.

At first whiff its fluffy and fruity sweet and reminiscent of Love Don’t Be Shy but this came across quite powdery on me. To the point where I thought I kept smelling somebodies deodorant but then I figured out no it’s just this perfume I sprayed on myself. Otherwise is a pretty fragrance.

this smells exactly like smarties and verrry similar to LDBS

I wanted this one to work for me as the few Parfums de Marly scents I have sampled are some of the strongest projection and silage, and Oriana does have those going for it.... but this one just isn't me. I get the comparisons to LDBS.

I know what this one gets compared against & don’t know anything about those, But can say I got my wife carded samples of this & Delina & Delina exclusif & three other popular woman’s Amouage fragrances that I really loved a lot because I liked them all & while it wouldn’t have been my 1st choice, But was the one she chose, I purchased her a full bottle for her birthday

Right at this moment there is nothing I want more in life than a full bright pink bottle of this borderline nauseating sweet orange blossom scent. I unexpectedly received a sample, paired it with the Love Don't Be Shy hair mist (I'm on a budget okay!), then nearly put myself in a coma. Don't wear this on a hot day.

Tested on paper strip, it is a pleasant bubblegum scent. On skin it a lot like Love Don't Be Shy by Killian (and other similar perfumes), which unfortunately I'm not a massive fan of. Hard to believe there is no neroli among the notes somehow I feel it here. Performance is not that impressive for the price.

Bubble gum. Better than LDBS imo, addicting. But not my thing

Smells like Rockets candy (or “Smarties” in the US) or industrial bathroom air freshener - the kind you would smell in an airport bathroom.

This is one of those perfumes that will make you wish you had more money. Imagine orange flavored marshmallows and orange blossom water. Lots of sweet, powdery, lightly floral notes. The sillage and longevity are decent- she's not a beast but she makes herself known. This could work for a woman of any age. It's fun, but the powdery florals give it an air of sophistication.

Oriana is very similar to Kilian's Love Don't Be Shy, but she lasts a little longer and has a stronger floral note. This one is my personal favorite. I can't wait to get a full bottle.

Strawberry soda. Strawberry Champagne. Fizzy, hazy fruit with a creamy muskiness. This is everything I thought Burberry Her / Her Elixir was going to be. Its nice, a more mature take on a fruity cereal scent. There is something here - the powder notes? that make this not so juvenile. OK longevity but definitely a compliment getter. Lasts about 3 hrs on skin. This is not really a scent in my wheelhouse but really glad I tried it. I like Oriana more as it dries down.

Is this worth the high price tag? Absolutely not.

Ive never been a big PDM fan but this one isnt terrible. Its a nice bubbly, floral-berry frag. You will smell like a bowl of fruity pebbles. I just wouldnt pay $300 for this.

Orange pixie sticks scented dryer sheets! Candy indulgence while still feeling adult. My first Marly. Surprised to not see rose in here, very candied rose on drydown.

Wow, this is not for me. All I smell is sickly sweet dryer sheets.

A tongue-in-cheek take on neroli (or orange blossoms) with bubblegum-y tendencies. Pretty linear but cute and really pink or magenta to put it more accurately. A barbie scent for sure and you can enjoy it when you wanna be cute and pink up. I like it

I was expecting an out of body experience with this perfume due to all the hype surrounding it. However, it turns out to be a basic fruity floral scent that you can get anywhere. This is a fragrance that’s always in marshmallow perfume recommendations (which is why I tried it) even though the marshmallow is overpowered by every other note. Oriana feels kind of mature in my opinion, like for a woman in her mid 30s-40s. I'm in my 20s and I can't envision wearing it myself or smelling it on others my age. Also, it smells nothing like Love Don’t Be Shy, I actually think that fragrance smells better.

I ALWAYS get complements when I'm wearing Oriana. It never fails! It projects really well but never too much. If I'm getting hugged, I'm getting complemented. Who doesn't like hearing that they smell good?! Is it sophisticated? That's debatable. I wouldn't necessarily describe it as sophisticated, but she's fun, flirty, youthful, well blended, and pretty. It's all of that with some slight refinement. Not a scent for a night at the opera, not a scent for the board room, but she certainly has a time and a place for me.

Out of the orange blossom+marshmallow category of perfumes, this is the one I love. When I first smelled LDBS, I was really disappointed in it. The neroli with the marshmallow made a strange contrast and I found it to be much too sweet. Oriana is much more balanced. It's girly and sweet but not overly sweet and cloying. The raspberries really provide a freshness to the fragrance and is the star of the show here. It's fruity, citrusy, and creamy in all the right ways.

If there ever was a Barbie fragrance already on the market, it would be Oriana. This is what Barbie would wear. It's youthful and playful but somehow still retains the quality of PDM brand. This is a PDM fragrance for young women in their early 20's (or for any women out there who still posses a part of their youth, like me!) I may be 40 but there's still a part of that young woman within this 40 year old body! Delina is still my favorite PDM fragrance, Delina is actually still my favorite perfume, period. Oriana is up there as a favorite of mine as well, but for different reasons. This isn't a scent for people who take themselves too seriously. You have to be playful and embrace your girly side. I have my Chanel for nights when I want to feel classy. D&G original, Rouge Malachite. There's a perfume for every reason and season.

It's an easy reach and pairs perfectly with a sundress on a warm day. I always get complements when wearing her and I always feel pretty when I wear her. I do have Ansaam Gold as well, and while it does smell similar, Oriana is fresher and creamier, she doesn't have that dryer sheet note that I get with AG and so for that reason, Oriana still has a place in my collection. I decant AG for a travel spray to refresh and start my day off with Oriana because I'm not decanting my PDM fragrances, not with their price tags.

The opening smells like cheap, orange-scented toilet cleaning products. The dry down is quite nice if you enjoy sweet marshmallow scents, but it does take quite a while to reach that point. The perfume is quite long lasting though, and the projection is good too.

It’s beautiful if you over spray it because you can really smell the mandarin & raspberries but they fade away quickly and it turns soapy :( I looove it in the first 20-30 mins though

A lipsticky, floral, citrus, musky forward take on love don’t be shy by killian. This one’s playful with a mature edge if we’re comparing the two. One thing Parfums de Marly masters is their infamous orange blossom & musk. Sets it apart from the others and elevates the fragrance a bit. That being said, it doesn’t need to be overplayed. It’s youthful and sweet but not as heavy as LDBS. It’s fun and carefree.

I don’t know what it is about this perfume, but I want to fight it. It’s PAINFULLY sweet, so much so that I don’t get any specific notes beyond being beaten over the head with cloying, thick sweetness. It’s what I imagine a bath and body works dumpster to smell like, just sweet and cacophonous and sharp. It’s an instant migraine inducer for me, two sprays on a test strip had me practically running away from the dang thing and my husband had to go and dispose of it because it stunk up the room I dropped it in. That’s a pro I guess, if you like this perfume BOY HOWDY does it hang around, it follows you like a physical presence. I very rarely dislike perfume this strongly, especially sweet ones, but for some reason this perfume offended me like that one uncle everyone in your family hates at the thanksgiving dinner table when politics get brought up. I don’t know what they put in here, but it’s evil.

Es un perfume femenino y encantador, que combina acordes dulces, frutales, cremosos, gourmand y florales para crear una fragancia exquisita y aromática. El perfume se inicia con una explosión de cítricos, gracias a la naranja mandarina, el pomelo y la bergamota italiana, que le aportan un toque fresco y vivaz. El fondo de este perfume es donde se aprecia su lado más goloso y cremoso. El malvavisco y la crema chantilly le confieren una suavidad, una dulzura y una textura aterciopelada, mientras que el almizcle y el ambreta le dan un toque cálido, sensual y reconfortante. Oriana de Parfums de Marly es una fragancia verdaderamente hipnótica, perfecta para cualquier ocasión. Tiene una duración moderada y una estela discreta, que crea un aura agradable alrededor de quien lo lleva. Te hará sentir como si estuvieras envuelta en un abrazo dulce y acogedor.

I have such a love/hate relationship with this. Some days it’s bearable and some days I hate it. I’ve had problems with other fragrances that have a bit of this scent profile that have made me nauseous to a certain point. I just don’t know if I’m struggling with orange blossom (one of the first notes I’ve fallen in love with) or if it’s Ambrette (ALSO in the other perfumes I have a hard time stomaching).

I JUST DONT KNOW. This is the third Parfum De Marley I’m close to decluttering and I think I just need to stay away from this house. I’m finding out I don’t like rose (it makes me nauseous as well) so I decluttered Exclusif (I liked it for a while until I couldn’t stomach it anymore) and I’ve sampled the original Delina and I HATED it. Now Oriana is on the chopping block. I have other orange blossom fragrances that I love but I’ve ALSO had to let go of YSL Libre.. I loved it so much and now I can’t stomach it neither. However I still love Scandal from JPG and it doesn’t make me feel sick as well as LDBS from Killian! I’m so angry at my nose 😭

(UPDATE: Ended up decluttering this and any other fragrances with the same scent profile. Really makes me nauseous.)

Agreeing with others that find LDBS “younger” and overall an improvement over Oriana. I find the Kilian is more cotton candy-sweet, with a good dose of cream. Oriana’s isn’t at all a lactonic or unctuous, and it’s lacks that syrupy tooth-aching quality that I kind of liked about LDBS. Oriana is surprisingly dry and not unlike the powder marshmallows leave behind on your fingers. The almost talc-like note reminds me of old blush compacts with stiff little black brushes included.

The musk is also VERY strong on my skin for some reason. True musk, not the indolic approximation of white florals— this is almost urinous. I haven’t seen it mentioned much, so it might be something unique to my experience. For me though, this was surprisingly skanky for something generally pitched as an easy-to-wear gourmand. No citrus or berries for me here either. Just stale powdered sugar, the vague floral sweetness of orange blossom, and animalic filth.

This could be a hit for the right sensibility and skin ph. Not for me though. I would far prefer LDBS even if it’s a bit linear.

Oriana has to be the most overrated and uninteresting female scent launched by PDM! I don’t find this scent worthy of a such prestigious French company. I see Oriana more as an Ariana Grande’s brand creation… I really don’t understand the hype with this..

This is so soft, smooth, powdery, light and boring that I can’t imagine anyone paying Parfums de Marly’s prices for such an underwhelming weak scent.

In all fairness, it smells nice and creamy and delicious, like a marshmallow. It’s a good representation of that. And I can detect some vague floral notes, raspberry, some vanilla mixed with the marshmallows and the whipped cream. It’s not a bad smelling scent at all and it has a beautiful bright magenta pink bottle. I understand the appeal of it, but for about 250 euros, I would choose something else from their collection.

Minimal to moderate lasting power and intimate sillage. Something that I would wear for bed time but I would never pay for. It’s outrageously expensive for what it is in my opinion.

So... it's a bit complicated with Oriana. On one hand, this is very sweet and candy-like, almost juvenile and not at all a scent profile I would associate with my personality. On the other hand, this brings out someting so vividly nostalgic in me, that I just could not stop smelling my arm when I first sprayed it. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly this is, but it's something i must have smelled a lot in my childhood/teenage years.. maybe an orange scented shower gel from yves rocher/ the drugstore, or candy - an orange Tic-tac or Katjes marshmallows come to mind.Because of this, I find myself sometimes straight up craving this smell.

I am not really sure what to do about this yet, but one thing is for sure: between this and Safanad, which I loved, there is a gap in my collection for a sweet mix of orange blossom + marshmallow/vanilla. I'll definitely be sampling others with this scent profile to see which one suits the best.

am i the only one that finds this scent so oddly familiar? like i get nostalgic from it but i have no idea why

Oh I so wanted to love this & add to my wife's collection but it's a tiny bit of a let down! Don't get me wrong it smells good but I feel that there are better options for the money. Hardly any sillage, she had Valaya on yesterday & I could smell it everywhere, Oriana unfortunately is near enough a skin scent in a matter of hours. In a toss up between Oriana & Sora Dora Mallow, SD wins- it's something slightly different & it lasts & projects for hours.

This reminds me SO much of Dolce and Gabbana Por Femme. Fluffy and feminine. I get marshmallow and berry. My only critique is the longevity is just not there for me. It also changes a lot in the wear down, and becomes a “simpler” sort of scent by the end of the day.

Smells nice.

I was testing this fragrance and going back and forth on whether I wanted a full bottle. I tried again today and just can’t stop thinking about it. It smells sweet and cute. Like one of those strawberry shortcake dolls from the 80s. I must have a bottle now.

My opinion of this has drastically changed - I disliked it because it reminded me of Love Don't be Shy.

HOWEVER

Now that I have tried it again and on skin I think it is a lot better than LDBS - it doesnt have the bitterness of the indolic orange blossom note that makes LDBS seem dirty. This one has a powdery sweetness - it is youthful, it smells like marshmallows and the citrus here is so much softer

PDM is the kardashian of perfume. There I said it. They are for the hype, some say they can be classy but I think they are just fancy and trendy, then duped by many, but still relevant as the talk of the town regardless they have many cheapies imposters. Thats including Oriana. Oriana is powdery lemon candy. It is a little cloying if it is worn in humid environment, the citrus-y vibe is tame down by the powdery scent. Like I said, if people like kardashian for the current aesthetic, then oriana is mass pleasing for sweet playful perfume. Not classy, but trendy. Not unique since many dupes them. In indonesia where I live, I have two local brands who duped it, meanwhile for international brand you can try zara velvet haze as the dupe. Velvet haze is oriana dupe not kilian LDBS dupe, it is so powdery and synthetic candy, it is more suitable as oriana dupe.

Cheap bubblegum scent, not at all worth it.

I ordered the women's sample set from PDM website. This is the first fragrance that I'm testing from them. The raspberry and marshmallow notes are the most prominent notes to me. It smells just like a soapy raspberry marshmallow- so it's very candy-like. It actually projects on my skin even tho most reviews say that it has weak projection. The 30 ml bottle is like 140€ and it smells slightly synthetic but in a nice way. I'm not sure if it's worth the high price because it's very linear. I would say that it smells like Ari and Bubble Bath layered together. I rate this a solid 9/10, it's a big like for now but not a perfect love.

This is nice, but not full bottle worthy, and not niche smelling (anymore at least). First of all, this type of fragrance has been done and overdone. The fruity candy sweet orange blossom with a powdery marshmallow base. And while pleasant, I prefer Guimauve from Reminiscence, which is a more complex, unique and affordable fragrance in the same vein as Oriana.
The citrusy top notes last for about 30 seconds, and then you have about 1 minute to enjoy the middle of this fragrance, which is indeed beautiful. Youthful, feminine, sweet orange blossom with raspberry nuances. At this stage was considering buying a full bottle. But after that you are left with a sweet powdery nothingness. Like raspberry scented baby powder or something. Was expecting more of a gourmand marshmallow dry down but no. It's quite dry and chalky. No whipped cream to be found. It's not bad at this stage, I like my powdery frags, but it's quite an unexpected development. At this point it reminds me a bit of Chantilly from Gritti.
Anyway, I like it, will enjoy the rest of my sample.

Oh wow I did not expect a $$$ perfume to open like this, starts off very synthetic. once it properly settles on the skin I sense the raspberry and the powdery marshmallow note. It's reminding me of my Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme fragrance, which is much more affordable.

This scent gets better after the opening, I start to smell more nuances. The sweet, fruity mandarin orange, a touch of grapefruit. Orange blossom. I don't sense much of the whipped cream, this is not really giving me a creamy or milky vibe. What's very prominent in this is the powdery sweetness of the marshmallow.

You know, this is not a bad scent, but it's not blowing my mind with originality or the overall experience considering the price.

As previous reviewer mentioned, I also think this smells kinda vintage, not exactly like Grand Soir MFK or classic soapy your-grandma direction going perfumes, but its like you opened a high quality makeup tub from 60's scented with orange blossom. I also somehow smell a bit of a mushroom. I love LDBS which has similar notes but lacks the vintage vibe.

LDBS is much prettier than this if u r looking at it as a dupe , this smells nice like vintage makeup vanity , good sillage and longevity as well .. but killian is definitely the prettier younger sister

If Delina was a young pretty princess who loved all things velvet and satin and silk, Oriana is the older stepsister who was not as pampered not like their sibling, but equally as privileged to be born into old money, she is more quiet and does not radiate attention (read as low sillage and longevity), but when you notice her, you can appreciate the pleasantness.

Soft raspberries accompanied by a slightly creamy powder which I assume is the marshmallow accord. I assumed there to be more marshmallow, but I might just put the blame on the sillage. At two sprays and an hour in, I keep having to pull my nose under my shirt just to make sure it’s still there. At the current retail price, it’s very disappointing compared to the performance. Try a sample first to see if the price is worth a full bottle.

I prefer LDBS, and this is the same direction, but it’s nice and a great wear. Not so beastly.

Selling full bottle, dm me

Save your money and get Love Don't Be Shy by Killian- extremely similar with the orange blossom and marshmallow. Unfortunately, it's not the beast mode sillage and longevity everyone has hyped the brand to be. It's been 4 hours and I have to really strain to smell it and on dry down it's much less interesting

If Delina made me think of tea on the terrace, this perfume makes me think of cake in the drawing room. I enjoy the scent of Oriana more than Delina, but Delina has much stronger longevity and sillage than Oriana. Overall, I liked the scent; very fruity and sweet, but it did become somewhat overwhelming the longer I wore it. While Delina dries down and becomes a lot more subtle on my skin, Oriana was a lot louder and bolder in comparison. For the price tag, I don't plan on buying a full-sized bottle anytime soon but she was overall a very fun fragrance to wear, albeit a little sharp to my senses.

A more fruit-forward, musky, and less juvenile interpretation of LDBS. It's fresher and more refined than the aforementioned. Oriana is deliciously sweet and just slightly creamy, not quite as lactonic as Love. It is more powdery and hence wearable for us mature ladies. I'm a wнояе for musk, and PDM's orange blossom, raspberry, and currant note combo in synchronization with musk & ambrette makes this fragrance pure heaven. I enjoy it more than I thought I would! So much negativity on fragrantica lately -- TikTok minded zombies, who don't really seem to understand or appreciate fragrance, are so ready to nit pick and attack every fragrance...they kinda suck 😂. Anyway, the transformation from opening to dry down is so satisfying. Truly a beautiful fragrance, worth every dollar. 💖

I must have received a bad tester. It smelled exactly like silly puddy! That beige stuff that you could shape, pull and stretch and it had an odd plastic odor. That is all I got, one note, straight silly puddy.
Does anyone know if I just got a bad batch? As I really like all the notes listed.

So the opening of the new Devotion from Dolce & Gabbana smells identical to the opening of this perfume. It’s a sweet citrus scent, almost like candied citrus fruit. I’m not a fan of this combination.
As it develops, it kind of softens - compared to Devotion, which is just too heavy for me throughout.
Quite an average performance, definitely not bottle worthy for me.

I mean if you want to go around smelling like kids shampoo, Oriana might be worth a try

I love it, but could never tell it apart from Love Don't be Shy in a blind test. Not something I mind though as I love the scent.

This one is very youthful and cozy fragrance, such a well-blended version. It's rich in sweetness and feel likes creamy after every spray. I think it's more suitable for winters but once anyone is addicted to it, they will need it in every season but with such poor longevity I don't think it could be the summer pick for anyone.

At first spray this reminds me immediately of snow fairy by Lush - sweet, marshmallowy, pink…if that has a scent.

After the first dry down, the sweetness is undercut by a nice dose of floral that helps it mellow out from just straight sickly sweetness. The addition of the floral though does turn it into a kind of Turkish delight scent. Calls to mind the image from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe of the decadent, powdered sugar coated treat.

Then finally it dries down to a clean and fruity scent, like a fruit scented soap with a hint of sugar before finally fading to a nice musky scent. Again, calls to mind a pink musk stick lolly.

This is a very very feminine, sweet scent IMO and is also very very powdery. If you’re not a fan of powdery scents, this perfume is likely not for you.

It’s a nice scent but not really full bottle worthy for me.

I have a bottle of this for sale or trade if anyone is interested :)

It took me a while, but I worked out I LOVE this fragrance. I had Love Don't Be Shy by Killian for a bit before I figured out it was too one-dimensional on me and something just didn't work (so I gave my bottle to a friend). But this is different. I find it far more complex with different notes that pop out now and then. I LOVE the juicy citrus and fruit burst that sings out at you, then the yummy marshmallow and whipped cream dry down that comes later.

As an older person (I'm 60), I was initially worried this would be too "Barbie" for me, but it's not. The price made me take my time before buying it, but I love expensive things. I also find it quite unusual. It has a joyful zing to it and is constantly surprising. A feel-good, mood-lifting fragrance for sure.

Y'all I just tried this because I have read that this should be Love don't be shy dupe.

Well let me tell you, this is NOT dupe of that. This is not bad, but not something special either. Fruity gourmand which does not say me much. There's something shampoo-ish about this scent. I
too have a problem with the black currant note. Yes, the scent is luxurious and expensive smelling (and expensive it is) but it's not my cup of tea.

A respectful no from me. Like the bottle, though.

I am really trying to like this fragrance. Yes, it is very soft, sweet, fluffy, and warm. But it's the black currant that makes Oriana off-putting and reminiscent of a plastic baby doll to me. Albeit, very feminine in a slightly Lolita way. But I can’t help but feel like black currant is the trashiest note I have ever smelled in fragrances. I am layering this with Dama Bianca to somehow lighten it and divert from the black currant. So far it is more palatable this way.

It's a surprising scent.in first spary you'll think that ok it's something generic but by the time pass the concuction will improve to the best.I'm on my second bottle now and since I was looking for a great dupe for it to make it my signature scent I blind bought "perdizione" .wow it is IDENTICAL to Oriana .exactly the same with even a better longevity.it is a great marshmalo sweet perfume but if you're looking for a much cheaper version buy perdizione for the fraction of the price of this beauty.

Deliciously sweet and cosy scent. Very nostalgic, reminds me of being a kid in sweet shop.
Opens with the citrus/musky notes and the sweet marshmallow notes come through in the dry down.

Would go as far as saying that if you have Ansaam Gold or LDBS then you don't need this. To my nose, it's more similar to Ansaam Gold, LDBS is sweeter than all of them (and therefore more up my street) but all 3 are siblings.

Definitely not what I was expecting, especially for the price. Boring and quite unremarkable. Generic creamy, floral, marshmallow, not enough sweetness. Almost like air freshener.

This and LDBS only share that powdery bubblegum scent and that’s only in the beginning of this fragrance for me. So i dont see the comparisons that theyre identical. This dries down to a citrusy, creamy and vaguely floral scent. Not as sweet as some make it out to be, but also doesnt smell like cleaner/detergents. A great subtly sweet fragrance for the warm weather for sure.

Sweet syrupy citrus with a marshmallow base. Oriana undoubtedly smells like bubble gum. I expected more of a bright & playful day time scent but I think it leans more night time because of how thick it is. Not dark, but deeper than I anticipated. It sort of smells like detergent. I cannot decide whether that bothers me or not. I am very sensitive to powdery fragrances but Oriana's powderyness does not bother me.

I prefer Oriana to Love Don't be Shy. Oriana is fruitier and Love is more floral and heavy. They are comparable, but not near as similar as people make them out to be.

I was a bit disappointed by this. I tried to force myself to love it... but I don't.

Update: Oriana has really grown on me. Everything I said before I still agree with, but for some reason I now find it more enjoyable. Maybe I disliked it only because it wasn't what I expected... so go in with an open mind.

Oriana is so dreamy. It makes me think of a unicorn sleeping on a cloud.

This is not for me. Reminds me of a candy scent mixed with fabric softener. Also headache inducing. I would not want to smell like this all day or even for 5 minutes.

I really think it’s beautiful but it gives me a headache and I don’t get them easily. It won’t stop me wearing it tho! This is the ultimate ‘Barbie’ perfume.

Okay, so between this and love, don’t be shy there are very slight differences. This is more of a citrusy and Less thick to me. l like this one a lot more than I do LDBS however, I find love don’t be shy lasts a lot longer and his more suited for all year round, I’d say Oriana is a little bit better for the hotter weather

Oriana Parfums de Marly
(Skin test)

Neroli fragrance in Musky-sweet base.
If Neroli is your way, you can try - but I find this reedition is too many things at one.
Suggest, Atlas Graden for Neroli / Orange Blossom fan instead.

Score 6/10

I have LDBS and this is literally the same perfume. If you have that, you don't need this and vice versa.

This is more like a creamy and fruity marshmallow fluff in a bottle.
It turned out to be an intimate scent in the dry-down around 12+ hours later.

I would rather choose AG’s Ari or Lattafa’s Ansaam Gold over PDM’s Oriana if I want a bang for a buck.

This reminds me of cotton candy body spray from kmart + dryer sheets. Also necco sweethearts. Very sugary sweet but also somewhat fresh scent. Feels young and fun.

I see the appeal but its not my kind of fragrance!

Heavy orange creamsicle flavored marshmallow with tons of bubblegum and powdered sugar. Almost sickeningly sweet. Off limits for summer but can be worn when rainy season starts and all throughout September to February. Powdery drydown made me cough when I sprayed too much (6 sprays). I would limit this to 2-3 sprays and it lasts 10 hours on me. Will finish my travel size but will not repurchase.

High value gourmand. I don’t even like citrusy scents but first ever smell I loved it and it’s been macerating for about 6+ months for me now so it smells even better. The color of the bottle fits the scent truly. If she was human she’d be rich, hot, have long hair, brunette, a Megan Fox type of scent to me. Or just a bimbo hottie lol that wears hot pink all the time lol. I be like bum-skiddly-dum when I pop my gum 😘💅

I have no idea why but this smells super masculine to me. Had a friend smell it and she said the same. I didn't get any of the sweetness of the marshmallow and whipped cream that I was expecting.

So I really liked this at first spray but unfortunately the dry down is very synthetic. It’s a super sweet fragrance that reminds me of Sweet Tarts or some other sort of fruity candy. It’s definitely cute for sure, and I can see a younger girl rocking this, but it’s a little too faux sweet for me. Not terrible though.

No ):
I had high hopes for this one but it smells like a public restroom’s air freshener.

Although it’s similar to LDBS, this also reminds me of Valentino born in Roma but a Creamy, fluffy version. The opening on me smells like fruity pebbles. Then the dry down smells yummy sweet fluffy creamy. I just hate that it doesn’t last long

a little less sweet than LDBS, if the price isn’t justifiable for you try valentino’s rendezvous, to my nose they are almost identical

Santanico Pandemonium, From Dusk Till Dawn, (2014 Series) The part where she takes a sip of alcohol and seductively pours it in his mouth. The way he looks at her OMG. This perfume defines that scene. With AFTER DARK smoothly playing in the background. Seriously! It smells like straight up sorcery, pure MAGIC, It's sexy, I'm HERE.. MOVE! Type vibes. Another BOUGIE grape soda perfume. The most perfect olfactory gourmand. They really knew what they were doing with this one. Smells soooooo good. Vampire Princess, intoxicating, walking ENIGMA, out of this world fragrance. Last longer than any SNAKE DANCE. Date night drive back home, holding hands, neck kisses, "can't wait to get you home" type of perfume. Sexy black dress, red lipstick kinda perfume. Chewing Fruit Stripe ZEBRA gum, drinking a bougie GRAPE soda with a shot of blanco TEQUILA, a bit boozy. While eating fresh raspberries with marshmallows and whipped cream. It settles warm & cozy, to a raspberry tequila shot with whipped cream floating on top. It's sweet, boozy, dark and sophisticated. Best if worn at night. One of my BIRTHDAY gifts this year. I'm obsessed. BISOUS

Beautiful sophisticated fragrance. Bright and citrus at first then quickly dies down to musky vanilla. So familiar to Killian Love Don't be Shy that I would not be able to justify owning both. Of the two, I'd choose Killian as the scent lasts longer on my skin. Both fragrances would be too potent for daytime wear, for me. I'd label them as "date night" scents.

This smells similar to Soft by AlRehab (TO MY NOSE). Must be the shared citrus and vanilla notes. Didn’t really like Soft and not a fan of this either.

I am completely in loooove with this perfume!
You must try because I can't describe really well, but it reminds a brand new doll from the 90s.
It will be my signature forever! The dry down with whip cream and marshmallow is lovely!

Pure Louis XVI. It's very similar to a candle I bought at Versailles that smells like Versailles' orange blossoms. Orange blossom and vanilla. At first it's a bit overwhelmingly sweet, like a carnival full of treats, but that fades fast, and you're left with an orange blossom vanilla that is purer and more real than other choices with the same notes.

The cute girlfriend who doesn’t really add any value to the relationship?

I had a sample and decided to try it out. Instant regret, this was way too sweet and artificial smelling for me, but I'm more into woods, fresh musks, and aromatics. Good for cooler weather, if you like gourmand marshmallows you'll love this one.

This is such a cute, sweet and fluffy fragrance. Men loves this on women. It drys down to a creamy scent that is addictive and you just cant get enough of this. Layerd with a linear vanilla this is a 10/10.
BUT. Due to its pathetic performance, and high price. I will never buy it again. Its gone within 1,5 hours leaving you wanting more. At this price you cant be reapplying every other hour, and totaly inconvinient. For me its a bed scent for that reason, so i fall asleep before I get annoyed at the performance. Hope they realese a exclusif of this.

Very nice scent for sweets lovers
However does NOT last at all
For most 1 hour that is not satisfying specially its very high price

It smells very artificial and unpleasant, like an Orange creamsicle Glade. It’s missing something, not enough marshmallow and whipped cream. I’ve tried Oriana and LDBS multiple times and I’m just not understanding the appeal of these vanillic orange blossom blends.

I recently received my decant of Oriana. Not sure why it gets compared to LDBS in 90% of other reviews. The initial openings both share the same candy-like sweetness but the dry down is where they are on completely different planets. Oriana dries down to a creamy orange creamsicle scent whereas LDBS stays linear with the with the sugary neroli and coriander notes.

Oriana is deeper in the gourmand territory with the whipped cream basenote. I do not think if you liked LDBS, you'd automatically like the Oriana- or vice versa. If you are torn between the two I'd reccomend Oriana if you are into full on gourmands, and LDBS if you want the sweetness without going too far into the gourmand territory.

I was concerned about performance based on other reviews. With one dab on my inner forearm I got about 4 hours out if it before feeling like it was barely perceptible. It does sit close to the skin so it seems like an office friendly fragrance, or a nice low key feel-good fragrance. With 2-3 sprays behind the neck and ears, I am sure it would perform better- probably even better on clothes if you wanted more projection. I do plan on buying the 2.5oz bottle; pricey for what it is, but that comes with the niche world territory.

Doesn’t smell like Kilian’s LDBS, they just share the marshmallow note, this is lacking the airyness and orange blossom that makes Love so special. It has a medicinal note like cough syrup that I hate.

Citrus, orange blossom, marshmallow & raspberry make for a beautiful fragrance. It’s gourmand yet fresh.. reminds me a bit of pink marshmallow fluff, only raspberry instead of strawberry. Definitely has LDBS vibes but they’re different enough & each unique in their own way.

Recently picked up a sample at Neiman’s my sales associate recommended layering this with Layton I did and it works great. I’m a 34 year old male I would love this on my girl, my 10 ml decant should be fine. Layered with Layton the combo is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 if you are a guy try it.

At first spray it's lovely, can't say what it smells like, but it smells nice, but as time goes it gets kind of car air freshener-y. I'm also discovering that i DO NOT like whipped cream as a note.

Does the smell remind anyone of that one purple hair spray with the kangaroo on it, “aussie” hairspray

I have ansaam gold by lattafa and have smelt oriana and tested it out (in stores). Theyre really similar its hard to distinguish between the two. If you want to try it out selling your kidney, do yourself a favor try ansaam gold!! Its great.

I looooooveeeeeee Oriana Parfum De Marly! I am torn between all of them but if I had to choose
Between them all I’ll chose this one! In my honest opinion, it is most definitely signature scent worthy!!! I love sweet fruity gourmand scents and this is what you get with this one! ❤️✨

If Love Don’t Be Shy was a car air freshener it would smell like this. Must be that grapefruit but one of the citruses throws it off for me.

i love this but my mom and sis keep saying that it smells like soap or detergent, like? i think it’s just pure orange bubblegum. i see the comparison between this and ldbs, and i love both sm. ldbs is more heavy and for colder months, oriana is a more fresh settled down orange bubblegum scent and can be worn in summer i love it

I am so excited to share my opinion on this one, I didn't read anything about it before getting a decant of it in my hands, and now that I have it I'm glad to see that my (very untrained) observations are simmilar to other's shared here.
The first thing I noticed was sweet sugary goodness: creamy, powdery vanilla, I can also notice the orange blossom (one of my favorite notes ever) and some of the citrus, like a hint of candied citrus peel. I am no expert and I am not some sort of perfume sommelier, but I didn't notice the raspberry or the black currant at all.
As soon as I sprayed it on a piece of watercolor paper I thought "this smells like Love Don't Be Shy", I don't actually own LDBS, I have a very cheap dupe that is supposed to be 95% equal to the real thing, though more linear. So I smelled them side by side and they definetely share the same dna, but my LDBS fakie has more sillage and Oriana is a tad less sweet.
It's right on my alley and I will definetely use my 3 ml, specially to compare it to dupes of it and to the real LDBS, that I'm currently trying to get a decant of. However, I don't ever see myself getting a full bottle of this, it didn't sweep me off of my feet as I expected from that price range, specially since it only lasted on moisturized skin for 4-5 hours. If you can afford it and enjoy very gourmand scents, go for it. If not, there's a lot of alternatives to it in the market.

One of my all time faves 💕.. Great for everyday use.. price, not so much...I get a clone from Misterscent for £20. Smells identical 🙌

I’ve been wanting to try this and finally purchased a sample. I was truly wowed when I first tried Delina and that was my only point of reference for Oriana. Oriana smells like sweet tart candies on my skin. I was surprised with the tartness of this, as I’d read enough to expect super sweet. It also wasn’t as “massive” as Delina, but sat rather close to my skin, creating a much more intimate bubble. After a while though, I’m ready to wash it off, the candy smell was cute at first, but I find myself wishing it would turn creamier, more lactonic. It continued to smell like a sweet tart for a little over 3 hours and then it was gone from my skin. I have a feeling this would have lasted longer if I had sprayed my clothes and/or hair, though I’m glad I didn’t, as I was ready to move on from it. For the price though (and compared to Delina) I did not get the longevity or sillage expected for something so expensive. Just as well, I’m finding that candy scents like this just aren’t for me.

Y’all please just get Magnetic Candy Finery , it smell’s identical to Orianna !

This smells identical to Lataffa Ansaam Gold and it’s a fraction of the cost. $53 on Amazon versus $350. I finally got to test the real thing after owning the dupe, and it’s an exact top of the line copy.

To me it smells like slightly sweet laundry detergent.
Don't understand the comparisons with Love.

I wanted to love this as it was a gift from someone with impeccable taste in fragrances. I have seen a lot of reviews comparing this to Love By Kilian, and I'm surprised so many say Oriana is fresher and cleaner. Maybe cleaner means soapier? To me, Oriana is more musky and detergent-y, where LDBS has a clearer, brighter dry down. Both are super sweet, with orange blossom and marshmallow, and definitely closely related...but Oriana also smells like the Biozet laundry powder I used to buy in Singapore and Hong Kong, while LDBS smells like Lancome Juicy Tubes in Dreamsicle (circa 2002). Oriana disappears from my skin in 2-3 hours but the throw is huge, LDBS lasts 8-10 hours but has a smaller scent bubble.

I have tried them side by side and they are different enough that you could have both.

1 month update: This has grown on me. Definitely a clean, sweet, dryer sheet smell like others have said. Happy now to have the full bottle, and I'll probably get through it but DAMN this has no staying powder. 1-2 hours in cool weather and it's gone. I've ordered Lattafa Ansaam Gold to test it's longevity, similarity, and sillage. We shall see.

It is just too sweet for my liking, it's giving "synthetic bubble-gummy vibes", I wanted to like it so bad because of the beautiful bottle.

I've been dying to smell this since it was released, and I FINALLY came across a tester at Dillard's. The bottle is just as beautiful in person, but it is what's inside that matters. Thank God I didn't fall in love with this $350 fragrance. This DNA is right up my alley, but I was very underwhelmed. I'll stick to my Dossier LDBS dupe and D&G Pour Femme. I was also unimpressed with projection and longevity.

To me this smells like dryer sheets, orange blossom, and whipped cream. And I love it! I don’t see a lot of people talk about the dryer sheet note but it’s 50% of what I pick up from this fragrance and it just makes it smell fresh and clean along with the sweetness from the marshmallow/whipped cream. So nice.

I love it. It´s just a fun, sweet and a bit flirty crowdpleasing scent. Can´t understand why she does´nt have higher rates than her sour sister Delina.

If there's a PdM fragrance for Barbie, it would definitely be Oriana, hands down. The hot pink bottle screams Barbiecore and the scent itself is unapologetically girly with its Downy-esque fresh orange blossom wrapped inside a sticky and sweet cocoon of fruit, cream and marshmellow. Projects strongly for the first hour or two before settling to a soft scent trail that lasts the whole day. It's fun but hardly unique, so if you are expecting something distinctive, you'll be sorely disappointed. Also quite expensive for what it is, but there are dupes like Reyna from Maison Alhambra that are spot on, so if you're looking to save some cash or a test drive before splurging on the real deal, it's definitely worth looking at.

I tired this in the store and it lasted on my hand literally from 14:00 - midnight !
My husband loved it ! I must say I get very strong cough syrup with sweet incense stick from a Buddha shop down the street 🤣 but in a very odd way I think I like it ! I ordered a sample to try it again …
Second opinion: ummm no I still smell cough syrup and it is a bit too sweet to the point where it makes me sick …

i was anxious to try this one, but is definitely not for me. It is nice, sweet (i only gor marshmallow to be honest) but for the price i would rather buy something more unique.

Delicious sweet and powdery, raspberry marshmallow+ orange popsicle. Reminds me of Lipstick rose.. that powdery raspberry scent. I’m usually not a fan of orange blossom, but it’s softer and tamed down. Barbie would wear this!

If you like this fragrance but are looking for a cheaper alternative, I'd recommend trying Girl of Now Forever by Elie Saab. It is slightly less powdery and more fresh because of the citrus but it also has a raspberry scent and it dries down very similar. I'd even say that Girl of Now Forever has better longevity. It definitely is a compliment getter.

9.5/10. Usually sweet notes are cloying on my skin, but this is like being in a little cloud of heaven. Sweet, milky, a little fruity and floral.

Oriana is one of my top three fragrances, in this life and beyond!! Before I even spray, the scent makes me happy. People around me quite often ask what I'm wearing, and more than a few of them have gone on to purchase their own FB. 8 suppose many would consider this to be a spring/summer fragrance, but I love it so much, I wear it year round with great success. Delicious!!

People compare this to love don't be shy but I was immediately reminded of Kilian princess Eau Fraiche. Nice but very poor performance, just like Kilian Eau Fraiche.

I'm probably showing my age with this review, but this smells just like the pink Mr. Sketch scented marker. IYKYK. The fragrance is fine, but for me personally, I'd rather spend PDM prices on something more unique.

This is a more wearable “love don’t be shy” (LDBS). It’s basically that DNA made less dense and a bit fresher, which makes this similar to “Guimauve de Noel”. In my opinion, the freshness of the latter had something odd to it. Whereas Oriana is pretty successful at taking the fresher, sweet, powdery, orange blossom DNA and making it well blended and better rounded.

Now if what you want is a dense unapologetic gourmand then go for LDBS, if you like the scent of LDBS but want something fresher and more wearable — try Oriana! I do find the longevity of Oriana to be lacking but the sillage is pretty good

It's sickenly sweet. And not in the way that means it's too sweet, because it's not. It's sickening because it's mixed with musk. Overall, it's just not my thing.
Edit: Okay it finally showed some of the Marshmellow note after an hour or two, but still not enough to change my mind

zara velvet shadow is similar to this one

Orange dreamcicle/cream soda settling into synthetic, sweet, fruity baked goods. Not really my thing, especially at the price

Ain't that a Barbie Girl perfume. Dizzyingly sweet. Quite fruity. Not bad, and definitely high quality scent. But not really what I'm into. 7/10

I had high expectations for Oriana and have so far been massively let down. I was expecting this to be similar to Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme, but it’s not. Not in any way. Pour Femme is rich, complex, deep, amazing and well priced, however Oriana is pricey and smells exactly like Snuggle ‘Blue Sparkle’ dryer sheets. Or like dust and fruit loops. I don’t find the longevity or silage to be anything to write home about.

There are plenty of fragrances in this family that are way better and cheaper. If you’re interested , head over to LuckyScent and snag a sample, don’t fall for the hype or hate; get your nose on it before spending the big money.

Just received my bottle of Reyna from Maison Alhambra. It smells amazing and spot on dupe for Oriana. Dirt cheap, super strong sillage/projection and longevity is awesome. Highly recommend!

Oh I love Oriana. I'm not biggest fan of PDM but Oriana and Cassili are amazing. It opens very citrusy, like Orange/Lemon candy. The citrus aspect is present all over the lifetime of the scent but once it dries down. we get a beautiful marshmallow, orange blossom and raspberry concoction. On this phase some people get powdery marshmallow, others get laundry softener but to ME... This straight up smells like froot loops. Oriana even has that powdery aspect that froot loops have.
This is soft, ultra femenine and bright fragrance. But I find it to be very versatile as the performance it's pretty moderate and I don't think this could ever offend someone unless you really overspray.

On a side note: I know this gets compared to Ansaam Gold, but Maison Alhambra has a dupe for Oriana too called Reyna, and let me tell you, it smells pretty spot on. Reyna skips the opening of Oriana and goes straight up to the froot loop phase. The longevity is ok.

Bought as a present for my wife. First impression: roasted marshmallow. As sweet perfume the longevity is just OK. Normally this kind of perfume will last like forever.

I get creamy fruit loops in a fresh way. It's a nice smell but not sure I would wear it as a perfume. I was surprised to see others describe it as laundry detergent but then when I let the scent rest on my skin, I can pick up on the orange blossom which I'm presuming is what gives it that detergent feel. I wouldn't spend the money though because I have a love/dislike relationship to it. Sometimes it's pleasant and other times I'm not feeling it at all.

I adore this! Not the same as LDBS. I would say, it is in the same house, but in a different bedroom. Oriana is toned down and more refined for like ~ the little sister who doesn't want to go her big sister's way. I love both. I want to bathe in a vat of Oriana. And to my nose it is not as cavity inducing sweet. Very expensive, but very beautiful. Give it a whirl.

Word on the street is that Al Haramain made a fantastic dupe of PDM Oriana called Destino. JIC anyone wants Oriana but for a fraction of the cost. Jomashop has it for $39.99. 🙂

This is a sweet airy Feminine scent,only in the opening it smells like an orange fruity pebbles cereal....only lasts a few mins in opening ,if it stayed that way I'd hate it so lucky that's only the opening,then it turns into the most delicate creamy airy Feminine marshmallow in a wearable way,really nice I want a fb,just so darn expensive ♡ I haven't smelled any other sweet perfume done like this,it's clean sweet&Feminine airy,blended smoothly ~♡~ love lasts moderate, cute bottle victorian 🩷vintage clean airy&sweet so Feminine ♡

Delicious sweet and sour taffy.🥰

This reminds me A LOT of byredo bal d’afrique, but not of LDBS.
To me it smells more like the bottle would be yellow and not the dark pink.

I got a sample of this and it's what the bottle looks like! An ultra-feminine, light fruity gourmand. It's softer and more rounded than Delina OG, it's not powdery like Exclusif but you can tell its from the PDM house, it has Delina DNA. I get the Sundazed reference, that one is a unisex citrus candyfloss on my skin. This is WAY more girlie and less "summertime at fair" than Sundazed.

I put this on top of HoS Whispers of Truth body butter and it's amazing! They layer so well together and with the recent reduction in oil (thanks a lot PDM) it helps this stick to me much better than alone.

I disagree on LDBS, to me, that one is closer to Safanad than Oriana! By like a mile! Safanad is in line with Sintra, LDBS and Benevolence. Oriana doesn't have that root-beery, warmth that grounds the others.

This in fact definitely smells a lot like LDBS. I sprayed it and my man said it smells exactly like LDBS on me…he said I wasted money on this…however I’m still keeping it because a girl can never have too much gourmands in her collection. As far as, longevity it’s stays very well on me honestly better than LDBS. S/N I do exfoliate my entire body every day so that may play apart in it

For the price point, sadly this isn't special. I love sweet, feminine gourmands so of course I wanted to try this out - I own Love Don't Be Shy and was hoping for something different enough to be set apart from that, but in the same category. This just didn't do it for me. It smells like fruity pebbles, or like raspberry candy in SUCH a generic way. Not in a refined, expensive, sexy way but in a literal "someone opened a pack of berry-flavored gum" way. It's just too artificial and it smells "amateur" if that makes any sense. Projection and longevity are bad. I didn't even make it 45 minutes without the scent disappearing and me having to press my nose against my skin to get the faintest whiff, which is not something you want from such an expensive perfume (you want other people to smell it!!) Overall, if you're a gourmand girlie like me and you're looking for something new, skip this - save your money and just go get a cheap berry-scented body spray. Nobody will be able to tell the difference.

This perfume smells like Fruit Loops. Not in a bad way. It's fruity and powdery and feminine. I really like it. And it lasts FOREVER.

EDIT: Okay, I will say this is growing on me. And I realized it smells a bit like Barnes & Noble, which is making me like it more.

I just tried out the little tester I bought today!
Overall, I do like it, but I think I might not like orange blossom, because it has something in it that reminds me of the only note I also don't like in Prada Candy Night, which has neroli. I know the two aren't exactly the same, but I really think that's it. They have almost a metallic-y sharpness to them that overpowers everything else to my nose.
It does seem like it dried down better on my arm than on my shirt, though, but it is MUCH more faint on my arm.
I feel like this will mesh better with fall weather, so I'm going to give it another try once October rolls around in a few months. ;)

For people curious about the main difference between Oriana & Love, Don't Be Shy: LDBS has an animalic & indolic feel to it that comes from the Civet & Jasmine notes. Oriana luckily does not have either of those notes & overall feels a lot more refined. Obviously everyone has their preferences, but to me Oriana is a billion times better than LDBS

WoW. The reviews for this fragrance are all over the place.. PDM "Oriana" does indeed smell somewhat similar to Kilian "Love Don't Be Shy" but the main difference is that the Rasberry in Oriana is richer and darker. Another difference is that the creaminess in Oriana is a bit thicker and more dense. I like both LDBS and Oriana but if I had to pick one I would probably give a slight edge to Oriana just becuase the Rasberry is darker and more syrupy. But.. both fragrances are [really] nice so you can't go wrong with either one.

I don’t get how people say this don’t last. I have a sample and I sprayed it yesterday Evening after my shower on my body and clothes and I smelt this all night long. Even this morning when I woke the smell was still going strong on my bedding , my night shirt and on my arms where I sprayed it. This perfume house don’t make weaklings!! This perfume is very pretty and I get Fall vibes for this one. Definitely smells like LDBS in the beginning but mellows down to a creamy woody Orange creamsicle scent but not in a juvenile type of way.

from the PdM feminine discovery set: a very citrusy opening, but this is a bittersweet citrus: lots of mandarin upfront, underpinned by the heady scent of orange blossom. a warm, golden-orange scent, fruity but not childish. the top notes are not very sugary at all; the bergamot and grapefruit pull the mandarin note in a cleaner, drier direction, and the hints of marshmallow and whipped cream create a powdery, creamy softness to the base of the scent, rather than direct sweetness. i don't get a lot of raspberry from it, which is a shame. there's an unexpected hint of spice in the base notes; i wish it was more prominent, it would add a lot of complexity to an otherwise clean-cut scent.

though this is branded as a classically feminine fragrance, i think it could be worn in a masculine context to a very elegant effect. something about it makes me think of laundry detergent, or rather, what i imagine insanely pricy laundry detergent for the 1% might smell like. it's fancy, but clean and simple. it stays close to the skin, making it a good scent for summertime occasions calling for restraint and elegance. i prefer something a bit more whimsical, but i can still appreciate oriana for what it is. however, laundry detergent-adjacent scents, no matter how bougie, aren't worth this price tag to me.

I received a sample of this and instantly fell in love. It so sweet, without being over bearing. The dry down is nice and marshmallowy. I absolutely adore this perfume, and I will 100% be ordering a full size here soon. It is a high price tag but with how long it lasts and the beauty of the smell I think it’s worth it.
I was able to wear this all day and still smell it at the end. Husband loved it as well.

Reminds me of love dont be shy but better with bubble gum

Lovely Fragrance, cant justify the price though im afraid

Misterscent does a clone, absolutely spot on ❤️

Now THIS is a showstopper. I could not be happier that I added this to my collection, 100% worth the hype!! I purchased Delina last year and the department store sales rep gave me a few Oriana samples as it was new at the time. I almost bought Oriana on the spot but didn't have the $ at the time. Fast forward to now, people are comparing it to Kilian LDBS - which is tragically inaccurate. This smells like Delina's sweeter sister - it burns down to something softer and Delina-like, but there is still a very obvious marshmallowy sweetness to it. I have received so many compliments already and I've only had this for a month! LDBS was too overly sweet and cloying on my skin, but this is simply elegant. I adore the fact that this has a complexity to it, and it's not just syrupy sugary sweet! I think it's the powdery notes that do it for me. You definitely do get the citrusy orange in there but it feels more like a candied orange. 10/10 perfect.

I'm glad I got only a sample of this one, headache-inducing for me! So disappointing for a high-end fragrance, it smells cheap and simple

Oriana is such a pretty perfume it is powdery though sometimes depending on the weather slightly to powdery for me
It smells like citrus marshmallows with a hefty coasting of powdered sugar making the scent smell dry to me. I started laying it with Versace Eros pour femme EDT in the summer heat and it’s a great combo

I’m glad I only bought a sample of this because it a smells EXACTLY like Finery Magnetic Candy. I’m really disappointed and I really hate when tiktok hypes a fragrance just for it to be bad or mid.

07-01-23
Upon first spray: chewable baby ibuprofen in the orange flavor?
Dry down: the plastic bristles of a little girl’s hairbrush in the 1980’s?
Conclusion #1: no way this is what everyone smells - I’ll let it macerate.
Conclusion #2: no way this is what everyone smells - it must be me.

01-18-24
Still chewable baby Ibuprofen, orange flavor.
I wish guys, I WISH.
These bottles are the most beautiful... but I just cannot interpret the scents like the masses do.

it's really good. I get a bit more citrus in this one than LDBS. Although upon initial spray, they smell very similar, I think LDBS is sweeter in a more sugary way, and Oriana is sweet but a little more powdery and creamy. I actually think they're different enough to own both.

Oriana is sweet, light and fresh, with a slight zing in her top notes that sets her apart from LBDS and Sintra. After that lovely zesty opening, the creamy orange blossom and pillowy marshmallow surround you in a scent bubble of pure joy. Oriana manages to be both fresh and cuddly sweet and I find this duality unique and really clever. LDBS is heavier and unashamedly super sweet, and Sintra brings a redolent greenness to the party - this is why I have all three scents and wear them all regularly: I don’t believe they’re similar enough to make any of them redundant. Oriana is cheerfulness bottled.

It’s okay. I love LDBS and this is very similar, but a more powdery take. Sintra is the sharp one, Oriana is the powdery one, LDBS is the creamy candy one. That’s also the order I prefer them in, from worst to best :)

i really enjoy the creamy notes in this. very fruity overall, but not basic. not very citrusy. pretty sweet. i tend to prefer more sour/tart scents but this was nice. it smells expensive to me.

Oriana disappointed me so much. I heard its very similar to LDBS and it couldn't be farther from the truth. LDBS is sweet and candy-like (my bf says it reminds him of grape candy) while Oriana is very powdery. It straight up smells like concentrated laundry detergent (key word CONCENTRATED), incense, and baby oil. Gave it to my mom because it just isn't for me. Bottomline it is NOT a sweet fruity fragrance.

I figured out what Oriana reminds me of…Circus Peanuts candy, which is not a bad thing. It borders on cloyingly sweet to me. Heavy citrus/marshmallow. The dry down is soft & pillowy.

I love this. The initial blast is absolutely a LDBS dupe, however the dry down, and subsequent scent is nothing like LDBS. It is refined and beautiful. You can tell it's a PDM scent. It's truly stunning.

I actually spritzed LDBS and layered it was Valaya and I got pretty close to Oriana, but not close enough to not buy a full bottle. I needed to have Oriana in my collection. It's a gorgeous scent.

Dont listen to all the negative comments ladies ❤️

Oriana is a orange flower marsmellow fluffy musky sweet girl, and she has no age! Wear her in your teens, twenties or seventies, she is the girl we all carry in us!

Yes she doesent project well, and its not the greatest sillage, but oh you will smell her on your skin for hours.

A safe blindbuy for the ones who like sweet musky orange-scents ❤️

For those who are into laundry detergents smells.You will smell fresh and clean.

Smells like orange blossom marshmallows. Really strong and sweet when you first spray it, but it dissipates within maybe 3 hrs. I prefer that actually since the scent in the opening kinda makes me dizzy.

Bad reactions from other people tho. I got verbally told they didn’t like this perfume on me LOL. (And they stayed far away from me the whole day lol). Normally, the people I’m surrounded by have no reaction to my other perfumes. So interesting because I thought this was a relatively crowd pleasing gourmand. Won’t be wearing this scent anytime soon again lol.

This is such a comforting fragrance for me, like a big, soft cuddle in a bottle. I can see where the LDBS comparisons come from, but to me they smell completely different after the initial sniff and the dry down begins. Love is strong marshmallow and orange blossom, absolutely beautiful, but a heavy scent. Oriana is her cream and raspberry gently scented cousin. I thought initially she would fade away very quickly, but she doesn’t, she stays consistently soft on my skin for around eight hours. I am on my second sample size and will have to get a full bottle, this is a real love for me just like Valaya and the Delinas.

I was in love with this fragrance since the first time I sampled it! It came highly recommended so I had high-hopes, and this certainly did rise to the occasion. It’s a sweet citrusy/floral scent with a delicious marshmallow vanilla base. It’s such sexy and feminine smell without being heavy or "too much". It's long lasting and evolves beautifully throughout the day. I have already ordered the full size and can't wait to wear this all year round!

I’ve been hearing so much about this perfume and so I’ve been sampling it since February and I finally got a full and mini bottle as a gift! I love it and it makes me giggle. I have to stop myself from over spraying. I find myself spraying. Then coming back just to spray it again because it gives me a rush of happiness!

Before sealing the deal that this perfume was worthy to be in my collection I compared it to other perfumes with marshmallow notes. So I had samples of Sintra by Memo and LDBS by Kilian.
Sintra was way too green and stays that way throughout and LDBS was heavy syrupy kinda spicy and stayed the same overtime …But oriana is fresh clean and sweet. It truly evolved overtime on my skin and I love how it makes my room smell after spraying it…

I personally love bergamot and orange blossom so it makes sense as to why i like this…. But I was trying to get used to the idea of smelling like marshmallows as a 30+ woman but this works. I do agree that some people think it smells like laundry detergent but I am thankful for this because this perfume to me is almost like a Freshie. Its not sticky like syrup or thick like a milkshake…

I can wear this gourmand in hot weather and feel fresh and clean. I work in a school and as a school psychologist i think its perfect because I can feel clean, cute, and playful. I don’t wear it on meeting days because i want to be viewed/feel chic and mature but when I am with my students or pushing out on the playground its perfect. I get a full workday out of this. No its not projecting. It is more like a cloud and maybe a skin scent but for my work setting it is perfect.

I also think its nice when I want to be go out for daytime spring and summer activities and again want to feel clean, cute, and playful . I am still debating if its a good all year scent. I do like it as a transition fragrance from winter to spring. The cool air lifts the sweetness in a nice way. Not sure if I would wear it at night. Also not sure what I would layer this with.. so for now I am 100% okay with this being my only marshmallow perfume


Not a safe blind buy. Compare it to Sintra and LDBS and consider how you want your marshmallow to smell on you and then decide!

overall rather nice. opening citrus is SO toilet cleaner though; i know citrus can tend to lean that way pretty often, but i've genuinely never sprayed a perfume and immediately gone oh my god it smells like toilet cleaner! when it wears in it ends up being quite a pretty sweet fragrance. not for me personally (i do think it's a bit overpriced), but i can see why people enjoy it