La Fête Nouvelle

Name: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz La Fête Nouvelle
Brand: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz
Rating: 3.8 (12 reviews)

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

3.8

12 reviews

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2.0

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9154mf

14 years ago

La Fête Nouvelle A country gathering amongst soft flowers and sun warmed plain grasses. This is a moment in time for sharing and enjoyment...a simple celebration of the day. One of our "skin...

About reviewer (314 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesHazel

3.0

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BasiaS

19 years ago

Decent almond fragrance, but inferior to its sister scents like Rahat Loukhoum, Lea, Etro Heliotrope, etc. This also contains a weird clean/soapy note that just does not go well with the nutty...

About reviewer (1158 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other

HairOther

EyesOther

4.0

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lola_lola

20 years ago

I have this in an oil sample. On contact with my skin, this oil opens with a fresh dewy bitter almond note. The mid-notes of warm grasses and sandlewood follow soon after. I detect a hint of...

About reviewer (49 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown

2.0

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Maximina

20 years ago

If this is an almond I think I need to reconsider my supposed love of almonds. This smells like the dry powder notes I despise in Amande Delicate and other such scents (BF Musk for example). I love...

About reviewer (772 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesBlue

5.0

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Flippit

20 years ago

I love this scent. Warm, soft, creamy, faintly floral. I get no almond when I wear it, though, which is fine with me because almond notes don't usually agree with me. UPDATE: I do get a little...

About reviewer (193 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown

5.0

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estesmcc

20 years ago

I've never tried Rahat Loukhoum, so I cannot compare this scent to it. It does remind me, however, of Jour de Fete from L'Artisan. I would say that it is more inspired by the scent rather than an...

About reviewer (600 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other

HairRed

EyesBlue

3.0

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lilacterp

20 years ago

I cannot believe this is being compared to my holy grail, Lea St. Barth! :-( I did not find this similar at all, except that it had almond notes in common with Lea. That's it. It's a different...

About reviewer (608 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairOther

EyesOther

3.0

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dreamstorm

20 years ago

A great sweet almond in the tradition of Etro Heliotrope and Jour de Fete. Not exactly the same as Rahat (honey/cherry notes conspiciously absent) and nothing like Lea St. Barth in my opinion. ...

About reviewer (848 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0

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missytoe

21 years ago

Dead ringer for Lea St. Barth--love it! It might be a bit more floral than Lea but they are both lovely. I have La Fete in oil and in the Vitamin E Super Rich lotion, and both are terrific. The...

About reviewer (91 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Other

HairBrown

EyesBlue

4.0

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tigrushka

21 years ago

If you love L'Artisan Jour du Fête you gotta try this one! Most lovely sweet "comfort food" scent.

About reviewer (202 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairGrey, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen

4.0

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KelseyP

21 years ago

First let me say, I am not an almond fan. However, on that premise, I have tried SL Rahat Loukhoum, expecting to be blown away anyway. Wrong. Not a great scent. This, however, is what I...

About reviewer (533 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue

5.0

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Naiad

21 years ago

This is very close to Serge Lutens Rahat Loukhoum in all of it's powdery almond goodness. La fête is perhaps abit less complex and without the cherry note, but, otherwise nearly identical. Very...

About reviewer (507 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther