The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
My Love arrived in 1983, carrying a name that said everything: accessible, intimate, a fragrance for connection rather than conquest. Sweet without aggression, powdery without fading into abstraction, it offered something distinct in its approach. The brief seemed simple but the result was a fougere‑iental that wore its warmth like a second skin. Its composition balanced herbal freshness with floral softness, creating an impression that lingered close to the skin rather than announcing itself loudly. The blend of notes felt cohesive, each element supporting the others in a way that suggested careful craftsmanship rather than formulaic construction.
The composition leans into a tension that rarely works: lavender's herbal cool against vanilla's gravitational warmth. My Love holds both, its vanilla warmth balancing the lavender's brightness into something unified rather than conflicting. A spicy accord keeps the sweetness from floating away entirely, adding depth that prevents the fragrance from reading as merely soft. The powdery drydown is the signature move, that soft, close warmth that clings to fabric and skin long after the top notes have settled. It's a structure that rewards wearing, not just smelling.
The evolution
The opening hits with cool, aromatic lavender, clean but not sterile, herbal in the way that makes you lean closer. Within minutes the sweet notes and vanilla take over, turning the composition warmer, more intimate. The spicy notes keep everything honest, preventing the sweetness from becoming decorative. By hour two, the drydown takes over: powder, soft warmth, something that reads as skin‑close rather than room‑filling. The longevity proves moderate sillage throughout, present without demanding, and the way it evolves over time rewards continued wearing. On fabric, it settles into something quieter still, the kind of warmth that survives a night out and returns in the morning on a shirt collar.
Cultural impact
My Love has remained in circulation for four decades, becoming a signature for some wearers and a name remembered across generations. In Brazil, it occupies a particular space: not a collector's piece or a heritage artifact, but a living scent that continues to be selected and appreciated. There is something notable about that kind of endurance. The fragrance found its audience without apparent effort, and that audience has stayed with it.
