Review: Lancôme Idole Power

This is a review of the newest Lancôme perfume, Idole power. I bought a full size version of this for $155 and have used it regularly since then.

If this review looks familiar to you, it’s because I expanded a comment I made here in the SOTD thread a few weeks ago into an actual review of this perfume.

I am completely obsessed with Lancôme Idole Power. The notes are Sandalwood, Pomarose, and Damascena Rose.

One thing to note- this particular perfume is the first ever that I have actively sought out after getting a sample. It lived rent free in my head for a few days and I had to have it . Im 34 and have has so many perfumes but have generally just blind-bought whichever I saw had high ratings. I didn’t really care until this one.

Below are my thoughts.

I got the sample from my makeup artist at the Lancôme counter in my shopping bag, and just casually sprayed it before my evening activities. I instantly perked up and became hyper aware of all the different things happening within this fragrance. It is a very unique and beautiful smell. The more I went through my evening, it kept getting better and better. It makes me feel warm, curious, and satisfied. It “smells expensive” too. It smells like “being intentional” too, and what I mean by that is due to the dynamic parts of the fragrance, it makes me feel like I made the right decision (any decision, for whatever) and the scent reminds me of accomplishment.

The next part is what made me end up buying it to begin with

The Next day after the samples, I put my jacket on from the day before and the fragrance was still there and I got just lost in it all over again.

I cannot believe how long it lasts. People say perfumes don’t last more than 8 hours, except for the fact that I spray this on myself and can still smell it in my hair all through the next day. I love how long it lasts, and that I randomly get wifts of it throughout the day.

I am a competitive partner dancer which means I must either not wear a scent, or choose one that isn’t too overwhelming. This fragrance checks that box, while still being pleasant and interesting. It doesn’t smell masculine, it’s definitely a feminine fragrance, but the sandalwood being part of it does draw it a little into a more neutral territory which I believe contributes to the scent being so dynamic and interesting.

I believe this “dynamic” feature of the fragrance is due to the sandalwood addition balancing out the floral and fruity bits of the pomarose , and the additional floral from the damascena rose. All of this makes it a pleasantly robust scent without being “too much”

there’s mental stimulation involved with this fragrance too because the smell is so unique and multi-faceted that you are actively engaged with it anytime you get a whiff. If I were to break it down into parts, I’d do it as follows:

Sandalwood: 1 wood

Pomarose: .5 of fruit-candy-sweet / 1 floral

Damascena rose: 1 floral

So then the total notes would be 2 floral, 1 wood, with a .5 of sweet/fruit/candy. It’s just a beautiful, perfect blend. It’s truly incredible.

It makes me feel like I’m immediately more luxurious, exquisite, and that I have a good sense of self, because I have been thoughtful in my fragrance. I’m in Portland, it’s been very cold and rainy here lately, so the warm woodiness off the sandalwood is fun to experience when it’s wet and dreary. It enhances the already lovely smell of the rain.

I have also never gotten so many comments on a perfume. The gal standing outside my car taking my order at the coffee drive though said I smelled good, my mom told me I smelled good, a random lady I interacted with at Nordstrom told me I smelled good.. people LOVE this fragrance lol.

I also think it would be a really good fit for a date night, because of how interesting it is, it would give you an air of mystery 😂

The closest fragrance I own to this would be Tiffany &love - also a woody fragrance so if you like that perfume, you will almost certainly like this one.

Thanks for reading this if you made it this far.. I hope you get a chance to try this lovely perfume. I am so glad to be able to share all of my thoughts with people who will care and appreciate!