California Dream
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
California Dream by Louis Vuitton opens citrusy and light, mandarin orange and pear giving it a juicy, sunlit start. A simple floral heart follows, soft rather than heady. The base turns warm and musky, ambrette and musk with a touch of benzoin adding a gentle, oriental depth underneath the brightness. Released in 2020, it suits men and women who want a citrus scent with real warmth underneath. Voters wear it through summer, almost always during the day, and it suits the office too. The longevity vote leans moderate, while the sillage vote comes out clearly moderate, easy rather than loud. A 3ml decant is a simple way to spend a summer with its citrus-and-musk warmth before choosing the bottle.
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The community verdict
Mandarin orange and pear give way to soft florals, musk and benzoin in California Dream. Wear time tends towards moderate, though some find it fades fairly soon; most notice moderate projection, while others find it close to the skin. Its fresh citrus start suits summer days and spring office wear.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Florals
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Louis Vuitton
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2020
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Louis Vuitton California Dream, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Ripe pear and mandarin warming on a terrace railing.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Florals
Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h
- Lasts
- 3–6 h
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity100 votes
Most voted: 45%Moderate
27%Weak
Sillage100 votes
Most voted: 50%Moderate
35%Intimate
Season100 votes
Most voted: 58%Summer
32%Spring
Time of day100 votes
Most voted: 52%Daytime
26%Office
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Longevity100 votes
- Very weak8%8 votes
- Weak27%27 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)45%45 votes
- Long lasting20%20 votes
- Eternal0%0 votes
Sillage100 votes
- Intimate35%35 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)50%50 votes
- Strong15%15 votes
- Enormous0%0 votes
Season100 votes
- Spring32%32 votes
- Summer (Most voted)58%58 votes
- Autumn8%8 votes
- Winter2%2 votes
Time of day100 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)52%52 votes
- Office26%26 votes
- Evening18%18 votes
- Night out4%4 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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Frequently asked questions
What does Louis Vuitton California Dream smell like?
Louis Vuitton California Dream opens with Mandarin Orange and Pear. The heart brings Florals. It dries down to Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Benzoin and Musk.
Is Louis Vuitton California Dream long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (45% of votes), and 20% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (50% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Louis Vuitton California Dream good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 58% of season votes.
Is Louis Vuitton California Dream good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 2% of season votes go to winter.
Is Louis Vuitton California Dream for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 78% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 22% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Louis Vuitton California Dream to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 26% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Louis Vuitton California Dream?
California Dream is made by Louis Vuitton. It was launched in 2020.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Louis Vuitton California Dream?
A 10ml decant of Louis Vuitton California Dream holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Louis Vuitton perfumes can I try?
Besides Louis Vuitton California Dream, 10ML has Imagination, Ombre Nomade and Pacific Chill from Louis Vuitton, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Louis Vuitton California Dream decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Louis Vuitton California Dream decant is filled by hand from an original Louis Vuitton bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.