This is extremely pretty, but it's all honeysuckle and gardenia by way of syringa with zero magnolia. A bit ubiquitous, but good value.

This is an absolutely disgusting ozone bomb. Extremely harsh and artificial. I tried it in an attempt to find a dupe for Liz Claiborne Liz, but it did not meet expectation. Liz is more aquatic than ozonic, and certainly not to this level of stank.

This opens up with a bright, dish soapy orange. Not horrific, but not optimal. If you give it a little time (and not much time, really), the drydown is a lovely warm spicy floral that I would have sworn was tagetes and not carnation. I also get a lingering essence of orange in the form of maybe petitgrain or something. I think temperature affects this one very much. The opening comes off more juicy than soapy on warmer skin. This does not have great projection, but would work nicely as a personal scent. I can see using this as a bed scent, if only for the drydown.

Estoy extremadamente molesto de que se mencione el Stephanotis en la descripción, pero no se muestre en la pirámide. Tengo una planta de Stephanotis y puedo decir con un 100% de certeza que el Stephanotis es el protagonista aquí (no el lirio, como alguna vez pensé, por muy presente que esté). No puedo pensar en otra fragancia floral que no tenga notas de salida o de fondo reales de las que hablar. En papel, esto podría parecer una elección abrumadora con su elenco de flores dominantes, y a veces realmente puede serlo. Pero si puedes encontrar el punto dulce de aplicación, es verdaderamente hermosa e intoxicante para cualquiera que, como yo, quiera comer, respirar y bañarse en flores. Creo que el Stephanotis es lo que hace que esto sea verdaderamente especial y lo mantiene alejado de ser como cualquier otra floral blanca (sin ofender, me encantan las flores blancas). Me encuentro acumulando esto porque cada otra botella de respaldo que he comprado carece de frescura, lo que arruina su belleza. Quizás sea hora de sacar esta de su escondite. PD: EL Pleasures es un duplicado absolutamente confiable. La misma vibra, aunque le falta el querido Stephanotis.

If you are familiar with the BBW CocoShea Honey line, this is basically the EDP version of that.

Citrus/rhubarb/tea are most notable off the top. Lemon reads more grapefruit to me (I'm good with this). Rhubarb is CRISP and tart, but not sharp. Tea is fresh/green and NOT ozonic. The rose is so faint to me. More of a backdrop to the three notes above. Very sheer. Slightly more sweet than floral (L'Occitane type rose). Opening notes fade quickly and tea is the major remnant. Absolutely gorgeous, but it's got EDC longevity and an EDP price tag. I'd want to spray this as hard as I would a 4711 offering. If I could get the opening to last more than mere minutes, I would seriously contemplate throwing down cashmonies for this, but the things that make it so special are so sadly fleeting that I can't justify the purchase.

Bright green spring floral with tart rhubarb (love this addition!) However, as with nearly every other Byredo offering I've tried, it has a soapy drydown that I can't stand. Aldehydes must be part of the Byredo DNA. What could have been the perfect tulip scent was ruined by it. The fast fade doesn't help, either.

I had such high hopes for this. I love violet, but I tend toward the leaf rather than flower. Was kind of excited by the reviews mentioning that it smelled like violet candies (LOVE Choward Violets) but this is not that. What it IS (on me, anyway) is an absolute doomcloud of powder. It's not dusty, but it's THICC to the point of being oppressive. I'm typically a heavy sprayer, but only 2 spritzes and I'm gasping for breath. What's left behind that is an extremely artificial scented toy (raw umber says My Little Ponies, and that seems apt). I completely get why some people are smitten by this, but chemistry or otherwise is rendering this putrid on me.

Harsh root beer blast up front that quickly softens. Not particularly fizzy, just soft and sweet after the initial olfactory assault. Definitely NOT citrus aromatic at all. It's gourmand, if anything. Notes here are WAY off. Fragluxe site says: "This fragrance has a blend of wood, vanilla, and fresh, spicy amber."

This is Vera Wang Sheer Veil-lite meets water hyacinth (see: Aguape/Malachite Special Edition). The packaging and juice color also look kind of similar to VWSV. Totally getting the pencil shavings, which frankly is kind of cool. I don't hate it, but I already have enough VWSV to last me through the afterlife.