Moschino Forever, from Moschino was released in 2011. The perfumer behind this creation is Nathalie Lorson. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Kumquat, and Star Anise, middle notes of Clary Sage, Pepper, and Tonka Bean, and base notes of Musk, Sandalwood, and Vetiver.
Well what do you know this is actually a great scent!!! I remember this coming out but I never bothered with. Moschino was just a brand that I sneered at for no specific reason, just maybe that it was all over the place at one time...I dunno? The opening is watery, kinda citrus and fruity but with a distinctly translucent feel of tomato or fig which I'm guessing is the kumquat??? This is all very well but you can sense there's a bit of spice behind it which comes to the forefront after about an hour. The heart of this fragrance is star anise and wow does it come on into the drydown, giving Forever a really really lovely oriental flavour. The drydown is a soft spicy musk. I have to say I love it...it's a really good fragrance and the performance is not bad at all. It's like something CDG would do, quite bold and modern but no too crazy and utterly wearable. So glad I picked up the tester from the bargain basement shelf...might even pick up a bottle too.