This is one you really need to smell to understand if it's for you. It opens with a very bitter orange peel, then turns into a rich, buttery caramel with vanilla underneath, however on my skin, the bitter orange remains prominent.
It smells like a warm bakery, like crepes, butter, sugar, and a bit of orange liqueur. There’s a light spice in the background too, but nothing too strong.
It’s very gourmand, so you’d need to like sweet, dessert-like scents to enjoy it.
Only downside is the projection isn’t amazing for the price. And honestly, while it smells great, for the right person, there are cheaper fragrances that give a similar vibe.
I have spent a lot of money on perfumes, but I don't think anything can warrant being £1000 a bottle.
This is one of my favourites by Jo Malone. The blend of red poppy and tonka bean creates a very feminine, warm, and easy to wear composition. Unfortunately, like most fragrances from the brand, it doesn’t excel in longevity. It’s a subtle scent, like a quiet compliment you only notice when someone is very close. It lasts up to around four hours and becomes skin scent fairly quickly.
A light, delicate floral composition. It opens with notes of rose and green jasmine. In the background, there’s osmanthus along with a soft, understated tuberose. It feels airy, pleasant, and very fleeting. A bit like a floral body mist from the chemist, pretty for a moment, but lacking real character. After around half an hour it stays very close to the skin, and after three hours it’s practically gone, even on clothes. The price, unfortunately, is outrageously high for what you get.
Really enjoyable mix of ambery balsam and muskiness. People will enjoy this on you a lot, and it's best for casual use in practically all occasions and seasons. It's a little too intimate, so you'd have to be hugged or have oversprayed (this is very overspray-safe) to get noticed.
It starts off a little spicy and ambery, but for me it dries down clean and musky after a few hours, with a slight balsamic touch.
The "generic" criticisms make little sense to me. I've come across little that smells like this; it's just a safe and mass-appealing release. This will become a hugely popular release for Prada once the price comes further down, and this DNA is definitely worth exploring for the brand. Expect flankers that up the projection and longevity. I'd also not be surprised if they do what Versace did with Eros with some spicier & darker, or fresher, brighter & muskier Paradigme flankers.
This stuff is so good! It’s one of those scents that you forget you are wearing, then you catch a glorious sniff. This is what this line needed. I still think $275 for a 3 ounce bottle is crazy for a designer. However, this isn’t your typical blue fragrance. I still love the Sauvage line from Dior, but I feel like Bleu D‘ Chanel Exclusive is more of a formal fragrance. This is perfect for evening wear. It’s The amount of smoke and resin is well balanced.blue but dark.
Honestly, I still don’t quite understand where all the hype is coming from. It opens with fresh citrus notes, bright, summery, almost holiday like, but also fairly predictable. It feels more like a postcard from a holiday than a real experience, pleasant, but lacking a bit of soul. I can hardly detect any ginger, which is a shame, as it could have brought some sparkle and life to the composition. I don’t pick up on any ambergris either, which leaves the whole thing feeling rather flat and one dimensional. It gives me the impression of being diluted, like a citrus lemonade that looks appealing, but after the first sip turns out watery and quickly loses its flavour. Longevity and projection, especially at this price point, are average at best. To me, it’s a missed opportunity, it could have been something truly beautiful and captivating, but instead it feels fleeting and a little underwhelming.
No herbs or aquatics, just a heavy, woody mess like a cheap men's body spray. Stale, wooden, not fresh or clean in any way. Smells too masculine to me. This stuff lasts 12+ hours so I'll do a light application under some ethereal citrus or florals. In the best case scenario, this provides the missing mid and base notes to light frags that instantly disappear.
A minimalist, joyful fragrance that brings to mind a sunny summer afternoon filled with sweet fruits. It opens with a juicy wild strawberry, lightly dusted with sugar, accompanied by a soft, rose accord that beautifully enhances the fruity character of the composition. As it develops, a woody base emerges, gently balancing the sweetness and adding a slightly drier, more elegant touch. Longevity on my skin is around four hours, with moderate projection.
I usually prefer my lemon fragrances to punch me in the face. This one takes a different approach, where the bottle gently beckons and the fragrance wraps me in an oversized lemon towel. Towels aren't made to be worn all day and I get 2 to 4 hours of that sunny, lemon hug.
This is more fruit than pie. It's like a raspberry lemon goo rather than real fruit, which seems pretty accurate for a whoopie pie now that I think about it. Heavier on the musk than a real whoopie pie should be. Fun cheapie.
The composition opens with a sweet pear note, which soon gives way to white florals and warm amber. It’s a dense, intense and very cocooning fragrance, with amber enhanced by vanilla clearly taking centre stage. Longevity and projection last all day, definitely one for lovers of more powerful compositions.
This shit is crazyyyy
The smell is good but the duration and the parfum trail are bad
This shit is are beautiful, the bottle is amazing and the smell is incredible.
A fruity woody composition, perfect for spring weather. It opens with a juicy blackberry accord with a hint of bergamot, then smoothly transitions into soft, slightly dry woody notes that give the fragrance an elegant and calming character. Unfortunately, the fragrance on my skin it’s quite fleeting and quickly becomes a skin scent, like a delicate mist that disappears with the first breeze.
This fragrance smells like a fine dessert wine, rich, slightly dense and gently enveloping. It opens with sweet fruits blended with a distinct red wine accord. It instantly brings to mind the end of summer, my grandmother’s kitchen, and a large demijohn where my grandfather used to make homemade blackberry wine, a warm, slightly nostalgic memory. As the scent develops, patchouli, woody notes, leather and sugar emerge, adding depth and giving the base a more refined, slightly masculine edge. Unfortunately, on my skin it lasts no more than about three hours, with rather moderate projection. It’s a truly beautiful composition, but it definitely lacks longevity.
it’s a wonderful gourmand vanilla composition infused with aromatic rum. The opening is a real treat for vanilla lovers, featuring four different types of vanilla that immediately create a warm, creamy aura. The rum and tonka add character, preventing the fragrance from becoming overly sweet or cloying. In the heart, vanilla is joined by caramel, white florals and patchouli, which beautifully balance the composition. From this point onwards, the scent reminds me somewhat of Angel and Angel Muse, with a similar comforting sweetness accompanied by a slightly darker, deeper edge. The fragrance is intense, rich and very cocooning, although it doesn’t evolve dramatically over time. Longevity and projection are both very good, and it’s definitely best suited to cooler days and evenings, when it can fully reveal its warm, dessert like character.
The opening is crisp, fruity and slightly tart, very fresh. After a moment, the rose appears, soft and delicate, as if touched by drops of morning dew, like walking through a rose garden at dawn. This scent instantly reminds me of a rose body mist I once bought in a pharmacy while on holiday in Turkey, natural, light and very feminine. The rosy aroma intertwines with a subtle peony accord, making the composition airy, romantic and beautifully spring like. In the base, soft musk emerges, giving the fragrance a gentle, cocooning quality, light as a fluffy cloud resting on the skin. On my skin the longevity is around four hours. The projection initially reaches about an arm’s length, but it quickly becomes more of a skin scent. It’s a composition best suited to lovers of subtle, fresh and delicate perfumes, perfect for spring and warmer days. Personally, however, I still prefer Delina Exclusif.
This is so good! Could be unisex but leans slightly male. I would say the best of the line. That cherry is so perfectly balance! Longevity is easily 10 hours. A bit less sweet than Intensely. You could ware this all seasons except summer.
An earthy amber with some additional intrigue. the dry down mellows it out into almost an earthy powder. Would be a good value for the $
The fragrance opens with notes of pink pepper and juicy mandarin. The pyramid also lists violet and blueberries, but unfortunately my nose doesn’t pick them up. In the heart there’s a well blended bouquet of white flowers. This stage shares a certain similarity with YSL Libre, although I’d say they’re more distant cousins than sisters. Ambassadora feels denser and heavier, while Libre comes across as lighter and more airy. The base of Ambassadora is musky, woody and creamy. As it develops, the scent becomes soft and comforting, like wrapping yourself in your favourite blanket on a cooler evening. I had heard a lot about the impressive longevity of this composition, but on my skin it lasted a little over five hours. The projection at first is about an arm’s length, though it settles closer to the skin fairly quickly. It’s a pleasant fragrance for cooler weather, but it didn’t leave a particularly lasting impression on me.
This starts with a citral note that smells like geranium leaf, my favorite part. On my skin, it turns into a soapy floral. On clothes, I get more of the floral and less of the soap. The soap keeps it out of insect repellent territory, which I really don't mind anyway as a lover of all things lemongrass. After a few hours, it's still on skin as a dirt musk, which is probably the patchouli but unrecognizable, also good since I don't love patchouli. An interesting, green, earthy take on geranium, but not too green, earthy or floral. Well balanced and intriguing.
A generic aromatic woody citrus. It's okay but I find the leather a little cloying and sweet.
head is nice but the animalic finish is too much
