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My Signature
15 reviews
I feel like Lyn Harris is such a talented individual. She handled the geranium here so well. Grassy, rosey, all the best facets without the screechiness that is so often present in geranium-centered fragrance (yes I'm looking at you Geranium Pour Monsieur). A gem and full bottle worthy.
A gourmand-ish take on citrus. If you come here looking for something realistic, look elsewhere. This is creamy, a bit juicy, some sourness that makes your mouth pucker, and with a touch of sweetness too. Sometimes it smells like a ripen mango on my skin. Have had it for more than a year now but I still cant decide if I hate it or not. Oh well!
Read every reviews here mentioning the motor oil accord, but on my skin that was nowhere to be seen. Flame & Fortune is a bubblegum-y tuberose, not too cloying or sweet but rather effervescent and oh so fruity, like a sweet grape soda. There is also a touch of powdery orange blossom on the back that is very nice. Not that unique but the blend is nice.
I love it! It smells like the juiciest greenest apple/peach that I have ever tasted. I started salivating at first whiff.
Not the most "special" tobacco fragrance per se, but my god is it smooth. Volutes Eau de Parfum is one of those fragrances that I feel really shines in the air. On close inspection, the iris kind of overpowers all the other notes, which makes me feel very anosmic. But the sillage - oh my god. It is a nuanced spicy tobacco, not overly sweet or cloying, the perfect amount of dryness and a touch of spice (I would like to say ginger?) with a honey touch that feels magical in the autumn breeze or warmer winter days. Not as magical as Volutes EDT but an great piece from Diptyque nonetheless.
Sour milk, sticky honey and green florals. Sounds like a revolting combo but they are blended so so well. Bee's Bliss smells so magical in the air that for a moment I almost forget how low quality their new bottles are (mine seems to always be leaking). All is forgiven though - it is just that good. Very complex and nuanced. One moment I was in love with the creamy milkiness, the next I was hit by a wave of juicy green floral that almost feels like biting into an apple or nectarine. Divine juice.
In the air, Alameda comes off as a simple, elegant, sticky sweet amber. But up close, the earthiness and slight powdery touch makes it feel much more complicated. Very smooth and luxurious, definitely well blended. Not something you would want to smell everyday but once in a while you will definitely miss it.
I absolutely adore this one, and I don't get why they are discontinuing it! On my skin, Vivacious turns into a green floral bomb, that doesn't get too powdery or old-school. I can pick up the Carnation and Orris, but I feel like there are some other florals in here that I cannot pinpoint. That combined with the herbaceous green created a sort of herbal/green tea accord which I love. The projection and longevity is not that great but the scent is easily a 10. Super natural, super soothing, amazing work!
A copy of Fusion Sacree Obscur by the talented Bertrand Duchaufour, right down to that fricking amazing bitter/herbal celery - caramel opening, at double or triple the price point of a 125ml bottle for a 50ml bottle. You are paying extra for some fancy cardboard box and some of that extra cloying amber accord at the base. Skip this one, or skip the whole house cause you can find a similar scent for almost every bottle in the collection.
Surprisingly, I like it very much. Was expecting a bit of that “pissy” narcissus from the name, but what I get is a green, “crisp” neroli, backed by - I would say a leather accord - that is a bit barnyard-y but very tolerable. Very well blended too. Will try and get my nose on the original if possible
