Halloween (1997)
by J del Pozo

I can't believe people give this scent such a bad review! It is lovely. Crisp, fresh and subtle are the words that spring to mind. In a world with so many overpowering scents, this is an absolute joy. I can wear it without worrying that I'm going to offend anyone. I have had nothing but compliments about this fragrance.

smells synthetic, like ripe green bananas + accetone (somethins like nail polish), cold, greyish, cheap. For peroxide blondes.

I agree with madridbatabid: "soft crisp floral fruity aquatic." Unfortunately, I also agree wtih VintageVogue. While I actually like aquatic florals, I certainly don't want to pay this kind of money for a scent that reminds me of the mall. On my skin, it becomes exactly like all the other 'cookie cutter' (thanks, VintageVogue) perfumes out there: Curve, that purple stuff from Icing (yes, I like cheap perfumes, too, sorry, ladies)and the like. With the descriptions I've been reading, I expected to find something more deeply layered and rich. This ain't it. Summer girly scent? Yup. That's the one.

Although Halloween isn't an event celebrated in Chile, for marketing reasons this fragrance is put on tester points in almost all departments stores in Santiago, every year in the week around October the 31th.

I got today a spray of it on paper. Still mixed with alcohol, the first top notes smells like a strong blend of fruits and flower notes, giving me the idea of a black and red gothic dressed girl. Funny thing... this top notes lasts about just a couple of minutes, then all the blend fades and almost disappears into a soft, more classical, flower note of magnolia and violet. This violet note stays for a long, covering the base notes that I can't felt, but seems to be a kind of wood.

Didn't know why this was named Halloween, maybe the perfumer though the cemeteries or witch's conjures smelled like violets. As a floral fragrance, I think it's better suitable for a spring or fall season, both daytime and evening events (the violet note tends to get strong with time, maybe it should turn unpleasant for a summer season). The range of age isn't restrictive, as an experiment for teenagers or a flower based cologne for older women.

I think is superb, light but persistent, soft crisp floral frity aquatic and a note of sea breeze.
So individual
Worth a try

Halloween, despite the oddball name, is a soft floral (i really don't get aquatic out of it) that seems well suited to daytime wear. Its rather feminine. I do get lots of compliments on it when I wear it.