Magnolia
by Elizabeth W

I am of the considered opinion that women have every business in the world smelling like flowers, so the opportunity to explore straightforward floral offerings is always a welcome one to me. I recently happened upon a cluster of elizabeth w samples acquired some time ago but stowed in the back of my queue since this house was not listed at fragrantica at that time (and still is not today...). Lo and behold, here at basenotes I find the obscure house of elizabeth w!!!

MAGNOLIA opens slightly sweet, with a fruity-floral demeanor not so different from many recent designer launches, well, except that MAGNOLIA smells very natural to me. The sweetness begins to subside nearly immediately, ceding to a soapiness (also a familiar current theme among new launches). My favorite stage is smack dab in the middle, when the magnolia shines the brightest. By the drydown (which is lengthy), MAGNOLIA smells like freshly soaped skin not fully rinsed before leaving the bath. It's not a bad soap scent at all, but it's definitely much more about soap than it is about magnolia.

20th November, 2011.