Eau de Star (2007)
by Thierry Mugler

This fragrance is bold, stylish, harsh, cold, and bitter, with a little bit of sweet way deep underneath. It has very rough edges, which I suppose is why it's called star, to reflect something pointy. I'm kidding, of course. It lasts a long time on me. This is basically a loud and rude version of Angel. I find aquatics repellant, and I did not recognise this as one, but didn't like it as much as my non-aqua faves. I assume that's the note that disagrees with me. I wear it a lot, anyway. I can't get it out of my head, if you know what I mean.

I think this stuff is fab. The watermelon is balanced by a nice peppery accord giving it an immediate yin-yang appeal. The aquatic accord gives it a fresh, clean feel. Then, there is just enough herbal- patchouli?- to make it zing. as if that weren't enough, there is a pleasant, warm drydown with a hint of powder for comfort. Not terribly complicated but takes you on a nice journey of well-balanced contrasts.

I love and admire Angel and Rose Angel but can wear them only seldom because they wear ME. Y'all know exactly what I mean. But Eau de Star is a cool and gentle variation of the Angel riff and I find it eminently wearable. I like it better than Innocent, which developed a harsh, synthetic note on my skin. I get compliments on Eau de Star but I don't overwhelm anyone with it, which is often the case with Angel. The only negative is that, being light, it doesn't last nearly as long as Angel, about 3-4 hours (versus 300). But in summer, that's not a big problem. Overall I'm really pleased to find a member of the Angel family I can happily wear to work! Also, melon/cucumber haters, be not afraid, (I'm one of you)- the note, is it Calone? is not heavy, but effervescent and sparkly.

I am a huge Angel fan, and this star is my favorite summer fragrance. The watermelon and patchouli top notes, are comfortable childhood memories and really lift my mood. It lasts forever, too. the dry down is summer rain and hot asphalt. Captures summer in a bottle.

You've got it QUARRY, this one's on a quest for sales. I imagine the concept came about something like this: "Hey, since Angel was such a big seller, and the Angel sequels 'innocent' and 'garden of stars' also sold well, why not take the dollar generating base of Angel and throw a fresh spin on it...yeah, that's it...another version of the basic Angel...

Well, that is pretty much my impression of this very boring, predictable yet crappy offering. Oh, and by the way, the bottle is a re-run as well. Spare me.

I haven't seen any official notes as of this date, so let's see how my "cold reading" stands the test of time.

Watermelon, no, sweet, watery cucumber top notes. Then, no surprise, that Angel-like base, faint but omni-present like background radiation — a hint of patchouli, a bit of chocolate. Then it seems to fade along its merry way. I don't get the point of it. Angel Innocent was a worthwhile sequel, but the rest of Angel's progeny smell to me like a quest for sales and nothing artistically special.