D&G L'Imperatrice 3 (2009)
by Dolce & Gabbana

Notes:
Top: Rhubarb, Kiwi accord, Red currant
Middle: Pink cyclamen, Watermelon, Jasmine
Base: Musk, Sandalwood, Grapefruit

Le Imperatrice 3 is for a heroine, a movie star.....a Disney channel star more like it, considering the flowing-to-the-brim fruitiness stuffed in the bottle.

3 opens with rich fruity kiwis whose sweetness amps up considerably within seconds of application. The kiwi note, while not overly synthetic and is pleasant at times, is like an uncontrolled madman..the sweetness scream over any potentially interesting angle brought to the opening by the tart rhubarb and red currant. Light melon notes in the heart are flattened by sweet synthetic jasmine which creates a linear block-style fragrance structure...and again a sweet musky basenote continues the rigid structure with some respite thankfully at the very end where an unusually placed grapefruit note goes against the grain and holds back the tide of sweet fruity nectar.

3 is a very linear fruity floral with a pleasant but poorly controlled kiwi note and little to no variety in evolution. It can act like a big boy bully in the teen-demographic fruity floral market mainly because the fruity florals making the rounds in that domain are so obviously synthetic and annoying, but anyone looking for a recent fruity-floral worthy of putting on their skin should either consider Creeds luscious woody greengage-plum based Acqua Fiorentina or even D&Gs own 18 La Lune with its delicious apple note nestled amongst lily and soft florals. 3!!....yerrrrrrrr out !!!

Rating: 5.75/10.0

peaches and peaches and peaches then melon and some more melon. Too fruity and simple.

No.3 L'IMPERATRICE - The Star. Vibrant and magnetic, she exudes charisma and force of character. All heads turn when she enters a room. LOL, no way - not unless it is a room full of parched throats. For the scent is the equivalent of a serving of succulent melons and ripe pink guava. I smell no kiwis nor watermelons, both of which are listed as notes despite their rather shy scents but whatever, I'm just too disappointed; someone has deemed it fit that the 'signature' note for The Star should be a fruit. What a fruitcake! Nevertheless this is an appealing scent that will find adoring fans among young women.

This is just loaded with watermelon, kiwi, and apricot although apricot isn't listed in the note preview thats out. I came thinking these were unisex but this one is clearly feminine and even then it smells way too fruity to me.