Fragrance Reviews by melancholic-botanist

Green, grassy, but not so fresh, rather sultry, "thick", "waxy" - it possess the same waxiness as Eden Cacharel, smells "80-ties". I dont detect grapefruits. Calyx is single note of Spathiphyllum (something like red apple + wet grass + Juicy Fruits bubble gum).

Red roses + green pepper. For true roselovers only (+- akin to Very Irresistible). Nothing in common with Dalimix (no melons, no pears, no mignonettes, no masculine, cologney accents). Strong smell of roses, sultry, slightly fruity, succulent- it is not a sweet maralade.

Notes: galbanum, lily, mint, rose, jasmine, cassis, pepper, ambrette, patchouli, orris.

Good. Fresh, playful and.. elegant. Slightly aldehydic. Rose + lemon + grapefruit. It reminds somewhat Baby Doll.

Dirty, sour, cheesy socks + nail remover + cyanoacrylate in Super Glue. "Screaming", synthetical. Run-a-mile type of scent.

Single note of persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum) - lovely, sweet, honey-ish, mesmerizing fragrance, somewhat powdery; you can almost feel like a bee.

3/4 raspberry + 1/4 blackberry + freesia + slightly caramelic base. Vivid. Long-lasting.

VV by Roberto Verino resembles Esencia De Duende by J. del Pozo, but it is more agreeable. Cucumbers + green apple + cinnamon/ginger. Fresh, cologne-y, a little masculine.

Beautiful, light, greenish scent of dewy white lilies and the scented Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum).

Sweet. EDT smells like grape juice + flowers of vine + vanilla oil + soap. Its drydown is very interesting on my skin - a "buttery", soft, velvety, honey-ish sandalwood. Nice, innocent, clean and voluptuous (yes!).

A very synthetic lemonish fragrance. Masculine. Citral + limonene. Something like WC cleaner.

Very realistic, "lemonish" and "honey-ish" scent of watermint (Mentha aquatica).

Synthetic green leaves + synthetic lilies of the valley. Not my fav.

A nice, "yellow" scent. Summer smells like a tanning oil. Mimosa + violets (a little hint) + soap. There is something plastic, synthetic in it (could it be indole?). I like it.

Does Asia smell like a pudding? I don't think so. Shallow.

A little synthetic scent of evening stock (Mathiola) + cinnamon. Strong, longlasting, schizophrenic.

Kenzo by Kenzo is similar to Eden Cacharel. It is rather sultry, tuberose scent, very "eighties". Mandarine + tuberose + scent of an adhesive tape (something plastic). Sweeter, much more "naive" than Eden, Eden is more watery, green, depressive, sad and anxious.

A beautiful floral. Light, transparent. Cosmos flower (bitter, salty note) + white dewy flowers.

A nice, very "yellow", bright, soft scent. Unripe apricots (really, green small fruits) + violets + vanilla. It is similar to Kenzo Summer (which was created 3 years after Daylight), but Summer is much more soapy.

Red currants + wild strawberries + honey + "dusty" and smokey patchouli. It is a little "shampooy" scent. I don't know. Average, poor lasting power.

Very sweet, "sticky". Coconut fragrance oil + "dusty" note (sandalwood and patchouli). Smells like chocolate wrapping papers.

Sweet but yes, rather older, "dusty" smelling fragrance.
Apricot syrup + something peppery/herbal. I think I like it.

Elegant. A very(!)chypre, herbal scent. No flowers, no fruits. Somewhat masculine. Tobacco/dried herbs + smoke + honey + smell of glue on an adhesive tape + lichens + wood.

Another Angel wanna-be. Cherry&Anise scented inhaler stick + vanilla. Horrible.

A cheap cake. Vanilla + caramel. For 4-6 years old girls only.

I like it. Flowery, elegant, soapy, metallic. Lychee scented tea + roses + "salty" note of marigold + smell of an adhesive tape (the same chypre note as in Libertine by V.Westwood).

Hmm. I don't know. Cold, weird, fresh. Clover + black locust + water mint + stable (!). I like the flowers, but this animal hint just damages the composition.

Akin to Jeans by Trussardi, but much stronger. Resinous, "red", feminine. Cherry + resin.

It is a very modern scent despite it was created in 1939; light, informal, fresh, transparent, a "blue" scent. White and pink lilies + spices (anise, rosemary) + clover. Similar to L'Eau par Kenzo or the "blue sweater" by S.Rykiel.

Good. Elegant. Somewhat masculine. It smells of guelder-rose essence oil(Viburnum opulus). Similar to Romance by Ralph Lauren, but without the rose.
Romance - roses = Libertine.

Not my cup of tea. It smells like grape hyacinths (Muscari) + a big brioche (yeast!). It is not sexy at all, it's "yeasty".

Average. Roses + peony + brioche/cheese-cake (vanilla and yeast). The same "yeasty", weird note as in Narciso Roderiguez for Her.

Nothing special. Average.
Phase 1) roses + apricot (smells like "Tresor")
Phase 2) roses + vanilla (similar to "Due Donna" by Laura Biagotti).

It smells of jasmine + plum + nice coniferous note + honey, very elegant scent, comfortable, soothing, deep, there is something aromatherapeutic in it, dark and soft, like a black velveteen, has a little in common with Poison and Romeo di Romeo Gigli (EDP!)

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

Not my fav. Too strong, too fresh, a bit masculine, acid, offensive, like an old fashioned eau de cologne + sulfurous depilation cream note + Nivea craem note + linden blossom (little). It is quite similar to "VV" by Roberto Verino, but VV is more wearable in my opinion.

This one reminds me a little Aqua di Gio, sweet pea + patchouli + smell of water, ethereal, watery, very foggy, for elves, make me want to dance, like Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks), lift my hands up, move my hips right left, slowly, with closed eyes, such a narcotic "misty" unreal dance

I like it. Yes, it is very old-fashioned, "retro", powdery, reminds me of Chanel no5 (similar aldehydic note), I smell some undefiniable dusty flowers (maybe iris + jasmine) and weird, metallic, "dusty" note of effervescent calcium tablets, odour of lime and wet pavement. I don't know why, but this fragrance gives me the unique feeling of safety and relaxation. I like falling asleep with one drop of Oscar on my neck.

Magnolias + something sweet. Akin to Blue by Ralph Lauren but sweeter. Too sweet to be depressive, too "waxy", "greasy" to be fresh. Featureless.

Reminds me of joss stick "Lotus". Soapy and strong, very indic scent. Good.

Smells like melon + "cotton-wool" in stalks of sunflowers. Sour, weird, "aseptic", depressive, it can bring you a headache.

Odour of herbicides + insecticides. Exactly.

Synthetic cherries + cloves + white lilies. Cold. Reminds me of some dentistic stuff.

Powder + synthetic violets. Featureless.

Really mediocre. Powder + something sweet + sweaty cumin note. And it is not a feminine sweat! Its powdery base reminds a lot of My Queen. Both fragrances are nothing special.

Smells like propolis. Salty. But it can be sexy, when spraying a small amount (one "psht" only).

Smells like wintergreen + Adidas Tropical Passion (which is the best Adidas fragrance). For sportwomen. Not my fav.

Blackberry + detergent mixture. So vulgar.

Boring. Detergent + fabric softener + undefinable flowers.

Cheap version of Euphoria (or Wish or another Angel wanna-be). Sweet and plain.

Unique, salty and woody fragrance, roses and new light green birch leaves, a forest in spring, like a lonely amaranth rose blooming in the shade, in a dark virgin forest, at first it smells a bit metallic, like crushed scented geranium leaves + rose + patchouli, after 1 hour it sweeten, I can scent then the oleander flowers, resinous, pitchy, salty (yes, it is as salty as Eau Des Merveilles) melancholic like an abandoned jazz tavern, red carpets, cigarette smoke, has a beautiful musk base reminding a little of Narciso Rodriguez for Her or CK Be

Good. Clean, light, smells like flowers of a vine, that's why I like it.

The heavenly fragrance! Smells "dark" and velvety, like balm poplars after rain (phenethyl cinnamate?) like all night blooming flowers, scented stocks flowers (Mathiola), four oclock (Mirabilis jalapa), clean but sexy. Better than CK One. It could be much more lasting.

The castrated Angel. Angel without its spiciness. Very sweet undefined juice + caramel. Flat, plain, vulgar. Not my fav.

Crispy pears and tuberoses, green, "wet", magical, mysterious. EDT is better than EDP.

I adore this one. Beautiful coumarinic sweetness of sweetclover (Melilutus albus)/ or woodruff (Asperula odorata) + linden blossom + honey.

Like being in a big carpeting shop, without air conditioning. So synthetic, sultry, no thanks.

In my opinion it is the scent of an orange cloves christmas ball. Like it.

At first it smells like gasoline + Ben-Guy rheumatism ointment. But after a few minutes I can scent a beautiful chewing-gum-like fragrance, reminding me of bird cherry flowers (Prunus padus), which have so unique, narcotic, "indolic", deep aroma. Love it so much!

Mediocre water-melon fragrance. Similar to zillions of fresh summer scents. Nothing special. Disappointment.

Another caramel scent. Nothing special. Caramel + big cotton candy.

"Caramel bomb". No flowers. Another, boring, sticky, caramel stuff. So childish, barbyish.

Rum + sweet ambre. Beautiful, sexy, joyful, spacious, teleporting into another space. Big thumbs up!! It is a little similar to Le Baiser du Dragon by Cartier, but that is much more sweeter vulgar and plain.

Cola + redcurrants + one rose petal. For young girls.

Blackberry jam + robinia (false acacia). For teens.

Watery, green, heavy, sorrowfull, for elves. Smells like yellow water-lilies (Nuphar luteum).

At first it smells exactly like the blackberry chewing-gum (Hubba-Bubba).
Sweet, a little plastic. After 20 minutes becomes "sweaty" (!) - and it is not a feminine sweat, it's the cumin note, which I personally detest.

I like it. Gasoline + powder + jasmine. Androgynous, undefinite, dark. Black lilies in an abandoned garden.

It must be an "olfactoric" version of "Burning Giraffe". Smells like putrifying lilies + moth balls. Strong, churchy, retro. Reminds me a little of Chanel no5 (but Chanel is much more elegant)

Mediocre. Cucumber salad + a few raspberries. No lasting power.

At firs it smells like Pu-Ehr tea (strong, metallic, fishy, like a baboon run), after 15min. changes, smells cheap, like oversweetened tea with raspberry syrup + hyacinth undertone. In my opinion it isn't Rooibos.

Disappointment. It is not a fresh "blue" scent, it's "yellow". Ginger + acacia. Very synthetic, plastic. Smells like "Nivea" cream (popular in Europe).

Crushed stalks of dandelions + detergent. Not my favourite.

Smells like the fabric softener "Lenor", it's OK, somewhat boring, too "polite".

Top notes: bergamot, tea, currant.
Middle notes: rose, jasmine, mimosa.
Base notes: almond tree, sandalwood, musk.

Very nice, underestimated (why?) fragrance. Smells like a river, yes it does! Like a walk along a river. Unique, watery. I smell the beautiful "effervescent" redcurrant note + wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) + sweet mimosa undertones.

Oh, how I adore this one. Fields of narcisses, Chloe Narcisse really smells of narcisse flower, its leaves and stalks, I detect also poppy flower and tulips, very sweet (yes, coton candy), somewhat hospital, green, "rainy" fragrance, intoxicating, mesmerizing, narcotic, somnolent, sweet but poisonous, very introvert, with some dark depth, depressive, long lasting

Not my favourite. Smells of plum compote seasoned with pimento. Screams "eighties". Similar to Tresor (but this one is plum and apricot compote) and Celine Dion (3 x diluted solution of Incanto).

Smells like a blueberry chewing-gum (hubba-bubba?) with a note of robinia (little). Way too sweet, way too sticky. Childish.

Very grapefruitish scent, 100% grape-fruit, (without those bad patchouli, "sulphuric" undertones as in Aqua Allegoria Paplelune) no lasting power, though.

So beautiful! Spacious, crystalline, clean, "teleporting" me into other, parallel life worlds, so cold and bright, shiny. Smells of black pepper + violets + lavender (little). A must-have! I don't detect any citruses. Skin by Trussardi is similar, but warmer, somewhat more feminine.

Me too! I LOVE Romeo. Smells like one of this sultry summer twilights, you know, the smell of fragrant magenta stocks (Matthiola), honeysuckle (I agree) moths round about, mad crickets etc. Beautiful, sexy, sensual, deep and mysterious, like a dark, indigo velvet.

At first O-Zone smells of lemons, then after 15-30 minutes like a bouquet of tea roses. Quite a lot of cedre in its dry-down. Lovely and fresh.

Classic, elegant chypre scent. Cold, luxurious, somewhat citrusy, "fluent gold", rich, like a good cognac. For decided, hard-like-a-rock ladies.

Similar to Ozone Woman by S.Tacchini and Eau D'Orange Verte Extreme by Hermes. Lemon + neroli + acacia flowers(little). Very fresh, better than Fujiyama.

Smells very similar to CK One, but is quite powdery (base), tender, more feminine with a sweet note of star anise.

It smells like a synthetic scented green grape candy too me. With a little hint of the air freshner "Forest". Eccentric alien. Cold. Not even romantic. Asocial and "radioactive" fragrance.

Joyful, light, fresh, not too citrusy at all (neroli and green leaves only), very clean and sexy at the same time. Smells like grass after rain, a little like bug spray, but I love it, there is something enigmatic in Cologne, scent of a river? don't know what, but it really attract me (wow).

Oh, how I hate this one (sorry). But to me it smells completely like white woolly mold (Mucor on a wet gingerbread
) - maybe that is the "Angel". Instant migraine.

Cigarettes + coton candy. Very strong (and unique as well)

Beautiful!! Soft, transparent, summer scent. Smells like fresh cut grass and hay. I detect a hint of pepper or asphalt, at first, after spraying (is it tuberose note?)

Unique. Similar to Eau de Cartier. Dry and bitter, very light, not sweet at all. Smells like suede + lemon + green apple.

I like Blonde. Yes, it is very "eighties", glamour, crying, like an old italian disco, too much gold, clip-on earrings etc. Smells strong, sultry, like tuberose with a hint of carrot (!). For an extravert woman.

Decent. Neutral. Too polite. Smells like: roses + camomile infusion (2 hours), then sweet vanilla dry-down.

Phase 1) - fresh grapefruits,
phase 2) - roses, roses and roses. Decent.

Too sweet!! Really, all I can smell is peony and benzoin, at first Cinema is a little "effervescent" and even wearable, but after 15 minutes changes into something cheap, fruity, sticky, sirupy.

And I like it. Because it smells of mock-orange. Like a big wet bouquet of mock-orange/false jasmine (Philadelphus),a park after rain, cold, grey rainy spring day. Tender Touch is not fresh, it can bring you a serious headache, it is sultry, a little bit powdery and berryish (at first), metallic and even "muddy" (smell of a river). Depressive, introvertic..

Lovely. The winner. Smells of reseda. I love yellow wild resedas (mignonettes) and their narcotic, intoxicating, sweetly bitter, honeyish scent, warm like a sunny summer day, joyful.

It is nice, but I think the silver version is better. Smells citrusy and milky at the same time, lemon + sweet pea + milk.

Really good. Beautiful, very cold, metallic, bright like a shining steel, cosmic. Sweetly bitter. Smells of water-melon + tuberous pea (Lathyrus tuberosus) + lilac + corn, like an august day, waving fields of wheat, subtle zephyr, for elves, "teleporting" scent

Beautiful fragrance. Smells of crown vetch (Coronilla varia) - my favourite summer flower. Very cold, transparent, unique, out of this world.

Fresh, young, joyful, transparent, cold and light. A bunch of floxes + grass. Very similar to Tommy Girl Summer Cologne 2004, but more feminine and flowery.

For young girls. I don't like it. Sad, pinkish-grey, depressive. Apple flowers + black tea + detergent + paper (yes, there is the annoying paper note). It can bring you a great "sinusoidal" migrene.