 | Moschino Funny! by MoschinoBasically, Moschino Funny is a fruity orange fragrance (bitter orange, mostly) with a clean musky base and a hint of flowers (peonies are most prominent) and green tea. It's a lovely and happy scent, quiet linear, not overly sweet, with excellent lasting power; it's easy to wear and joyful. I like it a lot. Of course there's nothing extravagant or groundbreaking about it, but a lot of things can go wrong with fruity florals and here they don't. Thumbs up! 1st December, 2009. |
| | Kölnisch Wasser by Farina GegenüberNothing less than the reference Eau de Cologne - and so much better than 4711. 19th November, 2009. |
| | cK one by Calvin KleinHaving started to explore the universe of fragrances and turned into a "nieche snob" I, too, claimed that CKone really was boring stuff. 19th November, 2009. |
 | 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser by 4711Unfortunately 4711 has (already long ago) become terrible generic stuff. 19th November, 2009. |
| | Cristalle Eau de Parfum by ChanelI 've tried really hard, revisting both concentrations again and again, but I will never understand how anyone could possibly like to smell like Cristalle. Perhaps it's my skin, perhaps my still too uneducated nose, but all I smell is an unbearable adstringent citrus/cyphre scent, brutally fresh and bitter. 19th November, 2009. |
| | Diorissimo by Christian DiorVintage Diorissimo (my bottle is from the early 80s) is a wonder: lush, sparkling, rounded - eternal spring in a bottle. I don't wear it often, but when I do, I'm always totally smitten by it. Best in winter, when it's cold and icy outside and the sky is sapphire blue. 19th November, 2009. |
| | Orangerie by L'ErbolarioThis fragrance was a pleasant surprise to me. Orangerie is a delightful musky orange scent with a hint of spices. Unless many others of this genre it's neither overly sweet nor extremely fleeting, but nicely blended and of comparatively rather good lasting power.This means: it doesn't disappear at once, but lasts about four hours on my skin. 16th November, 2009. |
 | Honeysuckle by YardleyWhen it comes to honeysuckle fragrances, my heart will always belong to Annick Goutal's, which is absolutely stunning in my opinion. 29th October, 2009. |
| | Gucci by Gucci by GucciThe EdP is one of my favourite autumn fragrances. It is rich, delicious, sensuous (but not sultry), extravagant yet comforting; just the right scent for a foggy, chilly day. I don't specially like the opening, which is very loud (sticky, sweet pear) and heavy (on the patchouli). It's after one hour that the pleasure really starts for me. Gucci by Gucci has then become a well balanced, woodsy patchouli/honey fragrance, nicely blended, still gourmand but not cloying. Sadly the show is over after 3 to 4 hours. The longevity could definitely be better and isn't really in proportion to the pompous opening. Thumbs up nevertheless! 4th October, 2009. |
| | Balkis by Parfums de NicolaïIf it wasn't a PdN, nobody would seriously consider or review this fragrance. Few words suffice to describe it fully: roses, berries and far, far too sweet. Why, Patricia, why? 4th October, 2009. |
| | Champs-Elysées by GuerlainPretty, soapy, doesn't hurt, very one-dimensional and nothing special at all - a disappointment. This is the first Guerlain release after the house had been taken over by LVMH in 1994 (the date given in the description above is wrong) and is IMHO somehow a symptom of decline. The commercial with Sophie Marceau is stunning, though - but sadly it doesnt't fit the fragrance at all. 4th October, 2009. |
| | Stephanotis by FlorisThis is a straightforward white floral, soapy and clean, but sadly somehow not rounded in my opinion. I found Stephanotis rather generic and a little sharp. It's very likely that I would love the soap, but the fragrance never convinced me. 4th October, 2009. |
| | À la Nuit by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoSimply the best jasmine fragrance I know. 27th May, 2009. |
| | L'Instant Magic by GuerlainBoring, so boring. I do expect something more of Guerlain than such a bland, inoffensive pale powdery floral without character. L'Instant Magic was a big disappointment to me. 12nd January, 2009. |
| | Nutmeg & Ginger by Jo MaloneThis cologne starts beautyfully fresh and juicy with uplifting lemon and spicy ginger notes, but unfortunately the scent dries down to a pale, dusty nutmeg fragrance within minutes. Still not bad, bad not really good neither. 26th September, 2008. |
| | Sensi by Giorgio ArmaniPowdery, feminine and discreet - a true winner when it comes to skin scents. Unlike the others reviewers I find Sensi rather cool and not warming at all, although the acacia adds a kind of golden shine to the composition. I adore it's understated elegance. 23rd September, 2008. (Last Edited: 4th October, 2009.) |
| | Vanille Exquise by Annick GoutalStarts as a translucent yet comforting vanilla scent, sophisticated and nice. Unfortunately Vanille Exquise develops an unpleasant note an my skin which is hard to describe for me: something generic, midway between cedar and hairspray. The longer the scent is on my skin, the stronger this note becomes until it takes over the pleasant vanilla scent. 18th September, 2008. |
| | Divine Bergamote by Different CompanyDivine Bergamote opens fresh and tart but dries down to an almost powdery scent with green notes, musk and something sweet (rhubarb?). The bergamote lingers on above this soft base, ceeping it light and crisp. 14th January, 2008. |
| | Fleur du Matin by Miller HarrisOn my skin too this was a mere citrus scent with soft green/herbal notes and some very, very well hidden flowers (I get the honeysuckle) far in the background - after two hours it was already gone. 14th January, 2008. |
| | Eden by CacharelPowerful and weird - I really can't decide wheter I love it or hate it, but either way it provoces strong emotions. Not such a bad thing after all, I guess. 13rd January, 2008. (Last Edited: 19th November, 2009.) |
| | Sunset Heat by EscadaVery sweet tropical fruit scent - I wouldn't mind eating or drinking something that tastes like "Sunset Heat" but I definitely don't want to smell like it. 11th January, 2008. |
| | Armani Code for Women by Giorgio ArmaniAt first "Code" develops a beautiful accord of orange zest, jasmine and sweet, woodsy vanilla on my skin, a joyful and playfully sensuous composition. 9th January, 2008. (Last Edited: 4th October, 2009.) |
| | Voile de Jasmin by BulgariActually the name of the perfume is "Voile de jasmin". ;-) 8th January, 2008. |
| | Le Jasmin by Annick GoutalJust gorgeous: a bright, natural and authentic jasmine scent with a nice kick added by the ginger. This is not a sweet and overwelming jasmine but a crisp and pure interpretation. The lasting power is extraordinary, though. 8th January, 2008. |
| | True Rose by Woods of WindsorIf one doesn't expect to much of it, "True Rose" is just what it's name suggests: pure rose with a little bit of green. That's it! 8th January, 2008. |
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