Fragrance Reviews by laylabriar

I steered clear of Angel for years because I didn't like the way it smells on most people. Then someone spritzed it on me when I wasn't paying attention and I fell in love with it, ten years after all the hype. On me, you can't smell the chocolate, vanilla, or caramel at all... my body chemistry seems to bring out the honey note most strongly, and under that, cedar or cypress maybe. It reminds me of the eastern Mediterranean... a trip to Yugoslavia and Greece in childhood. I find it very warm and sexy but it has to be applied very sparingly and preferably in places where air can circulate, like the back of the neck.

Well, I'll bet this one is hard to find but I'm reviewing it for nostalgic reasons... I wore it on my wedding day in 1992.

I don't know what the official line is and I don't know much about perfume theory but in my interpretation, this is a heady, very pure white floral scent (no powderiness, no greenness) with a very dominant jasmine top note. Secondary topnotes are freesia and white grape (!! in my opinion!!). The jasmine lasts forever but the other topnotes are replaced by violet and soap.
It's ultrafeminine with an underlying warmth and reminds me of everything white... pearls, bone china... very girlish and perfect for a bride. I still have a bottle that I bought in 1990, and it still seems to smell exactly right... it didn't go "off" with age like some scents do.