Fragrance Reviews by Perfume_Addict

I was strongly reminded of Clinique Happy by Chemical Bonding. I don't care for Happy due to the pronounced (to me) chemical notes, but I will guess that if you like Happy you will like Chemical Bonding.

I got a bottle of Pure Vetiver as a toss-in with a swap for another fragrance, and have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. From the name, I was expecting VETIVER, but what it delivered is more a tea scent with the ginger notes others have mentioned. Very wearable by a woman - its more a unisex than true masculine. I like it better than Mugler's Cologne, which I owned for a while.

What drew me to this fragrance was the concept of two white flowers with very different associations being paired together as equals: the bridal, even virginal orange blossom and the sultry night flower, tuberose. On first applying un parfum d'Alleurs et Fleurs the orange blossom jumps out with a very natural, high-pitched sweetness that registered at the back of my throat. I could actually taste it. This sweet floral note is balanced with the leafy green note mentioned by another reviewer. As the fragrance dries down the volatile orange blossom transitions to tuberose and the musky basenote appears. I'm a fan of many fragrances that fall into the "orange-tuberose" category, such as Carolina Herrera, Fracas and Delicious. This is a different and unique take on that category, much lighter and subtler, as is befitting something from "The Different Company". In this pairing, I'd say the orange blossom gets top billing, while in the others tuberose is the predominate note.

I bought Tous Touch primarily because Tous occupied the street-level store in the hotel I stayed at in Barcelona last year, and every time I walked past I saw the big display of perfume bottles in the window. (Okay, I liked the bottle with the hammered-gold cap and teddy-bear charm around the neck!) As I wear the fragrance now that I'm back home I've discovered that its a virtual clone of Coco Mademoiselle in the drydown. It has the same citrus top notes, floral heart, and vanilla-patchouli base. Actually, Tous Touch may be more wearable in some ways because its not quite as instantly identifiable as Coco Mlle. Luckily for me, I like Coco Mlle, but don't currently own it.

I wore Estee as a signature scent in the late 1980s, though in the perfumed cream version, which I think made it somewhat less sharp. I always got compliments on it. Unfortunately the cream isn't sold any longer, and while I occasionally wear the perfume, I've moved on to other loves.

I tried this one twice before buying, and agree that the drydown is better than the topnote. I had a fling with my shower gel/lotion/EDT for a while, but have decided now that its just not complex enough on the skin. It ends up being too "soapy".

Official notes are: Bergamot / Incense / Gaiac Wood / Mandarin / Vanilla / Muscenone / Pipol / Hedione. The first hit is the Gaiac wood and vanilla, but as it drys down the bergamot, mandarin and floral notes surface. Very pleasant, but also rather light. I think it would work well for daytime/office wear, and is definitely unisex.

I've read that people who love Shalimar come in two types: those who experience it as a sultry oriental, and those whose foremost perception is the fresh and floral notes. In the original, those two characteristics were always at war for me. It's both simultaneously, as if it were a botched layering experiment. I was pleasantly surprised that Shalimar Light corrects this problem. It starts out with lemon cream and vanilla, and seems to dry down in reverse to a pretty jasmine-iris floral. After several hours, I'm left with mainly floral notes with just a hint of vanilla. If you would never wear Shalimar, you may find that you love Shalimar Light.

I'm really perplexed by the other two reviews posted - the both seem to be for the original Liz Claiborne fragrances, a sharp aldehydic floral. "Liz" on the other hand is an aquatic melon-fruity scent. Not much like the original IMO. I added this to my wardrobe because on testing it had a fairly long-lasting pleasant drydown, and already received a compliment on it today (my first wearing).

There is a kind of chemical, astringent, freshness to this scent. Interesting, but not something I can wear often.

If you can't try this in parfum, don't bother, but in parfum it is subtle and divine. If it weren't discontinued, I might wear it every day.

After testing this at the perfume counter I liked it better than most things I'd smelled, and had it on my wishlist for quite a while. I eventually bought it a couple of weeks ago, but discovered I didn't enjoy wearing it as much as I thought I would. I seemed too similar to Sugar Blossom, but had an artifical note that annoyed me after wearing it all day. It has found a better home now.

While the top note was engaging - and that got me to buy it - the drydown was musky and smelled like a cheap aftershave (Old Spice?) Ugh.

Fresh floral predominated by iris and chamomile. The chamomile softens and lightens the iris, making this a less serious fragrance than it would be otherwise.