Fragrance Reviews by trikkirikki

This is quite a sweet, girly, young scent. Maybe not your typical fruity floral, but the passionfruit in the top notes certainly steals the show and lingers for quite a while. It stays just long enough for me, if it had stayed any longer it would have been too sticky-sweet.

It calms to a not as sweet, but actually quite lovely blend, but it's still rather bubbly and playful. Not too bad at all, and far better than most fruity florals out there.

This is my first ever Demeter fragrance and I had to get it simply because its name. The name is spot on since the scent itself smells exactly like the soil in my flower pots just after I've watered the plants. It's slightly moist soil to my nose, not very complex at all.

I'm not sure if I find it very wearable though, but it's great for layering. The lasting power is close to non-existing, but the whole thing is a laugh since Demeter always delivers exactly what they promise.

It starts out quite sharp and very green to my nose, and i'm not extatic about the opening at all.

When it mellows it gets creamier and less sour, but it still has the tangy rhubarb note very much present. I think it's a very good fragrance if green and tangy is your thing, but unfortunately, it's not mine. Nice for spring and summer.

I recently bought this unsniffed, or at least that's what I thought. It was a bargain, so I thoughht it would be worth the money to try a classic.

To my surprise I immediately recognized the scent as my dearly departed Nana's favourite. Her scarves used to smell of it when I was little and before she moved on to Dune when she was in her eithties.

This is such a comforting scent to me, probably because of my Nana's love for it, but also for my love of lily of the valley. They grow in my garden and I always get a bouquet for Mother's Day. To me, Diorissimo is the one perfume which smells closest to that bouquet. It's a lovely, pretty, timeless scent, good for both old and young. A true classic.

I recently got the Edp, unsniffed I admit, but I love other Patou scents and the deal was great. When I first sprayed it on my arm, I thought it was overwhelmingly powerful and not in a very good way. I thought it might have been a waste of money...

The dry down seemed to take forever, but when it finally calmed down I'm left with a complex, yet soft flowery chypre. It's very warm and comforting, the jasmine and orange blossom stands out in my opinion. Together with the warm vanilla and amber base, I now know it's a keeper! I'll have to apply it in small doses and not just before leaving the house. The sillage is good and the lasting power seems to be excellent.

I think this is the one fragrance I've had the most compliments on. I used to wear it when I was in my early twenties, and I have to say that the men (boys!) loved it! It's very seductive but can easily handle casual wear too. The jasmine is gorgeous and stands out in my opinion. As far as I can remember it has an excellent staying power. It might just be high time for me to revisit this old favourite.

It's very sweet and reminds me of children's sweeties. I appreciate the violet which is very pretty, but the overall impression is sickly sweet and it can't be used in big doses or it'll give you a headache. It's not the way to go if Guerlain want to reinvent themselves!

This is a summer favourite of mine. On looking at the notes alone it would be far too sweet for me, and it is rater sweet, but it's not cloying, maybe because of the fresh top notes. It is one of my husband's favourites on me, he can't get enough of it, and I suppose that's a good thing. On me, the violet is the star of the show, and also the note that lingers the longest. It has very good staying power and it doesn't get in everyone's face as it stays quite close to the wearer's skin.

When I first sprayed this on my arm, all that was there was an overpowering, sweet and cloying burst of flowers and some fruit. Though there was something behind it all, wanting to come out, and after a good few hours there's a pleasant creamy vanilla amber left. It feels like good quality stuff, at least it's a lot different from all the other celebrity fruity florals (with SJP Lovely as an exception). There's no place for it on my shelf though.

This is really growing on me. It's a fresh floral without being dull, but it's certainly not the most interesting fragrance out there. I agree that this could be an introduction to the fabulous house of Guerlain for a younger wearer, since it's well made and despite the fresh feel it has a classy feel to it.

This is a staple in my wardrobe, I love it. It opens up with the violets, they are nearly over powering to start off. As the violets mellow down (but they don't go away!), soft and rich vanilla kicks in, and to me there´s warm milk and almonds in there somewhere too. Stunning, absolutely stunning. I can't wear it when it's too hot outside though, it's too much "in yer face" mixed with the heat.

This is not for me. Pretty enough I suppose, but it gets too sickly sweet only shortly after applied.

I decided to buy this, unsniffed, on a whim after reading so much about it. I'm happy to say it didn't disappoint.

It starts out with almost unbearingly sharp green notes, but on me the dry-down comes fairly quickly. It's soft, powdery and gorgeous. It reminds me of the way my grandmother used to smell, like very exclusive soap. The juice certainly has a vintage feel about it and to me it's neither raunchy nor overly maculine, just very comfortable and classy.

I've found my perfect violet scent! It should really be too sweet for my taste, but I really love it. Not too green, slightly powdery after the dry down. Beutiful and at a great price.