Bendelirious by Etat Libre d'Orange, 2008

i normally don't leave reviews, but i believe this is worthy of a positive rating as well as a full test run. from several wearings i have been able to detect most of the notes listed in the pyramid. for me it's fun, quality, and complex. as with all the ELDOs i have worn, i get 8

A watercolour in mauves, pinks and reds viewed through a thick pane of rippled glass. A glass of very weak sweet white wine. There's something about this perfume that makes my nose strain to perceive it better, seduced as it is by what it has encountered so far. The opening is glorious liquorish, with cherry pop wavering over a stately and somewhat aloof iris. The migraine sweetness of some Etats is here avoided by that hint of booziness. But the lightness of the whole is ultimately a bit too light for me it is maddening trying to recapture the smell which one feels should still be there somewhere. With more presence this would have been a must-buy.

Now this had promise, refreshing pop like opening, nice iris softness the zilch, nada, nothing! No dry down! Gone! Disappeared! Possibly the shortest life of any fragrance I've ever tried