Hello. I have been robbed of a wonderful fragrance. Maybe those who own or have tried Kelly Caleche EDT can have an answer to my question... Has the formulation been changed?
My story: I had a tester mini (regular sample size from Sephora) of Kelly Caleche EDT. It's been sitting in my cosmetics stashaway bag for quite some time, forgotten and with no interest invested.
Once I tried it, I absolutely fell in love with it. I used up the entire contents over several days and decided it could by my signature fragrance, tried under different moods and circumstances.
When I bought a bottle in spring from an online discounter store, I got different color juice. It was definitely not as pink as the sample: subtler, more orangey, leaning towards soft brown - I wouldn't even classify it as pink at all! I instantly thought that I got a fake product or something old, returned the perfumes (with ~20% loss), and decided to order from Hermes online store. To my biggest dismay, the Hermes edt was the same as the discounters one!!
So I am very sad, although I still wear the not-so-favorite orange formulation, but it definitely doesn't have the original kick. This one is more subdued, the herbal notes aren't as sharp, pink pepper is too annoying, and the leather is hidden much further (although in the pink sample the leather was also subtle). The staying power is also very disappointing.
Folks here in basenotes write that their juice is pink (many hate it). This is driving me crazy.
I want pink also!
I'm not sure whether the sample bottle could have been a different formula, or maybe Hermes changed it to a different concentration (such as edp)... I've also found in the forum that edp is supposed to be sweeter and with less leather, so I don;t think that's it...
Maybe someone has the answer or at least could share with me whether the liquid in their bottle of Kelly Caleche edt is really that pink or actually light brown?
If it's of any importance, I got the sample probably around 2007-8, and bought the actual bottle in 2010.
Thanks a lot, this is really important to me...
My story: I had a tester mini (regular sample size from Sephora) of Kelly Caleche EDT. It's been sitting in my cosmetics stashaway bag for quite some time, forgotten and with no interest invested.
Once I tried it, I absolutely fell in love with it. I used up the entire contents over several days and decided it could by my signature fragrance, tried under different moods and circumstances.
When I bought a bottle in spring from an online discounter store, I got different color juice. It was definitely not as pink as the sample: subtler, more orangey, leaning towards soft brown - I wouldn't even classify it as pink at all! I instantly thought that I got a fake product or something old, returned the perfumes (with ~20% loss), and decided to order from Hermes online store. To my biggest dismay, the Hermes edt was the same as the discounters one!!
So I am very sad, although I still wear the not-so-favorite orange formulation, but it definitely doesn't have the original kick. This one is more subdued, the herbal notes aren't as sharp, pink pepper is too annoying, and the leather is hidden much further (although in the pink sample the leather was also subtle). The staying power is also very disappointing.
Folks here in basenotes write that their juice is pink (many hate it). This is driving me crazy.
I want pink also!I'm not sure whether the sample bottle could have been a different formula, or maybe Hermes changed it to a different concentration (such as edp)... I've also found in the forum that edp is supposed to be sweeter and with less leather, so I don;t think that's it...
Maybe someone has the answer or at least could share with me whether the liquid in their bottle of Kelly Caleche edt is really that pink or actually light brown?
If it's of any importance, I got the sample probably around 2007-8, and bought the actual bottle in 2010.
Thanks a lot, this is really important to me...
