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post #1 of 11
9/22/10 at 4:43pm
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Has anyone in the US seen this in stores and tested it?

http://www.facebook.com/video/video....9006415&ref=mf

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http://www.basenotes.net/ID26131619/reviews.html
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post #2 of 11
9/23/10 at 6:58am
I received a paper strip in a mailer last week and took a sniff, but I never trust those. It seemed pleasant - floral and sort of ambery/musky, rather soft - but very similar to other fragrance(s) I couldn't put my finger on at that moment. That's just my fleeting (useless) impression.
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post #3 of 11
9/24/10 at 6:05pm
If the frag is as bland, generic and yawn inducing as the commercial, I'll pass.
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post #4 of 11
9/24/10 at 6:10pm
I'm sorry to say I did find it bland, generic and yawn inducing when I tested it at Dillards the other day. I will pass on it.
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post #5 of 11
9/24/10 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by shadesofbleu View Post

I'm sorry to say I did find it bland, generic and yawn inducing when I tested it at Dillards the other day. I will pass on it.

I can't say I'm surprised.
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post #6 of 11
9/25/10 at 3:52pm
I tested it and have to agree with the general consensus on the boring part.It's a perfectly lovely and inoffensive floral that I know we have all smelled before.Disappointing in its dullness.
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post #7 of 11
10/3/10 at 3:38am
I wrote a review on this a while ago on the site - but it seems to have disappeared .

I was really keen to try this, but I agree with everyone else - bland and inoffensive. There's a very slight woody warmth to it, but you really have to look for it. It reminded me a bit of Allure - maybe there's some common notes - but not as nice.

You wouldn't scrub it off your wrists or anything - but it's just not very exciting.
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post #8 of 11
10/3/10 at 5:30am
It's nice , fresh ...but such a clone of " Tendre Jasmin" from Yves Rocher . But Yves Rocher ..is 4 times less expensive . It smells more jasmine than Lily as it was previewed ( to my nose )
And the bottle ..quite the same than Idole from Armani ...( in lack of inspiration or what in Klein's offices? )
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post #9 of 11
10/3/10 at 5:38am
I hate fragrances that people who hate perfume love. (did that make any sense?)
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post #10 of 11
10/3/10 at 5:55am
My friend tried this in NYC the other day and immediately thought I would like it - quite independently I had clocked the notes and thought this might be the first Calvin Klein that appeals to me, but couldn't find it in Germany when I was over recently.

So I am keeping an open mind for the moment!
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post #11 of 11
10/3/10 at 11:23am
I agree it's not ground-breaking scent, but I still like it. I think there is a place in this world for the inoffensive floral, and I don't have anything in my collection that smells quite like it, so I'm happy to add it. Sometimes I just want to smell nice, and not offend anyone, particularly when I'm dealing with different sorts of people during the day. But I also don't want to wear the same inoffensive floral every day, so I like to have a few kicking around. For those purposes, it's a perfectly fine scent.
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