Pour Elle Annayake 2000

An internal best-seller at Douglas. Okay, that doesn't exactly speak for the fragrance among the unfortunately uninformed audience there. But the good ratings here are more telling. I was all the more curious when my grandma gave me a sample of this scent, as she likes fresh fragrances, knows that I am interested in the topic, and received this scent as a sample at Douglas. I had no high expectations, which can be a tremendous surprise factor and advantage for a good fragrance. But Pour Elle fell significantly short of those expectations.

Watery, green, delicate, artificial, slightly fruity. A pond full of flowers floating on it. Or one of those wooden barrels with roses and lily of the valley on top. Unfortunately, the plastic grass, the stagnant water, and the Dixie toilet next to it ruin the otherwise beautiful scent picture. If at all, it might be suitable for sporty hours with younger girls. Still, even with little effort, better options should be easy to find.

Bottle: these are simple and adapted to the Asian theme.
Sillage: still pond water and the Dixie toilet is well cleaned.
Longevity: for a shallow floral water scent, a surprisingly persistent 6-7 hours.

Represents for me a lot of what goes wrong in almost all Douglas stores and is, for me, an below-average perfume. So far, I haven't smelled a good Annayake.