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Alabaster by Banana Republic

Alabaster 2006

Chrisantiss
05/22/2010 - 01:36 PM
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7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage 10Bottle

for every occasion

I don't like rose, let's get that straight.
When I think of rose scent, I picture past centuries when the rose was the ultimate perfume for ladies in long, flowing skirts and corsets.
Rose sounds old.

But rose doesn't have to be old, as one will find in or with Alabaster.
Rose doesn't have to be cloying, powdery, or just rosy.
Rose can be modern and still smell like rose, and also smell good.

According to the fragrance notes above, Alabaster has only three components, which is neither too few nor too many.
Despite the beautiful combination, each individual note is evenly discernible. Nothing is excessive.

Alabaster is fresh, floral, powdery, and all of that in just the right measure.
It is very feminine, which goes without saying, and it is wearable on every occasion.

Here, a lot has been achieved with little.

I rate the longevity as mediocre, but that doesn't have to mean anything bad here. Since it is a gentle scent, it does fade a bit in the base without losing its three fragrance notes.
It's possible that one might be wafted by the delicate scent in a gentle breeze.
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2 Comments
ChrisantissChrisantiss 15 years ago
If we're going by colors, it smells rosy to me. *lol*
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EternityEternity 15 years ago
Wild roses are violet - the roses of the rose hips.
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