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On the Search for the Sweet Pea Scent...
Sweet peas belong - just like freesias - to the flowers that have fascinated me since childhood: because of their vibrant colors but especially because of their intense fragrance. I always envied the gardeners in the neighboring garden settlement who could adorn their fences with this beautiful colorful curtain of scent. Unfortunately, the success on our property was only moderate...
Now, of course, I am also looking for just such a scent! I have three perfumes that feature the sweet pea as a key note (or even in the name): "Pois de Senteur" (Fragonard), "Pleats Please" EDT (Miyake), and of course "Sweet Pea" (I better not mention the sweet pea scent from Demeter - it unfortunately comes across as quite artificial). I wore all three today throughout the day (since I need a shower every few hours due to the heat, this works out fine!), to compare them.
"Pleats" is the sweetest of the three; for brief moments, I thought I recognized the original sweet pea scent, but not really. "The Fragonard scent is lovely-light, but not sweet, a "bright" and unobtrusive floral scent. However, I remember the scent of sweet peas differently!
Well, SP doesn't really capture the sweet pea scent in my opinion either. But that could also be because the other floral notes overshadow the sweet pea scent. Of the three, it is the "greenest" representative, and to me, it feels like a colorful bouquet with a bit of greenery as a complement. I can't relate to the classification of "sweet" that two members here have made, but every nose perceives differently.
Even though it is still not the "original sweet pea scent," I give it 90% (with a tendency towards 85% due to the not-so-great longevity on my skin), because I really like this bouquet of flowers. It feels much more natural to me than "Pleats Please" and more characterful than "Pois de Senteur," both of which I rated at 80%.
Now, of course, I am also looking for just such a scent! I have three perfumes that feature the sweet pea as a key note (or even in the name): "Pois de Senteur" (Fragonard), "Pleats Please" EDT (Miyake), and of course "Sweet Pea" (I better not mention the sweet pea scent from Demeter - it unfortunately comes across as quite artificial). I wore all three today throughout the day (since I need a shower every few hours due to the heat, this works out fine!), to compare them.
"Pleats" is the sweetest of the three; for brief moments, I thought I recognized the original sweet pea scent, but not really. "The Fragonard scent is lovely-light, but not sweet, a "bright" and unobtrusive floral scent. However, I remember the scent of sweet peas differently!
Well, SP doesn't really capture the sweet pea scent in my opinion either. But that could also be because the other floral notes overshadow the sweet pea scent. Of the three, it is the "greenest" representative, and to me, it feels like a colorful bouquet with a bit of greenery as a complement. I can't relate to the classification of "sweet" that two members here have made, but every nose perceives differently.
Even though it is still not the "original sweet pea scent," I give it 90% (with a tendency towards 85% due to the not-so-great longevity on my skin), because I really like this bouquet of flowers. It feels much more natural to me than "Pleats Please" and more characterful than "Pois de Senteur," both of which I rated at 80%.
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I find the scent very lovely; I clearly perceive lilac and cloves, as well as some green notes.