Two Senses Combined in One Dear Diary 2015

My mother has always been a perfume lover. And she has always preferred it to be striking and correspondingly loud. While she loved classic chypre fragrances as a young woman, she jumped on the gourmand train in the nineties with the launch of Mugler's Angel. She was particularly taken with these scents due to their opulence, sweetness, and ability to fill a room. Even though she is not a particularly loud person, she loves to communicate through her appearance. Her clothing style, including her glasses, has always been bold, loud, and colorful.

My mother is now seventy years old, and her current favorite fragrance is Scandal by Jean Paul Gaultier. She also enjoys scents like Teint de Neige by Villoresi or Micallef's Mon Parfum. They must be sweet and room-filling, her perfumes. When I visit her, the first thing that greets me in her apartment is her very special scent cloud. And I perceive exactly this with Dear Diary.

This is an opulent gourmand that doesn't waste any time. It kicks off with an intense honey note and sweet flowers. The bees can come! Despite the almost tooth-aching sweetness, Dear Diary is and remains thoroughly a perfume and never becomes food-like. A scent that wants to provoke. If it had a color, it would be bright red. With the sweet chocolate and its fine patchouli note, it is always perfectly balanced. I clearly recognize parallels to Scandal here, especially regarding the honey note. Although this fragrance is, of course, composed a bit more elegantly and - oh wonder - lasts even longer than the Gaultier. I can also detect hints of Angel and Mon Parfum in Dear Diary. Yes, this is how Mom smells. Just like that and not otherwise. One thing is clear. She will get this sample. And I bet she will buy this fragrance too.

Now, it is said that the reference fragrances I mentioned, especially Scandal, according to marketing and the various chatter one hears here and there, are supposed to be reserved for very young women, even girls. And such a thing is supposed to be worn by a seventy-year-old? Yes, she does. With pride. And this fragrance direction is absolutely wonderful on her.

Because to this day, she is not a bit quiet when it comes to scent and style. Stay just as you are, Mom!

A big thank you to Gandix for the sample, which I will pass on soon :)