5th Avenue NYC Live Elizabeth Arden 2018

When I tried Live at Rossi, I was in a bad mood because I stood in front of the locked glass cabinet for ages - even though I had rung the bell at appropriate intervals.
Finally, a annoyed saleswoman appeared and dismissively handed me the desired Live tester.
Everything felt very rustic.

But the scent calmed my "frayed" nerves - as it greeted me warmly yet vibrantly.

I thought of my irretrievable girls' nights - which had the same basic vibe.
Every Wednesday, we met at our local pub - because Wednesdays are "halfway day," meaning the week is halfway over.
The pub was correspondingly full - but gentlemen always gladly moved closer together to offer our group space at the table.
What the poor souls didn't know was that everything always "came to the table" on Wednesdays.
We bubbled over with our work and relationship frustrations - enough to make any psychologist happy.
Pleasure and frustration were extensively discussed - and our random "audience" sat in rapt silence - until it became awkward.
We once again concluded that the coexistence of a man and a woman under one roof is not natural.
Once the first steam was off the kettle, Martina would dash after the rose vendor and bring each of us a red rose.
That was tradition.
We buried our noses in the blooms and reveled in the scent.
Our anonymous listeners reveled in the silence.

And so Live is vibrant with pepper and a thoughtful floral finish.
A likable scent that is positively uplifting.

I left Rossi satisfied, anyway.

Music: Talk by Coldplay