Ellen Ellen Tracy 2012 Eau de Parfum
2
Underrated
I personally do not get much anise, and certainly don't find this akin to Lolita Lempicka. Ellen takes a "classic" (i.e., old-fashioned) scent profile (rich fruits, heady florals, oriental-amber) and sort of dumbs it down for a younger crowd. Think Tresor for teenagers. There's cotton candy here, for goodness sake.
Mind, this is NOT a critique, just commentary. In fact, I quite like this. At times, I adore it. It wafts beautifully and is gentle enough for work. Major players on my skin: soft-spicy peach/apricot accord, rose, and an ambery patchouli. The star of the show: a very subtle (read: sultry) skin musk. This is what I imagine my skin smelled like after a night out, heavily perfumed, lusty sex with a stranger, wrapped in bedsheets the next morning. Honestly, it's the quintessential scent you want to leave behind on his pillow. Now, he's thinking of you. Will he call? No matter! I was young once. Ellen reminds me of that naive recklessness. Wanting so bad to be bad.
Mind, this is NOT a critique, just commentary. In fact, I quite like this. At times, I adore it. It wafts beautifully and is gentle enough for work. Major players on my skin: soft-spicy peach/apricot accord, rose, and an ambery patchouli. The star of the show: a very subtle (read: sultry) skin musk. This is what I imagine my skin smelled like after a night out, heavily perfumed, lusty sex with a stranger, wrapped in bedsheets the next morning. Honestly, it's the quintessential scent you want to leave behind on his pillow. Now, he's thinking of you. Will he call? No matter! I was young once. Ellen reminds me of that naive recklessness. Wanting so bad to be bad.