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MariaS
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Honey, I have the sweetest dark side
I decided to write my first review on this perfume so don’t be harsh on me.
This perfume was a love at first sniff. Usually when that happens I order 2 bottles asap but this time I didn’t because I have already bought 5 perfumes this month (damn lockdown).
Francesca Bianchi Perfumes:
I had the chance to test all Bianchi perfumes before I decide which one to buy. I love all Bianchis because they have an identity. You smell them and you say “this is Bianchi”. I love the fact that you can’t distinguish the notes. You can’t easily tell what you smell. You feel like there’s some leather but there isn’t any. My favorite of all was Under my skin but I believe is mostly for men. But anyways whichever perfume you chose its totally worth it. This woman did a great job and I believe a perfume of her deserves to be in everyones collection.
The Dark Side:
I read that F.Bianchi was inspired by the city of Marrakesh to create this perfume. I have never been there, but friends of mine who have, they loved it and told me that it’s a place that has a weird beauty that makes you want to go back but there’s also some darkness that scares you. And all of them brought back some Moroccan spices. And this is exactly what I get with this perfume. It is called The Dark Side but when you smell it is not Dark at all. It’s so syrupy sweet. With spices.
Onto the fragrance-The smell:
From all the Bianchis, this one was an instant crush. At the opening, you get an intense smell of spices on a soft bed of oud or vetiver, some incense and some flower, maybe the patchouli. When it settles to your skin it becomes spicy honey sweet and you can smell that till the drydown when you mostly get a leathery honey smell. When you spray it the room smells for hours. Please Francesca, make it an air freshener I would buy all of it!
The performance:
This is where I kind of disagree with some comments about the perfume. I was expecting the performance to be from another planet but it didn’t. I am and active person and I move a lot but almost all my niche perfumes smell all day (almost 10 hours). If not on me, at least on my clothes. This one, I wore it everyday for a week from the moment I got it and all the days, almost in the middle of the day, I couldn’t smell it on me. At the end of the day I couldn’t smell it on my clothes either. So yesterday when I returned home I asked my man to smell me and my clothes and tell me what perfume I wear and he couldn’t tell. So I was a bit disappointed in that aspect of this perfume. Is it maybe my skin or because I was very active this week? I really don’t know. When I say activity I don’t mean I am a gymnast, I just don’t have a desk job. I still have a lot of sprays to prove me wrong because I really really adore this perfume.
Season/Occasion/Audience:
This perfume is mostly for cold weather, or at least a weather you need to wear a jacket. As for the occasion I believe it is suitable for any occasion. I could wear it to go for a coffee or at a business meeting. The perfume is totally unisex and can be worn by a man or a woman without getting uncomfortable comments like "you re wearing a male/female fragrance". Also, because its a complex perfume, I believe a person who is not into niche fragrances cannot appreciate the smell. This amazing smell...ah!
Conclusion:
It is a great perfume and its worth a try.
Thank you for your time my fellow perfume lover.
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