Well, honestly,… now comes a scent from Guerlain that is actually only meant to… perfume underwear? I mean, clothing in general is lightly perfumed after a wash cycle, thanks to fabric softener and such, but I think it’s meant here that you should spray the underwear with a scent separately. Do people really do that?? Yes, yes, here comes one of those comments again that shows how little I know about certain things :D
Perfumed underwear then. It may sound somewhat sexy on paper, but somehow it also gives me fetish-like thoughts that could lead to a woman throwing me out of the bedroom if I, instead of “taking care of her,” would rather sniff her underwear,…
I can well imagine that it could play out like this,… once you’ve made it together… well, you know, into the bedroom:
Woman: “... so you’re into striptease?”
Man: “Well, every guy is into that, right? :)”
Woman: “Do you want me to slowly undress?”
Man: “Oh, nothing would please me more!”
Woman: “Then pay attention, and put on some music!”
Man: “Oh yes!”
(yes, yes, you see, I love to write, but dialogues for "erotic novels" are probably not my strength… :DD)
Anyway, the woman starts dancing sexy while the guy hastily looks for some strip music and somehow his choice falls on Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On”! She begins to take off her clothes one by one until she finally stands there completely naked.
Woman: “So? How was that?”
Man: “Absolutely fantastic! I’ve never seen anything hotter!”
Woman: “Hehe, you want me right now, don’t you?”
Man: “Oh yes! But… well, almost right now! First, I want to quickly smell your underwear!”
Woman: “... WHAT???? You can’t be serious, right?”
Man: “I just caught a wonderful scent and wanted to smell it more closely!”
Woman: “What a pervert!!! You want to smell how I smell down there????”
Man: “No, no, something smelled great like vanilla and powdery notes and…”
Woman: “WHAT??? And you don’t think I might have perfumed myself???”
Man: “Yes, but it smells so different from your perfume?”
Woman: “What do you mean by that??”
Man: “I don’t know, but it smells so great, better than your skin and… Ah wait, that’s not what I meant!!!…”
Woman: “!!!GET OUT OF HERE!!!”
Man: “Oh come on!!!...”
(... I said, I’m not exactly a gifted writer for erotic scenes and such… :DD)
The man then quickly leaves as he sees the woman reaching for heavy objects to throw at him. Flower vases, for example… with cacti in them!!! Which, strangely enough, seem to be found in EVERY bedroom…!
Do you see what I mean about where perfumed underwear can lead? Or should I be mistaken and do you actually often perfume your underwear? Should I really ever smell underwear?... No… better not… :DD
The scent (on the skin):
I smell a nice, powdery iris with a slightly citrus background. Then light, sour-floral notes come in, which are the roses. After that, the vanilla makes itself known, which makes the scent even more powdery and softer, but above all sweeter. The scent feels a bit warmer on the skin, but smells very nice and naturally feminine. Later, a beautiful, dark sweetness of musk comes in. In the end, you mainly smell musk and vanilla, making the scent sweet and powdery as usual. A lovely scent.
The scent (on clothing):
The beginning is essentially about the same as above in the “skin description,” but I perceive the iris much more intensely at first and the scent seems a bit cleaner-soapy to me. I don’t know if that’s psychological, but somehow the scent has more of a nicely scented fabric softener when sprayed on clothing. In any case, the scent on clothing feels less warm, but still just as soft and beautiful as on the skin. By the way, I found the musk scent on clothing to be much weaker than on the skin. In the end, you also smell vanilla and musk the most here, but with a significantly lower sillage (at least that was the case for me).
The sillage and longevity:
The sillage is rather weak both on the skin and on clothing, so you can best smell the scent only up close. Which is okay if you really only want to sniff the scent on the underwear :D And as I said, I find the sillage on the skin a tad better.
The longevity is average, as the scent lasts four to six hours. Strangely, I found it to be more long-lasting on the skin.
The bottle:
The bottle is one of those typical Guerlain bee bottles in soft pink, just without the bees embedded in the glass. The pink fragrance liquid gives it a nice look, as does the pink shiny silk ribbon on the cap. As always, a beautiful bottle.
So, strictly speaking, the scent almost only smells of iris, but above all of roses, musk, and vanilla. It is soft, powdery, slightly sweet, and simply smells relaxed and beautiful. Both on the skin and on clothing, although there are slight differences here. I think you could wear this scent for “nighttime activities,” as it really smells good, but tell me, do people (actually more women :D) really perfume their underwear?? On the skin, I would certainly find such a scent nicer :D
So the question is: Are your (yes, this is a question for the ladies) underwear in the drawer specially perfumed? Or only for “special occasions?” :DD
And do you know what is typical? When a WOMAN perfumes her underwear, it is considered sexy! When a MAN perfumes his underwear, everyone will say it’s just an attempt to keep the underwear smelling fresh longer, since some men don’t change their underwear every day… tssss, always these prejudices against us guys! :DD Interestingly, there are apparently pre-perfumed underwear (of course… with… musk scent!!) available for men that are supposedly even supposed to withstand 30 washes!
By the way: Some articles about women's panties state that it’s better to avoid perfumes in underwear, as they could promote irritation of sensitive body areas. Those who are overly sensitive should even avoid fabric softeners due to the fragrance ingredients!
Well… but back to the scent: As I said, it’s a nice scent that, for me, came across a bit better on the skin, as I think the musk could be perceived better there. On the other hand, I have only tried the scent on cotton and not on a silk panty or something :D
It is certainly recommendable (if you can find it somewhere!), but you should know that the scent has really turned out to be extremely weak in terms of sillage and longevity.
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