Perfume lovers (and especially perfume enthusiasts) are crazy. I’m not saying this just to start with a funny introduction to make you laugh, but because it’s actually true, as I’ve experienced it myself. Recently, there was the Frankfurt meet-up! Uh, I mean actually yesterday! The meeting point was in a café at 11 o'clock. That means it's a time when the real hunger sets in if you haven't had breakfast yet.
But what happens? The ladies and gentlemen naturally prefer to unpack 279 fragrance samples first, of which 278 must be tested immediately before one is finally allowed to order something to eat… of course, after the poor DonJuanDeCat has long since starved… crazy… all of them! :D The staff even opened the windows during our testing phase; I think we all felt totally suffocated there he he he :D
And here I am considered a crazy freak or nerd when I, for example, have to think of the Batman logo when I see the Gucci logo or when I write something again about Star Wars :D
* sigh *
Well, but one good thing about meet-ups is that you actually get to know tons of new fragrances, either while testing samples as you starve or because you check out many different fragrance houses that also carry niche scents. And this brings me to a Heeley fragrance that I have lying around as a sample and probably would have published much later, but because of the meet-up yesterday, I had to think about how much I actually like this brand and that I haven't commented on a Heeley fragrance in a long time. And now here comes my two cents…! :D
The scent:
Green almond is, in my opinion, spot on here. Because the fragrance exudes beautiful and fresh green notes, but also the distinctive almond scent that I quite like. All this mixed with a "watery" smelling hyacinth. And, as often very fitting with green notes, the linden also works very well with the rest of the fragrance.
A bit later, the almond scent becomes stronger and the green notes become weaker, along with a slight sweetness. However, I can't smell jasmine or rose; instead, I smell "general floral notes."
Overall, it's not a bad scent, but later, after about three or four hours, I found the floral notes a bit too stuffy for my taste. Actually, rather unpleasant. Only after a few more hours do the stuffy scents fade away (but it remains floral), so that the fragrance begins to smell a bit pleasant and slightly sweet again, although now the green notes and the almonds have also disappeared.
The sillage and longevity:
As with most green fragrances, the scent is rather subtle. While it can be smelled up close, you shouldn't expect a sillage powerhouse. However, the longevity turned out well, and you can smell the fragrance on your skin from morning to night; for me, it was a bit more than ten hours. I bet it lasts much longer!
The bottle:
The bottle differs slightly from the usual Heeley bottles. While it is also cylindrical, it is surrounded by a black label, whereas most other Heeley fragrances have the name of the scent (and usually a little image) printed directly on the bottle. The cap is polygonal, giving it a rounded appearance and is black. I find it quite okay, but it’s not very spectacular.
L’Amandière starts beautifully green with a light almond note, but this soon changes, and you then smell a stronger almond note with only a faint green note. I'm not sure why some people can't smell the almond very well, as I think you can pick it out quite clearly. Later, it smells rather unpleasant for a while, which brings the fragrance down a bit for me, but a little later it becomes somewhat more bearable again.
The scent is summery, or actually more intended for spring, as it could feel a bit overwhelming in summer despite its subtle sillage (especially when it starts to smell stuffy), but I'm not sure about that; it would need to be tested. Otherwise, L’Amandière is a lovely fragrance that you could probably best wear during the day or in your leisure time.
Well, this fragrance was not one of the scents I tested yesterday. But I couldn't have written a comment on any of the tested fragrances, not with a fleeting test, especially since we were all totally drenched in scents at the meet-up and must have smelled quite bad. Some girls were already quite sad because they had no free body spots left for further tests. At my suggestion to wear particularly short pants or skirts next time to test scents on the legs as well, I think I almost got kicked :D
But it’s still better than spraying a fragrance on your shoulder in a pinch, as that could look like you’re checking if you smell from your armpits while sniffing :DD
Well, to return to this fragrance: If you like almondy-green scents, you should definitely give this one a sniff, as long as the later stuffy notes don’t bother you. Despite a beautiful start, I didn’t like the fragrance that much… even though it managed to recover somewhat later.
Linden blossom
Green almond
Bluebell
Grass
Hyacinth
Jasmine
Rose
Verbena
Yatagan
Mefunx
Jumi
R3mt9
Pollita
Zauber600
Süchtig
Seerose
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