I'm not so sure why it took me so long to get around to sampling this scent, but I must say that I am delighted! Perhaps it was my experience with L, which is likable but a bit too pedestrian to be unique. I was expecting another sugary confection, but no, it's not. :)
The Licorice & Vetiver present themselves immediately on my skin. Unisex at this stage, most definitely, and now I know why so many men wear this scent. I then pick up some Anise and a Woody accord or two, and then the Licorice. Eventually, I get Shalimar-like flashbacks, in a good way - it's likely the iris, jasmine, vetiver, vanilla, tonka bean, & woody accords giving me the impression.
As LL dries, it just melts into my skin, demonstrating to me once again that tonka bean & vanilla work very well for me. LL is not overly strong or persistent, just present ... my skin, only better.
LL is a sweet scent but not overly sugary. I get a lovely powdery character throughout, which is just perfect for my taste & style. As a fifteen yo fragrance, I suspect this fragrance is best suited for cougars, not kittens, and the more fragrant-hungry fellas.
But, here's the problem ... the bottle ... more specifically, the integrated sprayer. Mine leaks, dribbles, and wastes juice. It's a great bottle but a lousy cap design. I don't have this trouble with L Coral Flower which is a more functional & better designed. I can't be the only one with this trouble - it's so darn cute but so terribly inefficient.
