06/06/2012
Sherapop
1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Is Sweet Ylang Like Salted Licorice? Only Time Will Tell...
Love & Toast PAPER FLOWER is yet another eccentric creation from Margot Elena. This one opens very sweet and stays relatively sweet even as the ylang-ylang steals the show, pretty much dominating the composition--except for the sweetness! I've not encountered a sweet perfume with ylang-ylang as a focus, and I'm not sure what I think about it.
Certainly this offering is natural smelling, but I find the sweet quality somewhat discordant with the dark ylang aspect. Perhaps this is simply because it seems a strange combination to my nose. It will be interesting to see whether I can acquire a taste for this one with a few more wearings. It's undeniable that what seem to be incredibly strange foods can inspire cravings once the taste for them has been acquired, so maybe that's true for perfume, too!
I do not know what accounts for the sweetness of PAPER FLOWER, but I'd definitely categorize this as a fruity-floral, not a straight up floral fragrance. Or better yet: sui generis!
Certainly this offering is natural smelling, but I find the sweet quality somewhat discordant with the dark ylang aspect. Perhaps this is simply because it seems a strange combination to my nose. It will be interesting to see whether I can acquire a taste for this one with a few more wearings. It's undeniable that what seem to be incredibly strange foods can inspire cravings once the taste for them has been acquired, so maybe that's true for perfume, too!
I do not know what accounts for the sweetness of PAPER FLOWER, but I'd definitely categorize this as a fruity-floral, not a straight up floral fragrance. Or better yet: sui generis!
