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Lipstick on-off-ON
The brave are said to own the world, and so I am not entirely averse to blind buys. However, I usually do not venture into the price range of “Olfactories - Tainted Love.”
When I read "lipstick accord" in the fragrance pyramid, it regularly blows my mind. I wonder where that comes from? Perhaps because it reminds me of my little cosmetic laboratory under my bed, where I mixed various creams and perfumes as a little girl?
The psychologist in me shows me a different picture from my childhood. It’s carnival time, and my mother paints my cheeks with lipstick that smells of lipstick accord ;-) princess cheeks. Yes, it probably has to do with those scent associations from rare and special occasions when my mother was close to me.
Anyway, in the fragrance pyramid of “Olfactories - Tainted Love,” the lipstick accord is written in big letters; it practically jumps out at me and gives me a kiss on the cheek.
I like the bottle; I generally like Prada fragrances, I’ve worked enough lately, and thus there was no problem overriding the rational, sensible part of me. Said-Ordered.
My idealistic fantasy held a "Prada infusion scent" with a lipstick note under my nose, a divine combination, so to speak.
To reality:
The bottle comes without outer packaging, but with a colorful patterned fabric pouch in 60s style. Unfortunately, I flooded it with coffee shortly after unpacking. Goodness, but at least this time it wasn’t the notebook.
The bottle is substantial, made of thick glass with a magnetic closure. I really like the combination of the salmon pink liquid and the blue, slightly ribbed label.
The first spray of “Olfactories - Tainted Love” is a revelation for lipstick scent fans like me, the ultimate “everything is good” note. But as already mentioned in the statements and stubbornly ignored by me until then, it quickly fades away.
Then it becomes herb-fruity; it strikes me as a mix of plum, cherry, and raspberry. Good, also nice.
At this point, it also becomes clear that the scent does not contain any “infusion DNA” and that it is not sweet and girly.
Shortly after, however, I completely lose the scent. As if it disintegrates into not really compatible components. Rather herbaceous, a bit powdery, the musk almost jelly-like, then there’s also a nasty slimy association; you remember that orange or green goo in the little plastic barrel, slightly metallic and quite synthetic at this point. Actually, one could say it’s an advantage that I couldn’t perceive the scent particularly well.
Oh no, I think, and yet I keep spraying and spraying and spraying, as if more of the same would yield something different.
After about an hour, a herb-powdery scent remains, reminding me of “Misia” or “Angel’s Dust.” Both had not occupied much space in my collection for long.
I do this for two days until I decide, with a heavy heart, to let the scent go. I would have liked to like it so much and had imagined it so beautifully with the two of us.
So I place a sales offer in the souk and go to the gym.
An overload of “Olfactories - Tainted Love” applied earlier in the day comes along out of necessity.
And then something completely unexpected and highly delightful happens. Obviously, the scent undergoes a real transformation due to the warmth generated during training.
The resulting dense-warm powderiness now reminds me a bit of “Brooklyn” by Gallivant, just without the orangey-citrusy notes. And the best part: the lipstick note comes back, is literally switched back on, and stays.
I even quickly interrupt my workout to take the scent back from the souk.
All’s well that ends well; the princess in me is beaming.
It is clearly a scent with edges and corners, which, after a certain time, stand in a meaningful relationship to each other and paint interesting scent facets. It is not an easy sweet girly scent; it takes time to fully reveal itself, which makes it quite interesting. And above all: it clearly needs warmth to unfold.
A clear recommendation for testing, then, for the warm-blooded among the lipstick scent fans and for the warm season.
When I read "lipstick accord" in the fragrance pyramid, it regularly blows my mind. I wonder where that comes from? Perhaps because it reminds me of my little cosmetic laboratory under my bed, where I mixed various creams and perfumes as a little girl?
The psychologist in me shows me a different picture from my childhood. It’s carnival time, and my mother paints my cheeks with lipstick that smells of lipstick accord ;-) princess cheeks. Yes, it probably has to do with those scent associations from rare and special occasions when my mother was close to me.
Anyway, in the fragrance pyramid of “Olfactories - Tainted Love,” the lipstick accord is written in big letters; it practically jumps out at me and gives me a kiss on the cheek.
I like the bottle; I generally like Prada fragrances, I’ve worked enough lately, and thus there was no problem overriding the rational, sensible part of me. Said-Ordered.
My idealistic fantasy held a "Prada infusion scent" with a lipstick note under my nose, a divine combination, so to speak.
To reality:
The bottle comes without outer packaging, but with a colorful patterned fabric pouch in 60s style. Unfortunately, I flooded it with coffee shortly after unpacking. Goodness, but at least this time it wasn’t the notebook.
The bottle is substantial, made of thick glass with a magnetic closure. I really like the combination of the salmon pink liquid and the blue, slightly ribbed label.
The first spray of “Olfactories - Tainted Love” is a revelation for lipstick scent fans like me, the ultimate “everything is good” note. But as already mentioned in the statements and stubbornly ignored by me until then, it quickly fades away.
Then it becomes herb-fruity; it strikes me as a mix of plum, cherry, and raspberry. Good, also nice.
At this point, it also becomes clear that the scent does not contain any “infusion DNA” and that it is not sweet and girly.
Shortly after, however, I completely lose the scent. As if it disintegrates into not really compatible components. Rather herbaceous, a bit powdery, the musk almost jelly-like, then there’s also a nasty slimy association; you remember that orange or green goo in the little plastic barrel, slightly metallic and quite synthetic at this point. Actually, one could say it’s an advantage that I couldn’t perceive the scent particularly well.
Oh no, I think, and yet I keep spraying and spraying and spraying, as if more of the same would yield something different.
After about an hour, a herb-powdery scent remains, reminding me of “Misia” or “Angel’s Dust.” Both had not occupied much space in my collection for long.
I do this for two days until I decide, with a heavy heart, to let the scent go. I would have liked to like it so much and had imagined it so beautifully with the two of us.
So I place a sales offer in the souk and go to the gym.
An overload of “Olfactories - Tainted Love” applied earlier in the day comes along out of necessity.
And then something completely unexpected and highly delightful happens. Obviously, the scent undergoes a real transformation due to the warmth generated during training.
The resulting dense-warm powderiness now reminds me a bit of “Brooklyn” by Gallivant, just without the orangey-citrusy notes. And the best part: the lipstick note comes back, is literally switched back on, and stays.
I even quickly interrupt my workout to take the scent back from the souk.
All’s well that ends well; the princess in me is beaming.
It is clearly a scent with edges and corners, which, after a certain time, stand in a meaningful relationship to each other and paint interesting scent facets. It is not an easy sweet girly scent; it takes time to fully reveal itself, which makes it quite interesting. And above all: it clearly needs warmth to unfold.
A clear recommendation for testing, then, for the warm-blooded among the lipstick scent fans and for the warm season.
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:-)))
Great description from you, thanks! I think I'll like it too.
Well done!