Fleur de Délice / Guimauve / Mi Fa by Réminiscence

Fleur de Délice
Guimauve / Mi Fa
2008

PennyPearl
02/25/2013 - 11:42 AM
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Nivea Cream with Almond Powder

My first impression was: something balsamic-lightly spicy (perhaps the rosemary and mint), a few seconds of orange that quickly dissipated, and thick, creamy, slightly sweet Nivea cream.
In this form, I have never smelled a cream note in any perfume before!
In the background, a subtle, really NOT squeaky artificial vanilla emerges, still embedded in Nivea cream.
Soon after, the almond becomes present, which, together with the neroli note, ensures that the scent never becomes unbearably cloyingly sweet.
Then the initially very creamy Nivea scent turns powdery; cute, pink powder, without becoming "dust-dry powdery," yet the smell of (Nivea) cream remains, even though cream and powder actually contradict each other - in this case, they do not.
Mi Fa is not a classically heavy, sugary, dense gourmand, which I had feared a bit before the test; it is a very soft scent that I could still perceive on my wrist the next morning.
Certainly not a going-out party scent, I don’t find it childish - despite the playful bottle - it really surprised me because I expected something overly sweet and squeaky.
I perceive it as very fine and subtle, without being inconspicuous.
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3 Comments
IB303IB303 8 years ago
Thanks to the commenter, it comes to mind! The scent is solely a memory of my father, coming out of the bathroom freshly showered with Nivea and sweet aftershave. That's all this fragrance is worth, and I just don't see where the highly praised gourmand is among all that powdery, woody-spicy residue... It's just a blast that feels a bit cheap. It can't compare to Marchmellows or my beloved Lann-Ael, or maybe I'm just lacking imagination.
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MarianneMarianne 12 years ago
rose powder, but not overpowering - that's spot on!
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AnnaKiAnnaKi 12 years ago
Wishlist - Check!
:-)
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