Deva des Fleurs Sama

Only five fragrances, beautiful bottles - I love such bottles - and such romantic, promising names. I am particularly excited about these fragrances and have chosen Deva des Fleurs as my first one today. Why Deva, and what does that mean? There is no French word Deva, at least I haven't found one. There is Diva and there is devant, so either "Flower Diva" or "In Front of the Flowers"? Sometimes these names are quite puzzling.

The fragrance components Ylang-Ylang, vanilla, sandalwood - lovely, I was really looking forward to this. The incense, well, it probably won't be that bad. So, as always, generously applied to the wrist.

But here I was completely mistaken, as the incense is absolutely dominant in this fragrance. From the very first second, all the other fragrance components are knocked down by it. Only after some time do I sense, from a distance, a very faint, delicate, and soft floral scent that threatens to suffocate in the incense. Neither vanilla nor sandalwood are involved in any way here.

Since incense is an absolute nemesis for me, the test today turned into a nightmare. One really has to like incense to be able to endure this fragrance.

I don't know if it's well made; for my taste, it's not, as two of the listed fragrance components are completely unnoticeable and a third is drowned in the incense. An extreme, this Deva des Fleurs, and unfortunately a big disappointment for me. But I still have four candidates ahead of me!