Perfect Veil Sarah Horowitz Parfums 1999 Eau de Parfum

Perfect Veil? No, it doesn't mean, as I foolishly thought at first, "Perfect Violet"! Veil is actually the English word for "veil," so it has more to do with camouflage.

Well, whether one can actually camouflage oneself with a fragrance or whether it makes one stand out even more is another matter! It surely depends on the situation. I mean, if I smell strongly of coriander, cardamom, and cumin in a rose field despite wearing pink clothes for camouflage (not to mention that I would NEVER voluntarily scent myself with those notes!), it would stand out just as much as if I were standing among sensitive cats, smelling strongly citrusy fresh, and all the little creatures would then run away like crazy :D

Anyway, enough nonsense. I'll write down my opinion about the fragrance here before the next World Cup game starts… hmm… now that the German team is out, maybe one or two more people will read this comment :-P

**The Fragrance:**
At the beginning, I smell light vanilla with a hint of lemon. The sweet-powdery vanilla combined with the lemon makes the fragrance smell like a fluffy cake with lemon sugar glaze, hmm… actually quite delicious.
However, the vanilla noticeably weakens in the next few minutes and is increasingly replaced by musk, which also smells quite nice. And somehow the musk is so clean that the fragrance actually has a bit of a fresh laundry scent. Maybe the delicious cake was even washed in the washing machine… yuck… :D
So… in the base, it continues to smell simply of musk, lemon, and vanilla (which, by the way, becomes stronger again in the base while the musk weakens) and the fragrance is generally clean and fresh. Despite all its simplicity, the fragrance has turned out quite nice.

**The Sillage and Longevity:**
The sillage is initially moderate to rather weak. At first, you will mostly smell the fragrance for yourself, later it will be more noticeable to others due to the well-projecting vanilla, before it weakens again later on.
The longevity is quite okay. The vanilla is detectable for a long time, even if the fragrance should become really weak after a while. Nevertheless, it can be perceived for about eight to ten hours.

**The Bottle:**
The bottle is initially a typically simple one, rectangular with a high, chrome-plated, cylindrical cap, just like most niche fragrances have for their bottles. However, this one stands out a bit because you can see line patterns on the bottle, which makes it come across as a bit nicer than being too simple. So it turned out quite nice, but nothing more.

Hmm, why is the fragrance called Perfect Veil?
To be honest, I have absolutely no idea. With this fragrance, you don't exactly smell like you could camouflage yourself, if "Veil" stands for concealment/camouflage here. Because even though the fragrance smells like fresh laundry for a short time, it mostly smells like cake (and much later only like vanilla), so delicious that people, when they perceive this fragrance, would go looking for the delicious cake or something… :D
… man, I'm rambling again about nonsense here when I can't think of anything, but I still HAVE to say something… but it's just so hot here that I can't think straight!!!! :DD

Anyway, for me, the fragrance has become a casual scent that could also be suitable for going out during the day (festivals, open-air events, etc.). Best used on warm days (since the vanilla here doesn't smell too wintry but rather comes across as lighter).

In short: The fragrance is quite nice, pleasant-smelling, and provides a satisfied feeling! It could definitely be worth trying if you like casual, clean scents, even if this one might seem mostly like a fragrance without any remarkable features despite its nice scent.

Yuck, now I have a craving for cake again… as always after such fragrances… *sigh*