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On one hand, the name fascinated me a bit: Helena of Troy. What could this fragrance be that carries the name of a woman for whom a war was supposedly fought and for whom Troy, Ajax, Achilles, etc. had to die? The thing with the Trojan Horse, etc. Of course, a man had to have a reason. So, a beautiful woman had to be the cause. You can read about the war and the fall of Troy in various versions. A very complicated story. Part of it involves Helena.
The bottle looked a bit strange in the photo, with transparent legs seemingly protruding from an indefinable yellow cap.
The fragrance was not listed here, so I bought the mini for a moderate price on eBay. An original mini bottle is always a delight.
Now, the bottle: A matte etched small cube with a cap that represents a skirt, which opens slightly to the side when turned upside down. Two well-shaped plastic legs protrude from it, modestly closed up to the knees, with high heels as if kicking in the air. Helena is stuck upside down. The skirt also has a nice little buckle with a bow. When you turn the bottle upside down, the upper body consists of the glass cube. Helena runs with a cardboard box over her upper body, blind?
The color of the perfume is a light orange.
If I had expected an oriental fragrance with heavy flowers, musk, citrus, resin, spices, and amber, then the EdT Helen of Troy II is a very light floral EdT. At most, delicate bergamot gives a hint of citrus. Then, as far as I can sniff them individually: honeysuckle, orange blossoms, perhaps more like seringa, a bit of green, a light lily of the valley, only hinted at. A mixture of light, bright, not too sweet white flowers dominates. At most, as a base, a little amber and a hint of wood.
The fragrance stands out immediately and envelops you as a very delicate floral scent cloud. However, in its delicacy, the scent still has an astonishing sillage. Both rising from the skin, on the skin itself, and in the space around me, this scent is clearly perceptible. Its longevity is also given for several hours. The fragrance becomes a bit denser, a bit sweeter, and thus also lets a hint of jasmine be sensed.
A cheerful, light fragrance.
But I cannot find any congruence with the suggested wiggling, shapely plastic legs that protrude upside down from the cube and the modest mini skirt, the hinted backside, and the tragic figure of Helena of Troy.
Somehow, I miss the joke in that.
As I saw with a French supplier, this mini with 5 ml costs over €20.
A very nice, unspectacular fragrance of good quality without a doubt.
Like a dewy early summer flower bed.
Unfortunately, I could neither research the ingredients nor the perfumer.
But now I own a funny mini with a scent that carries a name that raises questions.
PS 1.6.2013: In my photo album, I have uploaded pictures of Helen of Troy II. The last times, the photos here have always been much blurrier than on my computer? Sorry :-(
The bottle looked a bit strange in the photo, with transparent legs seemingly protruding from an indefinable yellow cap.
The fragrance was not listed here, so I bought the mini for a moderate price on eBay. An original mini bottle is always a delight.
Now, the bottle: A matte etched small cube with a cap that represents a skirt, which opens slightly to the side when turned upside down. Two well-shaped plastic legs protrude from it, modestly closed up to the knees, with high heels as if kicking in the air. Helena is stuck upside down. The skirt also has a nice little buckle with a bow. When you turn the bottle upside down, the upper body consists of the glass cube. Helena runs with a cardboard box over her upper body, blind?
The color of the perfume is a light orange.
If I had expected an oriental fragrance with heavy flowers, musk, citrus, resin, spices, and amber, then the EdT Helen of Troy II is a very light floral EdT. At most, delicate bergamot gives a hint of citrus. Then, as far as I can sniff them individually: honeysuckle, orange blossoms, perhaps more like seringa, a bit of green, a light lily of the valley, only hinted at. A mixture of light, bright, not too sweet white flowers dominates. At most, as a base, a little amber and a hint of wood.
The fragrance stands out immediately and envelops you as a very delicate floral scent cloud. However, in its delicacy, the scent still has an astonishing sillage. Both rising from the skin, on the skin itself, and in the space around me, this scent is clearly perceptible. Its longevity is also given for several hours. The fragrance becomes a bit denser, a bit sweeter, and thus also lets a hint of jasmine be sensed.
A cheerful, light fragrance.
But I cannot find any congruence with the suggested wiggling, shapely plastic legs that protrude upside down from the cube and the modest mini skirt, the hinted backside, and the tragic figure of Helena of Troy.
Somehow, I miss the joke in that.
As I saw with a French supplier, this mini with 5 ml costs over €20.
A very nice, unspectacular fragrance of good quality without a doubt.
Like a dewy early summer flower bed.
Unfortunately, I could neither research the ingredients nor the perfumer.
But now I own a funny mini with a scent that carries a name that raises questions.
PS 1.6.2013: In my photo album, I have uploaded pictures of Helen of Troy II. The last times, the photos here have always been much blurrier than on my computer? Sorry :-(
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