Eau de Prep Tommy Girl Tommy Hilfiger 2011
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Eau de Prep Tommy Girl — Tommy Hilfiger: Tommy Girl Grows Up (a Little!)
I love Tommy Girl, and found a full size bottle of this flanker for cheap. I'm entranced. Green apple and violets dusted with sugar; sweet, velvety summer roses; warm sandalwood. This could have been called "Tommy Girl: Nights." It's cozy and yummy.
In spite of being a Tommy Girl flanker, and sharing a few notes (rose, sandalwood, violet) it's not too similar; more a complementary bestie who fits well beside TG than a sibling with the same DNA.
The top notes have a clean fruitiness in common, and the base notes are equally comfy, but Eau de Prep is darker, sweeter and more mature. Still feels very 90's to me, in spite of being launched in 2011, which isn't bad at all just go into it with that in mind. If Tommy Girl is a pure casual day perfume -- the bright, sunny, cool tomboy next door -- then Eau de Prep is when that girl puts on a dress for prom. Like, we're talking a front slit, lace maxi sheath, paired with combat boots, a chunky, piece-y updo, and butterfly clips. Still too-cool-for-you, but a bit more femme; it's a vibe.
The violet + musk actually reminds me a bit of Lolita Lempicka. Somewhere between original Tommy Girl's youthful androgyny and Lolita's adult femininity is where Eau de Prep comfortably sits, I think.
-- This review previously appeared on another site under the name "PrincessPrickleson." That's me! I'm moving my collection to Parfumo.
In spite of being a Tommy Girl flanker, and sharing a few notes (rose, sandalwood, violet) it's not too similar; more a complementary bestie who fits well beside TG than a sibling with the same DNA.
The top notes have a clean fruitiness in common, and the base notes are equally comfy, but Eau de Prep is darker, sweeter and more mature. Still feels very 90's to me, in spite of being launched in 2011, which isn't bad at all just go into it with that in mind. If Tommy Girl is a pure casual day perfume -- the bright, sunny, cool tomboy next door -- then Eau de Prep is when that girl puts on a dress for prom. Like, we're talking a front slit, lace maxi sheath, paired with combat boots, a chunky, piece-y updo, and butterfly clips. Still too-cool-for-you, but a bit more femme; it's a vibe.
The violet + musk actually reminds me a bit of Lolita Lempicka. Somewhere between original Tommy Girl's youthful androgyny and Lolita's adult femininity is where Eau de Prep comfortably sits, I think.
-- This review previously appeared on another site under the name "PrincessPrickleson." That's me! I'm moving my collection to Parfumo.