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Violet03/21/2025
Raluko111
346 Reviews
Raluko111
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Tried to love it, but couldn't get past the hate.
I always hesitate before declaring total hate against a perfume. There will always be notes that I don't care for, combinations that I find boring, pointless, or cloned to death to the point that they become a uniform, rather than a personal statement. And then tastes tend to change and evolve with age and experience. But there is one perfume that has totally disgusted me: Sheer Veil.
Sheer Veil to me is like sharp nails on a blackboard, a sharp hook trying to pry my brain through my nose. Horrifying. I don't know if it's one flower or the entire combination that is responsible. I'm pretty picky when it comes to white florals, but I'm not so close-minded that I can't imagine people who'd enjoy a heavy indolic bouquet. Here, though, it's like someone has thrown a fistful of gunpowder or wasabi over a bunch of randomly selected flowers. Which could be an interesting combination, except that in Sheer Veil it doesn't work at all.
I've tried to donate it to others who might enjoy it, instead of throwing it in the trash, as my instinct dictated. And my girlfriends' reaction has been as bad as mine. So, it's not me, it's you, Sheer Veil! On many other occasions I've tried to revisit it in the hope that I'd discover something different, but nope, my reaction has always been the same: total repulsion. I've felt like Vera Wang probably got herself a new McLaren and her bank sent her an insufficient funds message. And so, in a rush, she just threw in a pot whatever was lying around in her pantry, and this is how we ended up with Sheer Veil.
This is just my personal opinion, please treat it as such.
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Intotdeauna am ezitat sa spun ca urasc un parfum: intradevar, sint note care nu ma incanta, combinatii care mi-se par banale, plictisitoare sau suprasolicitate de consumeristi incat ai impresia ca e o uniforma, nu un parfum. Si apoi gusturile se schimba in functie cu varsta, cu vremea, cu experienta de a-ti antrena nasul. Un singur parfum m-a oripilat total: Sheer Veil de la Vera Wang. Era ca si cum auzeam unghii zgariind o tabla, un cârlig ascuțit prin nas care imi tragea creierul in afară. Groaznic. Nu stiu daca trandafirii sint de vina, sau crinii, sau intreaga combinatie de flori. De obicei, nu imi plac florile albe, dar nu sint atat de incuiata ca sa nu pot sa imi imaginez oameni care s-ar bucura de ele, sau sa nu gasesc ceva frumos intr-un buchet creat cu migala si dragoste. Aici, in schimb, era ca si cum cineva a aruncat un pumn de pudra de wasabi sau praf de pușcă peste niste flori alese aleatoriu. Care ar putea fi o combinatie interesanta, dar aici reteta nu functioneaza de loc. Am tot incercat sa nu il pun direct la gunoi, cum m-a impins primul instinct, si l-am imprumutat la prietene, care au avut aceeasi reactie. Deci, it's not me, it's you. De multe ori cand am avut ocazia sa ne mai intalnim, m-am apropiat de Sheer Veil din nou, l-am retestat din curiozitate, gandindu-ma, oare am fost nedreapta cu el? Dar intotdeauna am simtit aceeasi repulsie: am simtit ca si cum Vera Wang probabil si-a cumparat un nou McLaren si banca i-a transmis un mesaj cu fonduri insuficiente, asa ca in graba, a aruncat cam ce avea prin cămară intr-un cazan, si asa ne-am ales cu Sheer Veil. Imi cer scuze daca sint oameni carora le place acest parfum: este doar o experienta personala, luati-o ca atare.
Sheer Veil to me is like sharp nails on a blackboard, a sharp hook trying to pry my brain through my nose. Horrifying. I don't know if it's one flower or the entire combination that is responsible. I'm pretty picky when it comes to white florals, but I'm not so close-minded that I can't imagine people who'd enjoy a heavy indolic bouquet. Here, though, it's like someone has thrown a fistful of gunpowder or wasabi over a bunch of randomly selected flowers. Which could be an interesting combination, except that in Sheer Veil it doesn't work at all.
I've tried to donate it to others who might enjoy it, instead of throwing it in the trash, as my instinct dictated. And my girlfriends' reaction has been as bad as mine. So, it's not me, it's you, Sheer Veil! On many other occasions I've tried to revisit it in the hope that I'd discover something different, but nope, my reaction has always been the same: total repulsion. I've felt like Vera Wang probably got herself a new McLaren and her bank sent her an insufficient funds message. And so, in a rush, she just threw in a pot whatever was lying around in her pantry, and this is how we ended up with Sheer Veil.
This is just my personal opinion, please treat it as such.
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Intotdeauna am ezitat sa spun ca urasc un parfum: intradevar, sint note care nu ma incanta, combinatii care mi-se par banale, plictisitoare sau suprasolicitate de consumeristi incat ai impresia ca e o uniforma, nu un parfum. Si apoi gusturile se schimba in functie cu varsta, cu vremea, cu experienta de a-ti antrena nasul. Un singur parfum m-a oripilat total: Sheer Veil de la Vera Wang. Era ca si cum auzeam unghii zgariind o tabla, un cârlig ascuțit prin nas care imi tragea creierul in afară. Groaznic. Nu stiu daca trandafirii sint de vina, sau crinii, sau intreaga combinatie de flori. De obicei, nu imi plac florile albe, dar nu sint atat de incuiata ca sa nu pot sa imi imaginez oameni care s-ar bucura de ele, sau sa nu gasesc ceva frumos intr-un buchet creat cu migala si dragoste. Aici, in schimb, era ca si cum cineva a aruncat un pumn de pudra de wasabi sau praf de pușcă peste niste flori alese aleatoriu. Care ar putea fi o combinatie interesanta, dar aici reteta nu functioneaza de loc. Am tot incercat sa nu il pun direct la gunoi, cum m-a impins primul instinct, si l-am imprumutat la prietene, care au avut aceeasi reactie. Deci, it's not me, it's you. De multe ori cand am avut ocazia sa ne mai intalnim, m-am apropiat de Sheer Veil din nou, l-am retestat din curiozitate, gandindu-ma, oare am fost nedreapta cu el? Dar intotdeauna am simtit aceeasi repulsie: am simtit ca si cum Vera Wang probabil si-a cumparat un nou McLaren si banca i-a transmis un mesaj cu fonduri insuficiente, asa ca in graba, a aruncat cam ce avea prin cămară intr-un cazan, si asa ne-am ales cu Sheer Veil. Imi cer scuze daca sint oameni carora le place acest parfum: este doar o experienta personala, luati-o ca atare.
