Top Notes 
Bitter almond
Bergamot
Bitter orange
Heart Notes 
Neroli
Honey
Roasted almond
Orange
Base Notes 
Musk
Sugar powder
Vanilla
Cedar
07/08/2025
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Lurking plastic flowers with glitter
You know those plastic flowers that you see in abundance in the popular €1 stores? Usually in surprisingly unnatural imitations, preferably stemmed roses or branched flower arrangements in every color of the rainbow? Sometimes topped off with a pervasive, annoying layer of glitter that, if you're unlucky enough to come into contact with the gorgeous arrangement, you'll never be able to get rid of (and will probably still mark your way home as a magical trail)? That was pretty much the first image I had when testing Secret du Nil.
When I first sprayed it, I wasn't sure exactly what I was smelling - too much, too loud and, above all, synthetically sweet. You can recognize neroli relatively quickly - a very distinctive flower for me anyway. Paired with the idea of bitter almond, it creates a creaminess that becomes a very penetrating film with the indicated honey and other sweet notes - almost like the plastic glitter, which is not only particularly clingy, but also particularly fake. For me, it's actually too much, too loud and I'm sure that those around me would also notice this fragrance intensely - a kind of all-pervasive glitter sprinkler.
Unfortunately, the fruity notes only provide a slight relaxation for the first 30 minutes and lift the otherwise rather oppressive fragrance. The oppressiveness is intensified by a good dose of plastic, which brings me back to the artificial flower arrangements.
I am sure that this fragrance will also find its fans - just as the plastic flowers still seem to have their place on the sales floor.
When I first sprayed it, I wasn't sure exactly what I was smelling - too much, too loud and, above all, synthetically sweet. You can recognize neroli relatively quickly - a very distinctive flower for me anyway. Paired with the idea of bitter almond, it creates a creaminess that becomes a very penetrating film with the indicated honey and other sweet notes - almost like the plastic glitter, which is not only particularly clingy, but also particularly fake. For me, it's actually too much, too loud and I'm sure that those around me would also notice this fragrance intensely - a kind of all-pervasive glitter sprinkler.
Unfortunately, the fruity notes only provide a slight relaxation for the first 30 minutes and lift the otherwise rather oppressive fragrance. The oppressiveness is intensified by a good dose of plastic, which brings me back to the artificial flower arrangements.
I am sure that this fragrance will also find its fans - just as the plastic flowers still seem to have their place on the sales floor.
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