Thank you very much for the recommendations in the forum. I had asked for a scent that smells like buttermilk lemon ice from my childhood.
This fragrance here is the mentioned ice cream in liquid form.
It hardly develops - at least on my skin.
From the very beginning, it is a balanced blend of:
- zesty lemon (fruity without being sharp or smelling like "toilet cleaner")
- ripe grapefruit (which brings a bit of bitterness to keep the scent from becoming too heavy)
- vanilla (sweet but not cloyingly sweet. By no means heavy-oriental)
- sandalwood (together with the vanilla, it creates the cone of the ice cream)
Projection: Surprisingly strong for a citrus scent. It doesn't smell out of this world, but it is definitely noticeable to those around me -> my husband's comment: Wow, did you eat ice cream in the city? You smell so good like vanilla-lemon ice cream!
Longevity: Solid. Projects for about 2.5 hours. Right up close to the wrist, I can still smell it after 5 hours. After that, the fruitiness of the lemon fades, and only the cone remains. But still not heavy-sweet-wanting-to-wash-off, rather vanilla-soft-subtle. ______________________________________________________________________________
Additional note: For me, it is NOT a scent twin to "Dulcis in Fundo." Dulcis in Fundo is much more vanilla-forward, with less of the refreshing, yogurt-like lemon. Dulcis in Fundo is the adult, big sister of this buttermilk lemon ice. If we want to stick to food comparisons, this one is the ice cream, while Dulcis in Fundo is the freshly baked cheesecake with a lot of real, soft, high-quality vanilla in it.
For me, it's less buttermilk lemon or Cuja Mara split ice, but Capri ice. I haven't been able to smell the vanilla or yogurt yet. But it doesn't matter, the scent is still beautiful and wonderfully refreshing-fruity.
Wikki 4 years ago