Anamandy

This is beautiful. After my shower tonight I wanted to wear something that I haven’t worn in a while, and this caught my eye. I have to be honest. When I first got this, I was little disappointed that it wasn’t more like my first love from the Shalimar Initial line, L’eau, and I also didn’t like that it smelled very much like Shalimar Eau de Parfum on first spray. But as soon as this dries down it becomes a soft citrus with a creamy vanilla and beautiful jasmine and rose fragrance. The earthy patchouli and vetiver grounds this fragrance and with the iris balances out the citrus and vanilla keeping it on the dry, powdery side.
Just like its namesake, this is very much an adult womanly scent sharing a similar opening and seductive profile, but this veers off into a softer, more romantic direction. This is the lady after a night on the town, bathe and powdered and ready for bed in her prettiest negligee. Femininity in a bottle. Just lovely.

I like this – for someone else. My niece comes to mind. It is a very pretty, fruity floral, with the emphasis on the fruit. I do wish the fruit-to-floral ratio were the other way around as I am having a hard time distinguishing the floral notes. I faintly pick up the rose, lotv, and to a lesser degree, the ylang. The tuberose is completely missing on my skin. It does have a very fresh and clean feel to it, which I find a tad shampooey (sp?); youthful too, which is why I think this would work better for my niece than for me. Since she loves fragrances like Dylan Blue, Chanel Gardenia, Spring Flower, Burberry Blush, etc., which are in the same vein, this perfume would fit her tastes. I made a mental note to consider this as a future purchase for her after testing this sample.
By chance, (most likely ad tracking), I came across a barely used bottle of the edt. for a steal of a price and couldn't pass it up. This bottle does not have a paper label. The fragrance name is printed directly on the glass. The volume is 3.5 oz. and not the standard 3.3/3.4oz. Is this an older formula or a newer formula? I suspect the former, but I have no idea. If anyone knows, please fill me in.
Since it was already opened, I did try it and surprisingly found the performance quite good. That further makes me suspect that this is a prior formula than what is currently on the market today. I could be wrong about that as I have not smelled the most recent version, but with IFRA regulations being what they are in their never-ending quest to destroy every fragrance on the market, I suspect the latest formula might have been tinkered with. For those who own what is currently selling, I hope that is not the case.
Overall, this is a very pretty, sophisticated fragrance that's youthful, but not childish, and would work well both inside and outside a work environment, which is ideal for my young professional niece. I am sure she is going to love it.

I really don't care for the eau de parfum of this fragrance as I find it too sweet and earthy for my tastes, but I love this version. It is such a pretty, sparkling, fruity floral that's a little spicy, slightly sweet; and thankfully doesn't have that nauseating patchouli note that is in the edp. It also lacks the sticky toffee sweetness, so it wears much cleaner and fresher too. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I have no issue with silage or longevity. It lasts on me for many hours before having to do a touch up. When it finally becomes a skin scent, it smells like the prettiest peppery rose I've ever smelled.

I can think of a dozen fragrances that smell similar, so it's certainly not unique to the fruity floral genre, but there is something about this that sets it apart from the crowd. Speaking of crowds, this is a crowd pleaser that never fails to bring in the compliments. Whether at work or out and about, someone always asks me what I am wearing and how much they like it. Though I wear perfumes for myself, it's still nice to know that others enjoy it too.

This reminds me of Couer de Fleur by Miller Harris but that is a little sweeter, more vibrant and feminine compared to this. Unfortunately, that performs terribly on me so I thought this might be a better choice. A mimosa scent that would be a happy medium between the loud Amarige and Couer de Fleur. And while it is that in the performance department, I am not so happy with the scent. I'm actually surprised that I don't love this, but I find it a little flat. It almost smells like mimosa mixed with the scent of hay. Whatever that is that is creating that accord, it sucks the sweetness right out of the mimosa, making it dry and dusty.

I admit the only reason I tried this was because it was a fragrance by Jean-Claude Ellena, and because I am totally, head over heels in love with his other scent from the same brand, Jasmin de Pays. I also fell hard for Un Jardin Sur Le Toit which he created for Hermès. But while I am crazy about the above-mentioned scents, this one is a bit of a disappointment. I know it is just my personal preference, but I like mimosa to reveal its natural sweetness as it is allowed to do in Couer de Fleur and Amarige. This takes another route, that while not bad, does not immerse me in the full, delicious mimosa experience. So, at this point, it looks like I'll be sticking to the extravagant lady, Amarige, for that.

This is a radiant tuberose scent with a wonderful, honeyed acacia note. Fresh and creamy and a little buttery, somewhat sunny too thanks to the fruity frangipani note. Rodrigo Flores-Roux has made the tuberose fresh and light with a beautiful accompaniment of magnolia and tagetes, and a generous helping of plumeria. But it is the Acacia note that makes this a standout from similar type fragrances. Acacia blooms have a delicious honey sweetness, and it is what I smell here. Blended with the other notes creates a composition that is softly floral, subtly sweet, and feather-light, and wears like the most delicate veil despite some heavy base notes that could, under a less experienced perfumer, have made the scent dense.
I love these gossamer type fragrances that surround you in a fragrant veil. It's what Francis Kurkdijan did it for Ellie Saab's Essence No. 2 Gardenia, and Honorine Blanc did for Eric Buterbaugh's Regal Tuberose, and what Rodrigo Flores-Roux did here. They all took what are normally very heavy floral notes and made them fresh and light without sacrificing the opulence and elegance of those notes. Though all seem to be simple compositions, they are done so well that they are absolutely stunning! I really love this, and a fb has already been added to my wardrobe.