Antheavl

Starts off ok, with a strong rose and white floral mix, but it soon becomes way too soapy for my taste. I'm not a fan of YSL Paris, which this is supposed to resemble, so I guess I shouldn't have expected to like this! I was hoping for a nice powdery violet, but nope. :(

This is such a yummy, gourmand scent that is actually quite appropriate for daytime wear. Definitely a cold-weather fragrance, I wore it to work today and was surrounded by a wonderful cloud of toffee, orange, and patchouli goodness! I couldn't wait to get home and spray more on myself (without worrying about asphyxiating anyone around me!) It is incredibly long-lasting, 8 hours at least on my skin. A very successful blind buy!

This is incredibly weak on my skin. I ended up using a whole 1ml sample vial in one evening because it was so soft and fleeting. There is definitely a honey note, but also a synthetic quality that I noticed in another Lollia fragrance, Wish. I also notice a similarity to Hanae Mori/Butterfly, a fragrance that I don't mind but at the same time don't particularly care for due to how sickly sweet it is. I'm still hoping to find a Lollia fragrance I like, the bottles are so beautiful!

After not really enjoying Guerlain's La Petite Robe Noir, I thought I didn't like strong cherry scents. But this one...it is so very sweet and fruity, in the most delicious way possible. I think perhaps the sandalwood adds warmth and prevents it from being cloying in the way I found La Petite Robe Noir to be. The dry down is particularly lovely and soft. Maybe it's not the most expensive-smelling or sophisticated perfume out there, but I can happily smell this all day long without getting a headache or nauseated. I tried this out on a few cold autumn days, but I think it would work for any season.

This is a wonderful rainy-day fragrance! Once you get past the initial blast, which is sharp and synthetic, and the first few minutes which are a bit weird and musty, this settles down into a warm, woodsy-vanilla scent. Very soft and comforting. Longevity is good, I put this on before bed and could still smell it the next morning.