BlueMoonCat

I've been wanting to try some Kilian scents for a long time. Since most Kilians are quite expensive, I had the cheaper "My Kind of Love" series in mind when I first got to know the brand. At this point I would like to thank Parforgie again for organizing the sharings, so that I could test "Kissing" and "Princess".

The smell:
Directly after spraying on, there is a cloud of artificial chewing gum flowers, which fortunately already disappeared after a minute.
A strong, sweet and soft lily of the valley unfolds on it. This is framed by warm, creamy notes. The fragrance reminds me very much of a flowery, rich sun cream. But this one is really soft and gentle, nothing scratches or sticks to this fragrance.
With time, the floral part decreases and the creamy notes also become softer. The fragrance drifts slightly into vanilla-caramel (rock candy?) and becomes more balsamic. In the drydown, the balsamic support of the creamy notes reaches its peak, so that even after hours I have to sniff my arm again and again to absorb this warm and soft scent.

Conclusion:
At first sight I was really shocked by the artificial, chewing-gum-like floral note. But "Kissing" is a fragrance that you have to give at least the one or two minutes until the artificial note is gone, then you will be rewarded with a wonderful soft-warm, creamy and gently balsamic sun cream, which also scores points for durability and sillage.
Even though the fragrance is rather heavy and full-bodied, the overall impression is bright and friendly and, due to the sunscreen tendency, fits well into the warm season for me.
I don't consider him to be old-fashioned, as he is often described here, rather grown-up, well-groomed and noble, but I know that this is very individual (for the sake of completeness, I would like to point out that the community's classification in the pie chart classifies the fragrance more for younger people, which is contradicted in the comments and statements and at first scared me off from a test).
In any case, I am glad that I was able to get to know this great fragrance, which will now sweeten my summer time and I think that soon a bottle will be allowed to move in with me.

As far as summer scents are concerned, I have not been very successful in my search so far.
Actually, I wear rather sweet, vanilla scents, I like oriental or spicy creations and depending on the perfume I sometimes think that some of these scents need warmth to develop well.
Nevertheless, at over 30°C I often feel the urge for a fresh or refreshing fragrance
But how could it be any other way; I am also a bit at war with citric fragrances, which unfortunately often remind me of WC cleaners, cleaning agents, futile attempts to cover up sweat or flushes
Among my clean scents there was also no suitable candidate to make everything too sweet, creamy or powdery.
I wanted a clean, dry, unsweet scent and at some point in my search I got stuck with Santal du Pacifique.
Comments/statements sounded good, so I wanted to test the fragrance.

Scent:
The beginning is a bit diffuse and "wild", maybe it's the carrot, but I have to admit that I can't imagine much under the scent of carrot and now I don't smell authentic carrots either.
But the start soon settles down and an absolutely straightforward scent emerges.
Sandalwood is present and clearly perceptible, the milky notes create a slightly creamy impression, but you should not expect a thick, rich cream, but rather a very light body milk with sandalwood scent. The dry woods are also directly involved. Musk gives the right shot of cleanliness and purity to it.
I cannot smell orchids and violets. Unfortunately I do not know Gurjun balm as a single fragrance and therefore I cannot smell it here
The fragrance is completely unsweet and despite its milky notes dry, but not powdery or dusty.
Even though Santal du Pacifique is a delicate and light fragrance, the silage is still present. I would describe the shelf life as medium.

Conclusion:
Santal du Pacifique is a gentle, woody and absolutely unsweet fragrance. The musk makes it clean and even though I bought it as a summer scent, it is a perfect unisex all-rounder if you want to smell light and well-groomed. The fragrance is rather a well perceivable Duftaura.
I personally cannot confirm the comparison with Tam Dao. However, I only know the EdP from Tam Dao, which for me has a strong herbaceous cypress note throughout, which does not occur at all in Santal du Pacifique. I would describe Santal du Pacifique as milky, delicate, sometimes almost coconut-like, while Tam Dao EdP is herbaceous-harsh throughout.
All in all, I am glad to have finally found a suitable candidate as a summer scent, where nothing sticks, which is not sweet, heavy or sugary or where you can hardly breathe in front of powder.
So summer may come.

In search of new clean scents I ended up at 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau at some point
Since I wanted to get a few samples for testing at this time anyway, I put the fragrance on the list as well.
Hardly the first time I smelled it I fell in love immediately and so a bottle moved in with me shortly after.

Scent:
To come straight to the point, 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau belongs to the group of fragrances that do not have a great course.
The fragrance starts directly milky and cool with aromatic rosemary. Despite the green-herbal nuances, the fragrance does not drift off towards herbal tea or spice shakers, the fluffy musk ensures that. Even if there is no denying the medical connotations, the fragrance just takes the last exit before the doctor's office and tends to end up with a powdery baby care cream or unsweet baby powder.
The fragrance is pure white and radiantly clean and yes, it is also powdery-dry, but never dusty
Because of the rosemary, the scent is rather cool, but not pungently cold, but through the fluff musk cloudy and soft and cuddly, more like a soft pillow.
However, I cannot confirm the general tendency to sillage and durability at all.
One sprayer is enough for me for the whole day, without having to re-spray and even if I spray this one sprayer well hidden under my clothes, I was already asked by my friend why I put on such a strong perfume today.
The scent is quite perceptible to the environment and I myself can smell myself all day long.
I rather feel that the fragrance gets a rather artificial plastic note when used in high dosage and it is just too bad for that.
In clothes the scent even lasts until the next wash.

Conclusion:
Even though I just wrote that the fragrance is very perceptible, I would still describe 4.1 Le Musc & La Peau as a soft, quiet treader, simply because it comes across so light and gentle.
The scent does not fall with the door into the house, it rather floats on the skin like a cuddly scent cloud.
The milky notes are present, but the powdery parts clearly predominate.
I can recommend the fragrance to all those who would like to try a slightly different clean scent.
You don't get fabric softener and detergent, no flowers, no fresh breeze and no clear mountain stream, no spring freshness and no April rain.
You get a discreetly rosemary-scented, extra-soft, clean, brand-new pillow filled with musk powder that you can simply drop into with a sprayer.

The thoughts in the title I had in mind when I created it, especially since Zadig & Voltaire actually only ever release the same fragrance with minimal deviations at regular intervals.
What a pity, because I am a big fan of the original and have even registered it as a signature scent.
Please don't ask me why I bought the Flanker No Rules, I can't answer that anymore with the best will in the world. D
After I have already written a statement, the fragrance deserves a detailed commentary.

Scent:
After spraying on, one is first wrapped in an artificial pear cloud, just like the original.
The artificial impression is quickly gone and the sweet flowers join the pear.
I cannot perceive bergamot at all, the fragrance has nothing even remotely citric about it at any time.
Everything is carried very gently by sweet vanilla. I can't smell chestnut cream directly, it is at most perhaps perceived as a warm-sweet and slightly caramel-like addition to vanilla.
For comparison, I would like to mention "Trastevere", who has also listed chestnut cream in the fragrance pyramid and there you can smell the sweet chestnut very clearly and authentically.
However, for No Rules (and also the original) this is not supposed to be a negative statement, because all fragrances combine to a cuddly, sweet and warm melange, which always reminds me of a high quality fabric softener (maybe jasmine?).
Thus the fragrance, like the original, manages to smell cuddly, creamy and warm on the one hand and fresh and clean at the same time.
No Rules has hardly any scent, at the beginning it is just more fruity through the pear and at the end there is an unfortunately somewhat artificial and minimally scratchy orange blossom.
This orange blossom is also for me the biggest difference to the original.
As far as durability is concerned, I am very disappointed, because where the original lasts on the skin the whole day, can even be seen the next day and remains on clothes forever and ever, No Rules will run out of breath after only 4-5 hours.

Conclusion:
The fragrance definitely falls into my prey scheme, but for me it doesn't come close to the original This Is Her!, according to the motto: If you like the flanker, you should rather buy the original instead.
For those for whom the floral notes are decisive, No Rules is the right place, because the fragrance is clearly more floral and even sweeter than the original, but for those for whom durability, innovation and the cuddly blanket-softener-factor is more important, they should test the original, because in my opinion it can score more points here.
The This Is Her! in the original and the No Rules flanker are like fraternal twin sisters to me, No Rules I would describe as a smoother, more accommodating sister to This Is Her!, which has fewer rough edges and corners and therefore comes across as a little less complicated, but perhaps a little more boring.
If you're not an absolute fan of the fragrance series, you don't need both, they're definitely so similar, so you can calmly choose the one you like better without missing anything.

Quelques Fleurs Royale found its way to me as a free sample in an order. Very curious I immediately rummaged on Parfumo to have a look at the fragrance.
Hmm... Rose, then... and not too close... well, there were no surprises with that name... i would never have chosen it... but well, I always like to try something new
No sooner said than done, of course I tested it

Scent:
At the beginning, the citrus and fruity notes are recognizable, but these are immediately accompanied by a strong rose and are not particularly persistent.
Little by little jasmine and tuberose are added, the honey is also very perceptible and plays around the flowers, one almost thinks of candied petals.
The honey gives the fragrance a creaminess that reminds of a rich, rosy body lotion. Definitely an expensive body lotion. I would even have guessed that it contains not only honey but also beeswax, because the scent of honey is very rich, thick, waxy, sweet and creamy
The Sillage is not earth-shattering, but in its range it matches the well-groomed body lotion impression.
The flowers smell very natural, almost a bit green-juicy, yet the scent is round and soft and warm, enveloping and cosy.
Vanilla and sandalwood are only accessories and are woven into the background, but here they enhance the warm-sweet feeling of security.
As the fragrance progresses, the musk becomes stronger and stronger, so that the fragrance loses some of its warmth towards the end and becomes cleaner instead.

Conclusion:
I am very glad that this fragrance has found its way to me, because actually Rose belongs to my declared archenemies, at least as far as fragrances are concerned.
In most fragrances I find the rose too artificial, too pungent, too heavy, taking my breath away and over-present.
Quite different with Quelques Fleurs Royale.
For me, the rose makes up the largest part of the flowers to be perceived, but together with the other flowers, it makes up a fresh, natural bouquet.
Due to the sweet honey the flowers are beautifully embedded in a sweet, creamy honey bed, nothing stings, the flowers are soft and smooth, it is really fun to wear this fragrance. For me it is a mood enhancer, it is consistently bright and friendly, like a sunny spring day and so I see it as wearable during the day.
I don't know the old version and I can't judge the changes, but with the current version of Quelques Fleurs Royale you have a neat, creamy, flattering scent to feel good about.