Catherina

Catherina

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Catherina 3 months ago 2
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Seductively exotic beauty
I seem to like tuberose in fragrances. It started with 'Hypnotic Poison' and ends with my latest acquisition "For Her Musc Noir" by Narciso. But it's rare for tuberose to play such a prominent role in one of my favorite fragrances.

I actually came across Supreme Bouquet by chance. Last week, I received a swap package with a few fragrances from my watch list. They were mainly fragrances with a high amber content. So I sat on the couch and happily tested my way through the bottlings. So far, everything was quite nice, but nothing that blew me away. But then I smelled the test strip of Supreme Bouquet and bam - lightning struck! My whole living room was already smoky with a mixture of various ambers (my husband was already fleeing), but I could clearly smell Supreme Bouquet from all the dominant fragrances all evening long! Either because I particularly liked it, or simply because it was a completely different scent. Later, I took it to a party and was able to convince myself of its sillage and longevity.

But what is it like now?
It really is a beautiful floral bouquet. But neither old-fashioned, nor overly floral or fresh. Rather powdery and gourmand. Patchouli can hardly be smelled and is probably more of a rounding note. The "fruity notes" (I assume coconut) lend a certain exoticism. I immediately think of sun and summer when I smell the fragrance. Elegant, exotic and seductive is perfect! Sillage is good in the first few hours, then rather skin-deep to arm's length. Longevity is great, I can still smell it on my clothes days later.
Fans of 'The Only One' will love it!
Must have in my collection!
I can only partially understand the similarity to 'Rouge Malachite'. They are only similar at the beginning.
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Catherina 3 months ago 11 3
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I don't get the hype!
Over 600 fragrance reviews for a fragrance that hasn't been on the market that long and isn't available in every perfumery around the corner? You could really call that hype. One that I honestly can't understand. There are much better and more sophisticated vanilla fragrances, even in combination with incense. "Lune Féline (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" comes to mind spontaneously - without incense, but in a similar vein. Also somewhat similar is "Leder 6 / Fetisch | J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin" by Schwarzlose. I don't want to denigrate the fragrance, but I think that alongside many very positive reviews, there should also be room for a somewhat more neutral opinion.

Now to the fragrance: I would have expected a complex, multi-layered fragrance with a progression. One with a clear sillage, mysterious, heavy and noble.
What I got: Incense, leather and vanilla. No more, no less. No great development, seems a bit cobbled together to me. I'm not a big fan of incense in perfume anyway, if I want incense, I go to the... The vanilla is quite pleasant and somewhat reminiscent of Guerlain vanilla. But the rest of the ingredients don't make it any better.
I secretly wonder where the baby cat is supposed to be hidden - I suspect it's hiding behind the last pew.
Too bad, but: Not my business!
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Catherina 4 years ago 15 3
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The really last, really best only one ;-)
One thing first: This is the only fragrance from the "Only One" series that I have tested so far. I actually swore not to test any of them ever, because I don't like the way fragrances are exploited and how one version after another of a fragrance with the same name is thrown on the market. After everything I've read about the "Ones" so far, the different versions probably don't resemble each other very much.
To the actual topic: I am really enthusiastic about this fragrance! Vanilla, neroli and jasmine unite harmoniously, the scent is neither too sweet nor too penetrating, but at the same time very good durability and silage. Has with me clear potential for the signature scent! I even think it goes very much in a harsh direction of modern men's fragrances, some of which are quite sweet. Something reminds me of J'ose Von Eisenberg. Maybe because of the masculine appearance.
I don't smell coconut, but if it was missing, then something would probably be missing :-)
So far only tested on clothing, I am almost sure that it will become even softer and sweeter on the skin with time.
Am in love!
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Catherina 5 years ago 15 3
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I wish for Prada Candy Deep Night Intense!
What a scent! Just beautiful. Once I smelled it, I couldn't get it out of my head right away. First chocolate and (felt) caramel spread out, followed by orange and the typical candy note. What remains is a vanilla dark magic cloud. It's warm, soft and cuddly. Whereby "cuddly" unfortunately already hits very well. I feel like my skin is soaking him up! It may be due to my preference for vanilla and sweet scents and the habituation of my nose to them, but unfortunately I already have after 5 minutes the feeling nothing more of the good Candy Night to smell. Even the classic Candy flies very fast with me. I was hoping this one would last a little longer, but unfortunately, it doesn't. If the Sillage were much better, that would be a 100 point candidate! Exactly my thing, also the bottle is dreamlike.
So I must hope for a "Prada Candy Deep Night Intese" :-D
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