Emmy17
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A little stale
I usually love jasmine, but Olene makes me smell like I’m wearing clothes that have been sitting next to moth balls in a closet for a few months. The moth ball smell didn’t go away on the dry down.
I personally don’t get any of the green-ness that other people describe when I wear it. I just get pure white florals, that seem a little stale.
I think it would be lovely for someone who does have a little greenness come through when they wear it - but it just doesn’t work on me.
I personally don’t get any of the green-ness that other people describe when I wear it. I just get pure white florals, that seem a little stale.
I think it would be lovely for someone who does have a little greenness come through when they wear it - but it just doesn’t work on me.
I love this :)
The most gorgeous rose scent.
The opening has a green vegetal quality to it, without being herbal. You smell a natural, freshly cut, dewy rose with the leaves and the stem.
As it drys down, it loses some of the greenness and focuses on being a true watery rose.
It’s slightly sweet, but in the way that rose water is slightly sweet. I don’t like jammy roses, gourmands or overly sweet fragrances - but I love this.
I’m prone to thinking most unisex fragrances lean masculine. Eau Rose is the opposite - to me, it leans feminine. (Thats not to say anyone can’t wear it though!).
Probably my favourite rose so far :)
The opening has a green vegetal quality to it, without being herbal. You smell a natural, freshly cut, dewy rose with the leaves and the stem.
As it drys down, it loses some of the greenness and focuses on being a true watery rose.
It’s slightly sweet, but in the way that rose water is slightly sweet. I don’t like jammy roses, gourmands or overly sweet fragrances - but I love this.
I’m prone to thinking most unisex fragrances lean masculine. Eau Rose is the opposite - to me, it leans feminine. (Thats not to say anyone can’t wear it though!).
Probably my favourite rose so far :)
Synthetic Lipton Iced Tea
This does smell like a Lipton Iced tea - it’s sweet, citrusy and has a noticeable tea note. But I don’t love the way it’s done. The sweet and smoky mix together to make something that smells overly synthetic. It’s also masculine-leaning to me.
I sprayed it early in the morning the other day to test it out. It lasted all day. That night, I had a shower (didn’t wash my hair, but always scrub my neck to get any perfume off) and went to bed. In the middle of the night, I realised on one side of my head, I’d gotten a little bit in my hair. Every time I rolled over I got a big whiff and it made me feel queasy. Eventually I went to the sink and washed just the smelly part, and then went back to bed. I know a lot of people say Dear Polly has poor longevity - but I couldn’t get it off me.
Overall, it’s a synthetic Lipton Iced Tea scent with (I think) good longevity.
I sprayed it early in the morning the other day to test it out. It lasted all day. That night, I had a shower (didn’t wash my hair, but always scrub my neck to get any perfume off) and went to bed. In the middle of the night, I realised on one side of my head, I’d gotten a little bit in my hair. Every time I rolled over I got a big whiff and it made me feel queasy. Eventually I went to the sink and washed just the smelly part, and then went back to bed. I know a lot of people say Dear Polly has poor longevity - but I couldn’t get it off me.
Overall, it’s a synthetic Lipton Iced Tea scent with (I think) good longevity.
My least favourite fragrance so far
Vanilla Woods smells like you’re sitting next to (but not inside) the smoking area at your local pub; on carpet that’s been drenched in cheap beer over many years. Maybe an hour ago someone might have spilt some pear cider on it. The carpet’s warm and soggy now. You’re eating some sickly sweet vanilla dessert while you’re sitting on the gross carpet, that you regret buying now that you’ve tried it.
