Evenbetter

That's what comes to mind when I smell Absolute Aphrodisiac. A beautiful dark vanilla that remains what it is and doesn't drift into being too sultry or too sweet. Amber and musk accompany something in the background and castoreum gives the whole thing a touch of sexiness. The fragrance does not undergo a major transformation on my skin (thank goodness). It perhaps becomes a little quieter over time and can then only be detected close to the body. Even if the H/S could be better. This fragrance is pure sensuality for me! A wonderful fragrance for cozy hours for two in autumn and winter. Or when you need a comforting hug but there's no one around ;-) Vanilla fans should definitely try it.

i can only say! I had bought a bottle and drove home from the office at lunchtime and there was the envelope in the letterbox. I immediately went into the house and just sprayed it in the hallway... pffft. My husband and I sat together for lunch in the dining room shortly afterwards and he just said: "Pretty strong. Phew!" After a while, he said reproachfully, almost with tears in his eyes: "Why did you do that?" I had to laugh. Well, if I'd known the extent of a spray, I would probably have only tested Vanitas outdoors at first. It really is an absolute vanilla beast. At the beginning, the sweetness of the orange blossom overwhelms me and then the amazing vanilla comes through. But right on the 12! The myrrh makes the vanilla heavy and impenetrable for me. Somehow oppressive and a headache candidate for me. I don't notice sandalwood at all. H/S are above average! Old fart, I had to go over the one spray three times with lemon and wash it off until it was tolerable for me and my environment. I love the Confetto and so I thought I might also love the Vanitas. Lovers of Vanitas, don't slay me, but unfortunately you and I will not become friends. It's too loud and intrusive for me. But if you like it, you really get your money's worth!

i really struggled with this fragrance. As a total fan of "Black Tie | Celine", I thought I had to try something else from Celine and bought a bottle of Dans Paris in the souk. The first time I sprayed it on, all I could smell was cough syrup. Uiuiui, is that the coriander? Well, nobody wants to smell like cough syrup. In any case, this "cough syrup" had absolute power over my olfactory senses. Gosh, where was the vanilla here? I couldn't smell any of it. But I didn't want to give up. With all these positive reviews and since "Black Tie | Celine" was so beautiful, there had to be something else. 1 week later, the second attempt. Sprayed on. Okay, a little less cough syrup, but suddenly there is a hint of vanilla. Aha, it's getting a little better. 1 more week later, the 3rd attempt: I can no longer detect any cough syrup vibes. Instead, this light vanilla, a little spice from the coriander and a fluffy sweetness! And it stays that way even after further tests. :-) What a beautiful and special fragrance! It doesn't captivate me quite as much as "Black Tie | Celine", whose vanilla is deeper and smokier and which I absolutely had to have a bottle of, but Dans Paris is always fine and classy and I could imagine wearing it in summer. It certainly won't overwhelm anyone, because like all Celine fragrances it is very close to the skin. Thank goodness it won me over after several attempts. I would have missed out on something.

After buying a sample here, I could hardly wait to test Athalia. Sprayed it on and "bang": I'm back to my childhood. When me and my sister were little, we would sometimes secretly rummage around in my mother's closet and try on her clothes and shoes. She was a simple woman and very rarely did she treat herself to something quietly and secretly. My father was not allowed to know that she spent money on any "luxury products" and so she always hid such purchases in the chests of drawers and cupboards, where she knew my father wouldn't look for anything. And so there was a box of "Avon" products at the bottom of her closet. Various creams and all sorts of things that she never actually used. Far too expensive and you couldn't be wasteful with them. So she didn't even touch the things. Among other things, there were two tins of body powder in this box! Perfumed body powder (I mean, does that even exist these days?): Powdery, flowery, clean, bright! Aha, we thought, this is what a grown woman smells like. How exciting! Well, Athalia actually smells exactly like that to me. But more than 40 years have passed since then. And after spraying it on, I would have liked to wash it off again straight away because it really is a "granny fragrance" for me. But I still wanted to wait and see how the fragrance developed. I mean: powdery, floral, clean, light is nothing bad per se. However, I couldn't detect a fragrance progression on my skin. For me, it remains a boring fragrance with no rough edges. No mystique, no seduction. When I put Athalia under my husband's nose, he said: "Woooow!" And I said: "Do you like it?" And he said: "No, it smells like washing powder." One person's detergent is another person's memory of times gone by and therefore of a scent that is no longer considered contemporary. If I didn't have this childhood memory, I might even like Athalia. But who knows.

i would like to wear at the moment, as "Black Tie | Celine". I bought a bottle from a dear perfumer in the souk and was blown away from start to finish. This fragrance is simply magic. A smoky, later fluffy vanilla, yet with depth through cedar and tree moss. "Black Tie | Celine" is so beautifully close to the skin that you can wear the fragrance anytime and anywhere. There's nothing that pinches and tweaks. The fragrance lasts 7-8 hours on me. The sillage is often criticized here, but I don't think it's a shortcoming. Quite the opposite. Why should I always wear "my fragrance" for others? Only the people who are allowed to approach me also benefit from it. When someone squeezes me, the air is sucked in briefly and then I can already see that smile on their face and that dreamy look. I know exactly how they feel. "Hmhhhh, vanilla. But good!" my niece said to me the other day. "Black Tie | Celine" on someone is actually like a little secret that shouldn't be revealed to everyone ;-) In short: a bottle was allowed to move in with me. The price may be debatable, but this fragrance was simply worth it to me.