EvitaVilla

Do you know that feeling when you have a crush for someone then you realize you have nothing in common with that person? Different habits, moral values, interests in life, etc ? And you kind of feel ashamed of yourself because you wasted your time (and eventually your crush time)? And finally understand it was all because that person reminds you of someone else?
That's what happened to me with Il Giardino delle Delizie.
At first, I found it very attractive, especially for its floral core. But afterwards, the other notes are a strange mixture.
At the end, I am embarrassed to say that I had a crush because of its slight ressemblance to Jardins de Bagatelle Eau de Toilette... Mixed with an old-fashioned hair product for grannies.
Sorry Giardino, I wasted your time, but you wasted my money.

I could have written word for word the same review as Sallym, with only one exception : it doesn't smell like a strawberry themed body spray to me but like a chocolate/orange themed body products that Yves Rocher sold for Christmas season something like 10 years ago. Maybe a little bit more elaborated though, but same vibes with an addition of date and myrrh.
I really needed to overspray and I am not impressed by the sillage.
I'd probably continue to wear it from time to time, it's not awful, but definitely, I won't buy it again.

According to Floris, "the Ledger Series stands as a testament to the passion and dedication of our perfumery team. This collection is a labour of love, bringing back nine fragrances from the Floris archive that were once discontinued. Meticulously delving into the original family formula books, our team studied and carefully revived these fragrances, ensuring they are preserving the timeless essence of Floris."
So Red Rose is a very classic rose, spiced up by a touch of geranium, cinnanom leaf and clove, with a woody background. No need to overspray, sillage and longevity are good. The result is a "complete rose" you can blind buy if you're a rose lover.
The scenery is also the epithom of an English perfume, almost a cliché. As an amateur gardener, I can't help but remember David Austin's William Shakespeare rose.
The nonsense? its price. 220 £ in the UK (expensive, but all perfumes are now expensive), BUT 330 € AND 330 $. You want it ? Wait for your next trip in London, you'll save 70 € or 50 $ and extra-bonus, you'll experiment the terrible customer service of their flagship store in Jermyn Street.

Give me
Some miracle berries
And a hint of cat's pee...
But by chance, past the opening, the cat's pee note disappears.
Then, you get something very similar to Exit the King, probably due to the molecules work.
It desserves patience, the base notes worth the wait.
I gave it a 5,5 rate because cat's pee made it lose points and also because Barénia is not an appropriate name for a perfume without a leather note.

I was ready to write a mean review about Diva Eau de Parfum to express my huge disappointment, to say wether it has not aged nicely or it has been reformulated in a very cheap way, to add that its honey base note is sickly-sweet...
But earlier this afternoon, as I was working in my home office, I heard a big "boum badadoum" (French onomatopoeia for a big crash noise) coming from my dressing room where I store my perfumes. I got up to see what was happening, met one of my two cats on the way, he had a guilty look like he was trying to say "It's not what you think, Mom..."
Half a dozen of bottles were on the floor, no damage, except for Diva Eau de Parfum , totally broken in a middle of a big puddle of perfume.
Was it destiny or feline conspiracy?
Anyway, Diva Eau de Parfummade a dramatic exit from my collection and I have no intention to replace it.
And at least, it was a cheapy.