FloVer

A dark red seductive rose scent. Worn by a woman who knows what she wants, and she knows how to get it.

It's quite a jammy rose (reminiscent of the vibes the rose in Rose of No Man's Land Eau de Parfum gives) but very deep and dark. The patchouli gives it a touch of earthiness and the frankincense gives it an oriental spin. I often find oriental rose scents to turn a bit suffocating but that's not the case here, it's just smoothly jammy. To me it's not too sweet, at least not in a gourmand way, it's not overpowering.

To me this is quite feminine-leaning and best suitable for colder weather. It would be most fitting for an evening setting but it can definitely be worn on a day-to-day as well.

This reminds me of YSL Libre but with the addition of ylang ylang and more vanillic. It’s creamy but with a touch of floral freshness and some (very minimal) citrus acidity to balance things out. Although I’m normally not a fan of jasmine this one I do like. It’s blended nicely with the other notes.

It has a little bit of a tropical feeling but not too strong. I get visions of wearing this for a dinner out on a hot summer evening but it’s definitely suitable all year-round and will be a very nice comforting scent for winter days as well.

So let me start off by saying that I don’t like the original Shalimar. This however is quite nice and nothing like it to my nose. I’d describe this as a spicy/oriental vanilla. Mostly a vanilla though with a slight touch of oriental. I think what I notice is something resinous, it shares something with to Cuir Beluga and Molton Brown Milk Musk, although they’re all very different!
It has a slight powdery feel in the makeup sense, like a bronzing powder not like laundry powder.
I’m not sure how this would wear in warmer weather but for fall and winter it’s very suitable. Longevity is great.

Oddly enough I would describe this as a “fresh vanilla”. This vanilla is in no way edible or gourmand but nevertheless it’s a vanilla, just one with a lot of floral properties. This is a very “pretty” and romantic scent like a young woman who has her shit together and is happily floating through life. It’s ever so slightly powdery but by no means a truly powdery scent, rather it’s a bit creamy. This one works all year round, from the heat of summer to a cold winter day. Very suitable as signature scent.

Bibliotheque reminds me of Vintage Radio by Lataffa but then sweeter and with a stronger plum note. Fruity but also comforting. It has some funky sweet wine-like note though that confuses me a little bit. Suitable for date nights and dinners out, more for winter and fall than the hotter months and leaning feminine to my nose.