Gelis

... there it still went. I found the prelude fresh and slightly synthetic, but could recognize apple and bergamot quite well. As it progressed, it became fruity-floral, and I also thought I detected orange blossom. Slowly vanilla crept in, and my preliminary end result was sherbet powder, though not too sparkling anymore. I waited in vain for the woods - I was especially curious about olive wood, which had mainly inspired me to buy it. But I still thought: Well, for warm days you can wear the times.

After about 6 hours I have re-sprayed ... and was horrified whether the synthetic. I had already noticed that the fragrance was slightly synthetic in the prelude, but this time I was downright overwhelmed by it. And it didn't change again. Everything I thought I could detect when I first sprayed it on was gone. It smelled now only synthetic-sweetish.

Whew! So something of a blind bad buy!

... I think that's more appropriate for this fragrance. Because I think that's what it is: C h a r m a n t . Hardly 5 minutes on my skin, he is already on the wish list.

The aldehydes are followed by a gentle floral-floral-powdery-woody breeze, from which I can sniff out spring. At the same time, I could not name a single note. I'm just gently surrounded by spring. And that's good, because hyacinth and lilac I do not actually like in fragrances.

The only drawback: "Chamade" is very subtle, the sillage rather weak. On the other hand, an EdP would be me probably again too strong, would crush the impression of a "charming breeze".

I thank Sabrina1985 for sharing

In the last sent to me with price list of Harry Lehmann I found new "Gardenia". And since I often like gardenia in other fragrances, this one of course had to be with my next order.

Lehmann's "Gardenia" is very floral, slightly soapy, slightly honeyed but not sweet and I think I also perceive something faintly green. With time, a certain lightness also emerges. At the same time, the opening is already quite heavy. My spontaneous notes were: floral, plastic?, slightly soapy, a bit green, bubblegum?, chlorophyll?. And then also initially room-filling. Fortunately, it does not take long, and it smells beautiful after an elegant and beguiling flower.

The sillage regulates itself within 1 - 2 hours down to close to the body, with movement I get the fragrance every now and then in the nose. Now, about 5 hours after spraying on - the scent is close to the skin, but I have yet to get my nose on the wrist.

The durability is very good. Sprayed on yesterday earlier in the evening, I could perceive G this morning still as a hint.

As a solitaire fragrance, it is of course a bit boring in the long run. After the startling start, there is no real development. I would probably have a drop of vanilla, amber or sandalwood mixed with it in a reorder. But really only very carefully, I'd be worried that the gardenia would get lost in the mix otherwise. That's why I also advise rather from layering.

With Larissa and me, that's unfortunately not going to happen. I find the prelude - a mixture of lemon balm and the spices cinnamon and nutmeg - as extremely disharmonious. This is still the case after three days of testing, I can't get used to it. I like lemon balm in other fragrances (e.g. Lambada). I sprayed and dabbed testwise. Sometimes it took up to three (sprayed), sometimes about an hour (dabbed) until, yes, until the beautiful part of Larissa comes. A wonderfully warm, floral-powdery and spicy melange of rose, violet, cinnamon and nutmeg. It certainly fits better in autumn and winter than spring. The sillage is very noticeable at first, then weakens, but is perceptible for a long time in the immediate environment. And the shelf life is at least 12 hours with me