Gourmandnisi

At the moment you keep hearing clean girl vibes or clean girl aesthetics on social media. And this fragrance gave me exactly that vibe from the first sniff. My nose can't decipher the fragrance pyramid now. Because for me, this is a peach fragrance, even though it's not listed. It's like stepping out of the shower where you've just soaped yourself up with creamy peach shower gel. Fresh, clean, juicy and fruity. The color of the bottle exactly reflects the fragrance content. I really like the layered combination with "Cuir de Nuit (Eau de Parfum) | Yves Rocher". Fits perfectly for spring. And won't really bother anyone around me. An everyday combination without having to think about it.

As a vanilla lover, I never thought I would be blown away by a vanilla fragrance. I can't say whether it's positive or negative. This fragrance is vanilla on the twelve. Take a pot, melt 10 packets of vanilla sugar in it, flambé briefly and voila vanilla West Indies. Now this sounds super great in my head at first. But I don't know. 1 spray sticks to me like Patex, even in the fresh air. I constantly smell like this pot of flambéed vanilla sugar. It's not so bad now, but after a while I feel like I'm going to be sick. This sweet vanilla can be exhausting all the time. Let's see how various layering options work. But walking around as a walking vanilla pudding, well.

SI has been in my collection for many years. In any case, Armani fragrances will always have a special place in my heart, as my passion for perfume began with them. Now to SI. I read/hear so often that the fragrance is mainstream, or is worn too often (which I don't want to call negative). I don't actually feel that way at all. I rarely smell it on other women. And for me it also stands out clearly from other sweet fragrances such as Paradoxe or LVEB. This fragrance has a very special note for me. It is floral and sweet like many fragrances on the market at the moment, but the currants smell so particularly liqueur-like, deep and sensual. I can immediately smell when someone is wearing this perfume. It lasts a good 8 hours of service, probably much longer if over sprayed. What I also think is great is that there are hardly any occasions when you couldn't wear it. Suitable for both summer and winter if dosed correctly. It gets a Si from me.

As I really like the combination of rose and vanilla, I naturally had to try this visually beautiful lattafa. I own a few of these fragrance combinations. A similarity with "Intense Cafe | Montale" and "Roses Vanille (Eau de Parfum) | Mancera" cannot be denied. Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper | 25 | Kayali" also goes in the same direction. Since I own all of them, I took my time and tested them all extensively, including comparing them. Of course, I see the fragrance as a standalone, but I'm sure there are also people who are considering getting it because they might want a dupe to... want. Well, I personally can say yes, it goes in that direction, but I wouldn't call it a dupe. It smells of rose, it also smells of vanilla, but what it smells of above all is metal. And this metal outshines everything else. Unfortunately, I always smell rubber or metal in the lattafas I've tested and that puts me off the whole fragrance.
Like most, it is also very loud. Such an in-your-face fragrance. If I now compare "Roses Vanille (Eau de Parfum) | Mancera" (I'm wearing it on my right arm, the other on my left) then I can smell the subtleties here. The vanilla and the rose are gently interwoven and it almost melts into the skin. It becomes softer with longer wear. Ajwad is and remains the same from start to finish. Hard, loud, metallic. The bottle is a dream, which is probably why it is still in my collection. Fine noses should test it in advance if they are looking for an alternative fragrance.

Today I would like to dedicate myself to a very special fragrance in my collection. I've been fond of the fragrances in the Allegoria range for a long time. I have tested many of them, found them to be beautiful, but never adopted them due to their short shelf life. Now this treasure came along.
I am a self-confessed vanilla junkie, but I didn't have too high expectations of the fragrance. I expected a soft floral vanilla breeze that would quickly leave me again. This was not the case. 1 spray on the sleeve accompanied me quite intensively throughout the day. Salty vanilla, but beautifully combined. I don't perceive the note as "algaey" but really like beautiful salted vanilla. When I close my eyes, I imagine a day at the North Sea. It's not a summer sunscreen scent for me. It's more like a cool day at the beach. I see myself sitting in a beach chair. Jacket and hat. I'm wearing a dreamy vanilla fragrance and my face is being kissed by a gentle sea breeze. It stands out from all my other gourmand fragrances because of its freshness. I also really like "Sel_Vanille | Maison Tahité", which also has that salty vibe. But Guerlain stands out for me here again because this salt vanilla combination is so well done.
The longevity amazed me. The worn vest was lying in the room on the usual "I'll wear this again" chair. 2 days later I walked past it and thought what smells so good here. It took me a while to figure it out - it was the Guerlain I was testing. That was also the point at which I filled my shopping cart. And it even won over self-confessed vanilla haters. My mother actually hates vanilla fragrances. I'm even banned from wearing some fragrances when I come to visit. This one was different. She said come here and sniff me. Already anxious, I asked if I had to put another one on my "forbidden at home" list. But on the contrary, she said no matter what you wear, it smells really good and you can wear it more often. I was amazed and grinned to myself that I was able to convince my mother, a vanilla hater, to wear a vanilla fragrance. So the first Allegoria fragrance has a very special place in my collection.