Helena666

This fragrance really surprised me, I tested it in the store, even on the top of my scarf. And the next day I walked past the wardrobe in my hallway and had to think for a moment about what smelled so delicious.
So I had to get hold of it as soon as possible. That wasn't planned.

It starts with beautiful jasmine, actually quite similar to the jasmine in Alien, but more restrained. That was really it with the similarities.
Next, I notice a sweet honey mixture that pays tribute to the original Scandal, but then quickly evaporates. What follows is Se* in a bottle, in perfection.
This indescribably seductive Playdoh vanilla note, which brings to mind the similarity to Hypnotic Poison. Yes, I understand the comparison. BUT....here it is much softer, more balanced, more wearable, somehow creamy and powdery at the same time, without biting you in the nose like HP.

I am in love with shock. This is one of those fragrances that really comes into its own in the cold seasons. It makes you want to wear black boots, a cozy scarf and red lipstick. And pretty underwear.

Longevity and sillage are moderate, not a beast. But you can also dose it yourself. It lasts pretty well on textiles, in my opinion.

.....du could also be a yellow or orange bottle. Black doesn't fit somehow. Even though it's my favorite color.
I love the fragrance. It's a well-balanced interplay of the typical Angel DNA with fruit.
The typical patchouli paired with pineapple. But wearable. The patchouli is well balanced and not overpowering. The pineapple comes through very well. On my skin, vanilla and coconut remain discreetly in the background. I don't get any tiare at all. The sillage is average in contrast to Angel Nova, for example.
All in all, a harmonious fragrance experience. Sweet, warm, fruity and round.

When I heard that this fragrance was coming out, I was already intrigued by the name, even though it supposedly stands for boring floral sex. I think what was meant was that the vanilla goes wild here, with almonds and even more vanilla.
In other words, a threesome.

The top note reminds me strongly of Lost Cherry, without the cherry. You know what I mean.
Then comes a parallel with Hypnotic Poison for me, this Playdoh. Already brilliant. I also have that with Mmmm... by Juliet.

Vanilla is in the middle of it all the time instead of just being there. That has to be the case with the name.

Suddenly it becomes wild and animalistic, no idea where that comes from. But it goes again as quickly as it came.

When the Playdoh vanilla slowly becomes tamer, it becomes cuddly. Everyone has had their fun and is having a cigarette afterwards.
I can smell the scent of a campfire up close. Snogging with campfire romance.

There's a little bit of everything at the end, and even something white-flowered and grown-up.
So this vanilla sex is not boring.

ZARA!!! My dear lady, what's going on here again? I don't think I can close the door. I buy a fragrance that only lists vanilla, and someone on YouTube says something about fruit or popsicles. And I thought, yes, vanilla always works for me. And now this. Very surprising......

I spray my blind purchase once or twice on my left forearm to test it. But what comes to me is something completely different.....Sour, fresh and fruity. And it seems so familiar. And then I have an epiphany.

I take my L' Imperatrice from the shelf and spray it on my right forearm. And indeed. For the first 20 minutes, it's twins. Lily's Nest is naturally a little more timid than the original.
A little later, they are 85 percent similar. Lily is actually a little more vanilla-heavy. But the typical fruity note, the recognition value, remains, albeit lighter.
I'm thrilled to have found such an affordable alternative to one of my favorites for spring and summer. Even though I was expecting a cuddly vanilla fragrance, I have now experienced another pleasant surprise.

Roma was one of my first fragrances, back when I was a teenager. I must have been about 17 years old. I got it as a birthday present from a friend who usually gave it to his mother.
I had no idea about perfume and fragrances back then. I just liked it, it was great for the time. Sweet and different, like the things that were so fashionable in 1997. I found it timeless and beautiful.
As part of the nostalgia, I bought it again for my collection.
I am confused. Didn't it smell a bit different back then? It's so pungent and alcoholic at the beginning. Where has that special something gone? The round fruity-synthetic?
It's much scratchier. And only then does that familiar DNA appear. What a pity. Perhaps nostalgia and memory are simply deceiving me?