Lemmingbee

Orange Blossom is my new go-to scent for a fresh floral for the spring and summer! This is a very photorealistic orange blossom scent that is citrusy on the opening while maintaining a very strong distinction as a floral fragrance rather than a fruity one. It smells very natural and green, and reminds me of being a kid and ripping the leaves off of citrus trees, except much more delicate and lovely. The water lily adds sweetness to the scent without being cloying, and after an hour or so, it settles down into a graceful iris-forward scent as the citrus blossoms fade away.

The longevity on this is pretty decent for a Jo Malone scent—I am still smelling it on myself four or five hours after spraying—but the sillage is intimate and it very quickly turns into a skin scent. This is exactly what I was looking for, as I wanted a fresh, lovely, but unobtrusive fragrance for the sweltering summer months and for indoor spaces. It won't last you a full work day, but it is perfect for a daytime outing.

Upon first spray, this smells EXACTLY like some fancy green tea herbal shampoos I've used in the past. The citrus lends it a very soapy scent, and I can see why some people are reminded of cleaning products. Still, I think it's a pleasant fragrance where the citrus is fresh without being too sharp to the nose, and once it fades a little bit, the green tea notes that float up are a little sweeter and add a lovely depth and elegance. As someone who dislikes mint, I do not personally smell any in this perfume! I can see this being the kind of fragrance where someone who smells it tells you that they love the smell of your shampoo.

Like many people have pointed out, the longevity and projection on this fragrance are very poor. However, if you are looking for something unobtrusive and fresh to wear in hot weather or enclosed spaces, I think it would be very hard to go wrong with this. The price is also extremely reasonable, so it's easy to justify getting a smaller size and reapplying throughout the day if you so desire.

This reminds me a lot of shampoo! It's a nice scent, but doesn't evoke the feelings I get from perfume so much as the ones I get from hair products that I like. There's a lot of alcohol in the opening, but once it fades away the scent becomes a very nice soapy cocktail of fruit and vanilla cupcakes. It smells clean and sweet, with enough of a touch of musk to keep it from getting too sharp or acerbic to the nose.

Definitely more of a daytime scent, and sillage/longevity are both on the weaker side. The price is phenomenal, but it definitely doesn't smell expensive, either.

This is probably the most romantic perfume I have ever smelled. It's a lovely rose-forward fragrance that is tempered by the telltale sweetness of vanilla, with opening notes that give a little kick of lychee fruitiness. It lacks any sour, sharp, or artificial notes, so especially once the top notes fade, it becomes a very creamy and elegant scent that feels like a genuine and timeless classic. I am honestly a little bit upset that I like it so much, because it's so expensive!

To the consolation of my wallet, the longevity and sillage of this stuff is no joke! I sprayed my sample onto my wrist one day and was getting very clear wafts of it at arm's length a whole nine hours later! I can't imagine anybody who works in an enclosed setting using more than one spray of this, where many other perfumes would require two or three, so you are definitely getting your money's worth in that sense. Even the little slip of paper I first tested it on is still holding the scent very well multiple days later.

I love Delina Exclusif, and it's definitely going to be the number one item on my birthday wishlist this year!

A sweet, girly, and bright berry scent with a warm vanilla underpinning that fades into a lovely and light amber jasmine. The juicy, sour blackberry sticks around for a long time and keeps the scent from feeling heavy or overly sweet! Definitely synthetic, but not in a bad way. I was looking for a nice, pretty every day perfume and Burberry Her Elixir was love-at-first-smell. Once it dries down and the scent starts to warm up into a sweet jasmine vanilla, I think it's absolutely perfect, and I still get wafts of it off of my clothes after one spritz and 8 hours of wear. Despite this, it doesn't radiate oppressively, so I don't feel bad wearing it in a closed space.

I find the original Burberry Her to be a little too bright and sharp for me in a way that felt like it wouldn't suit for all-around every day wear, but in contrast the Her Elixir balances out with enough of a sophisticated creamyness that I feel makes it perfectly suitable to wear to work. The bottle itself is simple in a very sophisticated and elegant way that makes it a joy to use: you can tell just from the weight of the cap that the make is of high quality. Overall, I love this perfume!