Tanith

Oh, what I was excited about this new creation from the house of Guerlain!
Rose, almond, raspberries - exactly my Beuteschema. This seems feminine, pink (matching the bottle) and also very delicate. So when the filling from the sharing arrived, I was totally out of the house. I still had to test at the mailbox - and was disappointed at first. In retrospect, I can say: the headache that set in shortly after the test and that I attributed to the fragrance actually announced a summer flu. So the first test can not have taken place under "fair" conditions - and my impression was decisively shaped by my getting sick.

A few days later and the headache behind me, I perceive Rose Chérie already different. The rose petals are lush and dense, yet delicate and not too heavy. A delicious fruity, almost tangy raspberry underpins the nostalgic flowers, which gradually become more powdery and sweet. The almond becomes increasingly dominant, giving the scent an innocent, almost baby-fresh note. Very slightly, I feel reminded of l'instant Magic at this point. A thoroughly beautiful association!
I also find the durability and sillage particularly impressive: for days I can perceive the scent on clothes, even when they are at 2 meters distance in the room. Guerlain has created a really pretty fragrance here. Not particularly individual or groundbreakingly new, but thoroughly timeless and so judiciously composed that the rose splendor doesn't seem too soapy, old-fashioned or campy. Fruit and powder balance and create a veil that exudes well-groomed cheerfulness as well as cuddly softness. For me definitely a wish candidate!

...she'd be L'initial.
Coco Mademoiselle Intense and this sweetheart arouse the same feelings in me: girly but not too young, very neat and floral without becoming musty and super trendy. Which is amazing, because both are definitely "traditional" (fragrance) houses. I like the modern twist, this somewhat playful and light, yet "memorable" specialness incredibly. I would recognize this fragrance anywhere. On any woman (or man!), anywhere. I feel the same way about Mademoiselle, it always draws me in magically. Both are like frilly dresses with biker boots, chic but not madamy, kind of bubbly. And yet not ephemeral.
Of course, the fragrances definitely differ in their composition: L'initial is extremely powdery, just a bit orangy, and the caramel replaces the patchouli. A bit like a pink powder puff, which is enthroned between sweet stuff and high-quality cosmetics. In super durable!

Oh, I'm just very happy that this fragrance is now available again. Nothing is so sad in the fragrance world, as the love of an extinct composition. But now is provided for now.

I'm honestly not sure if my review is enlightening in any way. But maybe it's still others like me?

Some time ago, a sample of the extract was a fragrance mail (actually, I had the fragrance zero on the screen, accordingly stepmotherly I have treated him). Quickly sprayed, felt for too masculine, passed on to my friend (real beneficiary, the good. Gets everything that could be halfway unisex ;-))

The has then actually worn it - the first time at about 25 degrees outside temperature. My associations were again quite masculine: spicy, cedar and a touch of aftershave. But everything somehow loose and airy, I have gladly stood in the fragrance cloud and sniffed. I think I also detected a very slight hint of orange - but that may be due to the association with Eau des Merveilles, which I have with Baccarat throughout. This "fresh - cedar - orangey" is also dominant in this Hermes for me. So after looking again out of curiosity (and actually being most surprised when I identified the sample as a Kurkdjian), I had to do some research right away. Only to actually read in black and white:

"The fragrance is sweet-floral"
Huh?

I don't think it's ever actually happened to me that I've perceived a fragrance COMPLETELY differently than it's been categorized here. And now that I'm "pre-loaded" and can't judge as freely as I did before, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to categorize Baccarat Rouge. Yes, it gets sweeter after a while - but I wouldn't describe it as sweet. And who knows if I'm just smelling it because I "should" be smelling it? Human cognition can do a lot of things, I'm not even an expert on that. Saffron - a spice, I smell spice - the culprit? I don't know.
Frankly, this scent confuses me through and through. Mainly because many seem to perceive something that is hidden from me....
I like it, honestly. That slightly medicinal note (I can go with that!) is kind of addictive and I wasn't familiar with it that way, but this bottle is a bit of an alien to me.
Who and what is it, where does it come from and are you friend or foe?

I'll make it short in advance: I am a bit disappointed. But on the other hand I have thus saved a not inconsiderable amount of money - luck in the misfortune

Delina O. was for me love at first spray. A small revelation and original different, by the sour rhubarb prelude, which pulls through the entire course of the fragrance.
Exactly this "special" is missing Delina E.. at least to my sensation.
It is much milder, powderier, almost "arty". Based on the notes, review and associations, I would have expected a seductive, even almost wicked fragrance. On me, Delina E. is none of these.
The combination of rose, oud and vanilla always makes me think of the infamous Francis Kurdijan, which I can not wear, but incredibly happy to perceive on others and consider to be consummately beautiful. I can't find any of that here either. All I perceive is a soft, shy rose bathed in powder. Plus a mild lychee and an even milder pear. Then at the end, some amber, which gives Delina E. a little more depth.
This rose has no thorns, and passionate red it is not. At most very delicate and romantic pink - which undoubtedly also corresponds to my booty pattern, do not get me wrong. Delina E. is a pretty fragrance, which probably can not really dislike - almost 240€ I would not invest here, however.
Let's see if this impression changes in the winter, so some fragrance needs certain temperatures to unfold properly. But for now Delina E. remains a rather unimpressive 7 for me.

I should stop testing fragrances whose outer packaging already seems more expensive than many a drugstore bottle.

I should stop testing fragrances that, after a Google search, can only smile wearily at my student budget.

I should stop having to choose between fragrances and a week of dry bread.

(Fun - not quite that bad then)

Delina...I should have guessed. I just knew I would love her (so I guessed, but ran full of euphoria to my doom)
This fragrance is truly, I can't sum it up any other way, a poem. A fairy tale. Simply wun-der-beautiful!
Heaven. Rarely have I had such a delicate yet juicy, delicious yet not edible, floral yet not stale combination under my nose.
The top note is like a rhubarb pie with sprinkles, sweet and sour at the same time, really nice "tingly". In the heart note it is then more floral, whereby the rose is underpinned by some vanilla and the still ever-present rhubarb note. A certain, light creaminess I can also recognize, but overall I would not describe Delina as creamy - rather sweet-floral-fruity with a certain freshness, so that it does not become too "dense".
A bit like jam with roses, with buttery crumble in the background. And in addition a glass of champagne, the tingles namely so beautiful in the nose (like Delina with me).
This is a fragrance for nice weather, sunshine, romantic dates or good mood, which you want to emphasize skillfully. I feel joie de vivre and joy, youthful freshness and lightness, a mischievous and sweet smile on my lips. I am simply blown away! And the nice thing: it lasts! Sillage and durability are phenomenal, so you do not have to regularly spray 10€ behind.

Now I'm in a mess. I have fallen in love. So really fierce, Delina then feels a 100% have-want candidate. But the price... painful. Fortunately, my sample is still enough for a few times wearing!