Thornyrose

I am often insecure inside, but I don’t show it on the outside.
I am strong for those who need me.
I am sensitive and empathetic.
I provide comfort when you are not feeling well.
I am gentle, but always myself. I have my boundaries.
I am very feminine.
I accompany you all day and make sure you feel good.
I don’t impose myself, but I am noticed.
I am Valentina.

Valentina is the perfect fragrance for a woman who feels more fragile than she is. A woman who would defend her loved ones like a lioness and go through fire for them. Valentina is emotion.

This floral cream-powder scent is not a loud one. It is a quiet little stream, and they are known to run deep.

I have already written a statement, but since the longevity really blows me away, I’m writing a comment about it after all.

There used to be a black apple from Lolita Lempicka - Minuit Noir. Black, heavy, dusty, licorice, yet totally sexy. But unfortunately too heavy and therefore hardly wearable.

The style reminds me a lot of this fragrance. The progression is hardly noticeable. It starts with an unlisted licorice and lipstick note that runs throughout the entire development and stays in the foreground. At first, it is dusty dry and becomes creamier over time. The sillage is not overwhelming, but also not skin-close. You stand out, but everyone still has room to breathe. It is the perfect alternative to Minuit Noir and great for colder to icy days.

Worn yesterday, I could still perceive it this morning, although now very close to the skin.

Here you get something special for very little money. Anything but 08/15. I can really recommend giving it a try!

I am now 30 - that's 60 Marks! Accordingly, my choice of fragrance should also become more mature at some point. Still, I am drawn to my usual pink sugary waters. I just can't get away from sweet-fruity-floral perfumes.

Today I tested the sample of Illusione for the second time. At first, I smell blackberries (probably the currant?), but in a way that's quite natural, similar to Amethyst by Lalique. Then it quickly transforms into a direction similar to Ange ou démon le secret. But it's lightly underlaid with bright woods that soften everything. So young and yet so feminine. In the base, it becomes a bit greener, even though the fig leaf is actually listed in the heart note. On one hand refreshing, on the other hand also calming. And indeed natural.

The sillage is rather close to the body, but the longevity is quite good.

This fragrance just fits always. And especially well with my age. This could actually become my new daily companion.

In one hand the ice cream, in the other the cotton candy. And when both are finished, a slightly bitter powdery cloud surrounds you. It suits women who are mature in age but still enjoy their youth on the inside.

This fragrance starts off very sticky-sweet for me and at the same time somewhat bitter. The vanilla is immediately present, mixed with a citrus note, probably kumquat. That is certainly also responsible for the bitterness. I don't mean like some medications, but like sprayed lemon peels. After about half an hour, the sweetness subsides a bit and makes way for a still quite sweet pile of powder. The bitter note disappears and a spicy note emerges instead. I have always thought of recognizing this note as sage, but that is not listed here at all. Isa Bella now smells on my skin for about 7-8 hours of the finest vanilla, almost oriental and slightly spicy due to the sage-like note. As Gesch has already written, this vanilla is not a simple and synthetic cheap vanilla, but a lush, almost floral vanilla that totally fascinates me. It has an incredibly uplifting effect on me. I can't detect any further development, which is not a problem at all, because the fragrance is simply harmonious and beautiful as it is. It just becomes warmer and more powdery.

The longevity is very good on my skin - it easily lasts 12 hours and in the hair, of course, even longer.
The sillage is also good - clearly perceptible, but not overwhelming and suffocating.
Although I also like to wear Isa Bella in summer, it is more of a fragrance for colder days.

It's a shame that it is no longer produced, it suited me so well and could have certainly made many others happy too.