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Where value for money goes to die
At the time of writing this is £36. For the refill. As in, if you do away with the pretty metal box.
I'd be impressed if you could make this little tin of rosy delight last you 36 applications, meaning you might as well be slapping liquid gold on your wrists.
Having said this, it smells very lovely.
I'd be impressed if you could make this little tin of rosy delight last you 36 applications, meaning you might as well be slapping liquid gold on your wrists.
Having said this, it smells very lovely.
My first love
This was (and is) my fragrance first love. I wanted to buy a regular Green Tea but saw this in a shop at a good price, so I bought it. I like it more than the original! It's a good option if you wish you could get Green Tea but with less citrus. It feels fairly aquatic to me but without the aftershave vibes of a blue fragrance. Light, easy to wear.
Not bad for the price point! Simple, sweet, but refreshing
Opening bloom of coconut. It quickly turned into sugar water, and at first I was disappointed and thought that was it. About an hour later the coconut note seemed to come back. I was pleasantly surprised by how long it lasted on my wrist (all afternoon).
It's a fairly simple fragrance, it mostly smells like sweet coconut. The coconut is not even completely photorealistic. But it's pleasant, easy to wear, refreshing, and at a great price point.
I have no plans to buy it at the moment but I am keeping it in mind for if/when I finish a different, beloved-but-discontinued body mist.
It's a fairly simple fragrance, it mostly smells like sweet coconut. The coconut is not even completely photorealistic. But it's pleasant, easy to wear, refreshing, and at a great price point.
I have no plans to buy it at the moment but I am keeping it in mind for if/when I finish a different, beloved-but-discontinued body mist.
The dry-down is the loveliest part
The opening is instantly orange juice. It feels quite loud to me (I refreshed it at the office partway through the day and was a little worried I'd over-sprayed it), but I somehow still feel at home in it. It's cheerful and jubilant and uplifting. It's also got a hint of something fizzy in it, such as fanta.
The dry-down may be disappointing for some as the citric notes dissipate and leave behind a more much understated base, but it's what makes the fragrance great in my opinion. It smells a bit like iced lemon tea. I know this is not generally thought of as a tea fragrance, but it reminds me a bit of Elizabeth Arden Green Tea. In a good way. I don't quite know the right words to describe how it feels, but it's a peaceful, understated, yet pleasantly fragrant dry-down.
I think I may be able to smell the slightest hint of blue iris, and I love how originally it's used here. It's a far cry from the heavy iris-centric perfumes I'm familiar with, and it makes the dry-down just ever so slightly more comforting.
The dry-down may be disappointing for some as the citric notes dissipate and leave behind a more much understated base, but it's what makes the fragrance great in my opinion. It smells a bit like iced lemon tea. I know this is not generally thought of as a tea fragrance, but it reminds me a bit of Elizabeth Arden Green Tea. In a good way. I don't quite know the right words to describe how it feels, but it's a peaceful, understated, yet pleasantly fragrant dry-down.
I think I may be able to smell the slightest hint of blue iris, and I love how originally it's used here. It's a far cry from the heavy iris-centric perfumes I'm familiar with, and it makes the dry-down just ever so slightly more comforting.
You gotta admire the guts!
I find this fragrance charming despite it not always being easy to wear.
I detect three main notes/groups of notes. The first is the coffee: spicy, a little pungent, but also earthy. The second is I assume, the tiramisu accord with maybe some ylang mixed in. It's sweet and creamy, and does smell a little like tiramisu. Finally, mixed in between these, a third element: chocolate. It's rich, smooth, and velvety.
On a bad day, the coffee feels a bit too astringent, the tiramisu feels too in-my-face sweet, and all in all it's a pretty odd combination. But I still admire the originality.
On a good day, the coffee nestles in just right and it becomes beautiful.
This would make a great party fragrance - this is that chaotic person you meet at the club who smells a bit sweet but also a bit like smoke - but I also have this image of wearing it in a cabin in the snow after a day spent skiing.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is reminded of Black Opium. I agree they have some things in common: they're both sweet fragrances with a coffee note. I think of Ylang-Ylang Espresso as what would happen if you told Black Opium that vanilla was illegal starting today, and - by the way - you really think it would be good for their street cred to play it a bit cooler.
I'm pretty obsessed.
I detect three main notes/groups of notes. The first is the coffee: spicy, a little pungent, but also earthy. The second is I assume, the tiramisu accord with maybe some ylang mixed in. It's sweet and creamy, and does smell a little like tiramisu. Finally, mixed in between these, a third element: chocolate. It's rich, smooth, and velvety.
On a bad day, the coffee feels a bit too astringent, the tiramisu feels too in-my-face sweet, and all in all it's a pretty odd combination. But I still admire the originality.
On a good day, the coffee nestles in just right and it becomes beautiful.
This would make a great party fragrance - this is that chaotic person you meet at the club who smells a bit sweet but also a bit like smoke - but I also have this image of wearing it in a cabin in the snow after a day spent skiing.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is reminded of Black Opium. I agree they have some things in common: they're both sweet fragrances with a coffee note. I think of Ylang-Ylang Espresso as what would happen if you told Black Opium that vanilla was illegal starting today, and - by the way - you really think it would be good for their street cred to play it a bit cooler.
I'm pretty obsessed.
