frondescence

This definitely smells like freshly risen dough straight out of the bottle, but it disappears woefully quickly. The initial dry down is very powdery on my skin, leaning into those tulip and violet notes; nice, but not the strong bread smell I was hoping to get. It mellows into an almost coconut-like warmth, and is extremely pleasant and natural, but the sillage is very minimal past the first hour or so. It has a very enticing, truly lovely gourmand scent when taken directly from the skin, so I could see it being good in an intimate setting, or if you just want something subtle for daily wear. I was using a tester, so aerosolizing may have a stronger effect.

This is quite strong on initial placement, and had an almost soapy top note on me. As the day progressed, however, it warmed to a hearty hazelnut coffee scent that reminds me most strongly of the standing carafes at a nice hotel breakfast - a tiny bit burnt but filled with excitement. It lasted the whole day, about 16 hours, and became a fairly subtle almost caramel scent at the end. I never got any clear lemon or citrus element, but the spice of cardamom is present if a bit artificial throughout.

This is an old scent, and that’s immediately obvious. On first impression it has a strong grassy sweetness that later mellows into a more resinous tang, like an antique piano. It has a curious effect that changes significantly throughout the day, playing along with a buttoned up morning meeting among oak trees, an indulgent afternoon nap on a sunny lawn, and a sultry evening stroll through a dusky marsh.