What a surprise to run into this at CVS tonight. And it was a lot better price than one place I found it for online. And then I used my CVS coupons...even better!
Quelle surprise! I liked this fragrance enough to buy it on the first try. Oh no! Will I still like it in the morning? It's been a few hours now, and I still like it.
It's warm and oriental, but not sickly sweet. It seems to be well balanced in that nothing is predominately strong in it. Halle is said to like to layer her own fragrances, thought to be two L'artisan's of fig and mimosa. Whatever! The notes work together beautifully.
Top notes are: bergamot, fig leaves and pear blossom;
heart notes are: freesia petals, hibiscus flower and a new-sounding accord or molecule, "Ultra Mimosa";
base notes are: sandalwood, driftwood, cashmere musk, olibanum absolute, and sensual amber.
On me, the fragrance doesn't particularly move, but it softens. I don't notice anything distinct between the top notes to the base notes. It has gourmand elements. It reminds me a bit of Yves Rocher's Cocoon, but it is less heavy.
The structure of the fragrance is supposed to have both
transparency and texture, freshness and sensuality.
This is exactly what is missing in Cocoon for me. It is neither transparent nor fresh, but rich and heady.
Halle takes this richness, but adds a lightness to it. Perhaps it is the mimosa. I smell some dark chocolate, even though it isn't listed in the notes.
I picture myself enjoying a cafe au lait or a cup of chocolat along a street in Paris, people watching, just as I enjoyed watching the audio slide shows of Bill Cunningham's Paris fashion updates. I am warmed by the spring sun, as well as my fragrance that is wrapping me around. The breeze is cool. The day is lovely.
Have you tried this yet?
What do you think?
My take:
Well, I bought it. I think she has a winner. So far, I love it. C'est vrai!
Karin
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Is this what you were wearing tonight? Yummy!
Yes, that was the one I was wearing. It really is delish! It’s interesting that both of us smell a kind of sweet patchouli in it, but it isn’t listed as one of the notes.