Ambre Narguile, 2004
I detect: Amber, a powdery note, almond (marzipan?), mimosa, musk. The amber isn't annoying and obvious, but is used as rounding, as it should be, instead of as a head-splitting club. The mimosa is probably giving it the almond/marzipan scent I detect. I always smell marzipan in mimosa scents...
Nice.
It makes me reminisce about a dog grooming salon, specifically the
almondy-powdery notes smell just like the powder they put in my dog's
fur after they shaved him for the summer, with the slight musk note it
actually smells a little like my dog, too. This isn't a bad connotation,
clean doggie is a very nice, friendly smell, and I miss my doggie!
This one lasts and lasts on the skin, getting foodier and almondy-er as
it wears, but never tips over the edge into making you hungry or
smelling like a cookie.
Osmanthe Yunnan, 2005
Like Sweet Honesty by Avon, freesia and a powder note, lily of the
valley, and the slightest of musk. Very sweet. Smells just like some
Holly Hobbie bubble bath beads I had as a child. Absolutely NO lasting
power, sweet top note dissipates in a few minutes, soft powdery note
lingers slightly longer but fades sharply very quickly, there's nothing
left in an hour. Would be an excellent choice for the tween girl in your
life, if you're the sort of cool aunt who'd give her an expensive "grown
up" perfume. It's much more sophisticated than the usual choice of
9-year-olds -Love's Baby Soft, or any of the wretched fruity-floral
Hilary Duff fragrances that are so popular lately. Much less cotton-candy sweet than anything by Aquolina, either. I wish I had more to say about it other than "sweet & lovely & GONE in 60 minutes!"
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