by L’Artisan Parfumer, 2002, good
Leaves of a pepper plant, chocolate, light flowers, slight hint of roasted bell peppers, which descends into something close to lavender (on me) with the help of the chocolate note. I wish I could say more about it, but like many L’Artisan fragrances it’s very light and doesn’t last long. Delightful, tho.
Received a bottle as a Christmas gift from hubby.
by Chanel, 2007, Good
Melon-woody watery with that Chanel base. It’s trying for fun & young but still classy (or classy while being un-stuffy, not sure which.) Melony like Happy, supposedly the top is citrus, but I read melon. Woody like KenzoAir, but more pencilly, less hinoki. Again, supposedly teak, but seems more coniferous to me. The watery is like, well, every fresh-watery thing out there. Hint of jasmine + Chanel base. Not bad. Not remarkable. Versatile. For a nondescript, all-purpose fragrance it’s good quality and *interesting* --unlike the same by Perry Ellis or Hugo Boss.
My sample was given to me by a Nordstrom’s saleslady when I was nosing around her department.
by Hanae Mori, 1995, good
Starts with an accord of vanilla & woods, shifts to a creamier vanilla that’s mildly fruity.
Suddenly flips in 3 minutes/hour (randomly) to an almost vanilla-free fruity floral, mostly indistinguishable from yet milder than Mandarin Jasmine. Sneaks quietly back into a vanilla woodsy musk.
Sample as part of a gift sample collection from Sephora.
by Miller Harris, 2000, so-so
Herbal, and floral,
Powdery, vanilla, more
powder, ends in musk.
Got my sample at a yard sale, amongst several other unopened perfume samples.
by Christian Dior, 2003, bad
Mix Spring Flowers & I Am King. 0% interesting, 100% banal.
Bought unopened sample at a yard sale for 25¢. I paid too much.
