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01/12/2020
Drseid
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Drseid
For Lovers of All Things Sweet...
Cosmos Flower goes on with a slightly sharp, brief splash of mandarin coupled with a sugary sweet warm baked apple accord before moving to its heart. As the composition enters it early heart the benzoin derived sweetness remains, as a starring banana-laced jasmine-like ylang-ylang floral is unveiled, supported by soft cocoa and sweet caramel rising from the base. During the late dry-down the ylang-ylang vacates, leaving remnants of the cocoa and caramel to now support prominent, almost vanilla-like amber that takes center stage through the finish. Projection is below average and longevity average at 8-9 hours on skin.
With its relatively high sweetness quotient, coupled with gourmand facets like cocoa and caramel, a betting person would wisely believe that someone (like this writer) who is averse to sweet compositions would dislike Cosmos Flower, but surprisingly in this case they would be wrong. There is no denying that the sweetness is problematic and crosses the "danger zone" threshold. That said, the floral banana-like ylang-ylang really does meld well with the semi-gourmand facets, tempering the sweetness just enough to allow the (in this case sweet-averse) wearer to enjoy the experience. I doubt this writer will be running to purchase a bottle of the relatively sweet Cosmos Flower, but I can certainly appreciate the end result, and what many who *do* enjoy compositions on the sweet side of the spectrum will find quite appealing. The bottom line is the $550 per 50ml bottle Cosmos Flower will potentially be problematic to the sweet-averse, but is skillfully if not a tad simplistically composed, earning it a "very good" 3.5 stars out of 5 rating, and a recommendation to those with a fragrance sweet tooth.
With its relatively high sweetness quotient, coupled with gourmand facets like cocoa and caramel, a betting person would wisely believe that someone (like this writer) who is averse to sweet compositions would dislike Cosmos Flower, but surprisingly in this case they would be wrong. There is no denying that the sweetness is problematic and crosses the "danger zone" threshold. That said, the floral banana-like ylang-ylang really does meld well with the semi-gourmand facets, tempering the sweetness just enough to allow the (in this case sweet-averse) wearer to enjoy the experience. I doubt this writer will be running to purchase a bottle of the relatively sweet Cosmos Flower, but I can certainly appreciate the end result, and what many who *do* enjoy compositions on the sweet side of the spectrum will find quite appealing. The bottom line is the $550 per 50ml bottle Cosmos Flower will potentially be problematic to the sweet-averse, but is skillfully if not a tad simplistically composed, earning it a "very good" 3.5 stars out of 5 rating, and a recommendation to those with a fragrance sweet tooth.
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