03/10/2013
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Another jasmine soliflore...
Jasmine soliflores sometimes really speak to me. Molinard JASMIN and Montale JASMIN FULL are two examples which fill me with joy upon application and make me forget all about my obsession with roses. Other jasmine soliflores leave me, if not cold, at least capable of walking away. They are too dry or too austere or simply too simple to draw me in. By Kilian LOVE AND TEARS falls into this category.
There is nothing wrong with LOVE AND TEARS. It is a jasmine soliflore on the dry side (closer to Keiko Mecheri's than to the lush varieties mentioned above), and perhaps that is why I cannot get that excited about it. This is not a green jasmine, nor is it sticky and sweet, and it even smells quite natural, but it is on the dry side, and I prefer my jasmine soliflores to be lush and, well, overwhelming, so this one is not for me.
I would probably wear LOVE AND TEARS now and then, if I happened to have a bottle lying around, but honestly I believe that I would still reach first for the Molinard JASMIN in my collection to satisfy my thirst for this flower, and among the many haute niche jasmine perfumes on offer, Montale JASMIN FULL (also better than this) is already on my wish list.
There is nothing wrong with LOVE AND TEARS. It is a jasmine soliflore on the dry side (closer to Keiko Mecheri's than to the lush varieties mentioned above), and perhaps that is why I cannot get that excited about it. This is not a green jasmine, nor is it sticky and sweet, and it even smells quite natural, but it is on the dry side, and I prefer my jasmine soliflores to be lush and, well, overwhelming, so this one is not for me.
I would probably wear LOVE AND TEARS now and then, if I happened to have a bottle lying around, but honestly I believe that I would still reach first for the Molinard JASMIN in my collection to satisfy my thirst for this flower, and among the many haute niche jasmine perfumes on offer, Montale JASMIN FULL (also better than this) is already on my wish list.
