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10/28/2022
Anamandy
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Anamandy
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Another Big Bond Floral
I've been looking at this fragrance for a number of years and read many reviews compare this to Bond Central Park West. A lot of reviews claim they smell very similar, but after picking up a travel sprayer of it, and doing a side by side, I have to disagree. To my nose the only thing they have in common is that they are both big, extravagant florals.
While both are big flower bonanzas, Central Park West is heavier, louder, richer, more sensuous, and much more extroverted and over the top. It's a great perfume for a night on the town. While this is loud too, the fresh, clean profile makes it more wearable for day, if used judiciously. So, right off the bat, besides having a different feel about it, it is more versatile than West as it can easily go from day to night. Also, West is more cold weather wear while this seems more geared to warm weather. I couldn't imagine wearing West in the summer as it is so heavy and dense, I think it would choke me out and everyone else within the vicinity.
As to this fragrance, it is white florals at their peak of bloom right after a spring rain. Some think it has a cleanliness to it, as if you just got out of the shower, and I can see that too though it is not shampooey in the least. There's just the tinniest hint of fruitiness that adds freshness, but this is not a fruity floral either nor is it listed in the notes. But I am picking it up, though not in the way most fruity florals are done today where the fruity notes are much more pronounced and a feature of the scent.
If I were to make a comparison to any Bond fragrance, it would be Earth Day, in that it has that same clean, shower fresh aspect, though it does lack Earth Day's creaminess which I prefer. But while I like this scent, (and Bond CPW), I don't love it. For this type of scent profile, I prefer something like Estee Lauder's Pleasures or Beyond Paradise, or even Bond's Earth Day. Still, if you are looking for a big fresh white floral you should give this a shot as it is not only very pretty but performs wonderfully too. I will use up this travel sprayer next spring and summer, which I think will be perfect that time of year but will not replace with a bottle when it is done.
While both are big flower bonanzas, Central Park West is heavier, louder, richer, more sensuous, and much more extroverted and over the top. It's a great perfume for a night on the town. While this is loud too, the fresh, clean profile makes it more wearable for day, if used judiciously. So, right off the bat, besides having a different feel about it, it is more versatile than West as it can easily go from day to night. Also, West is more cold weather wear while this seems more geared to warm weather. I couldn't imagine wearing West in the summer as it is so heavy and dense, I think it would choke me out and everyone else within the vicinity.
As to this fragrance, it is white florals at their peak of bloom right after a spring rain. Some think it has a cleanliness to it, as if you just got out of the shower, and I can see that too though it is not shampooey in the least. There's just the tinniest hint of fruitiness that adds freshness, but this is not a fruity floral either nor is it listed in the notes. But I am picking it up, though not in the way most fruity florals are done today where the fruity notes are much more pronounced and a feature of the scent.
If I were to make a comparison to any Bond fragrance, it would be Earth Day, in that it has that same clean, shower fresh aspect, though it does lack Earth Day's creaminess which I prefer. But while I like this scent, (and Bond CPW), I don't love it. For this type of scent profile, I prefer something like Estee Lauder's Pleasures or Beyond Paradise, or even Bond's Earth Day. Still, if you are looking for a big fresh white floral you should give this a shot as it is not only very pretty but performs wonderfully too. I will use up this travel sprayer next spring and summer, which I think will be perfect that time of year but will not replace with a bottle when it is done.
