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02/18/2012
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Maurice Roucel Decides To Go Slumming
I happened upon a small (15ml) bottle of Celine Dion SENSATIONAL shimmer eau de toilette being offered for about the cost of a sample ($3), so I picked it up out of curiosity. I had no idea at the time that the nose behind this perfume was Maurice Roucel! Then I became very excited, of course.
Having worn SENSATIONAL shimmer eau de toilette a few times now, I'm forced to conclude that this was not Mr. Roucel's best work. It's not bad, by any stretch of the imagination, but the take away for me falls somewhere in the olfactory neighborhood of Nivea lotion. It might be the medium in this case, but my shimmer eau de toilette--which has a gel-like texture--does not really allow the alleged fruit notes of this perfume to unfold. I smell basically soapy generic flowers, similar in some ways to Jesus del Pozo IN WHITE or Dior PURE POISON, but at a much lower quality level.
I cannot say that I regret this purchase, since it was basically free. On the other hand, I won't be running out to acquire a 100ml bottle anytime soon.
Having worn SENSATIONAL shimmer eau de toilette a few times now, I'm forced to conclude that this was not Mr. Roucel's best work. It's not bad, by any stretch of the imagination, but the take away for me falls somewhere in the olfactory neighborhood of Nivea lotion. It might be the medium in this case, but my shimmer eau de toilette--which has a gel-like texture--does not really allow the alleged fruit notes of this perfume to unfold. I smell basically soapy generic flowers, similar in some ways to Jesus del Pozo IN WHITE or Dior PURE POISON, but at a much lower quality level.
I cannot say that I regret this purchase, since it was basically free. On the other hand, I won't be running out to acquire a 100ml bottle anytime soon.
