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12/16/2019
Sternanis
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Sternanis
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Unexpectedly flowery, smells more expensive than he is
I know neither the YR nor the Montale-Tiaré, but most of the cheaper "Tiare" fragrances smell more like a coconut vanilla body lotion with a small crumb of flowers.
This one, on the other hand, actually smells like flowers, and also like Tiaré. Vanilla and coconut only push themselves into the foreground at the base. I didn't get to the musk in my test, either it's used very discreetly, or it was too cold.
Fortunately tuberose and lily of the valley also hold back, they can quickly absorb a scent completely in their direction, so that one only perceives tuberose chewing gum or lily of the valley soap. But here it is already quite balanced.
I don't notice the jasmine leaf or "orange tree", and unfortunately I just miss a fresher (flowery or citric) note, the Tiaré seems a bit dull and one-sided here. You could also call it "sweet" or "creamy", but I just call it "dull".
Conclusion: Much better than expected, but still not quite "mine".
This one, on the other hand, actually smells like flowers, and also like Tiaré. Vanilla and coconut only push themselves into the foreground at the base. I didn't get to the musk in my test, either it's used very discreetly, or it was too cold.
Fortunately tuberose and lily of the valley also hold back, they can quickly absorb a scent completely in their direction, so that one only perceives tuberose chewing gum or lily of the valley soap. But here it is already quite balanced.
I don't notice the jasmine leaf or "orange tree", and unfortunately I just miss a fresher (flowery or citric) note, the Tiaré seems a bit dull and one-sided here. You could also call it "sweet" or "creamy", but I just call it "dull".
Conclusion: Much better than expected, but still not quite "mine".
