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09/01/2012
Sherapop
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Kaleidoscopic, Indeed
After having read so much about MISSONI edp, I finally decided to give this perfume a whirl, and my initial impression was a positive one. After the opening blast of synthetic ("abstract") florals cleared out, this composition seemed to me like a chocolate-orange fougère about half-way between Hermès ELIXIR DES MERVEILLES and Sarah Jessica Parker COVET, both of which I love. Happily, I was not reminded of Estée Lauder BEYOND PARADISE in the least. I also did not find any similarity whatsoever to Rochas TOCADE, which I happen to like.
Everything was going fine, and I was even reminded of those dark chocolate oranges which come with the individual pieces wrapped in foil. What a nice perfume! I thought to myself. Then it happened: the dreaded headache arrived. In the drydown, there is a decidedly cucumberesque quality (aka aquatic) which really ruined the overall experience for me. (Past tense because I will not be wearing this again...) Something in this composition does not agree with me at all, and as a queasy feeling akin to seasickness overtook me. I found myself imagining this bottle being sold alongside the budget-couture Missoni items at Target (pronounced "Tar-zhay"). There is just no way that I could wear this perfume, because the headache stage is much more intense and longer lasting than the pleasant chocolate-orange fougère stage. Désolée.
As an aside, I am quite surprised at the price which this ill-conceived, truly kaleidoscopic concoction is commanding these days. People must be buying blind on hearsay, which in a demand-based perfume market causes the price to spike. Is anyone really wearing this? I think that it would work for those who frequent the lower-grade celebrity scents and are of sturdy constitution or else have sanded-down nerve endings.
Everything was going fine, and I was even reminded of those dark chocolate oranges which come with the individual pieces wrapped in foil. What a nice perfume! I thought to myself. Then it happened: the dreaded headache arrived. In the drydown, there is a decidedly cucumberesque quality (aka aquatic) which really ruined the overall experience for me. (Past tense because I will not be wearing this again...) Something in this composition does not agree with me at all, and as a queasy feeling akin to seasickness overtook me. I found myself imagining this bottle being sold alongside the budget-couture Missoni items at Target (pronounced "Tar-zhay"). There is just no way that I could wear this perfume, because the headache stage is much more intense and longer lasting than the pleasant chocolate-orange fougère stage. Désolée.
As an aside, I am quite surprised at the price which this ill-conceived, truly kaleidoscopic concoction is commanding these days. People must be buying blind on hearsay, which in a demand-based perfume market causes the price to spike. Is anyone really wearing this? I think that it would work for those who frequent the lower-grade celebrity scents and are of sturdy constitution or else have sanded-down nerve endings.
