Germanblonde

I love eau de perfumes and eau de toilettes with vanilla. Usually with vanilla frags, the initial spray is not that pleasing and comes rather through after it settles into a divine, smooth, round fragrance. With Kenzo Amour however there was no waiting for a wonderful dry down, it was right up my alley right from the get go. The freshness comes through a bit later, but doesn't take away from the yummy vanilla. I do not get too much floral, but that is normal for me. When I detect it, it's usually more than I ask for. I guess my nose can only detect real flower bombs, but otherwise I recognize floral aromas just as part of the composition, not so much something I can pinpoint, unless it is overwhelming me. This is a very nice fragrance, and I am pleased I gave it a try.

About 20 some years ago I was strolling through a department store and more bored than interested I tried Organza. Didn't do much for me, at least so I thought, and I went on to the movie theatre with my hubby right afterwards. And while I was sitting there, I couldn't keep my nose off my wrist. It was just the greatest aroma. Right after the movies I ran back to the store to buy a bottle, and I have never been without this beauty since.

I think she is a girl you either adore or don't care for. My hubby and my mom never liked it much. My mom went even so far to say: "How can you like that?" And I would answer: "How can you NOT like that?" I think she is absolutely gorgeous. I wear her when I want to feel very ladylike, sophisticated and taken seriously. And somehow that feeling comes through when wearing Organza. Do not know if it is because of the way I carry myself when I wear her, or if it is really that fragrance that projects this feeling of being important. However, when I apply Organza, people around me know I mean real business. Fits great to a pants suit career outfit on a modern woman that still expects chivalry. This is so me - under the right circumstances and in the right surroundings.

Did you ever meet a man that you find extremely attractive, even though he is not your type of guy at all? That's how I feel about Angel. I cannot quite make up my mind. All in all I think my like for it is greater than my dislike. I got a lot of citrus notes and some mango notes emerging forcefully through the sweetness. I truly enjoy the fruitiness and sweetness. But something feels, or rather smells, not quite right to me to truly enjoy it. Maybe it's the patchouli that puts me off. I realized that patchouli is not something I like when it comes through with a real whammy. All in all, I like the fragrance enough to use it here and there, but I will not re-purchase. Well, I really just wear it once in a blue moon anyhow, so it doesn't look like I will EVER run out of it, hence making a re-purchase redundant.

So today I put on Jil Sander No 4, the whole nine yards: Shower gel, body lotion and the juice. Took my shower this morning at 6:20 am. Now it's almost 5:00 pm and the smell is still lovely and noticeable. In fact, the longer I wore No 4 today, the more beautiful the fragrance became. With a lot of Jil Sander frags, most of them I absolutely adore by the way, you have to reapply quite a bit. This darling however is like the energizer bunny: She keeps going, and going and going. Strangely I could swear I detect honey, but there is no honey listed in the notes. Maybe it is the plum, being sweeter than I would have expected? Whatever it is, she is truly spectacular and I really love her. So far none of the Jil Sander fragrances I have tried have disappointed me, and No 4 will also always, ALWAYS have a place in my heart and my drawer.

It is SO harsh and untamed. A wild beast. Way too rough for my nose. I never give a perfume just one try. I tried this several times with long intervals - but it just won't grow on me. But like my mom says: "There is a lid for every pot." Well, this lid absolutely doesn't fit on me. If I never have to smell this frag again, I will surely not burst out into tears. My colleague, who loves to get gifted those frags that I cannot deal with, declined my offer for this freebie. So I just threw it into the trash. This could not even function as a room spray for me or her!