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дороль – :
I came across this accidentally, and it was instant love. I didn’t even want to look at it as the name sounded masculine and I’ve never heard of this brand as a perfume. But I took a sniff and I was hooked. It is indeed the most natural and close to the real flower narcissus that I’ve smelled. Everyone knows narcissus as a note in perfumery usually is something heavy, slightly yellow, and creamy. This is fresh, delicate, natural. In the spring smell some narcissus and you will see. The only other perfume I smelled that was a good narcissus was Ostara by Penthaligon. Here the peony has a supporting role. The perfume starts floral, goes into a short leaf/foliage/green phase and then settles into a soft and gentle narcissus.
It sounds boring and it isn’t a complex scent at all, but it’s so charming and romantic in its simplicity.
In therms of silage and lasting power… the silage is good for about half an hour to one hour, then becomes very soft. The scent has low to medium lasting power on skin, much better on clothes .
Overall it’s youthful , calming, lovely, and appropriate anywhere. Completely charming and inoffensive, innocent, pure.
Williamisaak – :
I am working my way through a small Derek Lam 10 Crosby discovery set, left to right. This is the third scent that I have tried, and the one I like best so far.
At first it smelled like crushed green stems. Very fresh and natural-smelling, and somewhat bitter. Then a sweetness came out, but the pure greenness remained.
I was trying to pinpoint what flower this reminds me of, because I don’t know what narcissus smells like, and then it came to me: hyacinth. I can picture pink, purple, and white hyacinths in full bloom, with both the sweetness and the greenness.
I’m also getting a touch of magnolia, as well as an aquatic slant, like water lily. I detect some fruit too, but can’t quite identify it. Maybe kumquat?
I am pleasantly surprised with this fragrance, because I found that the first 2 Derek Lam scents I tried were just weird!
The name Hi-Fi seems ironic, because I wouldn’t characterize this as a loud scent, but rather a friendly one. I suppose you could say it conveys a Spring garden in High Fidelity.
Hi-Fi has remained fairly linear, and I find it to be quite lovely. For me, this one is a winner.
barsik112233 – :
Uninspiring green florals. Soft and forgettable. Not really much more to say! Pass.
towItacilitib – :
It’s nothing artificial or offensive very high quality. Likeable, just not my favorite blend. Too many florals with yellow florals, rose and green. It’s just too much.
pwk974elipseskism – :
Oh well, I like this a lot I love peony! It is so shampoo clean and fresh. I don’t need it to be more complex – and I’m not a little girl or a teen! This is simple and that’s not boring to me. I recently dropped and broke my brand new bottle of Peony by Acqua di Parma – so this is a nice stand in until I can get another. It was in my open purse which was on a table and it rolled right out onto a marble floor. I was heartbroken!
dancan – :
Perky peony that sticks around for two hours or so. Three sprays this morning were no longer discernible within four hours. As I work my way through all ten of the Derek Lam scents, I’m finding that most of this line feels really adolescent. This would be a good one for a teen girl with a tendency to over-spray, since its got little sillage or longevity, and the scent is quite clean (in a laundry detergent or shampoo kind of way).
xerasim – :
This is surprisingly very good
scaredd – :
I got a sample set of this collection, because I was curious about this and a few others. I know what the notes are, but wow- this instantly took me back to my childhood. (Where my 00’s kids at?) Something about it reminded me of play doh, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, and dirt. It conjured up a lot of good memories, but that’s not enough to justify the price of a FB, because I don’t particularly like it, if that makes sense. It gave me a nice sensory experience, temporarily that is, but I couldn’t ever see myself reaching for it.
vincent – :
Pretty linear, peony with some daisy maybe. When a bit too much is applied it takes on that generic, florally forgettable-ness that a lot of quick, trend, main stream florals seem to end up smelling like. No way would I pay the price this costs. Not even half the price… honestly not even a third.
Sort of reminds me of the vibe that NEST fragrances have, in my experience. They try really hard to smell like the authentic plant, but there’s always something… that keeps it from smelling authentic, that “generic” quality I mentioned before.
Despite being easy to over apply, fades pretty quickly.
Overall: Eh.
fiho – :
It truly does smell like peony. Pleasant, but boring.
leoins – :
I don’t think it is destined for guys!! It is really a simple floral scent, easy to wear, but kind of forgettable..would have been better with more longevity too…just nice peony scent, but overpriced for what it is !!