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mline – :
That is it! Watermelon Jolly Ranchers! No, really!
This is freesia on peyote, electric, candy, colors in neon so bright it makes your ears ring. That is not to say that this is loud fragrance, quite the opposite, despite it’s effervescence, it sits quietly in the corner, waiting for you to look over and breathe deep.
I keep coming back to it, as my husband put it : That smells good, not really so much sexy, but really GOOD!
I can’t say it smells exactly like Everything and Nothing by Tokyo Milk, which is more baby aspirin than watermelon to my nose, but it has that same sweetness that even my husband noticed, and he hardly notices perfume at all. (Ok, he said it was ‘like that one you wore in Vegas, it’s the same, but different obviously’ and given that Everything and Nothing was the one that caught his nose on that trip, I can only assume that’s what he meant.. )
xLeks – :
I love me some Freesia, so I was delighted to have been gifted a sample of this..and while this is a delightful scent, I initially get more sour watermelon hard candy than flowers from this.
Taking away the expectation for a realistic take on one of my favorite cut flowers, by itself this is a mouthwateringly sweet candied flowers sort of scent that does eventually dry down into something like a cartoon version of freesia. I would have no issue letting a young girl wear this with a light hand, it’s perfectly innocent like that.
asunrise – :
The initial blast of Freesia made me yelp with delight. It’s an electric candied-floral shock, before evolving into a more botanical floral minutes later.
So far I’ve enjoyed 2/3 of the Soliflore offerings from Dame, and on me, Orange Flower, Rose de Mai, Narcissus, and Gardenia are very linear. Conversely, Osmanthus, Freesia, and Lily of the Valley are shape-shifters that evolve over time.
The opening for Freesia and Osmanthus feel like an ‘idealized’ version of these flowers — almost like how freesia and osmanthus *want* to smell like. The dry downs are closer to nature.
I like Soliflore Freesia a lot. Making note to try the perfume oil version as well, since the duration of the opening notes might be longer than the EdT spray. :o)
sanyba77 – :
My experience with the Dame Perfumery soliflores so far has been very positive, but I suppose there are flies in the best of ointments. This smells absolutely nothing like a freesia. I’ve had the opportunity to smell several varieties of freesia over the years, so I’m well acquainted with the very recognizable, lovely scent. This perfume smells for all the world like dishwashing liquid, or some kind of generic shampoo – both directly from the bottle and on the skin. I even tried it on a scent strip just to see if it might just be my particular skin that was causing an “off” note or something.
Who knows, really? I mean, the fragrance of flowers can register quite differently from person to person. Perhaps this is what freesias smell like to Mr. Dame.
So far, I’ve tried the Gardenia, Tuberose, Rose de Mai, Narcissus, Osmanthus, Orange Flower and Mimosa – all of which smell amazingly accurate.
Not sure what’s going on with Freesia.
I’d be interested to read other opinions.