you guessed it, a fruity floral! It really doesn't smell anything like a fruity floral though. Anyway, the listed notes are blackberry, strawberry, black currant, bilberry, rose, jasmine, sandalwood and rosewood, which would make it. Which is nice, because I usually hate vanilla, so I'm not sure why I'm loving this. This aggressiveness fades quickly, and then you're left with warm, casual sophistication.Īlthough I smell a vanilla/bakery note throughout, there is no actual vanilla in here. It's as close to a gourmand scent as I've ever liked: on first blast, it smells like a vanilla-chocolate martini at full strength. These are outfits that, in my opinion, call for a fragrance like Pink Butterfly: Instead of using words to describe this scent right away, let's try to do it using visuals. Which is how I ended up with a sample-sized bottle of Hanae Mori's Pink Butterfly. But my doctor says I need variety in my diet, which I chose to interpret as "go buy more (different) perfumes". *shudder*) Now, Paris' offering notwitsthanding, I don't think there's anything wrong with fruity florals - in fact, they can be downright lovely. I did only pay $20 for it, and I can't stand it now, but I did at one point wear it daily. All those faceless, mass-marketed Escada LE-type scents? I'm there. If you will recall, I am a fruity-florals kind of girl. So, you know how there's this stereotype out there that pregnant women crave crazy things like pickles and ice-cream, or ketchup sandwiches, and what-have-you? I don't know if that's actually true, having spent very little time around pregnant women.īut if changing tastes is what it's all about, maybe I do have a handle on what it's like to be preggers. Aka: It's like I'm pregnant, except I'm totally not. I am actually glad it was a blind buy because if I had smelled this in a store, I would have never bough it and now I can tell it will be one of my favorites. The longer it was on the more I loved it. My boyfriend said I smelled like a dessert. It became so sweet and delicious and I could not stop smelling myself. I've been loving this beauty for about 20 years"įragrantica - " But then it dried down and it's all sandalwood and ylang ylang. Something you reach for to feel warm and safe. It's the perfume version of comfort food. This is a cozy sweater, warm hug, best friend, tender lover type of fragrance. That's about it - and it's perfection just as is. To me, I get a almond syrup soaked vanilla cake warm out of the oven, and topped with perfectly ripe sweet summer berries. And it's a rather golden vanilla - like the almond. There's no vanilla, although it smells like there is. The almond is smooth, golden and almost syrupy. The berries are sweet and smooth without a hint of tang. Completely edible, personally, I get none of the florals. Hanae Mori Pink Butterfly Reviewsįragrantica - " A true gourmand, through and through. This is the pink butterfly box, the EDT, eau de toilette. This is a woody gourmand with notes of strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, black currant, ylang, jasmine, rose, peony, sandalwood, almond tree, rosewood and Virginia cedar. Hanae Mori Pink Butterfly perfume was launched in 1996, created by Bernard Ellena.
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