Lolita Lempicka

Notes from Fragrantica: Top notes are bellini, pepper, italian mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, lime and orange; middle notes are jasmine sambac, jasmine, white peach, black currant, magnolia, plum and rose; base notes are madagascar vanilla, white musk, benzoin, licorice and sandalwood. This is beautiful. I am a big fan of Lolita Lempicka perfumes anyway, so this one was a pretty safe blind buy for me. I mean, the bottle alone is worth owning. (That is a deer on top, the deer has wings, it's really adorable). This is vanilla and benzoin heavy, with a peach that actually works for me (so many don't) and a sweet sparkling bellini note. Slightly green with the florals---the jasmine/vanilla/rose blend is lovely but not overly sweet. Definitely a freshness in this one. A bit powdery in the drydown, but not overly so. I can smell the resemblance to Angelique Noire, without the overly bitter opening that AN brings (I like both). Managed to find this one on Fragrancex for a very good price as it's not being sold in the states anywhere. Definitely a winner!

This may be a love/hate but has been around a while for a reason. This AM, I applied Skin Trip lotion, which has a coconutty but distinctive scent, then topped it with a few spritzes of Lolita Lempicka...I am amazed how good I smell. My DH described the combo as, "Mmmm...powdery." This may be my new rainy cold day combo!

Notes from Fragrantica: liquorice blossom, iris, jasmine, myrrh, soft vanilla and warm benzoin. The opening of this is very similar to original Lolita Lempicka---the first formulation original, that is. Lots of delicious licorice and benzoin and vanilla--a hint of jasmine in there to keep it interesting...but the fun happens in the drydown, when the myrrh comes to play and gives it a little kick. This is a sweet fragrance but not TOO sweet, resinous with a lively heart that just makes you feel amazing when you're wearing it. The bottle is gorgeous! I am really pleased I got the large bottle of this LE release as it really is something special.