Beautiful, Balanced, Exotic Scent

Author's Rating:

Pros: Delicate blend by top perfumer. Exotic, not overpowering.

Cons: Packaging is awkward and doesn't travel well.

The Bottom Line: 
Wonderful sophisticate fragrance. I wouldn't purchase as a gift for a woman that prefers florals or citrus fragrance.

Author's Review
I had to smile when the woman told me the base not was white chocolate. (Okay, but there really is no such thing.) But this exotic fragrance with mandarin, ginger, cardamom and spiced tea is really beautiful.

Hearing the notes in this perfume doesn't do it justice, because it sounds much heavier than it is. While the spices are apparent, they are not overwhelming. I receive hundreds of bottles of free cologne when writing beauty reviews, I purchase this perfume.

Previous reviewers are correct, the bottle is impractical. It's difficult to travel with and topples over with even the slightest nudge. (Luckily, it doesn't spill.)

Even with the strong top and bottom notes, this isn't a fragrance you have to reserve for dressier events or cooler climates. It isn't overpowering and not what the industry calls an "elevator stinker." (A fragrance that sells itself purely on the top note.) The fragrance wafts, it doesn't lead.

A man recently asked me about the fragrance, he said he caught it when I put my hand on his shoulder. He was amazed by the ingredients, he said "it sounds like it would smell like a head shop."

Buy the fragrance during the holidays, when it is a better value and often purse atomizers are also included. (Unfortunately, they are also tippy...but they are free!)