WHAT I SMELL: Domaine graces the skin with a warm buttery and creamy green opening. It’s abundantly rich and intoxicatingly lush. As the initial intoxication fades, the perfume’s development unfolds subtly and quietly and tonka discretely emerges in the base, adding depth and warmth. The lily of the valley here however is not what we think of as spring-like that’s light and airy. Instead, a touch of earthy richness binds the lily of the valley to the other notes. Here, this soliflore perfume resides like a heavenly body for eternity. Domaine is beyond beautiful.
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Official notes: Lily of the Valley
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: A French chateau ravaged by time but which still beholds its beauty of days past.
THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE DOMAINE: quiet, serene, otherworldly
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DOMAINE: CaFleureBon
BOTTOM LINE: Domaine is a rather quiet perfume. But this creamy lily of the valley elixir is an incredible gift from the perfume gods thanks to perfumer Fredrik Dalman.
- Bone Rating: 4.5 out of possible 5 bones
- Scent: Floral
- Nose: Fredrik Dalman
- Classification: Unisex
- Expense: $215 for 75 ml eau de parfum
WHAT I SMELL: Date in Paris opens with an infusion of herb and citrus that is very unexpected and incredibly unique. But In quick manner the perfume moves to the sea with a salty aquatic note that becomes the central character. Slowly, a soft floral note of heliotrope seems to drift right below the aquatics which gives the perfume the sensation of salt infused lipstick. It’s an interesting twist combining the refinement of beauty with the earthy qualities of the salty sea. As it continues on, Date in Paris starts to warm and radiate with the florals seemingly being replaced by a putty like cedar. But as soon as I say that the perfume transitions to more of a powdered finish that begins to rise in a crescendo. A Date in Paris is a modern perfume that makes for a uniquely beautiful wear.
WHAT I SMELL: Proud opens with a puddy like melon and a blunt and flattened pear note that quickly moves to a dusty musk. This is a strange opening that feels as if it was born in the future. And what i mean by that is that it feels incredibly modern as if it was conceived through a laboratory. After a bit, a floral note begins to break out from underneath the plastic clapboard and it helps to soften the base which has moved towards a woody note. After some more time, a softened vanilla makes it’s way in to help sweeten the now lovely perfume. There’s a bit of mystery that seems to be intertwined within the notes of the perfume, like a light incense which gives the perfume a wonderful depth. Here, the perfume begins to grow, project and warm in the most energetic way. In the end, Proud is a floral fragrance that is big, bold and different from what you think of floral perfumes. The warmed ambered base is like a springboard for the deep and heady florals to project off the skin and it works beautifully.
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Flower power.
The Scented Hound 