Tart's Knicker Drawer

False advertising! I was expecting something sexy and sultry, but this would be better named 'Pick and mix sweeties at the movies'. It's lovely, a light and delicate fruit and floral. It is quite sweet but its not at all sugary or sickly. I didn't get the bergamot at all, I got fresh raspberries and violets. It dries down to a gentle powdery note. Unfortunately for me, my skin drinks this up. It last less than an hour and it was more like a skin scent with no sillage at all-I had to bring my wrist right up to my nose.

Full throttle floral. I have this in extrait and have not sampled the EdP. To me this is a big blowsy floral in the manner of something like Creed's Fantasia de Fleurs. White flowers, rose and a powerful powdery base of amber and tobacco. It is quite sweet (less sweet than Fantasia de Fleurs) but there is green sharpness to the opening that makes me think of crushed stems - something like galbanum but I don't see that listed in the notes. Big thumbs up from me.

This is a very fun fragrance - it is not what you would expect from the name. It is simultaneously innocent and seductive, youthful and mature, soft-spoken and street-wise. It lasts from morning until night and I got quite a few compliments as well. One warning - it is a fragrance that you don't so much as wear as it wears you (which I like, actually), so I spritz lightly for the office. My favorite of the 4160 Tuesdays line!

If you find Boudoir a little weak these days and want a ton more sugar and a bit more tuberose, this is for you. It does have an old fasioned sweet vibe, floral gums backed by cream soda sherbert and a smudge of cough-candy in the distance, on top of the floral, but it's very sexy. To me anyway. No one has complimented me on this but I don't care, I love it.

So far this is a favourite along with "The Gin Garden"of the 4160 Tuesdays current range. I am sure some would call it "Old Lady" but I dont care. If you love Vivienne Westwoods "Boudoir" then you will love this. A sophisticated but fun fruity floral. This is not a fragrance for girls. Good sillage and easily lasts all day.