Angel Face

Excerpt from my published review (search our Articles for the complete text), from a sample provided by A Dozen Roses: The opening notes of Angel Face are juicy fruits—tart black currant and enchanting apple, with a slight green edge that carries into the floral notes at the heart of the fragrance. The sweet candy of violet is the first flower to bloom, but it quickly recedes into a clean, powdery floral bouquet. No indolic-fecal jasmine notes are here. The vetiver in the base actually gives a soapy edge to the mingling of rose and jasmine as the fragrance evolves. Roasted tonka beans and patchouli lend warmth and earthiness to the lingering trace of flowers. This fragrance is at its best in full bloom, an hour or two after application. The dry-down has the vibe of a modern chypre about it, which will give this fragrance appeal to women of all ages. It's perfectly suitable for a grown-up woman like me, but I can easily imagine this on a young woman as well.

I won this from a fellow Fragrantican, along with another Dozen Roses perfume, Electron. Angel Face has more fruit in the mix, and starts out fairly sweet, but then becomes a rose-dominant floral perfume with a touch of fruit. The drydown is powdery and a tad earthy/woody. I can see why a couple of reviewers said this had a masculine feel. Even with the fruit, Angel Face is more of a unisex perfume than Electron. It's a bit dryer. This is a wonderful fragrance, which, like Electron, seems to gain strength in warmer, humid conditions. Longevity is on the high end of moderate, and sillage is a bit better than Electron, but is still fairly subtle, making Angel Face suitable for work.

I just purchased this yesterday and tried a bit on right before a shower. This is a lovely fruity floral, but not overly sweet. The black current is the first note I smell. I do not catch the apple at all. I can still smell it on the top of my hand after the shower, which is always a plus. It is a beautiful scent without being overly sweet. I detect the rose and patchouli in the dry down. Full bottle worthy.

Gorgeous. A beautiful fragrance - and a gorgeous bottle!

One of the most significant things I notice about this fragrance is that it doesn't smell like the specific notes listed. It smells like things that resemble the listed notes, but I feel like I'm smelling other distinct notes. That said, plum and resin is one of my very favorite fragrance combinations, and the opening of this fragrance smells exactly like resinous plum. Presumably I'm actually smelling black currant and patchouli. The opening is lush and fruity but also smell rich and expensive. It's a very purple fragrance- juicy, in that purple way. The drydown turns into something entirely different. It smells like a sort of clean musk. I don't see any musk notes listed, so presumably I'm smelling lilac and vetiver. It's really a far cry from the lush, voluptuous, purple scents that comes out of the bottle. I'm not so fond of the drydown- really not a big musk fan. I wish the lush purple lasted longer, and I wish the drydown was something other than an uninteresting musk. I love the initial scents enough to be fond of this perfume. I've found it lasts quite a long time. The bottle is also quite nice- it's big and it's heavy- looks and feels expensive.