Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle

Whenever I tidy my dresser, half the perfume bottles I'm using at the time go in a drawer. Agent Provocateur (the original), Eau Emotionelle, and L'Agent are the three I always leave out. They look so pretty as a group, especially next to the black bottles of Keiko Mecheri's Attar des Roses and Habanita by Molinard that I have displayed permanently, too. My 3 year old niece came up to my bedroom a few months ago and asked to try on one of my "fumes". Based on the bottle alone, she chose EE. I was happy because I knew that it was nice and light... and that it would smell good on her! I really love the packaging of AP perfumes because the bottles each reflect the type of scent contained therein. Eau Emotionelle has a lacy design that represents the airiness of the light, but intricate scent. Now my niece comes each week, and putting on EE is one of the first things she likes to do when she arrives. She can even spray it herself, as I taught her to make sure the nozzle faces away from her face and towards the back of her hand. I only let her spray once, then I let her spray my arms a couple times. I adore my niece. She's beautiful, and girly like me, but with a fearlessly independent and communicative streak like me, too! We just hang around in a lovely cloud of EE for hours, doing baby yoga, playing guitar, reading, and watching fairy tales on youtube. Prior to babysitting her at my home, I only used EE to spray my lingerie drawer once in a while in summer, or if I have a bad cold in the winter and don't want to use any strong perfumes since I can hardly smell anything anyways. I initially bought it because it was dirt cheap and I liked the reviews. I always liked it... but now that it reminds me so much of my niece and the wonderful times we have... I LOVE IT! I should buy 2 more bottles, one for backup and one to give her years from now. The scent is a bit of fresh green, with sweet floral and dry herbal notes. Clean and joyful, but with a whisper of innocence.

Much more Peacemaker than Provocateur to my senses. Emotional? Yes, but one of contentment. Ease. Affection. It lacks the passion of the original, and that's just fine with me...at times. The original holds your arms over your head in the heat of a pleasurable moment. It invades your senses. Eau Emotionelle walks with you hand in hand in the park. Smiles. Comments on your pretty summer dress. Listens while you talk. A gentle, caring, fragrant friend. The notes do not all present to me. I smell a persistent coriander dusted magnolia from beginning to end. A beautiful vetiver, prominent musk and white tea note, done exceptionally well. I can detect the pink pepper, but only on the top. At no point in the development of this composition due I detect gardenia, ylang-ylang, amber or osmanthus. They're all notes I love, but they are not missed here by me. Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle is perfect as is. Friendly, feminine and perfectly peaceful.

Androgynous 50ies pin-up Narciso. I am so pleasantly surprised by this! There are some negative reviews, but this is really very nice. It has the same quality of musk as Narciso for her EDP (tall pink bottle) with a tea/aromatic overlay instead of peach/rose. Such a nice, refreshing take on musk. I feel like a pin-up wearing this. Back in the day women used to wear aromatics, now I feel cool and androgynous, totally modern. It is more of a retro wink, than an actual dated smell. It is actually quite strong, but much more wearable then the OG. It has the same feel as the OG, herbal sexy chypre, but I prefer this by far. Lasts all day on me with quite big sillage the first hours. I did overspray because it seems a subtle scent but I had to open the car window so it definitely has presence. If you can find it, get it!

Eau Emotionelle captures everything I love about this house: fiercely sexy “neo-vintage” compositions, attractive packaging, and ridiculously low prices for the quality and uniqueness of their fragrances. It easily competes with Parfums Gres for what I think are the best budget-friendly fragrances that punch far above their weight. (However, I don't see any similarity between this one and my signature scent, Gres Cabaret.) The textured musk and coriander lead the compositions, with a chorus of supporting notes featuring magnolia, white tea, black currant, and rosemary. It’s complex and sultry without being heavy–good for intriguing the people around you or for feeling minxy during any occasion.

This is an all time favourite of mine. It’s an absolutely beautiful, sexy scent. It’s an airy pink musk, it leaves a very ethereal and very feminine scent trail like no other. It is a pink fragrance that smells a little bit rosy however not in a typical rose or peony fashion, I think it’s the magnolia giving this impression. It’s ever so light and a little bit spicy. It dries down to a soft feminine skin scent that lasts for hours. I think this is a man killer, it’s irresistible in my experience. I love wearing this fragrance and I’m devastated that it has been discontinued like many of my other all time favs.