Katarina Leaf

I really like this - so much so that I ordered a back up bottle immediately and plan to get at least one more. It opens with citrus, I get mandarin, bergamot and neroli. The heart has a lovely pairing of violet and orange blossom and the base is a musky/sandalwood with a whisper of amber.It smells more expensive than it is. Longevity and sillage are both good.

I’m not getting any of the fruit notes except for an unripe citrus. The best way to put it: smells like a mall in Dubai. Clean, something that smells like Nordstrom or any large scale mall. There’s that artificialness to it. Better sillage and lasting power than I thought, around 4 hours. It’s an aquatic and ozonic scent, that’s for sure

This is my first Armaf perfume and it is a win! I get citrus sweet syrupy notes in this. I liked it as soon as I sprayed it. It also sort of reminds me of gucci bloom, can't remember which since there's so many but it has that same sort of sweet scent on the dry down. This is what I imagined a women's forest scent would smell like without the heavy wood notes. It's very feminine and fitting for any age. Will be wearing this one in all seasons except for summer.

Unfortunately the opening really kills this for me. I think it’s something about the mango mixing with everything else that makes it smell like the liquid monomer at a nail shop. I actually love the smell of a nail shop, but only at the nail shop. I don’t personally want to smell like a walking nail shop. after it starts to dry down it turns very floral/green and it’s not so bad. Definitely would not buy again.

When first sprayed this smells exactly like a dupe fragrance I got from the dollar store once. This quickly passes and the amber comes through in a big way, as well as something almost patchouli-like. With all the citrusy notes listed I thought this would be more bright and fresh, but it is much deeper and darker than I expected. Apart from maybe a sweet neroli (dipped in a mango syrup?) I don’t distinguish any particular citrus or fruity notes. The amber and patchouli-like base softens into more of a musk/powder and the sweetness fades almost to nothing. In my experience of this it’s most similar to the powdery/lotion-ey Toujours Glamour by Moschino, despite its dark sweet start.