Dawn I

It took a few days but I am in love with this. I can't stop sniffing my wrists when I wear it. The only trouble is that since I decided I love it, it seems to disappear almost instantly and the sillage seems non-existent. I don't know if it's the surprisingly hot and humid weather at the moment but it just seems to evaporate. This is definitely a favourite, it is so soft and lovely, and I am actually a little obsessed with it. It is soapy and milky and clean and rich and delicious. It is an acquired taste but once you acquire it you will be hooked. I have ordered Dusk "I" to compare. What makes it more perfect is that is is uncommon and completely bonkers, but it works so well.

In the first 3 seconds after spraying I catch a whiff of vanilla milk, gone in an instance. Then comes a sour but not unpleasant combination of smells that may have an adverse reaction for those sniffing this on an empty stomach). The red version (Dusk I) has drawn comparisons to Dior Hypnotic Poison, and while Dawn uses the same notes, albeit in different combination, I don’t smell a resemblance. There is, however, an echo of the controversial opening notes of Dior Poison: could it be the emergence of the plum? In the initial minutes, just as you’re getting on your coat, retrieving your purse, tugging on your boots, the notes seem to rise and fade with the movement of your body – the cool lily note one moment, then a few minutes later, a warmer vanilla-pastry accord, then a dark perverse plum, and so on. .... Three hours afterwards, a powdery lily-vanilla impression wafts from my skin. It has something of the character of Red Door by Elizabeth Arden. The fragrance gives up the ghost with smooth and cedary echoes. This is a quite perturbing scent, very good sillage, has a certain frosty elegance that will clash with an ingenuous or an earthy personality. Not safe for work! I’ll wear it on those occasions when I want to leave a subtle and subversive trail behind me.

Smells like Ungaro's Desnuda ON STEROIDS. I mean, well, it's certainly along those lines. Kind of like Desnuda and YSL Opium. With baby oil. I'm working through some of my older unused scents to make the final decision over whether or not to keep them. I actually think this might be a keeper, along with Dusk. They're cat eyes. Need I say more? My friend noted that it: "has a fancy soap kind of quality to it." 👌 Not very lasting on my skin, which is a shame. Dries down to a mild honeyed spice.

It's just beautiful, I love the bottle so much and the box it came in and the fragrance is smooth and soft. I love it, I went for it because the cat's eye bottle appealed to me and I was not sure what I'd think of the smell but the mix of woody and fruity with a sometimes powdery and yes, milky scent which I really think works. I just cannot stop looking at the bottle either. Love it.

I found Dusk and Dawn in a box at the back of my shelf, never used, so thought I’d give it a go. They smell similar. Dawn is a warm, smooth, floral vanilla after the fits ten mins. The wood def makes it warm rather than fresh or light. This doesn’t smell ‘blue’ and could just as easily be in the red bottle! it is a little bit softly spicy, and I don’t get milk but maybe that disappears quickly on me? This smells more orange, lily and wood at first than Dusk, and dries less sweet and less milky. The brightness of the orange fades quickly, and it stays just as I described above.