Butterfly Flower

Thank you to @LadySweetice for the BBW request link! I went right to it! Butterfly Flower is one of the most unique and gorgeous fresh tropical fragrances! I'm sorry to say I only discovered it after BBW sold out of the body spray, so I was only able to get the body cream, and I've been trying to make that last. The notes of banana leaf, tea, and tangerine really make this an interesting freshie that is so much more complex than just your typical tropical floral. I have a bottle of Nateeva St. Thomas and, while that's lovely and they do have some notes in common, St. Thomas just don't have that distinctive tangerine and banana leaf (who'd have thought I'd love that so much!) combo that helps cut down the sweetness a bit and add some uniqueness. If I had more of the body cream, I'd be slathering myself in it morning, noon, and night. Fingers crossed that BBW brings this lovely fragrance back!

It's such a shame that this has been discontinued and BBW hasn't brought it back. This is one of the prettiest spring/ summer florals I've ever owned and I've never found anything like it. It opens bright and sparkling with the tangerine and tea notes and that lingers for quite some time as the syringa and mimosa come through with a sweet, pollen-like touch. The banana note is more green/ banana-leaf than fruity/ gourmand. Also, I don't really get coconut but it's probably lending a lactonic note to the base. This dries down to a clean and light floral musk without ever getting cloying and lasts quite well despite its scent profile. Really wish this would make it back into the BBW rotation, even if only available for a limited time. It's one of the best perfumes they've ever done.

I smelled Butterfly Flower before looking up the notes. I immediately got sweet powdery mimosas with a green vegetal side note. I couldn’t however pinpoint what it was. When I saw the notes i wasn’t convinced it was the tea but then it hit me. It was the banana peels! It is creamy and fruity but also green and slightly vegetal. Lovely! I got a subtle ripe banana note later on. What a lovely surprise! This is the only perfume in my huge collection that has a banana note. Banana, syringa and tea? How many modern “niche” houses incorporate such notes nowadays? But good old BBW of all perfumers did it! I love this one, so unique. If only they bring it back in their SAS I’ll surely grab some back ups. Although I’m rationing my old bottle, it’ll eventually be gone soon ❤️

This has been one of my absolute favorites from BBW. A true sunny, sparkling floral unlike anything they have had or have created since. Over the decade after it was launched then discontinued, they have brought it back in the body line a few times, but lately it has not reappeared. For those looking for a close dupe with a reasonable price tag, I have discovered Santorini Sunsets by Skinn Cosmetics made by Dimitri James. Promoted as a blend of Jasmine, Honeysuckle and Gardenia, but truly comes off as Butterfly Flower to me (the body butter and shower gel formulas are rich and divine)...available at the brand's website and the Evine shopping channel both in the US. Highly recommended as a replacement until BBW is smart enough to bring this back.

I thought I reviewed this forever ago! Well, the Texas Mimosa (Persian Silk Tree) are in full bloom right now, which means it's time once again to pull out my Butterfly Flower! These trees aren't native to Texas, but they thrive (sometimes invasively) here and are incredibly common in the central part of the state. Late May and Early June the smell of the pink fuzzy blooms will carry on the breeze; it's an intoxicating green, slightly soapy, sweet honesuckle-banana-sweeTart smell~ Over-applied this can become bubble-juice/solution...but worn correctly it absolutely captures the Texas Mimosa on the warm breeze~ (It also holds up amazingly well, but old bottle still smells as Mimosa as ever season after season <3)