I Love New York for Mothers

I don't know why it's taken me so long to review this little-known gem but let me rectify that oversight right now. This is a beautiful floral! It is delicate and sensual at the same time. On my skin, it starts out with refreshing citrus and (even though it’s not listed as a note) pink pepper and nose dives straight to the floral heart where it continues to stay as vibrant through the dry down. It’s very well blended so I can’t pick out other notes besides Freesia, which is what this juice is all about. This is the classy floral note that dominates and wafts on me all day and it is just gorgeous! Projection is moderate and the staying power is close to 8 hours on my skin. Performs well in warm and cold weather. Since it seems to garner mixed reviews, I’m assuming that not everyone’s skin reacts to white florals the same so please do try a sample before you commit to the whole bottle. Highly recommended for those looking for a fresh, pretty, modern floral to wear in any season! Ps: I asked my mom to smell it on me and she said it was “very womanly and sexy” and then asked me the name of the perfume because she loved it. When I told her it was specifically named after “Mothers” for Mother’s Day, she grinned and said, “Well of course! That’s because this is like the real perfumes we wore back in the days, not the faint, fruity, copycat stuff they sell everywhere nowadays!” I had no response but a chuckle at that since my perfume wardrobe looks like a confectionery stand. Oh mom! LOL!

Love love love this fragrance... i smelled some of the I love NY line: the "Earth day" one (green bottle), the "marriage equality" one (white), the "love for all" one (black) and the dark pink one, i believe it's called "For her" and out of all of them, this is the one I fell in love with. It's the kind of perfume i love to smell: fresh, citrus and a bit floral. I got a sample of it at Sephora and want it so bad... I sprayed it on my skin this morning and can still smell it, 6 hours later. I just find it a bit expensive for my budget but i guess such a beautiful, long lasting fragrance is worth the money. This makes me so happy (i love how fragrances have such impact on our mood!) A+ but will get another sample to wear a few more days before i shell out $105 for a small bottle. @daisydukes- omg, i was trying hard to remember what this perfume smells like, was breaking my head thinking bout it for days until i read your review. That's it: Gain laundry detergent. Lol, same smell!!! I happen to love that smell so i like this fragrance but u got it right! Update: gave in and bought a small bottle. I never wear the same fragrance every day, i like changing how i smell like depending on how i feel, however, after i tried this beauty, i've been wearing it every single day. Highly addictive!!! Puts me in a good mood.

I love this one... soooo much! I bought it before I was even a mom and it’s been 7 (or 8...or 9??) years since I acquired the bottle and I still have it... i stilllove how it smells but I’m sure it’s not as fresh smelling as when I bought it but it hasn’t turned rancid on me or anything... I just wish I could find another bottle or another fragrance that smells similar... or almost identical! If anyone knows of a similar smelling perfume please let me know... somehow!

A very powerful, sharp floral. Most people dislike the sharpness of this fragrance but that is one of my favorite things about this scent. No it's not anything groundbreaking and yes you can find nicer florals for much less money. I just have a sample and I do enjoy it but not enough to put down that much money. But to be fair there are not many perfumes that would spend over $100 on.

The sample I have of this says 'easy to wear, easy to love' and I was a bit worried about that meaning it smells kind of generic. But when I applied it, it actually really is a very pretty, fresh, clean, and easy to wear citrusy floral. It's bright, happy, and feminine and I keep going back to smell it. I definitely get the tangerine and I'm guessing it's the freesia I'm smelling, but it's not overwhelmingly "white floral" smelling, just a light, sweet, delicate floral, almost the slightest touch powder even, and a lot of tangerine. I feel like the light pink and white coloring on the bottle is a good representation of this. It's also more softly projecting, smelling more strongly at about 3" away from my skin, but you can definitely still smell it. This makes me think of a nice sunny spring morning. About 10 minutes in, something is kind of making my tongue itch some from this scent. Not sure what it is, but there might be some sort of irritating ingredients in here. It's not terrible, but it's noticeable. 20 minutes later and it's still a bright, fresh, citrusy floral, though now leaning a bit more towards "white floral" some with I'm assuming the jasmine and maybe lily having come out more, but also I start getting some spicy sweetness from the sandalwood and amber, as well as a very nice, clean musky scent. Over the next several minutes, these notes come out more prominently and I do get the reference to a "men's cologne" smell some, but honestly it's not overly masculine. I smell it strongly within about 1" of my skin now as well. Someone said the first part of this scent smelled like Gain laundry detergent. I would say it's not as overt as that, but honestly would describe this as starting like laundry detergent, then turning into a men's shaving cream. Which again, it doesn't smell exactly like, but is a close enough hint to what it is, but still smells more refined and developed than that. 30 minutes later and it hasn't changed too much, but it has gotten quite a bit lighter. It's lightly projecting about 1" from my skin, and smells just a bit stronger on my skin, where it's clean and musky now. I'll see how long this lasts. 2 hours later and it's a light skin scent that's, again, sweet, clean, and musky. But it's very light and I really need my nose directly on my arm to get a slight hint of it even, and I did apply quite a bit. 5 hours later and it's basically gone, just the slightest hint left. Though honestly at around the 4 hour mark it was really starting to get harder to smell.