BLV Eau de Parfum II

Wanna smell like an ice goddess? Wear this. I have a thing for "yellow" fragrances lately, the super strong and sweet, powdery, spicy citrusy type, so I decided to take break and get me some of this. It has all the notes I have always loved, plus more! The lasting power on me is not so great in this summer heat, but it get's better as night falls and becomes more windy, and will probably better as the days get cooler. This elixir is just fresh and SPARKLY. My man said "it smells like an icy mountain" lol whatever that means, but he loved it. This is so gorgeous and refreshing. It's crisp, cool, spicy, sweet, blue, my favorite color. I picture the most gorgeous woman, silver hair, elven maybe? Shes walking out of a crystal bath in an ice castle, theres green leafy vines with colorful flowers wrapped around the ice beams. The lady is donned in a sheer icy blue fitted dress adorned with crystals, crystals in her hair and crystals adorning even her face. Fit for an ice goddess! Gotta love it! Unique? Yes. Groundbreaking? No. But still Gorgeous. 1 part Omnia Crystalline, 1 part Caron Aimez Moi, and 1 part Twilight Woods from bath & body, add some powdery diamond dust and water it down with ice cold water from the fountain of youth, and there you go.

'Bookishbeauty'says it best for me below... "I bought this because it literally jerked my head around to smell it again after I casually picked up the tester in a store. I had put it down and started to walk away, then thought "WAIT. What was that???" Needless to say, it came home with me. I have been wearing this BLV II two out of three days lately, but I still haven't reviewed it because, as much as I like it, I can't for the life of me figure out what I am smelling!! Haha. I look at the notes and think, "Ok, anise, yes...tonka, yes, citrus, yes...patchouli and vetiver, yes..." But somehow all of them together make this light-as-air, sweet but tart, smooth but sparkling, deep but fluffy scent that just doesn't make sense to my brain, but in a good way. It's so soft, yet I catch whiffs of it all day long somehow (it has crazy longevity for me!)--like it's a cloud around me but I can hardly smell it on my wrist. So weird, but wonderful is how I would have to describe this. Edit: Oh my, I just read what the perfumer said of this scent above: "A positive, encouraging scent which connects the opposites." Well, I'd say he absolutely succeeded!!"

Bvlgari has translated with this bottle and it's design the resolute craft and demonstration of the art of mimickry. Such a beautifully crafted stopper in chrome with imitation studs somewhat reminiscent of the leather goods and saddlery of yesteryear. Up market and precise. The Romans are such masters of fake and reproduction,, you have to hand it to them with this brands tradition in leather crafts translated to bottle design. The bottles that I own, I have two sizes in this fragrance both of which I paid bargain prices of 17. Aussie Dollars, from different stores, at different times. I own the 30 mill EDP and the 50 Mill EDP. I love this whilst it lasts. It is now over 100 Aussie dollars to purchase. So I was lucky to buy these last year for the prices I did. I know many of you don't like to compare fragrances but this is a little like Night Blooming Cereus' which I love as a plant. This is also a little like Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Dawn'. EDP. 'Born Wild' by Christian Audigier also comes to mind. Love the Lilacy violet thing going on with this fragrance. I feel like I have a little Bvlagari luxury when I spritz this Cheers T.

I never really cared for blue fragrances, but ran out of the former ones I experimented with, and most of them are difficult to get, thus I sampled Blv II on my wrist, and found it lovely. It wasn't expensive either, at least in the shop I bought it in. After I brought it home, I found out from various websites that people find it similar to Lolita Lempicka EDP, one of my all-time favourites. I sprayed Blv II on one arm, and LL on the other, and found the similarity astonishing. It's probably mainly the violet, the licorice and the anise, which they both have in common. Then later LL evolves to be richer, bolder, darker, more complex, and more bohemian, developing a smoke-like effect due to tobacco flower, and a more direct sweetness coming from vanilla and praline. Blv II, on the other hand, becomes lighter, more airy, aquatic, maybe more floral too, but it stays powdery and sweet, just like some anise-flavoured hard candy. I'm happy I can combine the two, because this way Lolita can be worn in the summer too. You can easily use LL in the evening after a day of wearing Blv II, they will blend in a beautiful way. LOVE!

I wear this one since high school, smelled it for the first time at the airport in Poland and fell in love. Now, my life is completely different, I went through so much, but I still love that BLV II power. I own many perfumes, all of them are carefully chosen and have their own story, but none of them beats this one. Can't believe I found my signature smell already back in high school (and I am the kind of person who always needs change). It is masculine, for sure. I find that woody/oriental feeling very sexy, but I love that it is kind of hidden behind clean feminine violet scent that is very strong at the beginning. I use it for so long that I can recognise different scents that are usually related to my mood or cycle. But there isn't a thing in BLV II that wouldn't represent me or get me in better mood. I think it is very special, definitely not for everyone. I appreciate that. I also noted that women usually don't like it or don't even smell it, but men often mention it as very special and sexy smell. When I figured out that my boyfriend also wears Bvlgari Blv for men, I knew we're meant to be :D