Prelude to Love

I have to acknowledge that I am a white floral enthusiast. The richness of its shades and luminous flashes have always dazzled me and leave me as hypnotized, it transports me mainly to my childhood: from my little mother (the typical Mediterranean lady) after the daily bath ritual with pampering, games and Laughter, I put on a classic Spanish eau de toilette, all natural and without artifice: citrus opening of bitter orange with orange blossom accompanied by notes of rosemary and lavender, heart notes of rich neroli and drying of Atlas cedar with oak moss, All a portrait that you are engraved in the olfactory memory like the imprint left by a female mammal to her baby when she is born. Calice Becker with a very creative attitude is able to recreate from another point of view the classic Mediterranean eau de toilette from a modern perspective and very personal. The opening is citrus and fleeting with the notes of orange blossom to the head and the spicy notes contrasting this bold mixture where the pink pepper is noticed in my skin immediately giving a spicy note to the orange blossom, when the spices are tempered and Soften the best of this fragrance, the neroli. These floral hues, fresh, lively and cheerful, enhance the citrus part of the beginning as a rainbow that leaves, disappears and resurfaces. The neroli evolves towards drying with the iris (which I feel in the background), an iris with shades of violet that radiates placidness like a warm summer breeze and accompanying the neroli prolonging its nuances until well into the end of drying, highlighting And looking more than interesting the spin that gives the fragrance from that beginning soliflore to the heart transforming into a camouflaged floral bouquet as a central note towards the drying. I was surprised and delighted because it seems that this mix would never fit, and no, these antagonistic flowers combine great. Musk and a note of soft suede is more than convincing to finish the drying of this excellent work. To be a white floral, the duration and the wake are above average. As for the qualities nothing to object to: excellent. By Kilian it is expensive but it offers generally good jobs. Prelude to love transports me to that stage of my childhood and manages to remember that process so familiar and intimate that I keep as a treasure in the depths of my memories. Excellent work!! Rating: 9.3

I like how this perfume has different faces, also that it smells very natural and smooth with clear notes jumping out of the mix, like a menuet with different instruments dominating at different moments. I love the bergamot and citrus flowers. The leathery base (is that caused by iris mixed with something???) is warm, smooth and classy surrounded by delicate flower scent. It wears very different in warm weather compared to cooler. I have found that the citrussy/neroli aspects dominate in a bit cooler weather while the leathery aspect dominates in hot weather, the leather definitely being the sexy (but refined), perhaps a bit masculine, scent and for me a bit overpowering for daytime use. The citrus flowers and bergamot give the perfume a more feminine and fresh face which I enjoy more. Therefore I would suggest leather loving men to try this in warm weather and women to try it spring days or summer evenings! All in all a delightful, versatile and high quality perfume.

กลิ่นนี้เกือบจะใกล้เคียงกันกับการขึ้นสูตรน้ําหอมในขนบโคโลญจน์ เพราะโน้ตมาครบเกือบหมดขาดเพียงกลุ่มสไปซี่ในช่วงเปิดเท่านั้น ตรงกับโจทย์ที่ให้มาเพราะกลิ่นนี้บรรจุทั้งเนโรลิหรือน้ํามันแรกจากการสกัดดอกส้มซึ่งจะออกขมเขียวกว่า และ Orange blossom กลิ่นเหมือนเจือความเป็นน้ําผึ้ง ใกล้เคียงกับมะลิ เราชอบกลิ่นนี้แต่แรกดม จําได้ว่าตอนนั้นคิลเลี่ยนมาเปิดที่ไทยใหม่ๆเลยไปเยี่ยมชมกับคุณป๋อมแล้วซื้อเลยในครั้งแรกและไม่เคยเสียใจหรือเสียดายกระทั่งตอนนี้ กลิ่นพิสุทธิ์สว่างเหมือนแสงอุษา กลมกล่อม นวลนุ่มสะอาด ไม่สื่อไปในเชิงเย้ายวนใจฝ่ายต่ําในเนื้อกลิ่นเลย มีแต่ความใสซื่อจริงใจ เป็นเนื้อผ้าสาลูสีขาวที่ใช้ห่อหุ้มเด็กอ่อน เป็นสัมผัสปลอบโยน เป็นฤดูใบไม้ผลิ เนโรลินั้นที่แท้เป็นพระนามลําลองของเจ้าหญิง Anne Marie Orsini, duchess of Bracciano and princess of Nerola ประเทศอิทาลี พระองค์ทรงโปรดกลิ่นน้ํามันดอกส้มมาก จนทรงใช้เป็นกลิ่นประจําพระองค์

Pleasant soapy neroli with some citrus and a little cardamom, but there is nothing distinctive about it. Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie is the same type of fragrance and is 100% better than Prelude to Love, and much cheaper as well.

Bitter orange, I'm sweet on you- and this fragrance is all about bitter orange- Fresh green notes add to the sparkling effervescence of this lovely scent- (thanks, MG!)