Chic et Bohème

If you like feminine powder and sweet white flowers, like Narcisso Rodriguez, Salvatore Ferragamo, Elie Saab, you will definitely like this one. Maximum femininity, very likable, would definitely pass for a higher price mass-market. Very obvious sweet orange blossom and powdery jasmine, with a bit of citrus, vanilla and ylang-ylang. Can`t smell much amber, it`s far from even noticeable. I also smell aldehydic notes, like some hand-made artisan floral soap bar whiff. Feminine, happy, sunny, sexy, floral, sweet. Great perfume.

I’ve been searching for the “perfect” white floral scent for a long time. I’m pretty sure I’ll never find it, but this is definitely one of the best I’ve found so far. Performance is poor but I don’t know that any white floral citrus scents last. It’s just the nature of the profile. This is absolutely beautiful. It’s a very common profile, but a superb version of it. Testing side by side with Atelier Bloem William, I can’t pick a favorite.

Green tea with jasmine no sugar added:) On my skin it’s very green, refreshing, clean, not sweet at all. White flowers are very elegant and natural smells. For hot summer days it’s a wonderful “cocktail” that I just adore. It stays on my skin 12+h and from my hair I can smell it 24+ hours, it’s incredible. I can’t say that it sounds like real niche, or smth extraordinary. But the quality is great.

I have no idea what Bohemian is supposed to smell like, but on me, this opens with a beautiful burst of ylang-ylang laced orange blossoms. It instantly feels uplifting and fresh, the way the aroma of summer fruits make me feel. There's also a hint of greenery in this, which lends to the whole summery feel to this. An hour and a half later, an unmistakable jasmine comes up. It sneaks up little by little, then suddenly, it's sauntering all over the stage. This doesn't last too long, however, and transitions into a slightly more fruity and sweet stage after 30 minutes. Chic et Boheme ends on a light, sweet note with a hint of green and florals. I pick up a mild warm feeling and the presence of ylangylang even at the end, but overall, it maintains the lighthearted happiness throughout. In a way, it still manages to be a little somber, and not be completely carefree in its joy. I still found this incredibly pleasant and uplifting though. Sillage was pretty good, I'd say at about arm's length with a bit more for the first half, and sat quite close to the skin from the 3rd hour onwards. In total, it lasted about 5 hours on me.

A very pleasant, mindful fragrance. Some might even say demure. Very balanced, harmonic and light. Nothing overpowers or dominates the fragrance. This makes the fragrance very peaceful. A safe blind buy, very inoffensive and not controversial. A woman or girl would wear this. She is carefree and innocent, she loves nature. She wears white lace dresses in parks where she picks flowers. She reads there, without being disturbed. She is at peace with the world and herself.