Casmir Fragrance Festival Pink

Festival Pink Casmir: apricot, raspberry, black currant, lily, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood, Tonka bean. This version of Casmir is much, much lighter, brighter & more powdery than the original rich & resinous vanilla-oriental. Pink has the signature vanilla-base but with the volume down low. It also has a lot in common with fluffy, cashmir-sweater scents like Iceberg, Amour, Kenzoki Rice Steam & vanilla-foodie cake perfumes like Amour d'Amandier. It is much more delicate & subtle than I expected with a light fruitiness that weaves its way beneath the surface. The result is a very gentle sandalwood-vanilla scent, with warm, soft peachskin & a dusting of powder. Very feminine, warm, light & playful with a fuzzy clean quality that never turns sickly. Rather lovely, but not a scent that will make a statement as it wears close to the skin. One to lean in & enjoy.

Compared to its namesake, Casmir PINK seems somehow banal. It's as though all of the oomph--the over-the-top sweetness, viscosity and saturation--has been siphoned off, leaving behind only a vaguely sweet, slightly woody, relatively nondescript scent. This PINK is pastel rather than vibrant and rich. Unlike the original CASMIR, PINK is neither a comfort scent nor a gourmand. PINK is certainly wearable enough, but it strikes me as largely redundant. My suspicion is that it was designed to please those who found CASMIR to be too much. But wasn't that the very point of CASMIR, and isn't that why it is memorable? PINK is rather like muzak: music which has been subjected to a process of evisceration in the name of politeness and inoffensivity.

All in all a nice scent for the price . Very similar to the original, if you like the original but find it a bit heavy on spice or Vanilla you may like this one. The only difference to me is less Vanilla and more fruit, this one is much lighter , and I like to wear it in summer . I get the same dry down of the original only not as intense . I am very happy with this for the price I paid under 15.00 US dollars for 1 oz :) Sillage and longevity are both good.

Oh I used to see this special line in a expert store in Amsterdam....I regret not buying it at that time..