Casmir Fragrance Festival White

I'm pretty new to fragrances and only own two at this point in time, so, take this review as you will. As a baseline I love vanilla/warm/gourmands, and I heard about Chopard's Casmir through a tumblr blog and was very interested (sans the berry/tropical notes). I jumped on an Etsy listing of Casmir White as soon as I had the money. I've worn this about 4 times, and I find on first spritz the amber, powders, and florals reign supreme in a not-at-all offensive sense. I have chronic headaches and am suuuper sensitive to certain fragrances, and at no point in wearing this have I felt woozy. For the 5 hours this lasts on me, it keeps this cozy, almost grandma-ish quality, but the pitted fruits and toasted sweetners reveal themselves once settled in. Super lovely and comforting.

When I smell this I think of a smooth velvety caramel. You know what I mean, a little sweet and warm and soft and it melts in your mouth. I suppose it is the Tonka bean mixed with Opoponax. I love that style of fragrance. The resins and lovely ancient smells. You know if some of the harsher bolder stronger resinous fragrances are too much for you then this is perfect! I am just so in love with this fragrance!!!

I love this, smells a little bit like a cross between L'instant and Vanilla Fields or Casmir.

Wow, I am completely in love with this fragrance. I love the warm creamy vanilla in Casmir. It was my signature fragrance for years when it came out. I was always curious about the flankers but never tried them until now because I loved the original so much, I was afraid I'd be disappointed in the flankers. This is a soft, warm, cozy vanilla. The opoponax and tonka give it a slight earthiness and the ylang-ylang/peach/amber make it glow. It's similar to Pure eVe and Malle's L'Eau d'Hiver in it's warm musky sweetness, but somehow slightly warmer and earthier.

I tested it only once in Germany 9 years ago and my vague memories are really wonderful - a softer and less obvious version of Casmir, not so much like Vanilla Fields which btw I adore, but this one is simply an intriguing variation of Casmir. I would love to be able to test it again and possibly get a bottle.