C for Women

Embracing tuberose dream. Clive Christian C For Women has a very special place in my heart...and in my collection also.The first reason why I love this fragrance insanely is because the way I explored this gorgeous scent.It was the most memorable scent-experience in my life so far. The second reason comes from the first: because C For Women a very exclusive perfume in my opinion,I thought it's worth to be the crown of the most beautiful day of my life..so I wore C For Women on my wedding day.:) My story began with an Italian vacation in Tuscany,there is the place where I met with this beauty. Our first encounter was fascinating,charming and love at first sniff in that small but very lovely niche perfumery in Viareggio. The beautiful smell was luxurious, elegant and exclusive,rose and jasmine-infused tuberose. In that late night hour it smelled dangerously feminine yet sensual due to the powdery violet-musk hue.The warm summer night breeze just amplified the tuberose buttery aspect on my skin with the lush and almost exotic shade of jasmine, rounded with the herbal top notes and intimately embracing soft lightly woody amber musk background.The shy rose and violet just gave a multidimensional layer to the scent. We had an almost overnight conversation with the lovely saleswoman about perfumes,scents and other fragrance-experiences,yet when she told me the hefty price tag of this essence( 360€)...-the smile on my face quickly turned into astonishment.My heart was broken ,I left the store without the perfume... I spent one more week in Italy after this day. The divine scent of C For Women remained on my clothes almost a month after washing them... The vivid memories and that fascinating experience were so unforgettable, so after I return to Sweden,I ordered my own bottle online from England.:) Clive Christian's masterpiece is one of the most pricey part of my collection, but I have to say it's worth every single penny. It was a clear choice,which fragrance I'd like to wear on my big day... Our wedding was on a frosty Swedish winter day and this perfume was just perfect for that. The daring,femme-fatale C For Women under this weather condition turned into an embracing, intimate and disarmingly sensual scent.Now the tuberose was solid and pretty,lightly musked and coyly scented by rose and orange blossom.At this time C For Women was soft,divine,irresistible and heavenly. This perfume has thousand faces and it's an amazingly composed white flower symphony...Rapture...

Intensely pretty and feminine, C opens with a bold and spicy tuberose. The middle notes flutter with an acceptable rose, and the dry down becomes quite musky. Although it is bears a similarity to Amouage Honour, I tested them both simultaneously to compare, and besides the fact that they are both gorgeous white florals accentuating tuberose, they veer off in different directions. Honour's notes blend seamlessly in a complex evolution that is stunning--an ethereal blend of tuberose and gardenia that is ageless. C is more focused on tuberose and rose, and is much bolder--almost a foot stamping demand for attention. On me, C has excellent projection and hangs around for a very long time. I like them both very much, and in fact own a full bottle of Honour. Is C full bottle worthy? The value of a perfume is ultimately is judged by the demands on our purse strings, and ultimately, at $375 a bottle, C is overpriced. I think I'll stick with the occasional decant.

Holy smokes! We have a winner! I'm both excited and dismayed (and I might have to get a second job. and a raise. and a bonus.). What about those other perfumes I've worn for so long? I'm afraid with the first sniff of this stuff, they all went from "loves" to "likes"... Yes, this one sets a new bar. Beautifully blended, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. My wallet is doomed. (I can just eat ramen... like the old days... right?)

Imagine a large tuberose drenched in a Chrystal glass half full of brandy. Put a vanilla stick in it and a slice of bitter orange add some coriander maybe a few cloves. Add one rose petal and 2 small violets. Mix with a sandalwood stick. Let it sit for a while. Now sit on an old leather chair and hold your class toward the window and glare at the amber of the glass. That’s how this smells. Devine!

This was a random selection when three fragrances I ordered in a perfume haul did not arrive with the order. I blind replaced them with 3 Clive Christian testers. I'm glad I never smelled C before this purchase because I would have paid full price. I love the smell and it's long-lasting. It's absolutely gorgeous.