Cosmos Flower

It just came in the mail, and I am so delighted I had to share the story behind it. Was in an airport a few months ago with a severely delayed flight. Went into the duty free shop and they had an unusually large selection of perfumes at all price points. I asked the sales clerk (being male) what his favorite was for a woman, and asked his opinion on a few. He excitedly ran to a nondescript bottom drawer and pulled this out. Said he loves it but nobody ever asks for it and they dont have it on display...just other Clive Christians that get asked for more, and which he likes less. I smelled it and agreed with him that it did indeed smell fabulous...and I had wondered what it smelled like but hadnt found anybody online who sells samples of it. He made me stand so the security camera didnt see and then spritzed some on my wrists for me. LOL. I had to admit, it smelled fabulous on me too...changed for the better on my skin. Got home and kept hemming and hawing about it because of the price point and because there are so many other (more affordable) perfumes on my wishlist. Then, just last week, I found a really good deal on a secondhand bottle, and it just came in the mail moments ago. Holy heck. It is definitely as good as I remembered it. Better, even. I can see why its his favorite. And mine too now... The basenotes combine with the rum to be a very large presence non-vanilla vanilla, if that makes any sense, and the hints of fruit and flower keep it just exactly the right amount of light and fresh to keep it from being cloying. It is definitely strong, but not heavy or overpowering. It is noticeable, but still gently. The bit of leather adds just the right amount of oomph to keep it from being demure, polite, or flat. Slight hint of powder in the initial spritz (surprised I dont see iris or violet, or some such in the notes above), but that dissipates pretty quickly leaving only a gently caressing softness. I think this is what Black Orchid tried to do and failed at miserably (IMHO). The description may sound rather generic and blah and common , but this fragrance is anything but. The beauty is in its flawless execution, not in an attention-needy use of whacky ingredients. (Dont get me wrong...I love Pierre Guillaume and Bertrand Duchafour as much as the next lass.) I apply this, stand back, and feel beautiful, intelligent, confident. This is perfume just. plain. done. right. P.S. Does this actually have cosmos flower in it, or is that just a marketing gimmick? (Not that I care...its still worth the price IMHO...just curious.)

many people think CC is to expensive but I have had rather regularly compliments and questions (which it is) about my other fragrances, but never like two days ago with CC NOBLE VII cosmos flower. Had put it on at 5,30pm, had a seminary at 7,30 till 10,30pm, after that I was hungry a lady friend and me went to a restaurant, had to pas many tables before being on ours, we were sitting there 30 minutes and a woman who was with a group of people (who we had passed by going to our table, our table was quit a bit further) came to me excused herself and asked who of us two was wearing that wonderful fragrance, she sniffed at my friend (that was Narciso Rodiriguez, the woman said no that I know it’s hers pointing at me and started to sniff she was really so enthusiastic (I always carry a decant with that I prepare myself ) so I sprayed on her pols and front arm, she loved it so much and was really happy to go and let smell it to the group of people she was with, after 30 minutes she came back, and said it was already so wonderful but now it is really heaven, It was all in an academic environment, so even international academics love it a lot, her whole group adored it. So Is CC worth its price..’yes for me it is, this for me is as good as C which i also own and loved the most of CC and even hamster in case they might reformulate it, i like this as much and i ordered yesterday already a second bottle in case...

"I don't want excuses. I don't want your smiles. I don't want to feel like we're apart a thousand of miles. I don't want your attitude. I don't want your things. But I don't want a phone that never rings. I want your love and I want it now." (EBTG, Before Today) The Cosmos Flower, native to Mexico, is an annual flower. So, if you're lucky, you'll meet the Flower of Love once a year. Clive Christian supported it with jasmine, osmanthus and ylang-ylang, topped it with rum, mandarine and the apple of Eden, surrounded it by cocoa infused caramelised amber and warming benjoin - and it's breaking my heart. It's seductive, gentle, inviting and smooth. It's got no attitudes and knows not how to play games because it doesn't need to. It's irresistible yet does not ask. It's warm, silky and reassuringly mature, but invites you to so much more. Every note is present and knows its place very much like an orchestra in harmony. It's completely out of this world but very much tangible to an extent one can taste it. It's the best and sexiest thing I smelt all year. In all honesty it was a toss of a coin between Cosmos Flower and Serge's Veilleur de Nuit; on my skin, right here right now, it's not even a contest. It's to die for.

We always expect the best from the most expensive. And so many times become disappointed. For example “Cosmos Flower” - delicious, gourmand fragrance. Modern, harmonic, ideally blended, balanced with sweet and sour, flowers and fruits. But as for the price - nothing special, we would say. “Psyhodelic Love”, “Champaca Absolute” have the same vibes and quality but much more cheaper. The smell, the notes and even idea of the fragrance can be similar, but the ingredients - never. Clive Christian is not about unique, never plagiarized scents, it’s all about expensive oils, woods and extracts. Same like Roja Dove. Same like Amouage. Frederic Malle. MFK. You can always find “ the same but cheaper” but you will never get the uniqueness of materials there. I’m sure, CC fragrances are not for everyday. Because of natural ingredients it is neither long lasting, nor projecting enough. Expensive, for daily usage not justifying the price. But for the the special moment, when you want to feel what a real perfumery is, what you really deserve, you should go for it. Beautiful fragrance, beautiful me, wearing it 😍 Good luck and be inspired 💋

I looooove this perfume. And even though I usually go for white flowers, Cosmos flower made me fall in love! I tested it two years ago and had it on my wish list but was not sure for paying so much money. So when I got gift cards to a perfume store for Christmas, Cosmos flower was my choice! ❤️ It’s absolutely feminine and sensual, seductive and sophisticated. Sweet scent of rum, plums, caramel, and I actually can smell Belgian chocolate truffles. It’s quite strong and leaves a beautiful trail. People say they know I’m at work before they get to my office 😂 Stays on my skin all day long ❤️ I receive compliments for it every time I wear it. Sometimes I do layer with a bit of Hidden Leather of the Emirates Pride to add some bitten note of leather to it. Beautiful scent ❤️