ShanghaiJava Blue Orchidee

Crazylibellule and the Poppies SHANGHAIJAVA BLUE ORCHIDEE sounds like some sort of joke, but to my pleasant surprise it's a nice little solid perfume. I applied quite a lot of this roll-up stick in a playful little package because I wanted to see if I could get a genuinely perfumey experience complete with development and sillage. In fact, I did. The solid heats up on the skin to produce a series of stages which I'd characterize as a whole as a floriental vanilla perfume. There does appear to be orchid and quite a bit of vanilla but the composition is not too sweet, and eventually the ylang arrives on the scene to add more complexity. From start to finish this smells just swell, and I'm sure that anyone who is into oriental vanillas à la Lolita Lempicka (whose packaging is equally whimsical and "girly", albeit in its own unique way) would like BLUE ORCHIDEE. The notes are all very natural smelling, and I am delighted to have discovered this line. Given the low price, these little batons would make excellent stocking stuffers, too, especially for younger perfumistas.

This is vey sheer. It goes light on the skin, for someone to smell it on you they'd have to be intimate and interactive. I like the way the jasmin is not too strong that it smells like one of those cheap air freshners. It is nice just, not strong enough. To my nose it's jasmine and faint citrus notes, and I pick up on the ylang(slightly.)

I had to try this b/c it seems to smells differently on everyone, judging my the reviews. On me it's mostly citrus w/some slightly woodsy vanilla. Got a small sample from Beautyhabit. Don't think I'll buy a full stick. I thought it would be more oriental-vanilla-woody...on me anyway.

this one doesnt smell jasmine or ylang on my skin...it is more like wonderful soft flowers with a bit of vanilla. i find it soft, pleasant and calming. as expected from solids, it stays close on skin.

This reminds me of a very common lip balm. It has a very soft and calming scent, as teedee says. Something to put on when you want to relax. A great bed-time scent!