Soliflore Orange Flower

I've been on the hunt for the perfect orange blossom fragrance for quite awhile now. I've been through bunches of fragrances that call themselves "orange blossom" that smell lovely... like neroli, bergamot, creamsicle, creamsicle with jasmine and musk... you get the picture. Most were nice. None were perfect. Until now. This was a 'blind' buy (hadn't sampled it but based on the other Dame fragrances I'd tried, I thought it would be really good) and I'm gonna have to give this another "WOW!" Dame NAILED IT. This is exactly the orange blossom that I crave. It's all about the flowery blossom. Fresh, dewy, floral, slightly green... nothing fake here. No "here's some orange juice so you know it's orange blossom" fakery. I'm in heaven. Start to finish, this is perfection. Clings on my clothes and skin all day, but I don't know about the sillage. Headache factor: 3/10 Office friendly: 8/10 P.S. It's gorgeous alone and also pairs incredibly well with Dame's Osmanthus soliflore (my favorite 'recipe' is 2 parts orange blossom to 1 part Osmanthus) - together they're a sweet, heady swirl of creamy, dreamy wonderfulness.

I live in the Tampa area and often visit a local grower of honeybell oranges when they bloom and are harvested. Nature's perfume that hangs in the air is ambrosia, and Dame's Soliflore Orange Flower captures that essence with amazing accuracy. Like the variations brought by different field breezes, this perfume also varies, displaying depth, but always remains sweet and never cloying. Perfection!

I grew up in south Florida and my elementary school was right next to an orange grove. I didn't realize how lucky I was to have the scent of orange blossoms in the air until my first sniff of this launched me into a time machine. This is an excellent soliflore. There's nothing fussy about it, which makes it even more likeable. It's just very clean, direct, and infinitely pleasant.

I received this in today's mail along with lots of samples I'm looking forward to trying. Of the 30+ orange fragrances I have, Dame's Mandarin, Neroli and Cedar has always been my favorite, but this is going to challenge it. I will need to wear it more to see, but this is pure orange blossom, clean and green and exactly how I like it. Sillage is moderate, longevity is very good!

soft, powdery, dry, not sweet or cloying, a bit like some jasmine and a hint of lemon