English Laundry Signature for her

I really love this fragrance! I’m no snob in any way, if it smells good and makes me feel good, I’m in regardless of the prestige of the brand. I do believe this is highly underrated, both the house and this particular fragrance. I first encountered this one as a sample in a beauty box subscription, really liked it and looked for it online but had no desire to pay what I saw it going for. Found it one day by chance at Ross for a steal and didn’t hesitate! On me, this is very feminine and sweet. No freshness or Laundry scent . You really need to not think of the name... When I hear “English laundry” I’m thinking fresh, roses, floral, green. This is none of those things. It’s like assuming “Love Notes” by Ellen Tracy smells like papyrus, ink and wax. Or that any fragrance by Diesel smells like oily fumes. It’s just the designer name! This is a delectable fragrance. I can’t even really pick out what it is, it is just sweet and warm and comforting. It says white chocolate, so sure, I’ll go with that. It is cozy and intriguing, not juvenile by any means. The Sillage is fine, no monster but adequate, longevity could be better but it may be much longer on others (my skin tends to eat fragrance, sadly). It isn’t heavy or cloying, just feminine, pretty and inviting. I can’t really comment on how it compares to BS Fantasy because I have actually never smelled the original..! The 3.4oz bottle I got came in a super cute “velveted” box, giving the impression of being far more high end than my actual expensive fragrances. I bought a trio of purse sprays from the same house (Signature, No 7 and Notting Hill) and I really, really like all 3. This one and No 7 are my favorites but Notting Hill is growing on me.

Gorgeously saccharine and powdery, very pretty scent, a bit overpowering at first but settles nicely on the dry down. The powdery musk notes come through very well on me. The white chocolate note is clear and sweet, somewhat artificial but good. The quince is fruity, sharp and bright. The woody base notes blend well with the musk to make it interesting and add some contrast and dimension to the sweetness. Comes together to smell soapy and clean. Does not smell super expensive or sophisticated, and the floral is a bit underpowering, but that's not a bad thing here, it's still very nice. Good longevity, I'm left with a nice powdery woody musk 6-8 hours on, but the quince and floral scents taper off sooner. I definitely think I'll get a second bottle, though not for full price. Comes up at my local discount store frequently, definitely worth buying from there.

picked this up at marshalls on a whim and i love it!!! i’m not usually a fruity or floral person but this is an exception because it has just the right amount of musky sweetness to balance out what i’m not usually a fan of; the white chocolate note is super interesting and adds the perfect amount of sweet to balance out the woody musky notes that some may find offensive and i find it to be a perfect scent for when i’m feeling more feminine! edit: i feel the one downside of this is it doesn’t last very long on the skin, even when moisturizer is used which supposedly prolongs how long the fragrance lasts. however, it lasts long on the clothes!

Is Britney Spears' Fantasy too sugar sweet for you but you like the white chocolate note? This might please you then. It's a more refined, grown up gourmand in the same family. I wouldn't recommend paying as much as being charged online though. $90? Pfft. I got this for 12 bucks at Ross. Keep an eye out for it at discount places. You'll probably like it. I do. It's very nice. The jasmine and the musk and the quince really balance out the white chocolate nicely. Not that I have an issue with toothache perfumes myself. I love em. But I can see how this would be a happy medium for perfume lovers who are sensitive to gourmands.

I picked this up for a song at a discount store, knowing it was similar to Fantasy. It is, but less tart and softer, more feminine, less in-your-face sweetness in the drydown. I agree with others that have said it is a more grown up version of Fantasy. It doesn't have the beastly sillage, which I appreciate because let's face it, Fantasy is far too intense at times. On me the longevity is quite good. I'm on hour 6 right now and it's still going strong. If you have Fantasy, you don't need this. If you like Fantasy but find it too sour/candyish this might be a better choice for you.