First Dream of the Year

A Fragrantica member with such a beautiful and generous soul sent me the Floraiku discovery set that includes their most popular scents from each line. I love Cricket Song but then I tried this one tonight and it’s just divine. There’s something bubblegum-like in here and I’m very picky about bubblegum notes and I know it’s not listed here, but I totally smell it and love it! I would love to own a full bottle one day, however, to my nose this smells SO similar to JHAG Lili Fantasy (which I also love) which is a quarter of the price. Regardless, having a full bottle of this would just make my collection feel special; especially because Floraiku as a whole was introduced to me by a kind stranger here on Fragrantica. It’s definitely on my fragrance “goals” list with the few other more expensive fragrances I’ve been able to try and have fallen in love with. Something about this scent is so comforting and soothing for me.

This is beautiful but....... I love all citrus, neroli and orange blossom heavy fragrances during spring and summer. When you just smell the decant it reminds me of a really sweet orange juice. What makes it different is the citrus rind that you can smell throughout. You have to look for it, but it is there. I want to call it sour but in a good way if that is possible. I wash my clothes in an orange scent soap and spray and then spray them with Bonpoint EDT. Sundazed, solar bloom, JM orange blossom and BR neroli woods are my go to daily wearers, so this would easily fit in. I just feel it is just to similar to all the other citrus/neroli heavy fragrances that are so popular right now. For the price, it is a pass. But if someone wants to give me a bottle........

Really spectacular, it can recall a feeling of cleanliness, but not the classic note of shower gel or bar of soap but a very particular and refined clean that puts you in a good mood, the combination of iris rhizome and orange blossom could remember right after doing the shower we leave the house on a beautiful sunny day and the smells of nature mix with those of cleanliness, it is impossible not to have it in the collection. Absolutely unisex as it changes from female to male skin adapting well to both sexes, on girls it is sweeter while on males it is more woody. I find it perfect combined with a light sweater perhaps in caschmere in the first days of autumn as it reminds us of summer but prepares us for the cooler season.

An elegant, opulent, wonderful fragrance. At the first spray, orange blossom comes to my nose, then becomes even more strong thanks to a rich bouquet of white flowers (I distinct indolic jasmine,) made even more important by a rich grape juice. and this sensual feeling mixed with elegance lasts for a very long time. I see it well on a woman, wrapped in a sexy black dress, at an important party, perhaps to resume the title, the one at the end of the year, while, looking at the fireworks, she expresses her first wish for the new year. Beautiful

I'm a fan of the neroli portofino DNA and own and have owned many niche renditions. This is an amazing take on it. I can tell that this is made using very high quality ingredients. One of the best I've smelled. The iris in the base is a beautiful twist. It's not an original creation so it lacks uniqueness, and it's pricey. If you want the best quality version of of this DNA, it's right here. I think this surpassed nearly all other expensive offerings of NP type fragrances that I've tried. Scent 9.4/10 Performance 7/10