I See the Clouds Go By

Sampling this today. On skin I get this giant juicy blast of cassis. Definitely the berry. However, simultaneously I sprayed some on a cotton blouse I am wearing, on the blouse the cassis is greener, fresher and dryer like the leaf. On skin there is a bit of morphing into a floral- an innocent floral. Definitely a cherry blossom interpretation. Quite delicate since the cassis on skin is still blasting through as a sweet and berry like. At the same time I smell a bit of a smokey musk poking through all of this. In the meantime the spritz on my cotton blouse is already developing into a unified delicate, sweet, musky puff. Almost as if angelica is in there but it is not - it is the dry cassis leaf. I absolutely LOVE this. Something very comforting and fresh for me in this scent. The presentation is phenomenal but the price point for the juice? No way. Not even certain I would fork out the cash for the 10ml travel. The longevity is just not there. I would certainly buy it at half price though...

I got a free sample of this fragrance and avoided trying it for a long time, never having quite gotten over the overwhelmingly sweet clouds of Cherry Blossom floating out of every mall's Bath and Body Works. When I finally tried this scent, I was blown away by how much I love it - no sickeningly sweet cherry blossoms in sight! The main note I get from this is the warm ripe-berry cassis, grounded by the white musk, but kept light by just a hint of cherry blossom. I have a strong childhood memory of eating dark, juicy blackberries and black raspberries in a field near my house, the surrounding air filled with sun-warmed earth and meadow flowers. This fragrance captures that feeling for me perfectly. For me, it is not overly sweet because the cherry blossoms keep it light and the white musk gives it depth, but I could see it being sweet enough to be classified as a feminine scent.

This is such a beautiful perfume. I really can't think of a word more adequate than "beautiful". Like that feeling of finally arriving at the summit of a mountain and having your breath taken away by the view. Juicy, fruity, floral, and a little musky. I can discern that it's cassis I'm smelling, but something about it mingling with the cherry blossom gives me BIG strawberry vibes for some reason! The only issue is, this is screaming The Body Shop to me. It doesn't smell cheap/synthetic by any means, but the actual scent profile itself absolutely smells like it could be a TBS release (I haven't smelled it, but Cherry Blossom Strawberry Kiss is probably similar enough). For that reason I'm really struggling to justify the price tag. Will certainly enjoy using up the rest of my sample though.

Reminds me a bit of Percival by Parfums de Marly, which makes sense considering that this fragrance is almost certainly inspired by Meliora by Parfums de Marly. Although I've never smelled Meliora, I know that it shares the same DNA as Percival. My biggest complaint, though, is that this fragrance is ridiculously expensive for its lack of complexity and depth. Sure, this is a layering fragrance, but that's exactly why I don't like the price. 455 CAD; what a shame. But damn, the potential I see in this fragrance is unreal.

I love the clean freshness. Very airy. I get a “green tea” vibe. I did the whole discovery set and this and one umbrella for two were my favorites. I get a nice scent bubble that I keep smelling on me for several hours. This feels fairly unisex. I did get a full bottle- it is on the expensive side. I wish they had an option without the travel spryer top at a lower price.