Madonna of the Almonds

I was a bit concerned about the negative reviews on here but I decided to buy it anyway as it was going for a song in the Floris sale and all their fragrance smell of quality. It open ups citrusy, sweet and fruity but as the alcohol evaporates it calms to a softly spicey floral/almond combo. If there was a bit of artemesia in there as well then I would say it was a possible dupe for Amouage Sunshine. The dry down is a gorgeous soft flowery almond. It is really close to being a gourmand fragrance. Its so very feminine. I realise now that many could think that this smells just like the many of the generic, girly sweet friuchoulis that flood the fragrance market these days, but no it still manages to smell expensive/sophisticated which is quite an accomplishment to say the least. I am testing this in a cool room so I think it might be rather too potent in very warm conditions. I would say to wear it on a cool/cold days. The sillage is a moderate as is the longevity. Its definitely worth a punt.

I purchased this perfume recently. To me it smells very tropical and so would be well suited to a hot summers day. I feel this can be worn on a man also. I would rate this as a great fragrance to wear during hot days in the UK (we seem to get so few though) If I was to fault this creation I would say that it smells almost similar to a tropical fruit squash. There is almost like a hair shampoo smell to it. Despite this I still think its a great perfume.

It is a cultured, nice almond that has good manners and all the other things beside the almond - on me. An English lady is thinking about going into her English garden and... everything's too calm. Not my scent, but it is nice.

What an amazing name and what an awful mess. I visioned a Fellini movie where a Madonna will bless you with an almond praline rain, instead I got a musty and powdery ride that ended in NADA. Where is the almond? Where is the Jasmine? How this company is still in business is beyond my comprehension, terrible formulas, boring compositions, mess, mess, MESS. Like the Queen of Hearts would say: Off with their heads!

I like the scent of almonds and the name was so promising, but to me the scent was disappointing. It goes into another citrusy and musky direction. I couldn't even detect almonds.