Feminissime

It's much better than I feared after looking at the notes. Yes, it's sweet but it's not a 100% gourmand. This is a very classy French gourmand. Yes, I get the tonka and musk but thankfully although a fruity scent it isn't too much of the pineapple. This is a very feminine, well blended scent so its name is spot on. The iris and neroli stop this getting too sweet. It doesn't smell like the mainstream sugary offerings in the department stores. I'm so relieved it doesn't remind me of la vie est belle or miss Dior. This is for a sophisticated gal with tonnes of personality who wants to smell alluring but unique like her. After a short while the sweetness is much less and it is quite a sophisticated creature and smells almost like a vintage chypre. The iris, neroli, patch and oak moss are now dominant. I get good longevity and sillage in this warm room.

I love how sweet this is, first think I felt was some kind of pear or something of that sort. It will definitely be a present for a lady in the future.

The child of LVEB and Flowerbomb. Nice

Galimard describes Feminissime as a Amber Floral fragrance, and I’m going to disagree. This is a fruitchouli: sticky fruit on a base of vanilla, tonka and patch....with a sharp acerbic opening. Add a couple of spoonfuls of sugar and this verges into headache territory. It’s a little too much of everything and not as refined as Guerlain’s Souffle flankers (as mentioned by another reviewer below). Major stamina and projection is a plus if this is your bag. I thought sampling from a splash vial was problematic, but Galimard’s liquid sachets are worse. There’s no way to get the juice out without spilling it all over.

I like the papery/ silky iris in it. I don’t like the sugary fruits, it’s just not my kind of thing. But it’s well done and it could suit someone loving heavy sweet parfumes with a great sillage.