Arome Arthes Secret

Lately, I've been quite obsessed with violet scents. I am using this Arome Secret as a bedtime scent because it's so comforting, soothing and dreamy. I use it also to spray my silk pillowcase and bed linen. My bed smells like powdery violets/baby bath scent goodness :). The first bottle I blind bought it @notino, very cheap. Last month I bought 2 more 100ml bottles, only for 18,90 € each on eBay ( Bulgarian seller ), so at this price, I really don't mind over spraying it! It's a very soft scent, very close to the skin with no sillage but I just LOVE IT and it works wonders for me because I sleep like an angel!

This is all about the violet with maybe a hint of vanilla and a little musk. Very pretty. A deeper violet rather than being crisp and bright.

Very light, fresh, powdery, feminine fragrance, sillage is close to the skin, poor/moderate longevity. The predominant note is violet - it's a very "natural" smelling one, though and doesn't set my teeth on edge. I don't get a "Parma Violets" taste (for anyone not of a certain age and in the UK, these are horrible old-fashioned chalky violet flavoured sweets which were widely available when I was growing up in the 1960s/1970s). I don't pick up on the green notes or musk at all and - in all honesty - this is pretty much a soliflore to my nose. Having said that, it does smell fresh, which could be coming from the green notes. It's a cold and crisp January day and I think this is best suited to warm spring and mild summer days and will re-test then. Ultimately though, this really isn't my sort of scent - it's too polite and refined for my taste and my skin just sucks it up like a sponge (which is why I favour bold orientals).

Arome Secret is mainly sweet heliotrope & slightly earthy iris. I find it has a creamy candy feel, but on my skin it is not particularly strong or cloying. There is a slightly waxy greenness. Powdery, sweet, a bit heady. Arome Secret is very feminine. Best for spring evenings, or mild summer days.

Two Words: Cough Syrup! I wanted to buy Arome Arthes Seduction, but I ended up selecting this by mistake :P First spritz, it came out loudly as cough syrup: alcohol mixed with some medicinal cherry. It reminds me of my childhood years when I suffered from Strep throat EVERY summer! I waited for the scent to develop, but sadly, it remained cough syrup for a long time and then died out. Not for me!