Love Generation Pink

Wow!!!!You know this summer I have been craving the smell of pina colada like it's nobodies business!I have always loved coconuts in fragrances but this has intensified recently.And being a South African summer a fruitier take is in order.Now I love and own the big boys like Versace Noir; Hypnotic Poison etc., but THIS little guy really blows me away!!!!It smells of an island cocktail right on the beach!Juicy, fruity, happy, not a care in the world!Sillage and longevity are medium!Better than a few high end perfumes, that's for sure.This makes me SO happy!!!!!!!!!!!!It is a fruit punch - mainly pina colada - but I get a lot of the other fruits here, especially peach and papaya.A lot of attempts at summer cocktail-type fragrances have a weird artificial note going on, but I don't get that here at all - it's delicious and fruity throughout.Good grief it's so yummy I could drink it!So happy to have finally found something to satisfy this craving!

OMG I superlove this perfume! At first I thought it would be really strong but after I use it I got a different sensation. It lasts long, too; the second reason why I love it.

This is a really uplifting warm sunny day scent. True it's got an Escada air about it but it's not as syrupy sweet and heavy. To me it's much more wearable than Escada and nicer over all. The combination of peach & pineapple leans towards mango. Litchi is strong in the opening notes but fades quickly to an accent. There is a faint hint of hibiscus, jasmine & papaya in the background, I don't smell coconut at all. Very well done. A fun, flirty, and happy fragrance. Glad to have add it to my collection in time for summer! Update ~ I have to agree with mandashell that there's a strangeness to part of the dry down. I was happily humming along in my fruity paradise when something made me stop and go "Wait a minute! What's that smell?" As time passes the musk begins to raise it's head, and possibly a touch of sandalwood. An odd fit, like putting a gray mouse in the center of a herd of fruit colored elephants. The elephants are still there but you have to ask yourself, why are they standing in a circle and what's that dot doing in the center? It's odd they thought it was a good idea to throw musk and sandalwood into the mix. Maybe someday they'll reformulate it and remove them. I must also add that the lasting power is unfortunately poor. 2hrs is about the best of it with a very slight lingering trace after. I have to say the musk/sandalwood addition is possibly what will make this potential beauty be removed from my like list, we'll see.

To start with a rant, this was a spray sample that I got on sale from TPC but, like so many of their “sale” sprays, by the time I got around to using it most of the perfume was gone. I don’t know whether these vials leak or whether they’re just so poorly sealed that they evaporate. In any case the “bargain” turned out not to be a bargain. However, there was about 0.5 ml left, so I was able to spray a bit of it for sampling. The first thing I smell is strong, sweet, sugary grapefruit, a beautiful top note. Unfortunately, the grapefruit lasts less than a minute, quickly turning into a blatantly commercial fruity-floral scent with the standard harsh woody base and mega-sillage. In this phase, I could be wearing just about anything from the drugstore, or smelling the functional scent in a hair styling product. It’s wearable, but not something I’d seek out. After 2-3 hours, the drugstore scent gives way to a surprisingly pleasant blackberry musk, which lasts several hours more. I wasn’t even expecting it, then started getting whiffs of it in the sillage. In sum, it gets off to a good start, sinks into mediocrity during the main act, and comes back with a lovely closing scene. If the whole middle part could be eliminated, I'd love it.

You know I do like this. It is fresh, tropical and juicy. I can even tolerate the pineapple note in this one when I've hated it in so many other fragrances. The biggest problem is that it causes my skin to itch! o.O And the second issue is that I am not very fond off the drydown because it smells a little strange at that point. Other than that it has a good lasting power, a welcome projection and an overall refreshing quality. ;')