Fleur de Pivoine

Possibly one of Karl Lagerfeld's best releases. Took me so long before I got a bottle & I love it!! The peony is transparent. It's delicate and feels like I'm being showered by its petals. Just gorgeous fragrance that is well worth the price. I don't think it smells cheap, though. It's just easy to wear and very pleasant. Make this more accessible everywhere, please! I waited years for this. It's an affordable version of Armani's Pivoine Suzhou, which I also have. I'd say it's 80% similar.

Just tested it today and all I can says it that I sprayed it at around 1 pm and now, at 7 pm it's still on my skin. It's not as intense as it was a few hours ago, but I can still smell it. On my clothes is still pretty strong. So the ones who have issues with the lasting power, either moisturize your skin first, or spray it on your clothes, it doesn't stain. Now, about the smell. t To me it smells floral-green, peony, Lily of the valley and the green notes are the stars here, a bit shampooey but in a pleasant way. It's spring in a bottle.

Is it unique? Not really. But it’s worth its low price point as an easy reach for warmer weather! It has a freshness to it, mixed with a fruity floral. I don’t pick up much of the warmer base notes in this, and it sits pretty close to the skin. It’s bright and fresh and I really like the bottles in this collection and they look more expensive than they cost. It’s not the best in the line in my opinion, but it is pretty and easy to wear and wouldn’t be challenging for most!

I’ve tested some frags with “peony” in its name and was disappointed. But not if it comes to this one. It’s indeed a nice, fresh peony mixed with fruits. It lingers on my skin for the entire duration, and at its very end, scent turns into soft, musky floral. For the price that it’s offered, it’s an interesting position for sure :) Nothing groundbreaking or original, but super safe, feminine and delicate.

It has a very generic, old-school scent profile. The opening is a sharp gooseberry note that disappears within seconds, followed by a light green and peony accord after a few minutes. Overall, it’s very inoffensive and an extremely safe blind buy, pleasant and cute, but ultimately a bit boring.