White Petals

I got to try this today but I didn’t buy it because of what I suspected to be the inclusion of cedar... the “pencil shaving” note in the opening. It settles into a very pretty floral powdery fragrance with the cedar regressing into the background but emerging much further in the dry down. The interesting thing about this fragrance is how it endures so tenaciously on the skin and yet delivers zero projection. So if you’re after a skin scent that’s intimate, this could be a good choice, or it could just be a feature of Keiko Mecheri’s range, seeing as I tested two today and neither asserted their presence. Edited two days later. Having experienced this on my skin for a solid 7 hours, albeit with low projection, I started to regret not having bought it. It’s still a very intimate fragrance but it’s so enjoyable that I felt this could be something just for my pleasure. To my senses it’s more pale pink petals than white, exceedingly feminine and delicate. I returned to the store and bought the last one, wore it again last night...no regrets.

After reading the previous reviews this was a blind buy and Im so pleased I did. I understand that some have compared White Petals to Kenzo Flower but on me there is quite a difference. Although I also love Flowers this doesnt have the intense floral blast you initially get with flowers, but softer and quite woody which then blend into the, powdery, classy combination that lingers close to the skin. UPDATE This turned into intense woody on my skin and after trying it for a couple of days did not like it at all. The initial woody scent never faded and the powdery scent surfaced slightly but it then turned into woody again, no floral at all on me and it ended up making me feel nauseous.. Nothing at all like nivea fragrance .

A classy parfum but young,charming,floral but also woody. This is a very charismatic scent with an almost mystical and suave aura. It opens with the strong note of Lily of the Valley very pronounced,but soon the the beautiful camellia that I love and here is really well balanced. I also perceive woody and dusty notes... a complex perfume and as always, Keiko Mecheri amazes me. I love this perfume, for me it is very beautiful,when my sample ends definitely I will buy a full bottle... magnificent!!! Sillage: 8./10 Longevity: 9./10 Scent: 9./10 Overall: 9./10

A lovely white floral on paper that became a little sharp on my skin. Another girl who had tried it on didn't have this problem so I would recommend trying it on yourself!

I am seriously wondering whether Keiko Mecheri WHITE PETALS may be the precursor to CAMELLIA. I say this because the petals in this composition, too, seem much more pink to me than white. Upon application, I thought that I was perceiving tuberose and jasmine, but neither is listed among the notes. There is a sort of buttery quality, softy and comforting, and a thickness, to this creation. As the perfume develops, what seems to my nose to be magnolia comes through stronger and stronger. So perhaps camellia really does smell just like magnolia, as that was what I believed myself to be primarily detecting in CAMELLIA as well! I suspect that the low ratings on this perfume have something to do with the fact that WHITE PETALS is not at all a big white floral composition, as its name suggests. It's not at all sharp, and this is not at all about the triumvirate tuberose-gardenia-jasmine. Instead, it's a big, creamy, light pink floral composition. WHITE PETALS is soft and billowy and and luscious, and I'm sure to add either this one or CAMELLIA to my collection at some point. It's only a matter of time, since I love magnolia--or reasonable facsimile, which camellia appears to be.