Madly Kenzo!

EDP: I really like the EDP version of Madly. It's mostly sweet florals & clean incense up top, & mid/base is very much cedar dominant on my skin. The dry down is musky & still very much cedar-y - (like real pencil shavings, not chemical IsoE type "woody") . I don't really find it smoky. The overall impression is a fairly unusual, spare "minimal" type of scent - quite tranquil & calming imho - & also quite at odds with its name! If I see this for a good price, I'm getting a back up :) I don't usually do layering, but this blends really well with CdG Dover Street Market. The incense matches perfectly (to me) & the sweetness of the florals in Madly add another dimension to DSM. I briefly tried the EDT version also, it smells "messy" to me, with way too much pink pepper & some sticky "fruitiness" bunged in on top of everything else. I do generally like Kenzo though, their perfumes always smell quite good on my skin.

Another new found love from Kenzo after Jungle L'Elephant. I think I will look more closely at Kenzo fragrances in the coming year. This is just perfect for me. I find myself reaching out for it more frequently. Also works really well all year round. It's slowly leaning towards becoming yet another signature for me (along with Gucci Guilty Intense). It pretty much stays linear on my skin, with just a slight variation towards the dry down. I surprisingly love its simplicity! Fair warning though, this is dry. Cedar, incense, pink pepper and heliotrope take center stage for me from opening to dry down. Only difference is I get a little bit of the orange flower at the beginning, and some musk in the dry down. EDIT: I also get vanilla in the dry down, which is more pronounced in colder months. Also, Madly Kenzo!'s sillage and longevity are moderate, so I think it's safe to use in a crowd.

This one is a superior quality scent. I just can't stop smelling it off the paper strip. Although I find it a bit masculine at first, due to its peppery, incensy, spicy, stong balsamic nature, it does have a bite that lends it a rich, gourmand, succulent quality ! I find it slightly similar to other scents like Lancome Miracle and Si Lolita Lempicka in its peppery incensey succulent texture. Quite a complex scent, and has a lot going on, has a bit of everything, and surely trying to analyse it is total madness ! Just stand back, breathing in is good, but breathe out is unforgettable... loving it already !

I smell pear and incense. No pear in the notes but this is the result of the mix I guess. It's soft, not too sweet, not too aggressive. Has the typical "hippie" vibe you can find in older Kenzo fragrances. Just a little of spiciness. A beautiful everyday Fall/Spring fragrance in my opinion. Lasting power is a couple of hours, more when spayed in hair. I don't get the amount of "dislike". It's quite a lovely perfume that is easy to wear and surprisingly unique despite the common notes.

This scent is really close to UFO, but UFO has a warmness to it that madly doesn't have. I smell no bubblegum or fruitiness in this scent! I'm guessing people are mixing this one up with edt, because the edt is fruity, nothing like the perfume version. Remember if your trying to tell the difference between the two, edp is in the purple bottle & the edt is in the pink bottle! Anyways, this is a very nice scent! If u can't afford the UFO, give this a try @ a quarter of the price!