14 Elsa in Alésia

Fantastic! Absolutely lovely and novel in my opinion. I feel a bold blast of freesia, watermelon and ambergris. Watermelon usually tends to lean into aquatics or becomes sour. Here, watermelon provides this lush structure to the scent, uplifting the mouth-watering aspect of a scent. Freesia and pear, a flower-fruit accord for example in Jo Malone is so boring, but freesia watermelon is fantastic!!! They just mutually help each other. It would be perfect all year around. A strong candidate for a bottle!

It is a very French type of scent. Very feminine, easy to like and elegant. I like it. I could wear this pretty much anywhere and it would not offend. The peppery freesia and peony are very evident. Its a shame the fruity, sweet water melon fades so quickly. The rose present and eases off quite quickly. It is then more a peppery floral with a musky/ambergris base. The amber gris not surprising the most enduring note. Very nice. A bit less than average for sillage and longevity. It's very pleasant to test on this warm, sunny morning. I could also be transported to la belle France. I wish though that there were more perfume oils available. I would love a body moisturiser with this scent.

The freesia in this resembles magnolia, it has a slightly waxy quality I'm not a fan of. And I do get a hairspray alcohol-ish quality to this perfume. But for others who can stand it, this is a pretty fruity floral with a sophisticated French touch.