Stephanie

High quality all natural smelling green white-florals! excellent blend!

Michael Storer STEPHANIE offers a big blast of rich and intense jasmine which is garnished with gardenia and a touch of tuberose. The composition is indeed green, but it is also slightly soapy and has almost a resinous texture. My sample is so thick, in fact, that looks like pure perfume. The longevity and sillage are typical for perfume, as well. This is a very nice and natural-smelling presentation of green jasmine. Not too dry, not too soapy, and not too green, but there is a lot of white flower activity here, so STEPHANIE is a white-flower-lovers-only perfume! That group happily includes me. (-;

If you like white florals, Stephanie is a must-try. It's white florals straight up, in full mature bloom, heated in the sun and putting out their full fragrance. It's neither gardenia nor jasmine, but a hybrid of the two, a bit indolic at first but gradually drying down to a more delicate scent, which stays linear until it eventually fades away after 4-5 hours. Sillage is moderate. I'm not a fan of florals in general, but Stephanie is one that I can wear. I would certainly recommend it to anyone who loves wearing gardenia and jasmine scents.

Stephanie is definitely not a monotheme or a soliflore. Distinctly woody, the opening accord also presents pepper and galbanum in the forefront. Jasmine, an unusually demure tuberose, and green notes (chrysanthemum?) appear in the dry down. On the skin, the opening woods remain strong but the florals dominate the sillage, and wafts of heady white florals drift past your nose for an impressively long time. The floral accord is reminiscent of gardenia, but it is definitely not a true gardenia note. I very much like the woods and spice in Stephanie, but found the florals disappointing, as the hype has been all about gardenia. If I disregard my expectations, Stephanie is wonderfully warm, wearable, a lovely jasmine and tuberose heavy scent, with a fascinating base accord. Longevity and sillage are tremendous- this is one of the most powerful scents I have encountered. But I wanted gardenia! Eventually, I tried combining Stephanie with VC&A's Gardenia Petale, the truest gardenia representation I have found. This combination has proven to be a winner! Stephanie dramatically extends GP's sillage and longevity, and provides GP with a solid and interesting base. Together, these two form the perfect gardenia scent, and I love the combination very, very much! I recommend this for those who love woody notes, and white florals. If you are looking for gardenia, though, you are likely to be disappointed. Please bear this in mind when blind buying! Stephanie is really beautiful, and I recommend it highly, as an unusual and striking scent. But those who purchase seeking gardenia are unlikely to find it. Unfortunately, testing Stephanie before purchasing does not seem to be possible. I finally found this scent at Androtics, where a 2 oz edp can be purchased for $85.00. It was worth it to me to blind buy, and I am happy with my purchase...but I am layering to obtain the desired gardenia.