Regina Di Fiori

Nereid, the sea-nymph in scent form... A fairy-tale composition; poetic, enchanting, and gently luminous. It’s aquatic, lightly salty, with a soft jasmine and a tender, velvety powder. Even the juice itself gleams like a real pearl: iridescent, sea-green, nacreous. The composition feels perfectly suited to both a Mediterranean setting and the spell of mythic times. The opening is airy and translucent, a sheer floral breeze. Then a clear, polished ylang-ylang steps forward; not indolic at all, but smoothed to perfection. From there, the transparency drifts into a cloudy iris powder, as if the whole structure becomes mist-like. A Mediterranean wind carrying hints of sea salt brushes across the skin. (I almost enchanted myself writing this, haha) And at its heart: jasmine. To me, it’s the star. Refined, polished, immaculate. Although the base does contain the usual amber-vanilla-musk elements and some warm spices, they exist only to cradle the composition in a soft, cottony vessel. The marine, watery, powdery jasmine character never falters; not for a moment. It remains one of the most delicate and noble beauties in my collection. Tag(s): powdery aquatic jasmine, sea-nymph, ethereal, magical, salty, translucent

She opens aquatic, wispy and whimsical, powdery and nostalgic. After about an hour the top notes have mellowed and a warmth is coming through in my skin that could be the nutmeg/cinnamon/sandalwood/vanilla. Normally o don’t care for spice in perfumes, but I don’t get strong spice from this fragrance at all. She is lovely, classy, timeless. She is billowy linen garments, sun soaked sand, crisp spring walks at the farmers market, and lounging in a hammock.

I totally agree with Alit below. I get lots of jasmine and sandalwood, and a moment in the middle it smells very candy-like to me. It reminds me of Valentino Donna Born in Roma Intense. They certainly aren’t dupes, but they both have that heavy floral and almost gourmand quality to them. This is very sweet, but I don’t find it cloying. It’s a beautiful scent. And obviously the mint colored shimmering juice is what sold it.

Honeyed powdery jasmine explosion. Regina di fiori has an almost edible quality, like a plum compote of sorts. The spices and the amber are not overpowering so it really is almost entirely a rich floral more than anything else. Not particularly original but alas elegant and suitable for both day and night wear.

I totally agree with x.rina.x description below. It is a beautiful scent. Projection is good in the first hour, afterwards it is a skin scent.