Angel Eau Croisière 2020

this is the perfume that like, GOT me into perfume. I was initially on the hunt for OG angel but made the mistake of only spraying it on test paper and being hit with straight, pungent patchouli. I was like alright, well, that was gross. what was all the hype about??? I figured it out later on and love angel nowadays, but that’s neither here nor there. anyway. I spotted a tester of eau croisière and IMMEDIATELY fell in love, and that love remains strong to this day. some may find this gross, I suppose, but when I bought it, I had just gone on a run and was piddling around in ulta until it was time to meet my mom for brunch. when I got back to my car and spritzed it all over, I honestly really loved the way it smelled when it mixed with the warmth of my skin and my sweat—and I’m not talking stale sweat, this was still pretty hot and fresh. again, I’m sure some people are wrinkling their noses, but I bring this up because I think a good marker of a really special perfume is one that mingles lovingly with your natural body and scent. It wasn’t trying to cover me up—it was fondly draping itself over me and heightening the sweet warmth I had about me. I guess I felt the need to include that because I still to this day haven’t forgotten how it made me feel! in my opinion, this is a gourmand for people who find run of the mill gourmands boring. this isn’t a dime a dozen vanilla gourmand, this is hot and sticky overripe fruit traveling on a warm breeze with sweet, creamy milk to ground it. warm, warm, warm, I keep using that word, warm! but it’s the best way to describe it. It’s not summery, it’s not fruity, it’s not beachy, it’s not bubbly, it’s heavy and WARM! It sticks around, too, especially if you spray it on your clothing. It can hang around forever in my t-shirts and sweaters. (in fact, this was the fragrance that started off me and my long distance girlfriend’s habit of swapping shirts at the end of our visits so we could hang onto something that smelled like the other until we saw each other again—when I would spritz this on a t-shirt for her, I could STILL smell it by the time she came back to me weeks later!) this was my signature for a long time, and I only ever stopped wearing it because my last bottle started to run low. I plowed through two full, large bottles of this and now have one remaining bottle with around a third left, and I’ll no doubt be hunting down more at some point. I’ve fooled around with a lot of other loves in the meantime, but I fully intend to come back to this lovely lady some day. she’s beautiful—give her a try.

I enjoy the tart/fruity/sweet 2020 Angel Eau Croisière very much. For those who don’t enjoy sugary fragrances, this is Gourmand Lite. While the praline is noticeable from start to finish, it is muted and nicely balanced by the green woodsy notes. For me, it opens with a sharp but pleasant citrus, reminiscent of the grapefruit in the 2019 Angel Eau Croisière, but that note isn’t officially listed. Apparently there is a note of fig milk here. I am guessing that this is really a take on the milky sap from the fig tree, but someone with more knowledge of note descriptions could help me here please. In any case, I don’t smell the coconutty vibe from fig which others have, but when I have a chance to wear it in warmer weather I might detect more subtle scents. Angel Eau Croisière 2020 is longer lasting than its 2019 predecessor, and has decent enough projection without fear of annoying others. It remains noticeable on my skin for about 6-8 hours. I love the Mediterranean colours in this version of the famous Angel star, but I can’t help thinking that the fragrance is a safe and fairly unoriginal release, as much as I enjoy it. It certainly doesn’t live up to the originality of the first Angel. It has more in common with a Calvin Klein Summer Escape fragrance than a typical Mugler. The scent of Angel Eau Croisière also can’t possibly live up to the media description of it. I didn’t think that marketing could become any more silly than Katy Perry’s Purr having a note of “Forbidden Apple”, but the 2020 version of Angel Eau Croisère has a description worthy of a paperback romance. Perhaps the copywriter had just been sacked and the work experience kid took over, started at A for Angel, and just threw in whatever came next in the alphabet. Here are some of the words used on the official Mugler website to describe this fragrance. I couldn’t possibly make this up. Azure Adventure Blue Brazil Copacabana Colourful Depths reveal a Voluptuous facet Destinations Donning its most beautiful party attire Exuberant Electric Exoticism Extreme Fruity Faithful Freedom Read the Mugler official website rather than tabloid news for your daily dose of hyperbole. That word starts with H. I’m giving it to them for free. There’s more, but I need a drink now so that I can embark on “A unique journey to the edge of exuberance“.

My 3rd Angel flanker and I love it the most so far! It doesn't seem much like an Angel scent as the patchouli is turned WAY down. That's OK. I hate patchouli, can only tolerate it in tiny quantities when it's drowned out by other notes, and the original Angel is somehow the only patchouli dominant scent I've ever tried that doesn't send me screaming in the other direction. As far as Angel flankers and Mugler scents go in general, Eau Croisiere is very light, spicy fruity and sweet. Not a ton of Angel DNA in it. A lot easier to wear than most Mugler scents (not that difficulty ever stopped me from wearing every Mugler I get my hands on!) I do not read this as coconut or pineapple, unfortunately, as I was very interested in those notes. I'm a tropical frag junkie, and after collecting dozens of tropical scents and spending too much time on fragrantica, I've learned that most people don't know the difference between the scents of pineapple, coconut, and fig. They also often don't know the difference between lily, tuberose, and jasmine, even though I feel they are extremely different scents. I definitely can tell this is a spiced fig scent. I had a fig scented candle from Voluspa for awhile and this fig smells very similar to that one. Though this fragrance is about 100 times better than that candle! I've owned/tried a few fig scents and this is hands down the most addictive, sexy, unique, and expensive smelling blend I've some across. I don't think this is a seasonal scent. I associate fig scents with the holidays. This is light and warm enough for summer as well. It may not work well in the summer for some people in humid climates, but I live in the desert and it's 104 today with zero humidity, and this smells divine on my skin. I also live in a home and environment with a lot of wind & great air circulation, so this is not getting cloying at all on me. I actually prefer scents that perform like this in the summer, as many of the most popular soft skin scent-type frags disappear into nothing within an hour after spraying on me. I think I need to order a backup bottle!

Gosh this is so so yummy! Angel on a cruise! In the beginning it's incredibly yummy sour in a juicy grapefruit/lemon kinda way. Then, it's fruity, milky (without being overly coconut-y like dried coconut shavings which I wanted to avoid), very fresh (without smelling like shower gel) and ridiculously delicious. It really smells like mango topping you'd drizzle on top of your shave ice soaked in light coconut milk from a fresh green coconut with lots of other chopped fruits as toppings as well. I usually cannot stomach milky fig notes, it makes me feel a bit sick, but this is truly milky and not plant sap milky. You really smell it as some mongo-y tropical fruit and not exactly fig. Also, it has none of the typical suntan lotion smell or big white floral aspect you get in many "vacation" or "tropical" perfumes. I'm never a big fan of those so this was a pleasant surprise. To me, the floral aspect with the magnolia is not really noticeable until quite later, but I'm guessing it's the freshness. It definitely comes across as floral but it's not sweet. That and a bit of vanilla is what dominates the drydown. This is so wonderful! It's so fun, utterly delicious. If you're looking for something fruity and sweet, vacation in a bottle, delicious but not typically gourmand (tons of vanilla, sugary sweet, chocolate), I highly recommend this. It's really pleasant but surprisingly unique in that I don't have anything like this and I have 200+ bottles. smells NOTHING like the OG Angel. Literally no connection, except a TINY shadow of a patchouli. It's a lot more closer to Womanity which I pretty much hated, so don't let that deter you. It's just the beach vibe and fig-y fruit that's reminding me VERY slightly of it and it's from the same brand so I'm thinking of it, but none of the weird salty-sweet sappy thing going on there.

On my skin, this smells like a sweet deep-toned tropical fruits mango-fig scent. It has a sweet tropical vibe. Reminds me of a fruity adult drink you would have on an island vacation. I know there's not any mango or other fruits other than fig as a official note, but it starts off with reminding me of creamy thai mango coconut sticky-rice. Maybe because I never eat figs too often I just think of what's familar. I do get hints of underlying praline + pachulli, which is what I believe gives this a little more depth and a little weight to the scent/brings some balance. Main difference from 2019 vs 2020 for me is 2020 does not have as much pachulli as the 2019 version. 2019 had alot more pachulli imo, and unfortunately that note smells very dirty on my skin. Therefore I much prefer the 2020 version. 2019 literally smells like straight mango + pachulli. Bc of the amount of pach it's dirty on my skin right away. Side by side 2020 one almost smells like it has multiple fruits. I guess my nose just really is thrown for a loop by the fig note. Not sure how that happens. When I first smelled this I gagged I hated it. But I later remembered it and craved it. Now I enjoy this one so much I bought a backup bottle. It's very unique to my collection. The bottle design is just gorgeous, my favorite bottle I own. Longevity is crazy good. I can put it on before bed, and when I wake up it's still pretty strong. I dont even having to lift my arm to my face, I just smell it. Well done with this one mugler. When I looked up the word Croisière = cruise, holiday on ship visiting multiple places. Now I see the name is very fitting. I see this as a fun go-to summer vacation scent, but definitely can be enjoyed year round. Addictive and intoxicating.