Pretty Swan

I bought this blind along with Eclat Femme Weekend - mostly trying to make the shipping cost worth it (seriously perfume should be exempt from alcohol import taxes it's eye-watering). Of the two, I fully anticipated EFW to be the one I would be crazy about - it's a Nathalie Lorson fragrance, and I'm usually happy to blind buy anything she creates... EFW is a bit of a wash out for me - I'll review that in the future, but Pretty Swan... My goodness. I have never like powder scents before this. It's very much the scent of ballet - the earthy, dusty, but beautiful and light art. You know how people sometimes say "this is a very pink fragrance" - where there are raspbery lemon florals? This is that skintone peach pink of satin ballet shoes that is never properly replicated in any fashion wear. It opens to a bright apricot note - made very warm and peachy pink. I don't get a lot of pink pepper, which is good - it would be far too spicy if it had a greater presence. I'm not sure what I'm looking for with the heliotrope, but the jasmine is nicely balanced. Drydown is vanilla-centric, powdery sweetness. I'm fascinated by how some of the notes are just so out there (moss? rice? the hell??) and the perfume is so lovely and safe. Not boring safe, but nostalgic safe. When I first wore this, I hugged my mum before I went out, and she commented that she had never noticed my natural scent before. She didn't think it was perfume. Repeat, Pretty Swan suits my skin chemistry so well my own mother thought it was ME. While I would love a greater sillage (I secretly long for obnoxiously present scents that enter a room a minute before me), the close to skin sillage is what sells it. Pretty Swan is delicate, musky, organic, and convincingly real.

I just love this! It's not just a scent, it's a soft, cuddly but still sparkling feeling. Smells like butterfly's in the stomach feels and what I imagine those old perfumebottles with an airbag-thingy attached smelled like. Really unclear description but that's really it. Scentwise on me it's smooth powdery, pink pepper and an almost creamy wood, musk and hint of jasmine somewhere in the background. I just got my hands on a almost new bottle and are waiting for it in the mail and I am so happy. It was expensive and I could have bought a designer perfume (on sale) for the price, but since it's discontinued this feels like the deal of the year. I also saw the retro Exclamation Coty had similarlys to this, is there anyone who have used both that could tell me if they are anything alike?

I have been on a "powdery perfume" kick of late, and decided to finally take the plunge to purchase. Since it has been discontinued, it was difficult to locate, however. I ended up purchasing from a retailer in Kazakhstan, and it just arrived this weekend after a month of travel around the world. Not sure if it's the fact that it's been around the world in forty days, it is fake, or the juice is too old but my bottle barely smells like anything. I'm terribly disappointed, not just because of the money and time spent waiting for my bottle to arrive... But because I had such high hopes for this scent. I spray and it is gone in ten minutes flat. Maybe I smell powder? Maybe rice? Saddened. Very saddened. I wouldn’t suggest you try buying a bottle now, to save the effort.

This is a fragrance I wear during all seasons as it's delicate and not too heavy for Summer but it's warm and cozy enough for the Winter. The first time I smelled this perfume I fell in love with the scent as I was looking for a powdery fragrance for a long time and this one has the most predominant powdery notes from all the perfumes I have smelled until now. I love everything that smells like a baby or talcum powder as it gives a clean refreshing feel. This fragrance as well smells clean, warm and young. I always feel calm, delicate and innocent when I wear this perfume.

This was the biggest surprise from oriflame, never thought this brand could make such a beautiful perfume. I still have a half bottle, I like it very much. Pwdery, with a luxury touch, and the apricot is so so beautiful in this recipe. Sadly disappeared forever...I can t understand why they decide to discontiue something so beautiful.... (((