Hope

I received this as a sample with a fragrance purchase I made online. I tried this on skin and at first I wasn’t wowed, but when the notes started to develop this became beautifully nostalgic. It was an immediate purchase and I believe I found this online for $40, such a steal. Can’t wait to wear this.

Fruit-patchouli. I think this is close to a juicy fig and patchouli scent. A sweeter and lactonic, woodier Batucada.

These names are killin' me. Hope. Okay I guess that's fair, it's not the worst name in this collection. (I do own a fragrance called hope come to think of it) Yeah, it's a pleasant floral fragrance which if you really pay attention to the top notes (I've applied it a few time now) you do get that piquant sweetness of pink pepper, but it's VERY fleeting, remarkably so actually, then develops a, peachy floral then more of a lightly woody musk with a touch of earth, just redeeming it from the brink of being completely redundant and boring. Only just though, it's still in keeping with the overall theme (certainly of the women's ones) of just being light and not especially memorable. Sometimes osmanthus can be a mildly peach scented afterthought but increasingly it's featuring in bolder compositions and while this isn't really one of them, it's nice. It's just nice. Feminine, soft, I'd never dream of wearing it, but it's nice.