J'ai Osé Baby

Today, I am wearing Jai Ose Baby Powder. This is my second time wearing this fragrance. The first time I wore it was in the summer. I didn't care much for it, thought it would be more of a baby powder scent--instead of just being powdery. I decided to layer it with Love's Baby Soft, which I have adored for many moons; the two together complemented each other nicely. Today, I decided to give Jai Ose a try in the wintertime. This fragrance starts off as a powdery, rose powerhouse--then it dries down to a baby powder-y skin scent. All notes listed above can be detected in the initial spray. Also, the initial spray does smell dated. You would think that this eau de toilette was created in the late 80s or early 90s because of the bold sandalwood and big rose that is so forthright with the initial sprays. However, the initial spray of this fragrance is very loud, so I decided to layer Jai Ose again. This time, I layered it with Victoria's Secret Violet Lily. These two work awesome together. Violet Lily adds charm and youth to Jai Ose, making it effervescent, feminine, and sleek. In closing, I think that Jai Ose Baby Powder works well accompanying other fragrances. It has very little longevity--maybe 4 hours. Also, it has limited sillage. It has to be reapplied throughout the day. The packaging is very cute, making it great for collectors. In my opinion, this is not a safe blind buy.

Laroche J'ai Ose Baby is a dry, not too sweet mix of powdered lemon with a touch of raspberry, blended with soft rose and sweet jasmine. The jasmine here is not the animalic type. There's nothing animalic in this scent. The soft flowers keep Baby from being too tart and too sharp. Strong crisp woody sandalwood and warm amber are noticably ever present, to make this a totally adult scent. It is powdery, like talc, but not too sweet like real baby powder. Baby is great to wear in any season, and is fine for office with just a couple light sprays. First spray is strong, but soon settles down and lasts more than 8 hours on my skin, with moderate sillage. I'm amazed to find I get lots of compliments from men when I wear this Baby. Oh, Baby, you're one of my favorites for sure !

Aldehydes, florals and a little hit of maybe oakmoss or vetiver with sandalwood and musk. Very light. Springtime. Not fantastic or unique. Nice. Okay. Heavy spray was 4+ hours as a soft skin scent, but I don't find this very powdery. It's not like baby powder or talc.

i blind bought this for the bottle. it was cheap enough that even if i hated the fragrance, i figured it would still be cute to have sitting on my shelf as decoration! the initial spray was just SOOO alcohol though. genuinely an assault on my senses for a few seconds there. i was really hoping for a baby powder kind of scent, but i am not getting that at all. it does not smell bad however, which honestly feels like a win when blind buying something this random. it is pleasant enough, just not particularly noteworthy. i do not dislike it, but i do not think i would have sought it out for the fragrance alone. still, i am happy it smells nice and the bottle remains adorable, so no regrets!

Dry and powdery in a woody way. No sweetness, so good if you want a powdery perfume but find baby powder style ones a bit cloyingly sweet :)