No2 Oeillet

This is one of the most breathtaking fragrances I have ever smelled. A friend sent me a sample because I have trouble picking out the carnation note, even though it's in many fragrances I own, and he said this is the best example. I had no expectations of this fragrance being so spectacular. I located a bottle within an hour of trying it and I have only done that with a handful of fragrances. Now, I know what the carnation note is and I have now discovered it is the reason I love Miller Harris Fleur Oriental so much. No 2 is like a more pure version of the carnation I love in Fleur Oriental. They are very different fragrances but the carnation is obviously very similar. I can't stop sniffing myself and feel like I may have found a holy grail by accident, by simply wanting to be able to recognize the carnation note. I have too many favorites to ever choose a holy grail, but No 2 ranks right up there with the best of the best. It's so beautiful. The opening had me almost speechless.

I got my hands on this beauty recently and am entranced. I have been applying it on my cheeks just in front of my ears so that every time I turn my head I get a strong whiff of it. This morning I suddenly realized that it a has facet similar to Detchema, a favorite that I wore in the 1960s and the reason, I now know, that I like No.2 Oeillet so much. By checking through the Fragrantica descriptions, it became apparent that the mystery note is carnation. Some of the perfumes I have enjoyed the most over my lifetime have been carnation types, including L'Air du Temps and Fleurs de Rocaille, original formulation, the only one for which I have consistently received compliments. But not Bellodgia, which seems to be a different kind of carnation. I have the Prada Infusion Oeillet EDP but it doesn't have the same carnation spark, although it lasts a long time and grows increasingly lovely. Also, I don't know how the current Detchema smells. Nothing stays the same.

The review below is great and I can only add just how well blended this is even though the notes are able to be dissected. Nice spicy floral neither too feminine nor masculine. The whole line is well blended.

⬇️⬇️ get some class. Calling things old lady is classless and ignorant