Arizona

I believe I may have left a negative review on here about this fragrance, or I intended to at one point in the past. I'm going through samples again and I'm trying this one again today. I REALLY like this. I'm a little confused though by the fragrances mentioned in the "This Reminds Me Of" section especially Sun Di Gioia and Beach Walk. I find nothing remotely beachy about this. This actually reminds me like a lighter version of Givenchy L'Ange Noir and Floral Street Iris Goddess. I'm definitely getting a makeup-y creamy and powdery iris/orris/nutty vibe. No fruit, definitely no strawberry. And I'm not sure what cactus flower smells like but I'd imagine it probably has a green and watery almost aloe like scent to it if that makes any sense. Like that green and vegetal type smell you get when you break off a piece of aloe from a plant. That's what I imagine cactus flower to smell like but I could be way off with that. I don't really get anything like that from this fragrance. I really like it though. Powdery, it has a nutty ground up sesame mixed with iris and old school makeup powder compact and some lipstick type thing going on. I like it and I don't have anything like it in my collection other than Iris Goddesss and L'Ange Noir. Might have to get a FB. Longevity and projection are both decent.

8 Hours after initial application: This is a creamy floral. My daughter, who has my "nose" mistook it for Gucci Bloom. On second sniff she realized her mistake, and said it smells lovely on its own. I sniffed my Gucci Bloom, which happens to be sitting next to Arizona, and I see some shared DNA. The "creaminess" of the florals is quite similar, and whatever composes the "woody" notes is also in the same category. Arizona has Cactus Flower where Bloom has tuberose, making the fragrances distinctly different, of course. But, to me they are very much along the same lines. If you like Bloom you'll want to try Arizona. Arizona has a lighter, airier feel than Bloom. In addition to the cactus flower, the orange blossom and jasmine are outstanding. Both notes are noticeable in a way that only La Chasse aux Papillons has mangaged to capture in anything I've smelled. Arizona is classified as a Floral Woody Musk, but it is mostly a floral, for sure. At first it's syruppy and so juicy it's like sipping an orange blossom-jasmine bouquet. Overall this is much, much sweeter than I expected, because as it dries down I am basking in velvety cashmeran. I am in love. This fragrance is so "me" it could be bespoke. It smells like Sonoran Desert air, it really does.

Arizona (the perfume) is so beautiful. Out of my almost 500 bottle collection, i have nothing that smells remotely similar. Does it actually smell like Arizona? Not at all. I've lived in Phoenix since 1997, and past few years Phoenix literally became a place where your house smells if you open the windows. Every outing, your hair smells so bad that you just have to shower again, even though you showered before you went out... Smell of Arizona is literally dog poop and pollution. I'd say that only place that would remotely smell like Arizona ( the perfume) is a Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, but i doubt that is where the perfumer drew the inspiration from. As for the perfume, i am unable to single out any notes. It is like a fairy tale, just powdery enough, flowery enough, fresh just right, and sweet to the perfection. I never experienced anything quite like it. If it was a tad sweeter it would just be another designer, mainstream mess, but Proenza drew the line exactly where a line should be in order for Arizona to fall into niche category. I am honored to have it. By the way, bottle is way prettier than the picture portrays. Great performance as well. Absolute love for this one.

I received a free sample of this in the mail, and was shocked that it was an absolute delight to my nose! It's sweet, but not too sweet. It's youthful, but also graceful and mature - like someone who has seen the world, but hasn't lost the vibrance and wide-eyed wonder of a child. This is not some generic modern fruity floral. It has a lot of depth, and doesn't remind me of many other scents I've smelled before. All the notes are blended together so perfectly that you can't really pick out individual notes, although I think the cactus flower and orris accords might be what I smell most. Everything about this fragrance is perfectly balanced. It lasts a decent amount of time on my skin, drying down to a light floral, faintly powder scent, and has moderate sillage. Be careful to have a light handswith this one! One or two sprays is plenty. I tried three, and the powdery aspect of this fragrance became very apparent, even heavy. I have never committed to buying a full-size bottle before, but I think this one is my Holy Grail scent!

Bought blind also at Marshall’s a year ago. Tried it, very ‘BIG’, perfect to cut the humidity of 80% in August Florida. But then, then it became ‘too powdery’ thanks to the cashmeran and Oreos, when I would come in from lunch duty and sit in a meeting with coworkers. But on vacation to Idaho with 95 degree heat and dryness for days, with actual wild strawberries that grow here and fall powdery cliffs of sandstone with rushing riviers and mineral laden lakes? It’s perfect. I have a rwal jasmine bush at home in FL and this smells very close to a genuine jasmine note, and yes of course of love TM’s Alien ( which again I can only wear in fall through spring in FL) but this is a flexible 3 season perfume, with decent staying power,, a cashmere sweet note on skin but a beautiful green and solar vibe on clothes. Unisex as well- and I barely detect the vanilla nor rose. It’s a win for the discount price I picked it up for and would buy a second of it.