Secret

When I was 15 years old, I had my first birthday party and invited many people to it, that I considered my friends. Only 4 did show up, but they brought this perfume as a gift for me. As soon as the party was over, I was laying in a bed with my nose digging into my palms in heavenly bliss. It was a cold winter day, one of those gloomy times, when there's not much daylight and you even forget that nature was alive once. Secret struck me and had shaken me so much, it was like a bottled spring, with wind gently caressing blooming apple trees. It seemed like the most precious gift I have ever recieved. The bitter greens along with soft florals seemed so realistic, so refined, so elegant, and so different from anything I have smelled before in perfumes. I used my bottle very sparingly, saving it up and treasuring it. A decade later, when my obssession with perfume developed I knew I had to find it again. Perhaps to be transported back in time, or perhaps to be dissapointed with the magic shattered to pieces. With shaking hands I opened the box, and there it was - same beloved secret! I must admit that it does lack longevity for me and the synthetic woods are very prominent on my skin chemistry in this, but if you spray such scents on your clothes/hair instead of the skin, there's none of that 'pickled' synthetic wood vibe. (this can only be due to my skin chemistry, because synthetic cedarwood always acts like this on my wrists) I hope they never discontinue this. This is a dear dear gentle fairy song for me that will always have a special place in my heart.

I have owned this for a couple of years, Rasasi sent it to me to thank me for reviewing Rasasi Hope...What a lovely gesture. I havent worn it really and was going through my collection to see what can be gifted/sold etc, then I came across this and sprayed it.....OMG! WHY havent I worn this beauty? it's absolutley stunning. I reminds me of another beautiful perfume, but I can't think what it is, and it's one I don't own so win win. I will be wearing this more often. To me it will be the perfect autumn/winter scent, and as we are approaching those 2 seasons, I won't have long to wait and I am looking forward to wearing it. I smell very strongly the musk, rose and cedar....which thrills me as I love those notes. LOTV unfortunately I cannot detect but will keep trying to find it when I wear it again. Thankfully I don't detect the fruits too much, I am not keen of cirtus in perfumes but a little is OK. Violet leaf where are you? I was only testing and this weekend I will be trying it out for 2-3 days straight, so will have a better opinion, I just know I really like it, and I won't be gifting this any time soon.

Oh this is such a pretty fragrance, opens really fruity and slowly dries down to a lovely flowery, powdery and comforting scent. I thought I wasn’t a big fan of powdery scents but I actually really do not mind this at all, in fact it’s so comforting I think it makes for an amazing bed time scent - it feels like I’m getting protected and hugged 🥹 I wish the top fruity notes lasted longer though, they are my favorite! Has decent staying power as well, although the projection can be better imo (I like my perfumes STRONG :p) this is also a fragrance that performs better on skin than fabric! Honestly, the quality is amazing for the price, so I will really consider repurchasing once I’m done with my bottle and have cleared my hoard of perfumes xp

One of the best fresh florals out there thats such a great value and gives a lot of compliments from both women and men alike. Its perfect for rainy weather where you want to feel fresh and clean. It has a tea like vibe, which must be the camellia. the citrus comes first, followed by the florals and peach. the violet blossom gives it a powdery cozy feel. It settles down to a nice floral musk.

I feel like I am gonna get a lot of hate for saying this. I just got a bottle of Florabotanica & it reminds me of this perfume. Side by side, there’s a little bit of difference but on its own on someone pass by me, I don’t think I could tell the difference. This one lasts way more than Florabotanica too.