For Love of Hyacinth 风信子

I admit, I am a bit of a proselytiser for Re:Classified. Living in China means that many overseas fragrances are beyond the pocket of ordinary mortals, and most Chinese brands are of the "gift for the Uncle you don't much care for" variety. Most Chinese women wear fragrances rarely and men who wear fragrances are viewed with great suspicion. It is odd, therefore, that RC advertise all of their fragrances as being for both genders. Especially "For Love of Hyacinth". It is a classic grannies handbag fragrance. Don't get me wrong. It is a lovely fragrance and, for the first 5 minutes could be Unisex(dark, smokey grey/green). But after that, it is pure synthetic Hyacinth for a very long time. I will wear it because I cannot countenance going out in public (or staying at home!) unscented, but it was really mis-sold. It is for women, women over 70 years old, who bake cakes and enter them into competitions in a church hall. I will also wear it because it reminds me very much of my grandmother's dressing table. I am also quite a heavy smoker and I think the fragrance will do nice things to the smell of cigarettes! (Oh, I know, smoking, but, hey, I live in China. It's practically compulsory here.) Maybe its intensity is on account of the normal, Smokey, Chinese environment I like "For Love of Hyacinth", but it is not the house's best effort, it is miss-sold. (NB. the sales pitch for this, used in the blurb above, talks about a gay love triangle. Maybe Chinese perfumiers think that gay men are elderly ladies trapped in men's bodies....)