Repetto

I smelled this today while shopping for leotards at Repetto. I walked out with a bottle of this instead of new leotards. Hahha! Truly the most unique and evocative fragrance I have ever encountered, thus far. For some strange reason, it has the power to enhance and intensify any emotion I am momentarily feeling. And that's dangerous. When I smell this and I look out the window into the night; the night feels darker than usual! When I smell this and I laugh; my laugh feels happier than usual! It's like a talisman fragrance that possesses the power to intensify any emotion or vision currently felt or seen. And that scares me! I have never experienced anything like that, before. My friend was shopping with me and she pulled me to her nose to smell this fragrance at least 15 times after I sprayed it on! She said that every time she smells it, she thinks of some new memory or daydream or feeling. She said that the fragrance pulls her in, further and further, the more she smells it! It's sweet but not cheap. It's sweet like the black licorice candies that were so mysterious to my eyes when I was a child; when I would stand there and stare up at them on the shelves of the grocery store, wondering why in the world they were black!! And yet they tasted sweet in a way that still tasted "black"! It's a full, whole scent that's blackly sweet. To me, it smells nothing like its bottle. It's mysteriously poisonous and intoxicating. Very deceiving little scent. Incredible! UPDATE: A few days later and I am STILL falling for this perfume! Just like back when I was a little girl and I would keep a bottle of perfune hidden away from everyone and would go to put it on in secret and sniff it in secret to let it carry me away to other places... I thought I might never find a perfume that could do that again for me again, as an adult. This is the ONLY one that has done this for me again, since childhood! I sniff it from the bottle several times a day, I guess how an addict would sniff cocaine! Never expected to find this in such a humble, underrated perfume! I will have to buy 10 000 bottles of this stuff, lest they ever discontinue it! It's so warm and woody and blackly sweet... all at the same time!!

Huh! Don't understand the amount of dislike votes. Truly nothing to hate about this lil beauty. It's delicate, pretty, classy, innocent-feminine...Succulent pear with gentle rose/orange blossom and woody ambery-vanilla. I can imagine blush-pink tutus and ballet slippers... This develops pleasantly on my skin: The pear is juicy and compliments the dominant cherry blossom. Cherry blossom note can get real synthetic and overbearing, however not in Repetto EDT. It might be just MY skin but I started noticing the rose after 1.5-2 hours, it doesn't emerge fast. Orange blossom is there but faint/overshadowed by the opening notes. The pear/cherry blossom don't completely disappear by then either. It's not a loud or powdery rose, which I enjoy. The vanilla dry-down is actually less-sweet than the opening, and the amber isn't heavy. Performance for this EDT is surprising. When I walk into a room people notice it even an hour after spraying, and there are still traces of it on my skin when I wake up in the morning. Performs better than most EDPs I tried. This is reminiscent of 'Coco Mademoiselle': Imagine that fragrance without the mimosa, balsam and signature patchouli, fresher and more fruity-sweet (instead of citrus). The Repetto EDP is the one actually similar to Coco Mademoiselle (not a 1:1 dupe though) since its got a well-done patchouli. This is really lovely in the spring daytime! The EDP is definitely a fall/winter fragrance, while this one is fresher for warm weather. Perfectly balanced, gentle, inoffensive yet still catches peoples' attention. Men seem to like it too! I do enjoy this one in my collection, as I love the Repetto DNA all seasons. Beautiful and a bit alluring. Can easily be worn in a work environment I'd say.

I bought it initially because this scent comes with an impressive story about the inspiration, the passion for the classic dance and it's created to reflect all that magic. And it really shows - the box with a thin satin ribbon, the bottle with the same decoration and an exquisite little charm. I like the sound it makes when it lightly touches the glass. Simple and sophisticated. And the scent... On me the opening is a fresh, realistic, bittersweet cherry blossom bouquet which makes me think about what comes next - a juicy, ripe, sweet cherries. The sweetness isn't annoying, cheap or too much, it's just there to add some elegance. Then I get a beautiful rose -rather fresh and soft. The base on me is a nice, rosy sandalwood with a hint of vanilla ( but again - very soft, almost not there). I don't smell here "La vie est belle" by Lancome. This scent is sparkling, transparent, juicier, but not just plain girly ( I sometimes even get some citrus (not listed) at the beginning). That's why I understand the comparision with the Chanel perfumes. Indeed, there's that sparkling, expensive vibe in a soft way, just to give an idea about that, so it's not a clone of Chanel, it's closer to Zen by Shiseido. And one more suprise -it's an EdT, but it really lasts on me. A beautiful spring/ summer perfume which makes me dream about the sunrise and dance in the sunset.

Sadly, 3 out of 3 friends that smelled this on me only had one word to say about this: "sweet." They all independently gave that as their ONLY opinion of this scent. I say sadly, because I fell in love with this fragrance because I find it far more complex than just "sweet." The initial spray is sweet and spicy to me, and I can also smell something warm and milky, I'm guessing the amber and the woody notes. For me, it's the perfect fall fragrance. As the weather cools, the longevity on this extends to 7-8 hours on me, pretty impressive for an EDT this light.

I purchased the small vial of sample to try, the first time i sprayed i thought that this is the kind of smell which suits very young women like 18-23. But the more i used the more i got hooked on to it. I cannot get away from sweet stuffs, this kind of sweet is really what i call a perfume with character, not the kind that lacks imagination like VS's range. However never go more than 3 sprays, it may just intoxicate you if you got it on your neck or hair. Haha!