Scandal Pour Femme Essence De Parfum

I love this fragrance so much and get the whole bouquet! First I smell a sweet and fresh bergamot, and it's mixed with lily pollen. It reminds me of when I pull the dark orange anthers off of a bouquet of lilies so the pollen won't stain everything. I know the notes mention lily-of-the-valley, but it's lily pollen I smell. Then comes a mix of jasmine and tuberose, followed by a beautiful gardenia blossom. Finally I detect a hint of orange blossom. Orris, as usual, provides texture. It blurs all of the individual flowers together. In the heart, I get a delightful bubblegum effect. Roja's website says something about Scandal's name--a perfume that "ensures you will be talked about". Something like that. I think the name is clever, but my second choice would be Siren. I envision a daring Victorian woman wearing this perfume while walking past a bunch of prudish, violet-and-rose-wearing Victorian people, some of whom, upon smelling her sillage, gasp so hard that they choke on their own spit. Very upset, they mumble, "How shameful!" "Unabashedly sinful!" and, "An utter tart!" as they cover their children's eyes. This is it: Scarlett O'Hara's perfume when she is wearing that drop-dead gorgeous dark red dress, with the sparkles and fluffy feathery stuff on the shoulders. I wanted to mention that the flowers remind me very much of the Bergdorf Goodman perfume he created. Also a huge white floral bouquet. BG contains a little oakmoss and has a haughtier personality, while Scandal Essence feels more youthful, energizing, and modern. So if you like this but want that touch of oakmoss for more of a vintage feel, I'd recommend trying BG. I love both perfumes!

On analysis of the notes in Scandal Essence, I knew I would love this fragrance . From my Roja Dove sample box of the seven essences , this was my favourite being a white floral lover . The opening notes of bergamot and Lily of the valley is outstanding .(read elsewhere this was in the opening notes and I totally agree ) It’s greenness is fleeting though and I wish it stayed on my skin longer . Then , the blooming bouquet of white flowers do their dance . It’s so well made that I can’t pin point the individual notes that follow except Rose which is quite predominant. Then, the orris powdery feel takes over , ever so gently throughout . One spray in the morning lasts over 12 hours and it’s silage is outstanding so I have to be very careful not to overspray. It has that old school composition without being the overpowering formulas of the 80s. It’s gentler than that . The only fault I find is , that it borders too much on the soapy , powdery end which makes this fragrance on the mature side . It does reminds me of a softer Fracas which I have , but I use it minimally due to to its enormous projection . This , however , is a luxurious gentler scent that I had to have in my collection despite the price. I have to admit the vial sample seemed to be more powdery than a full spray from the bottle . I’m so glad I bought the bottle .

When you are the protagonist of a scandal, a crossroads opens up: withdraw into yourself or face the stares and criticism head on. This fragrance celebrates the second choice, walking upright among the crowd and having them gossip behind our backs. How? The combination of notes is certainly striking: inebriating narcotic flowers (among which tuberose stands out), then slightly mitigated by sandalwood and woods. A trail scent, decisive, extremely intense and feminine which in my opinion must be worn expertly and with class, it is not for everyone, it would risk falling into the vulgar. I see it very well on Cleopatra, when in 46 BC. she went to Rome with his newborn son, bringing with her the largest royal procession ever seen with covered elephants, baskets full of gifts, girls dressed in silk, carts loaded with works of art, including obelisks, sphinxes, statues and sacred images . The queen immediately became the protagonist of Roman society dedicated to luxury and pleasure and dictated fashion among the Roman matrons to whom she brought the "chignon" hairstyle invented by her. But Roman society, however open, criticized the sovereign who, I am sure, walked among the crowd carelessly, beautiful and elegant.

Comparison to Scandal parfum. I find the Essence version more youthful, vibrant, modern and uplifting. I purchased a travel spray of the original Scandal to compare, but will stick with the Essence. I do like the original, but compared to Essence it feels a little too heavy. In the Essence you get more citrus in the top, which makes it brighter yet still very floral. This is becoming one of my favorite white floral perfumes ever because I keep trying all my other ones, and none are as clear and natural smelling as this one. There are some fantastic 100% natural perfumes, but they lack the complexity and bright cheerfulness of Scandal Essence.

This scent is heaven, I think it should smell like that in the garden of Eden. That is how it smells there. And every time you get a wiff of it, you start feeling as silly as those cartoon characters - with cupids flying around your head, so intoxicated and quite addicted.