F for Fascinating Night

Evening sun sets in the city, you’ve left your city apartment after a taking a nice shower, and slipping on a dress that hugs your body gently. The dress has soft frills that touch the tops of your calves, the same frills on the sleeve that whisper against the side of your arms as they hang off your shoulders. It’s a very light dusty pink colour and there’s vermillion coloured roses printed on the flowy chiffon material. Your lipstick matches the roses. Your hair is in loose waves. Theres a touch of warmth and humidity in the air - your golden skin shimmers. Final touches are some low strappy sandals, a vintage black patent leather handbag, and a wristwatch that matches. You reach for this perfume, the contemporary bottle, the tint of the juice resonates with the evening you are about to have. A third date, the freshness and romance of a new love, the spiciness you want to emulate. Gentle in presence - but magnetic and effortlessly commanding. The backdrop of a beautiful restaurant that overlooks the city beneath it. The sky is a darker sultry pink, orange feathering smoking out the edges and the golden light of the sun ever so slowly dimming. A kiss at the end of the night that will haunt his dreams. The knowing smile you will have as you say goodnight and turn away from him. This is that perfume. This is such a beautifully blended perfume. The citrus of the mandarin and very light spice of pink pepper marry into the light essence of pink rose. Touch of jasmine, musk, and the very delicate patchouli and amber mix round it out. Retains its integrity when sprayed on the skin, ~2 hours longevity. On clothes last longer and you may smell it clothes the next day too. It’s an airy, yet sultry floral - hard to come by these days. You could wear it in the day but something about it will allude to the fact that you have somewhere to be in the evening. I rarely find a fragrance that can adapt to all seasons. This is one that can, but I must say the heat brings something special out of it. You will never find something like this again.

I rediscovered the partial bottle I purchased and tried it again today and it went right to my little nest of “daily wear” perfumes. I really enjoy this! I went to see how much it’d be to grab another bottle and I’m really thankful I got a partial of a 3.4oz bottle on Mercari (with roughly 30ml left) for like... $7. I love my slightly spicy (shout out to one of my favorite notes: pink pepper), airy and rosy florals during this time of the year, and this one ticks pretty much every box. It does kinda feel like *something* is missing and could make this better... maybe Petalia? There’s not enough Petalia fragrances! Anyways, I’d give this a solid 7/10. It’s really great when I’m in the mood for some pink pepper florals with airy notes. It sucks I dug this out of my collection cause now I’m gonna burn through what I have and face the dilemma of whether or not I should— or more accurately, can afford— repurchase.

I tend to stick with light florals yet I yearned for something more complex and sophisticated - and this is it. It's light, yet warm. It's floral, yet slightly spicy. It's simply intoxicating. It's not so bold that you can't wear it in the day, but sprayed a little more heavily makes this a perfect rich evening scent. Staying power is very good. Sillage is pretty good but not overpowering. The mandarin orange gives a slight 'tangy', sparkling scent, with the pink pepper being the key to making the lovely florals nice and warm. Gorgeous fragrance, and not that well known so you won't smell it on everyone else at an event. Much more sophisticated than most other floral chypres. If you're like me and can't stand eye-watering 'big' classics such as No. 5, Shalimar, etc. yet you want to find a sophisticated evening fragrance then give this a try. It's perfect.

What a gem! F for Fascinating Night is no doubt, one of the most wonderful fragrances oscillating on the borderline between fruity and floral. It starts sweet and spicy-tangy thanks to mandarin and red pepper. The harmony of fruits, red pepper and floral notes reveals a beautiful heart. The dry down is not so much about patchouli as it is about amber and musk. It does not smell like powder, it does not smell generic. It smells fascinating :-) I would classify it as sensual. It is actually quite complex even though it consists of handful of notes. It has good lasting power and silage, therefore, doesn't require reapplication every 2 or 3 hours like some other fruity fragrances. The bottle design is lovely. The price is more than reasonable. Overall, it scores 9.5/10.

I am really in love with this fragrance!! In fact' this is a fascinating scent... I have the Eau de parfum and I have to say that the first impression when you spray on your skin is quite bad... too strong smell, but.... after some minutes a methamorphosis happens and a wonderful smell appears.. I'm not very good in describing the ingredients... to me is soft, delicate, sweet, creamy... you smell clean and sparkly... I think about la vie en rose when I smell it... Modern, elegant, discrete... all in the same one: just fascinating