To Dream

To Dream is exquisite. At first I smelled a powdery chocolate/vanilla/almond accord that was to die for right off the bat. As it settled, I could smell a handful of fragrant rose petals. Sweet and tender violets crept in soon after, where they remained for the length of wear. This perfume is just delicious, with that borderline gourmand thing going for it (but don't forget it has flowers!). It smells so familiar. It distinctly reminds me of Christmas. I can't explain why, since there are no spices, apple, or cranberry in it or anything else that should remind me of the Holidays. In any case, To Dream could be a marvelous choice to wear to the Nutcracker Ballet.

I'm a novice, so excuse my lack of vocabulary here... for instance, I don't know what "heliotrope" smells like. However, I highly recommend To Dream. For me, it's a mind-blowing scent. I love incense, spice, violets and roses. I wouldn't have thought to look for a scent that combined them. I love the opening blast of hot, dry incense. It's a different kind of sensory experience that just smell - it's temperature and texture... then I smell honey. It dries down to honey and some sweet delicate flowers.

The first things I smell are lemony frankincense, cedar, and a strong violet note. The woody-resinous component of the scent is complex, since it includes a touch of sandalwood and a unique note that I can’t identify. I can only conclude that it’s the oak that’s mentioned on the SSS website. Whatever it is, it blends perfectly with the violet, creating more than the sum of the parts. Within an hour, however, all of the woody notes that I liked so much have been hijacked by the gigantic violet, which persists for the remainder of the time. Sillage is moderate, and the violet scent lasts over 8 hours on skin. I find a lot of violet/ionone scents off-putting, but To Dream is one that I could probably wear, albeit with less enthusiasm than the purely woody-resinous SSS creations, which are some of my all-time favorites.

This lovely perfume that had me smelling my arm again and again. It has a quiet authority to it. The longevity was moderate, and it's almost a skin scent on me. Different scents would waft up to my nose as I wore it..some lovely musk, some lovely flowers (blended so nicely) some lovely on so light vetiver. This is an amazing perfume and I am glad to have it.

Powdery violet with woody orientals. Nice but not for me. Edit: missk's review is spot on in every way. But still, this scent is too dry/masculine/woody powdery for me.