Yin Transformation Parfum

Ethereal, uplifting and sublime... what is this sorcery! The notes here are so well blended that I am not even going to try to pick them apart but the scent itself smells like goergeous watery florals, to put it almost too simplistically. Words fail me as I try to describe this fragrance.. picture smelling water nymphs, innocent and alluring at the same time, dancing weightlessly over a shallow lake with crystalline water that lets you see straight to the bottom filled with the most beautiful flowers, filling the air with their delicate scent. I would have passed it over for something deeper and richer, had I gone by the notes however, I am delighted the SA at Neiman's asked me to try this house, I couldn't have asked for better introduction! If you think it smells good just as you have sprayed it, just wait till it blooms on your skin. Yin stands for the feminine in the concept of duality and the word play on the name will make sense only when you experience it. It makes me feel like the classiest, most feminine version of myself when I wear it. To say the breath was knocked out of me (also because of the exorbitant price tag 😅 but hey can you put a price on such a beauty?!) is an understatement! Another surprising aspect of this fragrance is it's performance which is almost shockingly great. It lasts easily for about 10hrs projecting strongly for at least the first 3hrs morphing into an increasingly intimate scent while the enchantingly beautiful sillage keeps going for the entire duration of the fragrance. This can easily become a signature scent and I, for one, can't get enough of this one!

Upon initial spray, this perfume is very clean-it smells expensive and lovely, but it is somewhat generic. However, the longer it sits, the better it gets! Its notes are blended beautifully and really balance one another out. It is not sweet but it has something feminine. It isn't too watery because there are balancing lactonic-lotiony notes. The top bergamot and mandarin don't overpower the top notes with citrus but still give just the perfect kiss of citrus to balance out the rose. I do wish the iris were a bit more prominent but that is because I love iris. The middle notes on me were a highly elevated bar soap, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. And it lasts! Many perfumes in this category of fresh/soapy and citrusy/watery disappear after only a few hours, whereas with Yin Transformation you will get 8 hours on the skin and on my fabric watch band, I can still smell the perfume well into the day after initial application. Also lasts well on my mom and her clothes too so it isn't just with my skin chemistry. Or at least that was my initial test note. Now I've gone a bit nose blind and I don't personally notice its longevity on me, but my friends do. If you are into "clean girl" perfumes and scents, then this is a must. If you want an inoffensive office perfume, this is a must(lasts a while but sillage is close to the skin.) Also reminds me of MM Replica's Lazy Sunday Morning, not because they smell alike and MM is definitely not a dupe, but maybe the rose soapiness note is shared. The perfumes are distantly related.

This review is for the Parfum version. The watery notes in this are so ethereally beautiful, and make you feel like you are in a spa tub with tons of delicious orchids and rose petals floating gently around you. Perfect for a wedding or a spring day to transport you to a flower garden right after a light rain. The ylang-ylang and bergamot are blended superbly to cut the sweetness, and make you feel ultra feminine. The dry down adds a soft musk (think Narcisco Rodriguez pure musc), and a creamy sandalwood base that adds to the complex elegance of the fragrance. This one was instantly very special to me, and I've been wearing it a lot to the pool- it really comes alive in the heat. Sadly, I find the projection and longevity seriously lacking, but I adore the smell so much I had to buy a FB. I just spray it a lot during the day or pair it with a neutral lotion or molecule + mandarin. I can forgive it's fleeting nature, as part of its uniqueness is that barely-there, she just got out of the shower and smells so good vibe. A must try for people who like floral aquatics.

This is a beautiful perfume! The primary feeling to me is pretty. Extremely femme. Gentle. I'd wear it to a bridal shower or similar. Opens airy, aquatic and gently floral. Extremely pretty and gentle and feminine. Understated. As time goes on, more of the powdery baseline opens up, the florals gather some strength and I get distinct citrus notes -- rather like a mandarin orange, before it is peeled, with the leaves on. The airy aquatic quality remains, but is less prominent. As with most of the Harmonist line, it is beautifully blended and harmonious but still allows the individual notes to shine through. Although the overall scent profile remains consistent outside of the first 20 minutes, the silage highlights different notes throughout, making the experience of wearing non-linear. It is never loud and doesn't project much, but sticks around on my skin for about 6 hours before becoming a pleasant, musky, powdery skin scent. (Note that I get zero almond milk and only softness from the sandalwood on my skin).

Ok the notes totally leads wrong way. Here is the notes from The harmonist official page: TOP NOTES: Calypso Orchid, Mandarin, Bulgarian Rose MIDDLE NOTES: Almond Milk, Ylang Ylang, Iris BASE NOTES: White Musks, Sandalwood, Benzoin And aaww, this is so so beautiful wet-aqzutic but also lactonic thanks for the almond milk and lotion like , creamy by the ylang ylang. with cool powderly heartbreakimg iris. And soft flowers. It' fairy like & magical, fragile feminin beauty. This is the scent of a water nymph. A water nymph by a flowery pond with beautiful snowwhite swans on it. By the way i feel something in it whis is feels like freesia beacuse i smell something airy floral. ( i don't know which note is it) but because of it, i see not just the water nymph, the lake/pond with the swans and flowers but the light breeze & cloudy blue sky. This is how i imagined Guerlain l'heure blanche ( what i've never got) but more airy and aldehidyc. But it's just my fantasy .