Oriental Summer No. 11

This is good for its price. The opening is...strong but good. It really owns up its name. But! When this one is really settled it turns into a really delicious vanille scent on my skin. Turned into a skin scent but im truely ok with that!

I just got the vial version of this fragrance the other day and decided to test it out before committing to the full size. I can say, right of the bat, that the orange blossom is headache inducing, as it has always been for me. Luckily, it mellows down pretty quickly, so I did not get the urge to scrub if off. Oriental Summer No. 11 is a pleasant fragrance in this cold weather, evocative of hot summers spent at the seaside in Greece. I know, not very oriental, but then I have not been in any country that could be named as part of the Orient. However, you can smell the wonderfully strong and clean jasmine in Greece in summer. And you can also smell orange blossom in the fragrances people choose to wear there, in that season. I am not sure about the vanilla orchid, but Oriental Summer does have a vanilla note that stays with you until the end. To sum it up, this fragrance starts off with heady, sweet, floral notes, then mellows down into something cozy but still sweet. It lasts at least 10 hours on my skin, although it is not a powerhouse when it comes to sillage. It is not my favorite from The Master Perfumer, but I think they have something for everyone in their line. If you can get a hold of their fragrances, give them a try, because there is very little space for regret after buying them (i.e. they are very affordable).

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I smell sweet, clean florals with hints of orange and vanilla. I like it a lot! What a pretty scent!

The opening is beautiful, like a juicy floral almost. But the dry down brings out this vanilla orchid that I absolutely hate. To me it smells so artificial and like fixative. I think Absolute Iris and Velvet Patchouli from this line are the best.

Not terrible, but it's heavily floral and cloyingly sweet, so not for me.

I had purchased this OS 11 because I'm an oriental lover however this purchase was some dissappointing.I cannot define which note is the dissonant but is definitely too sweet for me and causing me headache