Eau de Prep Tommy Girl

APPLES...mmmhhhhh Eau de Prep vs. All about Eve vs. DKNY Be Delicious as well as a high five by classic Tommy Girl ==> EAU DE PREP Smells like the shyer, more sophisticated cousin of Joop! All about Eve. Eau de Prep is also a sweet composition of caramalized apples yet more creamy as if some milk has been added. Preppy tea party scent for crisp spring mornings or colourful October afternoons! I like both fragrances in my perfume wardrobe but if I had to choose, I'd choose Joop! because that green apple and I go way back (10th grade). Joop! All About Eve is unique ... a bit more sassy, outspoken, yet smart. Sweet and zesty at the same time. Green apple with some sugar. It is even more compelling and more pure to me than DKNY Be Delicious (which already is apple goodness in its own right). Hilfiger Eau de Prep ... offers me a tad more good girl in a non boring way. All smiles that is! Sweet red apple. Comfortable like your favourite cardigan. Warm - something new to my nose since DKNY Be Delicious has been overexposed in my opinion. Eau de Prep is the perfect little sister to classic Tommy Girl! The design of bottle and box (Eau de Prep) remind me of going home for the holidays after the first few months in American boarding school or college (just in my imagination - I live in Europe): Christmas candy is already on display in the stores yet the air is still warm enough to wear a chic college blazer and a cool thin wool scarf anno 2005. Hot apple juice with cinnamon or a venti Pumpkin Spice Latte. Classic Tommy Girl looks more like a warm day in June to me in it's clear bottle with that laid back design. Layering the "Tommy Girls" is really nice! It makes Tommy Girl juicier & sweeter when layered first and Eau de Prep second. It turns down the volume of the stronger Eau de Prep apple sweetness yet makes that apple stand out in a softer way (taking the Christmas-y feel a notch down). If I start with Eau de Prep and follow up with Tommy Girl, I get a complex scent that still remains it's relaxed tea vibe without seeming too green or too sporty. So many notes come together and they like each other. The apple vibe of Eau de Prep is even more in the background: behaving very secretive yet as a "member of the group". The best of both worlds!

(Edit 1.9.) Since wearing this quite a few times, I must say that I can see why some people are disappointed and/or strongly dislike it. It is quite "raw" scent in a way, not the most sophisticated or classiest one. It's a bit like an arrogant and self-confident girl in her 20's not afraid of expressing her opinions strongly and thinking she already has quite a lot of experience in life but who still has a lot to learn. But even though, I like it. It's not a serious scent and I like the playful impression of it. The original post: I tried it today and immediately fell in love, which was very surprising. I almost skipped this because I don't like the bottle at all and it stated in the short description that it's aimed to "young women" which translates to teens in my mind. At first it's very much about green apples and at this phase I thought "oh no, too girlish", but luckily I was wrong, because then it turns a bit spicy and ends up very soothing, a bit sweet scent but not boring at all even though it's not complicated. Doesn't smell too "old" or too "young", I think. On my skin it's very minimum floral though, but from my point of view that's not a bad thing since I'm not a big fan of traditional florals.

Delicate, fresh but with a sweet base. I immediately feel the apple, but not a green one, it's a ripe and red apple. Then violet and some other spring flowers. Sandalwood and musk round off and warm the base of the fragrance. I certainly consider it as less sporty than his older brother Tommy Girl ... Eau de prep actually has a "preppy" bon ton soul. For carefree spring mornings strolling by a lake (this is the image that brings me to mind). Suitable for a multitude of climates and occasions but certainly perfect for when you need something unobtrusive, which is present but with delicacy and elegance. It's a safe everyday scent.

This is one of my favourite fragrances at the momemnt. I absolutely adore this smell. I am a big fan of red pepper in perfumes so I thought I should give Eau de Prep a chance. In the beginning I thought it was nothing special, but as months passed by I started to really love it. It wasn't a love at first sight, but that's why I appreciate this fragrance even more. Sillage and longevity are moderate, but I don't mind reapplying it. It's a spicy energetic and sweet fragrance that I will continue to love!

ok tested this on myself today and I am head over heels in love. This is kinda strong almost masculine, it also smells high end. Most high end scent tend to be really strong, heavy, and old ladyish. This however although smells really expensive and prestige still somehow still manages to keep it young & girly; how did they do that? I love this so much and can't wait to get a bottle. Oh and the bottle.....ADORABLE!!!