Hippie Princess

I think Hippie Princess may have been discontinued as I've tried to pick it up for a while now with no success. However, my husband surprised me with a bottle today and I was excited to try it. The bottle looks like something I would have had in my bedroom when I was a teenager - but that's OK; there are days when you want to indulge your inner teenager! The Hippie Princess bottle makes me smile, it's fun, doesn't take itself too seriously, is young, carefree, and very girly. It's youth and sunshine in a bottle! I like perfumes with a fruity note and this one has a very fruity kick to it but it's balanced by warm vanilla and musk so that over time it settles on the skin as warm and intimate. I put it on this morning around 9 am and went to an all-day event and yes I did get compliments, which is always lovely. By 7 pm I could still clearly smell the scent on my skin although the silage had reduced from moderate to intimate - lasted a lot longer than my original Princess. This isn't grown-up, sophisticated, expensive luxury perfume, it's young, fun, sparkly and lively...whatever your age!

I got a chance to smell this today! I must say, this is the total opposite of what hippies want to smell like or do smell like. When you think of hippies, you think of patchouli, woody, earthy type notes. This is a fruit explosion, don't get me wrong , I absolutely love it. It's a fruity masterpiece, but it is so far fetched from its name that I have to wonder if they either have no idea what hippies are like, or if they don't are, OR did they put the wrong smell in the wrong bottle!?!? I would for sure buy this and wear it, but if I was asked what scent I was wearing I think I would have to lie, because no one would believe this would have anything to do with anything hippie!

This perfume is super fruity. If you like fruity perfume, you will love this. Plus, the bottle is so adorable. I'm sad this perfume is discontinued. I had to order my bottle from Europe because it isn't sold in America anymore (at least, I can't find it anywhere). There is a downside to this perfume. I feel like once I spray it on me (and I am spraying 5-7 squirts), I cannot smell it an hour later. It fades so quickly. Because of this, I have to carry the perfume with me and apply it pretty frequently. However, I would still buy this perfume again if I am ever able to find it. That's how much I love it! Would I recommend this? YES!

Much like always, the freesia in this really amps up on my skin. Luckily, it doesn't overwhelm the rest of it...and it's good enough that I keep it, despite the ten minutes of freesia overload. :) It's great in the summertime, and shallowly, I really love the bottle. Lasts a good while on me, though it's not eternal. Definitely don't regret picking up a full bottle.

So I'm giving this a second review now that I purchased this. Found it for 19.99 last night...woohoo!! I will again say undeniably this is nothing hippie. Nothing even remotely hippie which I'm okay with because I god damn love this. I typically prefer aquatics and fresh scents but this is so nice. Love love love