Vanitas Eau de Toilette

I just had to write another review because I've really come to love this scent. I finished the sample and now have a new appreciation for it. Not only is it very pretty, but it's different from most other tea fragrances that are built on the citrus, jasmine cologne refresher framework. Though this initially starts out citrusy due to the freesia which has a citrusy facet, it soon becomes very creamy with an orangy/apricoty osmanthus and a lovely green tea. I'm finally getting the buttery tiare that I didn't smell so clearly the first time around. I guess the warmer temps are pulling it out. I am getting the rose but it more like in a bouquet than a clear stand alone. Maybe later in the season I will smell it more clearly. Eventually, on the far dry down when it almost turns into a skin scent, it become lightly powdery, though in no way overwhelming so. This is not a sheer or particularly light fragrance. It's dense, smooth, and has some heft and body to it. It's good to use year-round, though I do find it smells better now that the weather is getting warmer. I'd say the strongest note would be the osmanthus, and it is one of the prettiest that I've ever smelled in any perfume. Though there were only a few sprays of the sample left, it literally lasted all day until I washed it off. So, performance is great too. I was so happy with this scent that by the end of the day I went to Fragnet and purchased a 3.4oz. tester, which was at a great price. I can't wait to receive it as I'm really looking forward to wearing this pretty scent again.

I found samples of this in the edp and the edt among my samples. I must have received them with a purchase at one time or another because this fragrance, in either strength, was never on my radar and not something I had any interest in. Curiosity getting the better of me, I tested each strength side by side on the back of my hands. Right off the bat the edp smelled totally different from the edt, despite many of the same notes used. It felt much heavier with a very strong tiare and lime note. It also had poor silage and was gone within an hour. The edt, on the other hand, is very pretty. It's a citrusy green floral that verges on being perfumey but is saved by the freesia and tea giving it a refreshing summer splash cologne feeling. I'm not a fan of freesia because of the tendency to be sharp and screechy, but here it is a creamy citrus floral vaguely reminding me of neroli. I'm not picking up the other notes so much, certainly not the rose or tiare, though the composition is very floral. On the whole it's just a clean, citrusy floral perfume. Nothing groundbreaking, or anything that hasn't been done before, but it does smell nice. Funny, but the other night I tested out Tory Birch that I received as a gift and it was also a citrusy floral in the same vein, so there are plenty of scents out there like this. Silage and longevity are excellent, especially compared to the edp. Nice enough, but not fbw for me.

Es un aroma adictivo a limpio y muy fresco. En días calurosos refresca a cualquiera. Lo he utilizado incluso para dormir por el olor tan hermoso, justo como después de una ducha, relajante y da felicidad sólo de olerlo. No puedo parar de aplicarlo, mi botella está vaciandose peligrosamente. La duración en mi piel es de unas 3 horas pero no me importa reaplicar. Lo amo

Vanitas Edt is pure freesia! I really love how it remains fresh and green on my skin for hours as just sprayed, because of the tea notes I suppose. This is very me.

What I blind buy again! I just love it! Flowery but fresh, feminine and clean. This is exactly type of scent I love. By the way, great for summer :)