Swiss Army Unlimited Snowflower

All right, lets just get the bad out of the way: The packaging for Snowflower is ridiculous. It looks like some kind of Christmas ornament that you would give to a toddler to play with, like it's going to turn into a Transformer or something. Also, there's something about having a mostly plastic bottle of perfume that really bothers me. Then there is the stupid carabiner--no backpacker is ever going to latch a freaking bottle of perfume onto their pack! It's superfluous, it will add too much weight, you're not going to spray perfume on while wearing the same dirty underwear that you've been trekking in for days. I find the whole concept to be laughable--probably because I've been backpacking for weeks at a time, and perfume is the last thing on my mind. Now the good is really good--this perfume is wonderful, unique, has great performance, and is dirt cheap. I love it and I wish Snowflower came in 100 ml bottles, alas I just had to make do with ordering another stupid bottle as a backup, as they only make this in 1 oz. Here's what it smells like: First we have a lot of citrus and ginger over vanilla and water notes. I have no idea how they did it, but this is the only perfume I've smelled that really smells like cold, clean, flowing water--not ozonic or aquatic at all, not 'sea fresh' or something like that, just literal water. Citrus+ginger+water+vanilla--who would have thought it? After a bit the vanilla turns a bit floral with iris and powder, and I do smell a gasping rose--it really doesn't last long, it is quickly replaced with a background of white flowers. And then, occasionally, I will smell the accord of night time frozen winter air. How the heck did they do that? It is really unbelievable! It smells like walking around in the north woods in the middle of a January night. This effect will go on for a few hours, until the two part drydown. Initially this dries down into a nice dry powdered vanilla and woody orris root. The longer I have it on though Snowflower starts to have faint traces of resins and patchouli. During the first few hours Snowflower has moderate sillage, and after that it wears as a skin scent. It lasts ALL DAY on my skin, with one touch up (I touch up mostly because I like the top and middle progression so much.) This perfume has so many changes, and keeps things interesting all day long. Not many perfumes can say that! Especially when you can pick this up for $10, which is great for me, but I just think it's sad that poor little Snowflower is relegated to Overstock.com and TJMaxx.

In addition to notes listed here, Snowflower also contains menthol, lime, citronella, cassia cinnamon, and coumarin. All notes combine to give this fragrance a very cold smell. It even feels cold on the skin, as you spray it on. Snowflower has a very chic, light, gentle sheer powdery feel. The overall effect is soft, very smooth, more creamy than powdery. It smells cold, almost medicinal at first, then dries down to a cool sweetness that smells like natural sweet clover. The smell is more clean, not green. Orris root and ginger give Snowflower a lightly spiced feeling, crisp, cool, but not at all sharp. A touch of menthol, lime and citronella add an uplifting cooling effect. Patchouli and vanilla are well blended, not heavy at all. Vanilla adds to the soft feeling. Woodsy notes are slightly bitter, grounding this fragrance and giving it the smell of a cold wet patch of forest floor bared by a melted patch of snow. Rose and lily bloom in the drydown, their scents adding just a touch of natural sweetness. On my skin, Snowflower lasts about 12 hours. Projection is strong for the first 2 hours, settling to a strong skin scent after that. This fragrance continues to leave a trail like a cool breeze wafting through a cold forest for as long as you wear it. Snowflower is a highly unique fragrance, very affordable, and definitely one of my favorites ! The bottle is unique, too. If you look at the bottle from the very top, you'll see a silvery center surrounded by a white plastic cylinder ring. The silvery part is the sprayer. To access the sprayer, press down on the outer white ring. The ring will move down to expose the sprayer.

This was a suprice to me , I bought this a wild back and tested it breafly, hearing good things about it and being similer to my long wished for Malle L eau de hiver . i jumped on it and was abit disapointed , well it was cheap and such , so i just tuccket it in my wardrobe and forgot about it. Resently looking for Lipstick and Iris scent i heared this one mentioned again and put it on ,Full wear this time . and wow .. This is truly something .The Iris rot and water notes are the most prominet with a slight touch of Ginger vanilla , A slight slight tocuh of floral and patchouli . Lingers quit cooling cold on skin. but the floral notes stopes it from getting to cold . I cant say that i find it strickyngly similer to Hiver . But i slight touch maybe .. This one last a long time to . going on pretty strong aswell so dont have to overspray . Lasted 10 + hour on me without fading or develop much after it settles . This has realy changed my view on this from no go to Craving it . good thing i tested again . Always fun to find a hidden gem amongsts the cheapes aswell . with regards to the Talking about Lipstick waxy scent . it fits the bill more powdery then waxy on my skin perhaps ,but nevertheless makeupy .

first spray: definitely very sweet, at least on me, though i dont love it, its definitely cold but the vanilla doesnt stick out to me too much but it is definitely there in the sweetness. there is definitely some spice from the ginger, a little powdery. compared to my other cold vanilla fragrance, hypnose by lancome, which is one of my favourites, i would say this is a much more romantic and kinda youthful fragrance? on the dry down, i definitely smell the patchouli and woodsy notes. in particular, id say its like a young girl in the winter woods. it’s sweet from the vanilla, but it’s cold and to me it reminds me of nature. not sure if it’s suitable for me, but i definitely enjoy it a lot. the woodsiness mixed with the sweetness is really gorgeous and i haven’t smelled anything like it before. it reminds me of november, a mix of winter and autumn, which is my favourite month. i have yet to wear it out, but i’ll update when i do :P

I'm so happy I finally found this and have it in my collection! Snow Flower is the closest experience I'll ever have to walking in a winter wonderland in the middle of hot Australian weather. It's fresh, aromatic but still powdery vanilla like a real forest covered in puffs of snow... and feels cold on skin. Pure bliss! Ah sweet memories of my European childhood! Actual update to come... This is the perfect antidote to a hot and humid summer. It's fresh but warm and soothing at the same time. It actually lasts ages in the heat which is fantastic. One of my favorite vanillas.