Shafali Fleur Rare

I was 14 years old when this came out, and was gifted a 5 ml by my grandmother. I managed to make that bottle last for over a year, and only wore it on special occasions; concerts, parties, festivals. Then I got hold of a second bottle, and forced it to last two years, by treating it the same way. This means that every single memory I associate with this perfume is special. It was never with me for the mundane and boring, only the sparkling and magical and happy. It smells of white flowers, honey, and the colour orange. It lights up winter nights like a warm star, and it adds a hazy shimmer to summer nights. It works incredibly well for sitting in the grass with a beer between bands. I think this perfume loves metal and punk music, or maybe that's just my association. I'm almost 40 now, and just got hold of three 50 ml bottles, stored perfectly, never opened; they smell like new. They should last for the rest of my life. This makes me very happy - the best years of my life, bottled up and ready.

I went to visit my mother last week. I like to raid other people's bathroom cabinets (I think everyone does it!) and as a result of my little exploration I found this gem sitting on the top shelf. Shafali is very lovely, calming, feminine and somehow even cozy. I dabbed it on my neck (yes, no atomizer but an old-fashioned dabber/stopper) and wrists and headed to a night out in a rock club. I got so many compliments and all the metal heads wanted to know what I was wearing. :D I didn't even bother to tell the brand or name of the scent, I just answered "never you mind, you can't find it on stores anymore". Which brings me again to the question: Why does it always happen to me? The same old story: Whenever I find something I really like they are always discontinued or somehow hard/impossible to obtain. NO FAIR! :D

Got this as a little mini set (2 bottles 7.5 ml, one with a red cap, the other a yellow cap), the one with the yellow cap was strongest, so am assuming it was the EDP, the red cap lasted a a much shorter time and was I assume the EDT. Both were lovely, but the staying power and subtlety of the stronger formulation was very very nice. Never a big fan of jasmine (though not disliking it), I quite noticed it here but it was pleasingly blended with other scents. This one is "different" in the best sense of the word, will definitely wear this again. To the reviewer below, I found these two (along with Ming Shu) in a set on eBay for $9.99, they were all 7.5 ml and I thought that was a real steal. Keep looking, I'm sure you kind find another deal. I'd buy this one again for sure!

Shafali is a beautiful floriental with white flowers/neroli and balmy notes. There is also a perfect combination of vanilla and citrus. It reminds me of JPG Classique because it combines bitter with sweet and has a bit of that makeup-y smell. I remember seeing the beautiful bottle of Shafali in a YR catalogue ages ago, but I was in highschool then and too poor to order it for myself. I was always so intrigued by the shape of bottle, golden orange juice inside and the oriental sounding mysterious name. I won two bottles of Shafali on ebay, after it was discontinued and it was an instant love. YR produced so many classics and this is one of them. This is how it's supposed to be done. Lovers of vintage fragrance, grab this one if you see it!

One of the best perfumes from Yves Rocher. So sad that this isn't permanent as it's such a beautiful fragrance. Warm oriental flower is what I get from this. I got this from my mom because she foud it too oriental smelling. Although I was just in elementary school, I found this fragrance to be very nice. Yet I knew I would come off as old lady like if I wore it at school. So I would wear this at home after school. After so many, many years, its memory still brings joy. If I could choose, I rather have shafali than my dior pure poison. Who knows. Maybe one day shafali will be brough back by Yves Rocher.