This is Her! Vibes of Freedom

One of my ALL TIME faves! I went shopping for myself on valentines day several years ago when I was 19, and this one stopped me in my tracks. After smelling almost every perfume in 'The Perfume Shop' and finding them all quite similar -either sweet or floral but overall boring- I smelt this one and immediately picked it up off the shelf and bought it! It's a stand out perfume, very much a cool girl perfume. Its multi dimensional, sharp and soft, warm and cool, rich and light Its juicy and slightly sweet, giving it a fun and youthful vibe (not childish) and then the chestnut note grounds it. the dry down is lovely and stays on my clothes for days. It has a similar milky quality to the original 'This is her' but is a bit sweeter, fruiter, and I suppose almost boozier. More of a night time fragrance than the original but I got away with wearing it everywhere. I absolutely will be buying another bottle at some point

I really like this perfume. I received two testers with a purchase, and at first I turned my nose up at it because it wasn’t what I was expecting. But the next wear and the wear after that I just started to love it more. It’s quite up my alley being ‘generic’ and simple. I like to wear is on warmer spring days and look forward to wearing it on the cooler summer days. It’s very pretty and simple and an easy going type of feminine. If this is freedom, then she isn’t wild and unrestrained, but kind and happy, freely herself and at peace. She walks on the beach at sunrise in sun dresses, barefoot across the roads to the coffee shop. She probably wears small pearl earrings. Simple, gentle, easy going, warm hearted. Comfortable. This doesn’t have the sour milk I get from the original this is her. Yet there is still a definite whipped cream. I wear this when I want to feel pretty.

I was unsure whether to get the full bottle so I took a smaller bottle and see if I can stand it. Opening was just another sweet floral smell, but after an hour when it sits, this felt so nice in my skin, it’s like boiled creamy chestnuts mixed in warm sweet milk, I don’t get any vanilla after the dry out, nor pear. I’ve got at least 4 people complimenting me on this one, and also in the office they asked me what was the name of the perfume. I am definitely getting the full size, but won’t wear it during hot days, it seems to be perfect for wintery cold days or late autumn nights.

This is my unexpected discovery in the world of perfumes and aromas. Overall, this scent is not one of my usual favorites. But somehow I was hooked. I love that the floralness and creaminess of it doesn't make it too girly, too feminine, too sweet, too cloying. It has softness, femininity, texture, sensuality but it reveals itself so moderately and gradually on my skin type that I am ready to change my love for androgynous scents. I prefer to wear it in the evenings, and sometimes during the day, when I have such a confident, comfortable and soft mood.

I've had the opportunity to sample 5 Zadig & Voltaire fragrances for the first time and I found myself impressed with everything I smelt. Let me tell you about 'This is her vibes of freedom'. Of all the fragrances I tested, the opening of this little beauty turned out to be my favourite, hands down, and though as it dried down it lost its first place, it did not lose heart. Pear, peony and whipped cream are the most important notes I want to draw your attention to because they make this fragrance feminine and delicious. A strong like for the books.