VanVan Cleef &quality overall? (No need to mention their prices.) I am still a little gun-shy after their horrid muguet, but I did like Midnight in Paris.
I like a few of their Collection Extraordinaire. I never tried Cologne Noire which seems to be a vourite with a few bloggers, but I like their Bois dIris, Gardnia Ptale, Orchide Vanille and rather like Lys Carmin.
Out of their mainstream collection the only one Im miliar with is First, which I think is brilliant.
I would say the same, Ive liked a few. I dont think of the line as being must try though.
Tried it today, after leaving flowers outside the French embassy (address: Pariser Platz, beside the Brandenburg Gate). Was looking for sth beautiful to distract from the horror of tonight.
Its very sweet. Burnt sugar with vanilla and ocean spray. Sweet-salty opening, smells very miliar but cant remember what it reminds me of. Eau de Merveilles? Cacharels Lou Lou! Yes. Caramellised almonds on a Christmas market with the int whiff of spiced whine punch? It smells expensive, powdery and somewhat French (whatever that may be), but its as gourmand as Bois dIris. As the burnt sugar slowly des (it doesnt disappear for long), it turns even more woody-powdery. Imagine an exclusive, vanillic, sugar-coated French pastry, slightly burnt and sprinkled with sea salt crystals and loads of Tonka bean.
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