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Alaia Paris EDP Spray 100 ml

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This a journey to a woman's inner self - floral yet bitter, sweet yet leathery, feminine yet masculine, tender yet harsh. I could definately envision a pale pink or white packaging to fit the cool water on chalkbrick description.

Both exquisite flowers of freesia make you crazy with their charm and the central composition combined with the honey sweetness of the peony excites your memories of romantic moments and makes your heart beat faster.

It’s something that I’d wear if I want to give off an impression of being aloof, no-nonsense, abit detached from the masses and hard to get, I’m sure we all have days like that. It’s subtle, quiet and refined and put against all the flankers, flower bombs and in your face perfumes out in today’s market, this is a welcome change of pace. There’s one thing I really wanted to understand when I blind bought this, and that’s “what is mountain air”?

It is somewhat reminiscent of vintage scents but sounds modern, not heavy, not chypre, not overwhelming. I read a lot of people are dissapointed, beacuse they thought that tis scent would be oriental, but why is that? That violet is a flashback to old makeup bags, fur coats, woolen overcoats, slightly damp umbrellas drying while closed.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. I'm happy that this designer fragrance might be nothing new for niche fans (leathery, salty, slightly metallic violet reminiscent of Stephen Jones), but it takes risks on the field where everyone wants sexy and heavy scents with sugar, vanilla and white flowers. Now I know it might sound like an awful combination but honestly it's very nice and well put together. Immediately after receiving it, I didn't understand where all the enthusiastic reviews were coming from - I didn't like it. Unfortunately I also think that Azzedine Alaia or any other designer has tied hands concerning raws materials, costs and production.for me it is unique, but unfortunately I have a bottle with one fragrance, and I can’t judge the entire Alaya line. I have to be careful as some scents (unfortunately I never know which ones) can trigger a headache and sometimes, a migraine. The Alaia adds a leathery/suede note and replaces the sharp, sweet gardenia of the Narciso with softer violet/freesia/peony. Alaia smells like a bottle of Tom Ford's Black Orchid that was flung into the ocean, where it bobbed and drifted for awhile, and eventually washed up on a desert island. Moving it to a love as I am finally getting all the things people say about it - the sophistication, the longevity, etc.

The first spray is a strong explosion of white flowers but with something extra it transported me immediately back to a wonderful holiday I had in Tunisia where the night air was filled with the scent of flowers in abundance. So smooth it slides all over the place, petals and pepper, dank then sweet, light then hard, feral metal musk heat-tempered in rosewater.Violets from Insolence, musk and roses from Lady Vengeance on a base of leather and pepper from Bottega Venetta. Dominant notes leather, pink pepper and violet - that's for sure ;) it's kinda sweet-floral-pepperish leather. When I first sprayed this I thought eew strong and cheap smelling, I started to repackage it to send back. Clean, slightly cool sea air of the summer Mediterranean, wandering near the houses of the medina (the walls of the houses smell of lime) Absolutely not oriental and not gourmand .

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