![]() ![]() I find men love this stuff - my husband said I smelled like a "vanilla cookie" when we were young and dating, and a gay male friend once exclaimed "you smell like vanilla witchcraft!" when he went in for a hug. There's a blended floral heart - I can't put my finger on precisely what - but I think there's a rose that melds with the strawberry, then you get that sweet almond and a slightly woody base. Top notes are red fruits - raspberry and red currant to begin with - and finally evolving into a strawberry. Mercifully, this wears off quickly - especially in the EDP and Parfum concentrations, which are far smoother than the EDT and much superior, in my opinion. It smells synthetic and tart to the point of being astringent. The opening is HARSH - it has been compared to windex and hairspray by other reviewers, and I don't think they're wrong. If you have ever been in a Japanese bakery that specializes in French pastry - and they have some of these in San Francisco's Japantown - it smells LIKE THAT. Together, this all gives an impression that's very similar to vanilla bakery + red fruit. ![]() There is a buttery quality like baked goods. The base almond is so sweet that it becomes like marzipan or an almond-paste filled croissant. This is essentially a strawberry-almond perfume. (At least I think so - Katie Puckrick calls it "stripper perfume!") It was designed in 1995, when Angel was everywhere and everyone was playing catch up - and it's definitely a sweet, sweet, SWEET gourmand scent that is a distant cousin of perfumes like Angel and (groan, yes, it's true) Pink Sugar - while not smelling exactly like them. Totally girlish and even childlike - and yet somehow it manages to be charming, comforting and a little sensual instead of trashy. Now, as a late 30s wife and mother with a more classic style - I feel that I have thoroughly outgrown it - but I still find it charming and adorable.Īs for what it smells like - this is a fruity oriental that is quite gourmand in character. This scent was PERFECT for me then - it evoked the Japanese-pop-culture-inflected gamine thing I was going for at the time. ![]() I carried a Hello Kitty wallet, worked in the videogame industry, dressed in girly little dresses & big motorcycle boots, had a short choppy red haircut and wore butterfly clips in my hair. I began wearing it in 1997 or 98, as a 23 year old girl in San Francisco. I like the EDP or Parfum best - not the EDT. I'll just admit up front that this was my signature perfume for almost 10 years. The sweet flowery smell of this perfume indeed makes every women feel like a butterfly, beautiful and feminine.Ah, Hanae Mori Butterfly. The cap is sculpted in the shape of closed wings of a butterfly. The bottle is plain to look at, but the cap comes with a twist. This is something very rare and special.Ĭoming to the packaging, it comes in white box with blue butterflies on it. This means it does not dry down, the perfume smells same even hours after application as it smells at the time of application. Another very interesting thing about this fragrance is that this is a linear fragrance. However, after 6 hours, one needs to hug you to feel this fragrance. It is not so strong that everyone in the lift will notice your smell even after you leave, but one can notice it if standing with you in the queue. I apply 3-4 sprays of it in the morning and the smell lingers on me almost 9-10 hours and sometimes throughout the day (when not much outdoor activity). On staying power also, it scores very well. I have been lucky enough to try my hands on Hanae Mori Butterfly EDP and all thanks goes to IMBB for that. ![]() Hanae Mori Butterfly perfume range is one of them, it has perfume Oil, EDP, EDT and perfumed lotions and creams. It seems that she has been fascinated by butterflies a lot and that reflects in her creations too. Because of all her achievements, she is widely regarded as an icon of liberated women. While reading about her, I came to know that she is the only Japanese women to present her collection on runways of Paris and NY. Reason being it’s not easily available in India and we Bangaloreans are still deprived of Sephora □ So, coming to the perfume, this has been designed by the famous Japanese Designer Hanae Mori. Frankly speaking, before seeing this product in Sponsored products list, I was not aware about this perfume. As designer perfumes are timeless, so I decided to pick a perfume from the list, and this time, I went for Hanae Mori Butterfly EDP. However, finally my leave is approved and I am going to visit my parents and my parents in law at the end of this month and I am super excited about it □ Coming to today’s review, this is my pick from December’s IMBB Sponsored product list. I am going very busy from the last one month, office work and daily chores is driving me insane and I am dying for a break. ![]()
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