Zara Black Amber

Zara Black Amber edt

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Nose | Perfumer : --

NOTES :

Top - Mandarin Orange

Middle - Tiare Flower, Passionfruit 

Base - Musk, Vanilla

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Another Zara fragrance review and this one is my favorite!

Diluncurkan pada tahun 2016 Black Amber dari Zara ini adalah eau de toilette dan masih satu rangkaian dengan Zara Red Vanilla yang sudah saya review sebelumnya. Dua parfum tersebut adalah favorit saya dari Zara karena wanginya yang manis dan hangat cocok untuk musim dingin / hujan. Walaupun sekarang belum masuk musim hujan tapi nggak ada salahnya saya review parfum ini ya, karena saking favoritnya maka parfum ini sudah mau habis saja karena  sering sekali saya pakai, takutnya belum sempat direview eh parfumnya sudah habis hehehe...

Aroma yang "deep" and a little bit smokey adalah vibes yang saya dapatkan ketika pertama kali mencium parfum ini dari botolnya. Dan ketika saya semprotkan pertama kali ke kulit saya wanginya terasa hangat dan comforting, dengan sedikit sentuhan manis getir buah di dalamnya. Disertai juga dengan aroma yang musky, yang membuat saya sampai jatuh cinta pada hirupan pertama hehe..

Ketika sampai di middle notes saya mencium aroma powdery khas Tiare flower alias bunga Gardenia dari Tahiti, yang bercampur dengan wangi kombinasi vanilla dan musk yang hangat dan bikin nyaman. Menurut saya wangi bunga Tiare disini termasuk salah satu wangi powdery yang paling lembut dan elok, sehingga mudah sekali untuk disukai, karena biasanya saya nggak terlalu suka aroma yang terlalu powdery. Misalnya wangi powdery yang terlalu kencang di dalam beberapa parfum yang ber-aroma 'vintage' seperti wangi vintage rose. Atau wangi powdery dari campuran bunga-bunga yang aroma floral-nya terlalu kuat dan strong. Saya lebih menyukai aroma powdery yang lembut dan well-blended. Dan wangi bunga Tiare di Black Amber ini menurut saya adalah "one of the most beautiful powdery essence out there".

Wangi powdery yang lembut ini bertahan sampai ke dry down, dengan tambahan campuran vanilla dan musk - yang super enak banget di hidung saya :)

Projection Black Amber tidak terlalu buruk, lumayan lah, saya bisa mencium wanginya terus menerus berhembus dari badan saya. And it's soooo comforting, I just loved the scent so much!

Untuk Longevity-nya low to moderate lah mengingat ini hanya eau de toilette.

Katanya ini dupe nya parfum Dolce & Gabbana The One, tapi karena saya belum pernah coba D&G The One jadi saya belum bisa kasih pendapat. Nanti kalau saya menemukan vial D&G The One saya akan bikin perbandingannya. 

Overall, ini adalah parfum Zara ter-favorit saya saat ini, karena wanginya yang super comforting sekaligus "menghangatkan" buat saya. Wangi buah markisa merah yang tak hanya manis tapi juga sedikit getir juga membuat saya jatuh cinta dengan parfum ini apalagi untuk cuaca dingin. Seperti yang saya bilang diatas tadi, saking favoritnya parfum ini sering sekali saya pakai sampai tidak sadar tau-tau isinya sudah tinggal sedikit hehe.. Mungkin karena harganya yang terjangkau untuk ukuran parfum maka saya selalu boros pakainya hihihi.. Karena kan kalau habis bisa beli lagi di counter, apalagi kalau sedang diskon ya kan 😉 ...

Oya, walaupun namanya Black Amber tapi sesungguhnya tidak ada ingredient "amber" di dalam parfum ini. Namun wanginya tetap hangat dan comforting, seperti layaknya wangi parfum amber. Saya sangat menyukai wangi parfum ini dari awal sampai akhir. Saya menikmati setiap fase-nya dari opening, middle notes, sampai dry down nya. Dan hubby pun juga suka wanginnya, so I would definitely repurchase this as soon as I finished this one :)

XoXo,

 

Zara Red Vanilla

(pic credit : Fragrantica)

Zara Red Vanilla edt

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Nose | Perfumer : --

NOTES :

Pear, Blackcurrant, Iris, Vanilla, Praline, Patchouli, Tonka Bean

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Saya nggak selalu beli parfum yang mahal-mahal. Karena memang pada dasarnya suka explore wewangian jadi mau itu murah atau mahal asalkan wanginya enak pasti saya beli, contohnya si parfum Zara ini. Parfum-parfum keluaran Zara adalah salah satu parfum terjangkau favorit saya, karena wanginya enak-enak dan beberapa malah ada yang tahan lama lho. Seperti contohnya Parfum Red Vanilla dari Zara ini.

Ini adalah salah satu dari Night Collection Fragrance dari Zara. Waktu itu saya beli dua sekaligus dari koleksi yang sama, yaitu Black Amber dan Red Vanilla ini. Saya suka dua-duanya, tapi kali ini saya mau bahas yang Red Vanilla dulu aja ya, karena ini adalah parfum Zara pertama saya.

Zara Red Vanilla ini adalah eau de toilette bukan eau de parfum. Harganya termasuk murah, waktu itu harganya Rp 129,900 untuk yang 30 ml seperti botol yang saya punya ini. Karena waktu itu baru pertama kali saya coba parfum Zara dan nggak ada tester nya jadi saya blind buy aja karena feeling bakal suka aroma vanilla, dan memutuskan beli yang 30 ml dulu karena baru coba coba parfum Zara. Eh taunya malah jatuh cintak. Suka banget sama wanginya waktu pertama kali saya buka bungkusnya dan saya coba. Dan ternyata lumayan tahan lama pulak, jadi setelah itu saya pun penasaran sama parfum-parfum Zara lainnya. So this is the perfume that sparks my love for Zara perfumes.

I love Zara perfumes karena selain harganya relatif terjangkau, wanginya juga enak enak, banyak pilihan, dan yang pasti kemasannya cukup layak pajang dan nggak terkesan murahan walaupun harganya termasuk murah dibanding harga parfum desainer. That's why nggak terasa saya pun mulai mengkoleksi parfum Zara sedikit demi sedikit hehe .. Dan Red Vanilla ini adalah salah satu parfum Zara favorit saya.

Wangi awalnya itu fresh dan sweet, yang tak lama kemudian tergantikan oleh wangi yummy vanilla dan sweet praline bercampur dengan wangi buah yang manis (yang mungkin dari aroma blackcurrant yang ada pada notes nya). Saya bisa mencium wangi sirup vanilla yang manis dari parfum ini, aroma nya seperti kue praline yang penuh gula. Lalu muncul aroma kelembutan bedak dari bunga Iris dan juga sentuhan hangat daun nilam di latar belakang, ditambah campuran tonka bean yang menambah aura manis seperti makanan pada parfum ini. Sungguh kombinasi yang bikin comforting banget. At least buat saya ya ... Karena saya suka banget wangi vanilla dan tonka bean yang manis, hangat, sekaligus very "gourmand".

Intinya parfum ini wanginya menghangatkan, bikin comfy, tapi juga manis gourmand gitu. Hangat tapi sensual dan bikin comfy pada saat yang bersamaan :)

So you can say that this is a straight up sweet warm vanilla with powdery touch, I like it!! This was a blind buy but one of those success blind buy I must say. Suka banget sama aroma warm vanilla gourmand nya, apalagi kalau dipakai di malam hari atau ketika temperature cuaca sedang rendah alias di luar lagi dingin, trus pake ini rasanya kaya nyaman banget. Menurutku ini kurang cocok dipakai saat summer atau musim panas. Akan lebih cocok kalau dipakai di cuaca dingin / musim hujan atau saat malam hari as your evening perfume :)

Di kepala saya terbayangnya kalau lagi nginep / staycation di Puncak atau di tempat yang udara dingin saya pasti akan bawa ini sebagai pilihan parfum holiday saya :)

Untuk Projection nya, oke banget. Seharian saya bisa mencium parfum ini ketika saya bergerak atau ketika terhembus angin. Bahkan ketika saya pertama kali mencoba parfum ini saya hanya menyemprotkan 2 spray saja dan bahkan saat itu saya sedang flu + pilek, tapi saya tetap bisa mencium aroma parfum ini terutama ketika di ruangan ber-AC. 

Longevity-nya juga nggak kalah oke untuk ukuran eau de toilette. Saya pakai semalaman saat tidur dan besok paginya wanginya masih ada di pergelangan tangan saya. So this stuff is not bad at all, considering it's affordable price! I will surely buy the bigger size bottle if I finished this one!

XoXo,

Jo Malone Eau De Toilette {Part 1}

Sebelumnya mohon maaf kalau post review parfum kali ini pakai bahasa Inggris, karena sejujurnya ini saya hanya copy paste dari beauty blog saya : Two Thousand Things. Dan karena post nya lumayan panjang jadi saya malas translate ulang hihihii... Maafkan yahh...

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Probably the most hyped-up fragrance for the past few years, the Jo Malone colognes are everywhere. You see them raved about in blogs and magazines and even youtube videos. People hunted them and some even swore by them, making a cult line behind the exclusive cologne brand.

Quintessentially British, Jo Malone is a fragrance house known for elegantly simple scents with unexpected ingredients and a unique twist. With an understated style, defined by an unconventional sense of sophistication and inspired by modern British culture, Jo Malone is curating collections between world-renowned master perfumers and London's leading creative talent.

As we know, their colognes and perfumes are expensive. They are considered high ends and "exclusive" brand in the world of colognes and fragrances. So being a budgeted blogger I of course couldn't go and buy them all 😅

So what's a girl to do when she wants to try out some Jo Malone fragrance but they're too expensive ?
A girl go and purchase the samples first, LOL.

Don't get me wrong, even their samples are expensive (here in Indonesia). You could get free samples from Jo Malone stores in other countries but not here. We don't have Jo Malone official counter and their samples are worth IDR 80,000 - 100,000 on the market here.

Yes, the small teeny tiny tube of samples that you get for free from the Jo Malone store, we can only get them here by buying them from specific sellers. Other seller offer a share-tube, meaning she opens a bottle of Jo Malone original perfume and then she decant the juice into small spray containers and re-sell them again at a price. So that's why you'll see different containers on my photos here in this post. Some of them I bought in their original free sample vials, and a few of them I bought in shared-containers (decants) so I can have a little bit more product.

I will try to break down each of the scents that I got and hopefully this would help you determine which scent you would probably like and would prefer to get (because they're expensive so you don't want to buy them blindly, right?). These are sample sizes but they all are original Jo Malone colognes. 

PS: I don't have all of the Jo Malone scent variants (because there are so many of them) but I'll try to collect them and will add another post if I purchase new ones in the future :)

PSS: Perfumes and colognes work differently on different people, so please bear in mind that the reviews below are based on my own body chemistry. Now, let's start!

Wood Sage & Sea Salt

“An uplifting unisex fragrance that features a top note of ambrette seeds, heart note of sea salt, and the woody earthiness of sage as the base note. The scent is inspired by breaking waves, sea salt spray, and the mineral scent of rugged cliffs.”

When I sniffed it off the vial it smells like a smokey incense-like aroma with a sharp salty tone that almost like smelling salt in the air. And actually that’s the exact things I smelled when I wore it on my skin. A little bit breezy / beach-y scent, a little bit incense-like, overall a unique combination that's hard to explain. This might make a very unique scent that will left people around you wonder what scent it is, because it is very unique and totally not a generic perfume scent. 

If you love being “unique” with your scent you might want to try this one. This is actually my favorite Jo Malone scent from this batch. Sadly, although I would love to wear this scent and keeps people wondering, the scent didn't seem to go well with my body chemistry. This has low sillage on me, I couldn't even smell it on myself just a few hours after wearing it. I could add another layer after a few hours to bring up the scent again but I don't want to use too much of the sample because it's expensive. So yeah, that's just too bad... People wouldn't probably notice it on me because the scent-throw is just too weak on my skin. Also, the longevity was only moderate. It stays for about 5-6 hours but it only stays close to the skin so no one can smell it :(

English Pear Freesia

“Inspired by a walk in an orchard and captures the luscious scent of just-ripe pears, cooled by the autumn air, ready to twist free from the tree. With freshness of sweet pears, wrapped in a bouquet of white freesias, on a subtle background of scrambling wild roses and skin-warming amber, patchouli and woods”

My first impression from the first spritz is a rather blunt scent with a little bit of tart. Followed by white floral notes with a hint of fruitiness. Like a soft scent of vintage floral with a touch of baby powder fragrance. This one works out fine with my body chemistry. I can still smell hints of it on myself even after several hours of applying. On my body it has medium scent-throw because other people can smell it on me within very close range. To my nose it smells very sweet, with a heavy floral scent, a little bit fruity, and with a hint of crisp freshness to it.

English Pear Frisia is one of the popular scent of Jo Malone. Overall such a lovely scent, very girly and feminine fragrance, reminds me of an imaginary walk inside a lush botanical garden in the morning, with dews and sunshine all around. I like it (although not my first choice) mostly because this has the strongest sillage / scent throw on me, plus this also has the strongest longevity on my body out of all the Jo Malone vials I’ve tried in this batch.

Peony & Blush Suede

"The essence of charm. Peonies in voluptuous bloom, exquisitely fragile. Flirtatious with the juicy bite of red apple and the opulence of jasmine, rose and gillyflower. Mingling with the sensuality of soft, blush suede. Luxurious and seductive."

To my nose it is a sweet soft floral scent, like a bouquet of soft flower petals on your hands. Quite delicate and subtle yet feminine and girly. This is also one of Jo Malone’s best sellers and I can see why most girls and women would love this scent. The peony notes is so lovely. It has that feminine aura with a girly touch. If I should put it in words it would be : very ladylike, elegant, girly, classy. Overall, a very feminine scent. Not particularly my first choice because I personally don’t really like a girly girl scent, but this would smell wonderful and lovely on a very feminine girl. If you like classy lady scent or feminine floral, then this might be for you :)

Does it work with my body chemistry? Well the scent mellowed down after 3-4 hours but I can still smell a faint scent on my wrist after a half day. Not the strongest one I’ve tried from Jo Malone but on me it leaves a nice trail of powdery scent behind.

Orange Blossom

“A shimmering garden oasis. Clementine flower sparkles over a heart of orange blossom and water lily, with warm undertones of orris and balsamic vetiver. Pure delight.”

This too is one of the popular Jo Malone scent. It has a bright and cheery notes with an invigorating mood to it. I don’t really know what orange blossoms smells like but to my nose this reminds me more of jasmine than oranges, Lol. It’s like jasmine buds to my nose.. 

This one doesn't last long on me. The scent fades away within 2-3 hours and I almost couldn't smell it on myself afterwards, so I'm guessing other people near me wouldn't smell it off me either. So overall it is a weak scent on me, and I personally don't really like the scent too. It's just too "bright and cheery" for me. 

I like cheerful notes but this one is too much on my nose. Other people might like this but for me it's just too "bright" / too "cheerful" / too "fresh" / too "floral", like an overblown summer days - which I'm not really fond of. But if you're still young and cheerful, or if you're girly and likes something fresh and floral, then this is the one for you. 

Wild Bluebell

“Vibrant sapphire blooms in a shaded woodland. The delicate sweetness of dewy bluebells suffused with lily of the valley and eglantine, and a luscious twist of persimmon. Mesmerising.”

This one has the most mellow and most subdued scent of all of the Jo Malone variants I’ve tried in this batch. A very soft scent that I can’t even smell it on me unless I sprayed on deliberately. At least that was my first thought on this cologne. My nose almost can’t picked up the scent when it’s first sprayed but after just a few minutes the second layer of notes came through, giving a waft of a delicate white floral fragrance tinted with just a tad of fruity notes to it. It’s a very soft and delicate scent that’s perfect for a very romantic girl at heart, or very feminine ladies who doesn’t like their perfumes to be overpowering. At first this was the one I liked the least because I had a hard time sniffing it, but as I used it day by day I grew to like this fragrance. Sometimes you just want to smell soft, like you’re not wearing any fragrance, like it’s just your natural body scent that would smell as lovely as well as captivating to those near you ;)

As for the sillage & longevity, I can still smell it on my wrist after several hours but I don’t think the sillage is that strong. For the first few hours it has moderate scent-throw but after that it dries down pretty quickly and just left a faint trail on my wrist.

Blackberry & Bay

“Childhood memories of blackberry picking...A burst of deep, tart blackberry juice, blending with the freshness of just-gathered bay and brambly woods. Vibrant and verdant”.

This is not a common scent for perfumes and definitely not for everyone, BUT if you like scents that differentiates you from others OR if you prefer fragrances with a little bit of edge then you might try this one. To me this is definitely high on my list. At first spray I cringed a little bit because I’m not used to this kind of scent for a fragrance. But after a while and after the second time I wore it I started to appreciate the uniqueness of the scent. To my nose this smells salty and crisp but with a hint of spice or musky undertone in it. I also hinted a little bit of fruit tartiness lying underneath. Many people say this smells like blackberry as the name suggests, but i never went "blackberry-picking" so i dont really know what blackberry smells like. Anyway this might not be your typical fragrance, as I told you this might surprised you at first spray, but within time I fell in love with this scent more and more.

This have moderate-to-low sillage on me but this one pretty much stayed on my skin for a little while. I can still smell it on my wrist and clothes after many hours but I don’t think other people can smell it off me unless they get really close to me. So eventhough this one doesn’t have the strongest sillage but I like when I can smell a swift of my cologne on myself even after a few hours. This is also one of my favorite scent from Jo Malone because it is so unique and definitely would get you noticed. Plus I like it when I don’t smell like everybody else ;)

Pomegranate Noir

"The sensuality of a daring red dress. Ruby-rich juices of pomegranate, raspberry and plum are spiked with pink pepper and laced with Casablanca lily and spicy woods. Dark and enigmatic."

At first spritz it smells like cloves and something exotic and spicy like a hot spice which I can't pronounce. There's also a distinguished balsamic notes in it. Very mysterious, dark, and deep scent, yet has that minty smokey tone to it. This is one fragrance that you cannot describe in words because it has a complicated scent. Not your usual fragrance but if you're like me you might feel weird about the scent when you tried it the first time, but after a secondwear it kinda grows on you. I myself like perfumes with slightly dark / mysterious feel to it. And this one gave me that with a kick ;)

The woodsy notes comes in the middle, just a few minutes after the top notes slightly subsides. I think this one is more a unisex perfume (Jo Malone fragrances are meant for unisex) and this one is likely to be worn by men because it's more towards masculine scent. But if you're like me who likes woodsy mens cologne then I'd say go for this. This is overall the most spicy and crisp scent (as well as unique scent) from the Jo Malone that I've tried from this batch.

The sillage is good too on me. When hubby entered the room he can smell the scent immediately. It can also be smelled by those sitting next to me, so I'd say this has moderate-good sillage. The longevity is also moderate. It lasted several hours on me and I can still smell the fragrance still lingering on my wrist several hours later after the initial fragrance subsides. 

So after listing here about each of the Jo Malone vials I've tried so far, I finally have a personal conclusion :

- I mostly wanted to purchase the Wood Sage & Sea Salt as it is my most favorite scent from this batch, but sadly it has low scent-throws on me and rather stays close to the skin.

- My second choice would be Blackberry & Bay because I love that scent too, but this one also has rather low sillage and longevity on me too.

- The one that has the strongest scent-throw on me is English Pear & Freesia, but it's not my number one favorite scent although it is a very nice scent indeed.

- I also like Pomegranate Noir as it is such a different scent and it also has moderate scent-throws on me, but it smells a bit too masculine and I don't want to compete with my husband in terms of scents ;p

- Wild Bluebell also has medium scent-throws and medium longevity on me, but the scent is too soft and too feminine which is also not my first choice.

Sooo????

(I'm still confused, LOL).

I might try them out again a few times until I'm sure which ones to get. So far, I might consider either Blackberry & Bay, English Pear & Freesia, Wild Bluebell, or Wood Sage & Sea Salt (although this one has low sillage and only moderate longevity on me but I'm willing to give it another try).

I will also do another post about combining and layering these Jo Malone colognes as they are also known to be very versatile and you can mix and layered them to create a bespoke scent. I have tried a couple of combination with all the vials that I have here and I will show you my favorite combination in the next Perfume post. So stay subscribed ! (^_^)

Meanwhile, what's your favorite Jo Malone scent?

XoXo,

D&G Light Blue

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue edt

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Nose | Perfumer : Olivier Cresp

NOTES :

Top - Apple, Cedar, Bellflower, Sicilian Lemon

Middle - Jasmine, Bamboo, White Rose 
Base - Cedar, Musk, Amber

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Salah satu parfum andalan untuk musim panas, D&G Light Blue ini sudah terkenal dimana-mana karena wangi-nya yang khas (saya bahkan bisa mengenali kalau ada orang yang pakai parfum ini), dan juga aroma-nya yang memang people-pleaser banget, alias kesukaan banyak orang. Parfum ini diluncurkan tahun 2001 dan sejak peluncurannya menjadi salah satu parfum best-seller yang paling banyak dicari orang. Oya, D&G Light Blue ini eau de toilette yah bukan eau de parfum :)

Wangi D&G Light Blue ini sungguh segar dan citrusy. A fresh vibrant citrusy notes dari awal pembukaan sampai akhir. Wanginya memang cenderung linear alias tidak berubah dari awal sampai akhir. Hanya ada tambahan sedikit aroma powdery yang menempel di background ketika sampai pada tahap dry down. Wanginya sungguh aquatic, segar dan kurang lebih menggambarkan suasana seperti foto di iklannya (foto di atas). 

Wangi aroma lemon-nya menggambarkan suasana kebun jeruk di kota pinggir laut Mediterrania di Italy. Sementara wangi fresh-nya seperti layaknya kesegaran air. Jadi kurang lebih wangi parfum ini seperti campuran buah-buahan, jeruk, citrus, dan air dingin segar dalam satu botol parfum!

Sayangnya parfum ini tidak bertahan lama, apalagi di panasnya cuaca Jakarta yang bikin parfum aroma citrus biasanya cepat menguap, seperti hal nya parfum ini. Ya mungkin juga karena ini cuma eau de toilette ya bukan eau de parfum. Di kulit saya parfum ini hanya bertahan sekitar 3 jam saja, tapi apabila saya memakai lotion dulu di bawahnya maka wanginya bisa bertahan sedikit lebih lama, sekitar 5 jam.

Untuk Projection dan sillage cukup bagus, apalagi pada 1- 2 jam pertama. Selebihnya dia seperti menguap hilang di balik cuaca panas Jakarta.

Sebenarnya D&G Light Blue ini ada versi intense nya juga sekarang, jadi harusnya bisa tahan lebih lama dari yang original. Tapi karena saya sudah keburu punya yang original (dan masih penuh pulak), jadi saya sepertinya tidak akan membeli yang versi intense nya untuk sekarang ini. Namun kalau parfum D&G saya ini sudah habis nanti pasti saya akan menggantinya dengan yang versi intense agar bisa tahan lebih lama. Karena saya suka wanginya yang segar dan cocok banget untuk cuaca tropis seperti di negeri kita ini. Selain itu parfum ini juga cocok untuk summer holiday atau jika kalian liburan di atas kapal cruise atau naik boat di pantai (seperti foto iklannya .. *teteupp*). 

Saya sebenarnya tau parfum ini juga sudah lama, kayanya ketika tahun-tahun pertama saya baru mulai pertama kali kerja kantoran, dan banyak orang yang pakai D&G Light Blue karena memang sedang populer saat itu ketika baru beberapa tahun di release. Tapi ketika itu saya nggak pernah punya parfumnya karena seperti biasa saya nggak suka kalau samaan dengan banyak orang hehe (*sok ekslusif*😜). Jadi saya baru membeli parfum D&G Light Blue ini beberapa tahun terakhir ini saja karena kebetulan saat itu abis nonton video Jeremy Fragrance yang mengingatkan  saya akan parfum ini. Oya Parfum ini Jeremy approved lho ! 

Kalau yang suka nonton youtube Jeremy Fragrance pasti juga tau kalau parfum ini adalah salah satu parfum yang paling sering disebut-sebut sama Jeremy sebagai parfum cewe favorit-nya! He said "nothing beats a woman wearing this perfume under hot sweaty weather". Dan memang sih, saya pernah dapat pujian dari cowo-cowo lho waktu saya pakai parfum ini hihihi.. 

Jadi buat kalian yang cewe-cewe dan suka parfum segar aquatic seperti ini cuss langsung coba D&G Light Blue. Dengan catatan : saya udah kasitau ya kalau wanginya nggak tahan lama berhubung dia cuma EDT, so buy with your own decision yaa..

OR kalian bisa pilih beli yang versi intense nya :)

XoXo,

Versace Bright Crystal

Versace Bright Crystal edt

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Nose | Perfumer : Alberto Morillas

NOTES :

Top - Pomegranate, Yuzu, Frosted / Iced Accord

Middle - Peony, Magnolia, Lotus Flower

Base - Acajou, Musk, Vegetal Amber

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Saya suka pink. Tapi ternyata nggak semua yang berwarna pink saya langsung suka hehe. Contohnya parfum ini. Versace Bright Crystal ini banyak banget fans nya, tapi sayangnya saya bukan termasuk salah satunya. Tapi baca dulu yah, siapa tau kalian justru cocok sama parfum ini :)

Sebelumnya saya sering dengar tentang Versace Bright Crystal ini karena banyak wanita yang menyukai wangi parfum ini, bahkan mengkoleksi beberapa seri dari parfum ini (seperti Bright Crystal Yellow Diamond, Bright Crystal Absolu, dan Bright Crystal Noir). Diantara ke-empat seri parfum tersebut saya pertama kali berkenalan dengan Bright Crystal alias yang versi original nya.

Versace Bright Crystal ini eau de toillette yaa, dan wanginya diciptakan oleh perfumer Alberto Morillas yang juga berada di balik layar hampir semua parfum Bulgari dan parfum klasik CK One. Beliau juga turut andil dalam menciptakan aroma parfum untuk niche parfum keluaran By Killian. Jadi sebenarnya parfum ini oke punya sih. Hanya bukan selera saya saja.

Wanginya cukup strong dan cukup tajam pada semprotan pertama, a little bit pungent and sour to my nose but yet somehow feels quite familiar. Mungkin dari wangi buah markisa yang sangat manis seperti sirup yang kental, ditambah aroma jeruk yang sedikit masam di latar belakang (sepertinya wangi buah jeruk Yuzu). Lumayan tajam untuk hidung saya pada top notes nya.

Lalu setelah 10 menit wangi top notes nya perlahan hilang, digantikan dengan wangi white florals (campuran bunga peony, magnolia, dan bunga teratai) yang lebih soft seperti bedak wangi yang lembut. Namun masih sedikit terlalu tajam untuk saya karena masih ada jejak top notes nya disini.

Bottom notes nya tetap powdery seperti aroma bedak wangi, tetapi ada tambahan aroma kayu dan musk yang hangat seperti beludru. Jejak wangi bunga yang soft pun masih tercium disini. Seperti biasa, saya suka dry down nya seperti ini, tetapi saya tidak sabar harus menunggu sampai top notes dan middle notes nya habis dulu.. karena saya tidak suka top notes dan middle notes nya yang agak tajam untuk hidung saya.

Overall, parfum ini cocok bagi wanita modern yang bersemangat tinggi, independent, know what she wants, dan tipe #bossbabe material. Juga cocok untuk yang berjiwa muda dan mempunyai karakter super feminin, serta ingin parfumnya tercium oleh orang di sekitarnya.

Di kulit saya Versace Bright Crystal tercium tajam selama 10-15 menit pertama, kemudian perlahan melembut setelah itu. Beberapa kali wangi parfum ini tercium oleh saya ketika saya menggerakkan tangan. Secara keseluruhan wanginya tahan selama 7-8 jam di kulit saya dan sedikit meninggalkan jejak pada pakaian setelah dipakai.

Sekali lagi, kalau kalian suka vibrant notes maka kalian mungkin harus coba ini. Kalau saya sepertinya mau mencoba seri lainnya saja, seperti Versace Bright Crystal Yellow Diamond atau Bright Crystal Noir :)

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