Secret Scent Box – January 2023

A new year, and a lovely new selection of scents to try! Every month Secret Scent Box sends you three vials of perfume, both new realises and classic scents, complete with scent note cards. This is a terrific way of sampling different perfumes and learning more about the kind of scents that work for you.

Every month Secret Scent Box sends you three vials of perfume, complete with scent note cards. This is a terrific way of sampling different perfumes and learning more about the kind of scents that work for you.

Issey Miyake – A Scent

This perfume was released in 2009. The first thing I thought of when I tried this was Green. It’s an incredibly fresh, clean scent, which reminds me of fresh grass and clean laundry. While it has floral notes, it’s not a flowery scent at all. There’s also a little citrus edge, but it’s not sharp, the aromatic elements soften it while keeping it green. This is a wonderful scent for spring and summer, especially if you don’t want to go for the typical sweet scents.

Davidoff – Cool Water Woman Jasime & Tangerine

The Cool Water line from Davidoff has been around for a long time, and this is a brand new version for 2022. The initial hit is sweet, with the peach coming through strongly rounded out with the florals. I find vanilla the strongest note that lingers, with a hint of amber mixing with the florals. It’s a fun summery perfume, definitely for those with a preference for sweeter scents.

Lalique – Le Parfum 

This is a dramatic contrast to the previous scents. It’s warm and multilayered, with the top notes of bay and pink peppercorn adding a lovely spicy twist. There are some subtle florals, but it is not at all what you would call a flower perfume. The hints of tonka bean and sandalwood in the base notes mean that the initial sweetness doesn’t become sickly, instead it’s aromatic and sensual. A lovely fragrance that would work especially well in the evening, or in cooler weather.

 

 

Our score: 9.8/ 10

This is a particularly varied selection this month. I do like it when the three fragrances are so very different! The Davidoff I'm not so keen on, as it's rather too sweet for my tastes. However both the Issey Miyake and Lalique are knockout in very different ways. The former is the most surprising, being so green and crisp, and the latter is warm and delicious. The both appeal to me a great deal, and I'm delighted to have discovered them. I can imagine wearing the Issey Miyake on spring days, and it's the perfect foil to warm evenings too. They are both definitely more 'mature' scents, by which I mean for women rather than girls. They are both sophisticated and complex, and definitely on my list for the future!

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