Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Dew Eau de Parfum 100ml

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I remember how the original Flowerbomb by Viktor&Rolf appeared in my hometown, Moscow. I even remember where exactly the flacons were displayed at Il de Beauté (a popular beauty store chain) on Maroseyka street: first floor, near the window. The fragrance was sprayed on shoppers there and it seemed to me that, all the way down the staircase, a scent of both the garden of Eden and a dreamy patisserie permeated the air. It lured me upstairs every single time: I would take the tester flacon in my hands, spritz some on my wrist... And, time and again, I would conclude that no matter how many times I try the fragrance, I cannot wear Flowerbomb . Knowing the entire history of the Flowerbomb Collection, I did not believe them, expecting yet another sugary-floral bomb. Starting with the original Flowerbomb, released in 2005, the sweetness of the fragrance's flankers has only been increasing. And yet Flowerbomb Dew managed to surprise me.

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In the final accords we get a scent of a suede glove warmed on a human hand... A glove that smells like powder and a few crumpled rose hip petals. They had promised their new fragrance to be as tender as flower petals and as transparent as morning dew. For that moment alone one can tolerate all that full bloom of the sugary roses. That is if you even have to tolerate them, since many people sincerely enjoy sugary roses. As for the later releases, I was only pleased with Flowerbomb La Vie en Rose, released in 2009, but not to the point of wanting to get my hands on a bottle, even if only to spray it on my kitchen curtains. Limited editions with a dominant rose note would continue to be released until 2018… I do not know whether they were truly different form another. The problem of all Flowerbomb flankers was in their excessive sweetness. Rose Explosion was the only successor that was worth while in my opinion out of the signature line.

Eau de Parfum INTENSE

I could enjoy Flowerbomb only when I would smell it from a certain distance, and not directly from the skin. I would be pleased when catching a whiff of Flowerbomb down in the subway or simply on the street, that is to say whenever only the 'shards' of the fragrant explosion would reach my nostrils… No, there is no 'dew' here whatsoever. Not a hint of any moisture on the flowers, if you ask me. But you can call it tender and gentle. Underneath the powder, the softest suede is revealed next, as well as the warm scent of cashmeran and a teeny-tiny shot glass of Bénédictine liqueur, one that is infused with aromatic herbs, honey, and vanilla.