Flowerbomb

oh, flowerbomb, my beloved... my mom had a bottle on her vanity table for ages when i was a kid. it was one of her favorite "going out" fragrances, so whenever i smell it i'm immediately blasted directly back to being a little girl sitting on her laundry basket watching her put her face on before a dinner party or date night. the best way i can describe how flowerbomb smells is this: there's a very famous french rococo painting by jean-honore fragonard that depicts a woman in a pink dress on a swing in a garden. search up "rococo painting" on google images and it's the first result you'll see. whenever i look at that painting i imagine the lady smelling like flowerbomb.

can't decide if she's one of the plastic popular cool girls, or someone weird and freaky hanging out behind the bike sheds?? on the one hand, i get candied flower petals, but if you could buy candied flower petals from the corner shop in haribo-sized bags and there was a fizzy and a plain version (this is the fizzy); on the other hand, every now and then an unexpected surge of peppercorns and leafiness rises up and kickboxes you for a while, which is confusing but actually like some of my own best friends from secondary school?? in many ways, the ideal office frag: you won't offend anyone, but neither will you bore them.

Lovely fragrance. I’m someone who shies away from powdery notes but I found myself at peace with it in Flowerbomb. It doesn’t steal the show and steps aside for the musk and vanilla to come through when the base notes do appear. I enjoyed the green tea notes when I started my day with it—it has a fresh and bright start that isn’t too astringent. I feel that perfumes with powder accords often start off too heavy with it from the get go, but again, Flowerbomb does a good job of holding it off until later.

I'm OBSESSED. It's so rare for me to have a love at first sniff reaction but I literally gasped when I first smelt this. In LOVE. I smelt it into the store and instantly brought the 100ml version, worth every penny. It's not just a plain floral it has such an apparent depth to it the first time I sprayed the bottle I brought when I got home my mum goes who smells so nice. It's literally addictive I'm having a Jeremy fragrance reaction literally bottle up my nose type smell.

Very floral (duh), slightly powdery, slightly fruity. I get some orchid and rose, bergamot and tea. There’s a hint of patchouli but not enough to overpower - I know so many people who cannot handle smelling patchouli (sometimes I’m one of them) and don’t think there would be a strong enough aspect of it to bother anyone who is sensitive. Very playful, light and happy, uber femme with depth which I love. Perfect spring fragrance but it really could be worn any time.