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Sample Set 12 x 1.75ml
Try Annick Goutal's range of fragrances with Escentual's sample pack. Plus when you buy the sample pack, we'll send you back a voucher for £20 off any full-priced Annick Goutal product - so you can try before you buy!
The sample pack consists of a gift bag, containing one of each of following samples:
Eau d Hadrien Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Musc Nomade Eau de Parfum- 1.75ml
Eau du Sud Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Encens Flamboyant Eau de Parfum- 1.75ml
Ambre Fetiche Eau de Parfum - 1.75ml
Mon Parfum Chéri Eau de Toilette- 1.75ml
Ninfeo Mio Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Petite Cherie Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Un Matin d'Orage Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Passion Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Grand Amour Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
Rosee Splendide Eau de Toilette - 1.75ml
We will send you an email with the discount voucher code once your Annick Goutal sample set has been dispatched from our warehouse.
*The discount voucher will be emailed to the customer once the sample pack has been purchased and dispatched. The voucher will entitle the customer to £20 off any full priced Annick Goutal product. The voucher is not valid against another sample pack. Each voucher can only be redeemed once. The voucher is valid for 60 days after the purchase of the sample pack.
Due to the nature of these sample sets, this product is non-refundable.
x 2 samples
Please note that due to the nature of the sample set they are limited to one per order.
Overall Rating:
5
out of
5
No need to think about it, just buy it.
Date:31 March 2012
Miclsa
Age: 30-39
Gender: Female
Fragrance appeal:
5
out of
5
Longevity:
4
out of
5
No doubt about it, there are some extremely talented noses / designers at the House of Annick Goutal. The quality is just so impressive. The only issue you'll have with these fragrances is choosing which you will buy.
There are some truly stunning scents in this set. So much so that even though the one I was hoping to test "Mimosa" (my reason for buying) wasn't in there, I am still so happy that I bought this. You get ten samples, too many to review individually, and I can honestly say that I liked all of them bar one.
There are some truly stunning scents in this set. So much so that even though the one I was hoping to test "Mimosa" (my reason for buying) wasn't in there, I am still so happy that I bought this. You get ten samples, too many to review individually, and I can honestly say that I liked all of them bar one.
I am not a fan of gourmandes and this is the only reason that I disliked the fragrance "vanille exquise". The benzoin resin and gaic woods do however smell just lovely and really impart their earthiness on the musks (not a musk fan either) making the base very sensual indeed and not at all sickly as musks can be.
I was blown away by "Un matin d'orage". For me this is the most beautiful gardenia scent. The gardenia is accented by a crisp, cool magnolia and warmed by a jasmine / orange blossom accord. These contrasts do not clash, but play eachother off beautifully. On warmer skin I get more of the jasmine, but on these cool spring evenings this is a true gardenia soliflore. It feels spiritual. There are not many florals I would wear, certainly not pure gardenias, but this I will go back to time and again. Really this could be worn by women throughout the age ranges, not at all just for the more mature women as one might expect with a pure floral.
I think the designer is also a gastronomer, as there are a number of accents in these perfumes evocative of fresh foods. The citrus notes are so true to their freshly squeezed forms, the green notes potentise and add interest like herbs. Sweet, sour, bitter, earthy, fresh are all perfectly balanced as if one were creating a dish. And all components seem placed to showcase the star of each frangrance. The blending of these fragrances is for me stimulating and delightful, not at all boring.
I'm primarily a chypre person and don't like to wear things that smell like foods. I even prefer my chypre tops to be derived from acidic facets of flowers and green materials rather than citruses. So I was so surprised to find "Ninfeo mio" to be such a lovely and wearable perfume. The main two listed notes are italian lemon and fig. The lemon is so lemonny and the fig so figgy, but this doesn't smell like dessert. The wood base grounds it, and though balmy (smells like sandalwood) somehow manages not to create fine furniture polish. Very impressive.
The last one of the set I'll mention is "Ambre fetiche". For me such a great find, because I've been questing both a lovely amber and a frankincense scent. So this is two hits in one. It's the most stunning of all in my opinion and an absolute must for those, who like me, love ambers but don't like gourmandes. This is not sickly caramel sweet like so many others. This is beautiful earthy resin. Rich yet subtle. And, the frankincense (if you are not an incense fan; no problem) is just indescribably nice and very alert on the top (makes you alert). Not in the least bit churchy. These two are blended perfectly, in my opinion, with the other resins. This isn't a hippy scent, but something very sensual that just melds with you. The incense becomes a very pleasant mild leather. Through the middle this perfume gets sweeter, richer and creamier. Never too sweet and never the confections of say "flowerbomb" or "Angel". I got someone else to test this, and on them it became particularly clove oilish and medicinal through the middle, but not on me. Whatever molecules were responsible, they produce instead a hint of something animalic on my skin like fur (on a live animal). Finally it dries down to become simply like the most wonderful smelling skin. The dry down was just the same on the other person that tested it. If it were me, I'd happily go through the 'clove oil' stage to get to the base. I think this is the perfect amber. It's grown up, sensual, warm and very natural. I would also say it could be worn by both sexes. If you are into allegorical 'clean' scents that are more evocative of skin cleansing agents than actual skin, this won't be for you. If you enjoy that you are a physical being, this will make you enjoy it more. This is definitely one I will be buying.
The sample set contains about 6 edt's and 4 edp's. The quality is lovely. It is also really good value for money, especially when you consider that you get the purchase price back when you choose to buy a full sized bottle (not sure if it's a limited offer though).
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D Eau de Parfum
The Diane von Furstenberg name is synonymous with international
glamour and style.
Dianes sexy, vibrant and independent spirit is at the core of
her fashion, and now Diane von Furstenberg Beauty.
The cosmetics embody a hip, urban edge that is Dianes spirit,
and capture her definition of glamour loving life, living it to the
fullest, and having the confidence to be yourself.
Diane von Furstenberg Beauty is for the woman who is
sophisticated, fun, seductive, leading an active and full life,
and, most importantly, comfortable in her own skin.
D is a fresh, unconfined, and provocatively feminine scent.
The first rush of invigorates-an airy and exotic mix of Mandarin
flower, violet leaves, and lychee.
Sensual florals burst into jasmine absolute, ylang ylang, and
lily of the valley; with an edge of pepper and nutmeg.
Ultimately, wanders off to the wild, mysterious forests of
cedar, patchouli, and sandalwood.
D is an exclamation point that lingers like a question mark.
D is for Daring, for Dynamic, for Desirable...
Overall Rating:
3
out of
5
"D" Diane Von Furstenberg edp.
Date:31 March 2012
Miclsa
Age: 30-39
Gender: Female
Fragrance appeal:
3
out of
5
Longevity:
4
out of
5
I imagine this might be a fragrance for a serious / boss woman, one who perhaps runs a large estate.
This is a particularly potent smelling perfume. Though released in 2003 it smells very much like something that would have been worn in the 80's. I bought this blind as I was attracted to the description of notes. It read very much like my kind of scent. Unfortunately it is not, but I'm not too disappointed as I bought it quite inexpensively on sale.
On first spraying this fragrance I immediately withdrew my head and wrinkled my nose. The top of this fragrance is quite offensive to my personal taste. Very strong and very sharp. I love violet leaves, but in "D" they don't have the pretty freshness that you might find in Balenciaga l'essence for example, but they are rather too green and together with the mandarin and the potent jasmine in this scent, blend to what produces something reminiscent of stale water and body funk. The lychee is rather more pleasant, but just sort of stands to the side of it's unpleasant companions. The good news is that the extreme top dissipates in about five minutes, and about ten or so minutes in you get to a more jasmine and ylang ylang middle. These two are nice. There's a little of the top still there, but in a much clamer state now seems to blend quite well. To my nose, the violet leaf's sweeter aspects are now brought out with the assistance of the ylang ylang. You get a hint of spice, which is less of a scent and more of a sensation in the back of the nose. Something like the effect of the spicier white flowers rather than the nutmeg listed. I smell citrus too, not mandarin but lime and lemon peel. The base is also quite nice. Definitely woody, but not such that I can pick out what woods. I couldn't say I smell cedar etc. The patchouli seems to be the very green kind.
I've been trying to wear this perfume and I find it works best used as a body spray (sprayed lightly) straight from the shower. There is a fresh, clean feel to this scent. Not of the breezy ozonic or aquatic varieties but of the outdoorsy, mulchy heathland /woodland type. The residual bathroom steam deals effectively with the temporarily over sharp and funky top, and then my clothing lightly smothers the potent strength of this fragrance. Worn this way I actually quite like and enjoy it.
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