Anne Pliska (for women)

Chat Lunatique

Well, I am not as enthusiastic as Zhara about this fragrance, but I do like it. It is my first dreamsicle fragrance experience, and it's a fairly good one. In fact, I couldn't have imagined oranges and vanilla could be so ..umm..perfumey. The dry down is like vanilla ice cream with just a touch of dowdy, dimestore cologne mixed in (Think, Jean Nate.), and I am not sure I like it on me by that point. I wish the oranges lasted longer because I find its creamed-citrus opening nostalgic and pleasantly peculiar.
This would be a great "wife" fragrance to MPG's Secret Melange. For a couple of married orange-fanatics...
As I ponder it more, I am thinking it's more of a novelty scent than anything, as I cannot imagine what occasion it would be suitable for. Not the opera, not work...not public...
Another quirky, inviting, sniff-your-wrists-at-home special.

woogyjones50

This is lovely. The orange note with amber and vanilla are gorgeous together. And the patchouli is very soft and adds just a tiny bit of earthiness. It has nice staying power on the skin. I do have to say that I'm not sure I see this one as oriental-at least on the way it smells on my skin. It is much more citrusy than any other oriental I have. But that is a minor detail-the scent is lovely and is absoultely worth a try.

Zhara

"Oh my. Oh yes."

Those words impulsively slip out in a contented mutter everytime I slip into this fantastic, decadent, indulgent warm cloud of a fragrance.

There are three magical scents, from three very different sources, and they all share some fantastic similar notes and heady drydown: Shalimar, Obsession, and Pliska.

Of the three, Pliska is the stately, refined and mysterious member of the family, more elegant than Obsession, softer and a touch more natural than Shalimar.

Rich heavy amber from top to finish, and I could stop right there by simply talking of nothing but this decadent, sweet, un-adulterated, polished amber.

In much smaller, supporting roles, there are fruit and flower notes. Make no mistake, nothing resembling fruity candy is here; its more the tannins and heavy nectars giving their notes. This is fruit ready to be taken to the vitners, fruit that is over-ripe and dripping.

The floral notes are also earthy, heavy and concentrated - these are not daisies in sunshine - instead, think of deep red geraniums thriving in the heavy shade of a gothic garden.

Of course, the amber, musk and deep vanilla finish this masterpiece, and leave one feeling as if wrapped in the most expensive of silks and cashmere. So delightful, so rich, so......

absolutely excellent.

Grab this gem while you can - I fear it's very limited production may be entirely discontinued one day....