Initial (for women)
Designer: Boucheron Olfactive Group: Floral
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This precious perfume bestows to its woman a gentle and soft aura. It begins with the freshness of tangerine; the floral nuance is given by rose and jasmine, and pepper leads into sensual intrigue, together with almond honey and patchouli, leaving this intense welter trace. As it is always case with Boucheron, the beautiful bottle is a real fetish. It is especially present in the concentration of the perfume. This time it has a form of a pedant with a pearl. Since for many people the very process of putting the perfume is a real pleasure and especially by holding something like this in their hands, the special attention the designers dedicated in creating such a bottle is not a surplus job. The perfume was introduced in 2000, and the creator of this graceful bottle is Joel Desgrippes. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Cavallier.
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Maybe I'm crazy, but this perfume doesn't smell at all like its notes suggest it should. The only notes I recognize, from start to finish, are tangerine in the top notes and a strong musky rose in its base.
Something about this reminds me of Chanel #5, and I can't quite figure out what. It happens to be something I don't like, which is a pity, because this bottle is absolutely gorgeous.
On my skin, after the tangerine wears off it becomes very powdery and soapy...not my type of fragrance at all. It's very strong and cloying to my nose and I just can't appreciate it. I find after several hours it is more wearable, but for me, just not worth the time to get to just being pleasant.
Something about this reminds me of Chanel #5, and I can't quite figure out what. It happens to be something I don't like, which is a pity, because this bottle is absolutely gorgeous.
On my skin, after the tangerine wears off it becomes very powdery and soapy...not my type of fragrance at all. It's very strong and cloying to my nose and I just can't appreciate it. I find after several hours it is more wearable, but for me, just not worth the time to get to just being pleasant.
05/13/09 12:41:15
In one word: Luxurious!
04/15/09 13:41:13
I was told I just HAD to buy this by a friend. So of course I did and its ok.
Initally there is a spicey floral tone then sweet powder drydown. The bottle is so pretty. My man really was impressed by it! It is beautiful but not my style. If you love a floral oriental. And more of a rich womanly scent, this would delight you!!
Initally there is a spicey floral tone then sweet powder drydown. The bottle is so pretty. My man really was impressed by it! It is beautiful but not my style. If you love a floral oriental. And more of a rich womanly scent, this would delight you!!
12/22/08 15:13:37
spicy,oriental with some flowers scents.Then the spicy and warm notes become stronger.definitely sensual but not very feminine.it fulfills you with the notes of leafs and patchouli.I'm not agree with those who call it a disappointment.but I believe it's not a suitable fragrance for everybody & every day.I call it Eve's fragrance(maybe the name initial refers to this point too)Only a strong woman can wear it whether she's boss,manager or lawyer,but the mature woman who is enough strong to take this one.
12/21/08 04:22:44
by this reviews i'm seriously doubting on buying it now. i am fascinated by the botlle though. i don't know... it is so hard to find in stores for testing. i don't know if i want to risk it
12/16/08 04:56:33
I expected this to become one of my favourites but it turned out to be a disappointment. It doesn't last long on my skin and the drydown is somehow unimpressive and soapy. The bottle is really cute, though.
12/14/08 11:26:09
Goes on as a rich, densely noted oriental, but dries down on me as many orientals do, in an smokey, ash-tray amber. Starts great, ends unfortunately.
12/14/08 11:13:47
I was disappointed when i smelled it. I thought it would be very feminine and sensual, however it has strong masculine notes. It reminds me of opium.
10/22/08 11:35:05
Initial parfume by Bucheron is my total scent but it's been discontinued - I have bought some bottles on line but dont want to buy really old perfume that's been sitting in someone's shelf for a long time. Does anyone know of a similar parfume?
10/16/08 20:47:52
This smell make me feel good...My favorite one..so different from the others..
08/22/08 02:01:10
Too strong and sweet for me. I used it only a few times. Good for cold weather.
07/18/08 05:27:07
Now, as I'm wearing Initial and testing it, after about an hour it seems to turn into a light, clean, almost soapy scent on me, which is rather different from the powerful beginning. It's even lovelier and more elegant.
05/31/08 01:34:23
This is a very special one, not for eeryone, not for everytime. I agree that it's rich, but also sensual, a warm floral with a fruity headnote and a beautiful, classic base. Am I mistaken if I say there's a slight similarity between YSL Nu edt and Initial edt? Anyway, in my opinion, if you like Nu, you won't be dissapointed with Initial either.
05/31/08 00:59:39
wonderful worm ,rich parfum. i prefer it winter and cool autumn.
05/15/08 09:40:35
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