Clean Simply Soap by Clean

sherapop

I should begin by observing that I am a big fan of soapy drydowns. So my review of CLEAN SIMPLY SOAP is not a reflection of some prior bias against soapiness. On the contrary, I was looking forward to trying this fragrance precisely because I love CALECHE, WHITE LINEN, and I do indeed respect (although I do not wear) the mother of all floral aldehydes...

However, not all soap is created alike, and CLEAN SIMPLY SOAP is a stinky case in point. This is *bad* hotel soap scent. This is not the beautiful bar of soap that one finds in spa hotels, the soap that is so fragrant and beautiful that one (okay, I) may feel compelled over the course of a week's stay to gather up and take home both as a souvenir and to grace one's (okay, my) boudoir.

No, this is the sort of soap that is so bad that you'd prefer just to use water, thank you very much. This smell is so nasty, in fact, that it actually recalls to my mind the hotel right next to the train station in Lille. I arrived late at night and in desperation stumbled into the very closest hotel, which required cash payment up front. Upon reaching my room, I was shocked and dismayed, and despite my extreme fatigue (I had flown from Boston to Amsterdam and taken the train to Lille, with no sleep), I was actually afraid to fall asleep. I stayed in my trenchcoat, on top of the covers, for fear that I might contract some disease. The next morning, when I stepped outside on the balcony for some fresh air, a used condom was lying there!!!!

Okay, I guess I've made my point. CLEAN SIMPLY SOAP is simply not for me!

randik

This must be the most innocent, delightful and disarming scent I have ever tried on! One cannot fail to smell stellar with this one. This is not a seductive scent though; it is more like a whisper in your ear or a gentle breeze agaist your cheek on a summer's afternoon...

crumbling_images

There's a teeny, weeny, itsy, bitsy scent here. Kinda. I had to spray half the bottle just smell something. What I did smell was totally and utterly wonderfulness. Think of crisp, white, freshly pressed sheets.