Heliotrope (for women and men)

Ester

I can find a flower of heliotrope in almost all of my favorite fragrances, so I was very interested in this one. So when I tried it was exactly what I was waiting for - warm, oriental fragrance. Good for a summer day out, for a long country walk. Someone might say that this scent doesn’t have character, but for me it is scent of freedom for places where I can be myself and don’t have to worry what other people would think of me.

Aiona

I tried this perfume because I had read so many reviews that compare Etro Heliotrope to Dior's Hypnotic Poison (which I love). The almond note in both of these supposedly comes from the flower heliotrope. Etro's Heliotrope definitely smells like almond to me! But there's also a smell similar to cinnamon red-hots. And faintly vanilla. As it dries down, I can smell the peru balsam in the base -- a dark resinous smell.

In a direct comparison with Dior's Hypnotic Poison, they smell different to me. Dior's Hypnotic Poison has the almond-smell, but it seems more about the jasmine-almond-rootbeer(caraway) combo. And definitely more Play-Doh-y than Etro Heliotrope.

Both almondy. That's all I can say.