Ophelia James Heeley for women

Very nice
jasmine and some powdery effect
also green notes..
soft scent

good work but I think there are better scents in Heeley range

The topnotes of Ophelia give that fullness of spring that makes you crave summer. Then it gives you that, too!

The initial notes of muguet and jasmine and their bursting-at-the-seems fresh spring sweetness are underlined by the watery crispness these early flowers of the season have. Moving into its heart, Ophelia sheds a bit of green and takes on early summer in all its white floral beauty. Tuberose and ylang ylang are a leisurely indulgence compared to spring’s exuberance and take Ophelia into the sultry, dreamy phase with a bit of underbelly showing thanks to the indoles.

Fortunately, spring to early summer is the timeframe. None of the prelude to nostalgia that late summer implies. Ophelia’s heart and base give that heightened feel of the endless potential of summer. The wonderful trick here is that Ophelia remains the white/green bouquet composed of all its elements. Even in ‘summer’ mode, the spring flowers remain, if in the background.

And then we have the lily. I haven’t seen anyone else note this, but a watery-ambery, raspy lily not unlike the one in DK Gold comes along in the basenotes to take a soft-handed lead. Its watery note suddenly seems like the logical outcome of all the flowers that have preceded it. Here, I assume, is the full Ophelia of Hamlet reference: handing out flowers, then winding up in the water.

I can find what I like in most perfume genres fairly easily. Chypres, orientals, leathers. But sometimes a boy just can’t find a satisfying, gorgeous, huge, white floral. Problem solved.

I"m coming back to Ophelia almost a year to the date after first sampling it, and I'm sitll in love.

After 4 hours of perusing high end perfume counters, this is the one I chose to put on my bosom. Like a wee little piggy I ooh'd and ah'd all the way home.

I just can't believe this contains tuberose. Tuberose wears on me like a big bad wolf. But here it is very faint, a true supporting player. What I get from Ophelia is the lucsious, dewy green notes. The dry down is so seamless and smooth. It's pure romance. Ophelia makes me feel innocent, which is not an easy thing to do.

Five stars

This was supposed to have contained the elusive "water" note I've been searching for. That pure clarity of dewdrops on freshly opened petals...And it did, for a moment. Then it got flabby and tiresome. It just sort of sat on my skin. It didn't flow, it didn't dance. I felt like a vase of white flowers, in a few days old water, which were staring to fade and lose their petals.

Basic, young and a little plain, this started on me as a strongly white floral scent, as of jasmine or tuberose complete with the indole/mothball note, but it ended drying to a lily of the valley scent that reminds me of scented plastic dolls. It's never bad and is the olfactory picture-perfect of innocence, but Ophelia went mad in the end, and I'd like to see a little more of the complexity and madness in her scent, not just the innocent victim of circumstances. Still, the scent itself is blameless and pleasant.

This one is really nice!!!! strong flowery smell, I thought it was violet...

This one I will get for my lady.

10/10

Ultra Ultra feminine!
The initial blast is green, with a powdery jasmine?, perhaps this is what a lilac smells like, (I would not know) I think it is very pleasant and natural smelling.

I absolutely adore this scent! It's a delicate floral with just a slight soapiness, which is good for me because I'm not a fan of soapy scents. Florals in general tend to give me headaches, but this one didn't. It's long-lasting, and absolutely beautiful. I got so many compliments when I sampled it. The price is steep for a full bottle, but I hope to splurge on one soon.

This is such a quiet, fragile little treasure. It represents spring for me and I truly adore it while it lasts. However, it does fade quickly on me to a simple floral musk.

Unlike the previous reviewer, the tuberose dominates this scent on my skin. At first, I get loud jasmine and greenery, but the drydown is creamy tuberose, and, surprisingly, the jasmine behaves, falling in line behind the other notes. I don't smell the ylang ylang all that much, although maybe this is what keeps the jasmine from turning into bitter green sap, as it sometimes does.

This is a stunner. I would love a full bottle of this quiet beauty.

Ophelia By James Heeley is pure lilac,it is beautiful I found the perfect lilac perfume for the summer.Here in my village every spring lilacs are blooming and spread their magnificent scent that makes me happy.Suberb!