The Phantom of the Opera (for women)

missk

Because I'm an actor and a singer it's hard to walk past a perfume that is called 'Phantom of the Opera'. I recently went to visit a friend of mine in the city, who like me, enjoys collecting perfumes. I especially love her collection because she collects many rare and interesting ones.

Phantom of the Opera is a rich floral and is surprisingly well-blended. It's somewhat of a classic and a mature type of scent, and I don't mean that in derogatory terms. While testing this fragrance I must admit I had Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical pictured in my mind. That image mixed with this fragrance did not disappoint. In fact, I can imagine someone wearing this as an evening scent and quite possibly dousing themselves in this fragrance just before attending a theatrical production in an elaborately designed, vintage theatre complete with velvet curtains and gold trimmings.

I asked my friend as to how often she wore this fragrance and she said very rarely because she found the scent to be very similiar to Joy by Jean Patou, which she wasn't a fan of. I personally have never smelt Joy, so I can't comment on that comparison.

My overall sum-up of this fragrance is one of elegance, sophistication and class. The bottle is equally as impressive with its rose detailing around the bottle and the cute rose shaped lid. Surprising however, was the fact that Phantom of the Opera smelt nothing like roses, so I questioned the reason as to why the bottle was designed in such a way. Perhaps the rose design was homage to the musical itself.