Night Scented Stock Penhaligon`s for women

POW........A blast of a tropical wet garden..it reminds me of my childhood in Australia.
Ylangylang and cloves in the opening. Ten minutes later Jasmine, benzoin and vanilla with a touch of patchouli. This is all I ever wanted Jardin d Bagatelle to be.
My sample.....I wish it was bigger.
These scents never last on me...........can I justify the price..... It might just break my heart and go to the top 10 of all times.

I'm not a huge fan of florals but tooka chance on this and so glad I did. I don't actually know what NSS smells like but I don't care either, I just love this. It smells like carnations to me, a light spicy floral really with a slight vintage feel to it. A departure from what I normally love (sweet, gourmand, orientals). Lovely.

I tested this recently and found it to be very pleasant - lovely and spicy, quite a lot of clove. I didn't get a lot of the florals out of it.

Unfortunately, on me, it was a very light fragrance which faded quickly. I did catch little whispers of it during the day though so it didn't disappear completely.

It's not a keeper for me but this pretty scent is probably just too delicate for my tastes. Anyone who likes Florientals but doesn't like to be smacked about the head with a sledgehammer by them might really like this one.

I love the scent of stock, so I took a chance and had a relative in London send me a bottle of Night Scented Stock. It was a big risk - florals often turn into Wet Dog or Mouldy Teabag on me. I'm so glad I chanced it. The scent is a bit heavy in the midfloral notes for me until it settles down, and the base notes take over. It tends to fade very quickly on my skin, but I'm going to make good use of it. I'm especially looking forward to it as my winter scent this year.

My Nanna grew these in her front garden and I will always remember that heady sweet smell on a hot summer evening wafting towards me before I even opened the front gate! If the perfume smells remotely like my memory would definitely buy it. Guess would depend on how it behaves on my skin. Sounds lovely though.

Penhaligon NIGHT SCENTED STOCK is a heavily spiced festive and spirited fragrance which seems to me appropriate for winter-, even Christmastime. There's a core of clove here that won't let go, anchored as it is in benzoin. The other spices--cinnamon, tonka, vanilla--buttress the clove, and the florals are pretty difficult to tease out of this concentrated concoction.

NIGHT SCENTED STOCK is not really my cup of tea, but those looking for an assertive oriental with relatively big sillage and excellent staying power might want to give this one a try.