Project D Project D by Dannii and Tabitha for women

I love the neroli that leading the top notes on PROJECT D; it's very spicy and sometimes smells a bit like licorice, yet it is also a bit powdery. The bergamot is light, but gives a tangy fresh feel and a slightly citrussy twinge to the fragrance so the powdered and spicier notes never get too loud or become overpowering.

I love orchid notes so I was pleased to learn that the EDP uses purple orchid, which I think is actually a cattleya orchid; it is a bit like jam; sweet, fruity and slightly watery. This jam like note is quickly overtaken by the ylang ylang note. As it isn't very sweet, instead being quite musky and mossy, it stops every other scent note from becoming too strong and cloying. As the ylang ylang dies down the mimosa quickly develops and adds a vaguely citrus-like note, as does the osmanthus. The combination is similar to the bergamot; light, but with a subtle zest. The tuberose is the last of the florals to develop on me and it causes the fragrance to become sweeter and creamy as it slowly burns down and mingles with the developing base notes. I don't usually like tuberose, but I do like it here as it isn't as strong as I have come to expect in perfumes and it does help to generally add more depth to the range of scent notes used in the fragrance as a whole.

I'm normally not fond of distinctly musky perfumes either, but as the rest of this perfume is soft and feminine, I do really like the contrast that the masculine, slightly salty musky undertone of the base notes add to the perfume. The sandalwood here has a creamier feel to it, so it seems to help prolong the tuberose. The saffron gives the perfume one final spicy kick and once again reminds me of licorice. I'm not sure what they mean by amber oil, but it is more or less the same as the majority of artificial amber in perfumes - a light, soft, vaguely vanillish based scent.



PROJECT D isn't the easiest perfume to find, but it's worth it when you do as it lasts well over eight hours on skin. So it's a few spritzes a day = the bottle lasts for ages.