Velvet Love by Dolce & Gabbana is clearly my favourite
out of the six Velvet Collection scents from Dolce & Gabbana. If you like
things with a hint of Christmas-y spicy, you might not want to miss this one.
The opening of Velvet Love by Dolce & Gabbana is rich,
velvet, a bit alcoholic-gourmand, like the feeling Christmas pudding might
evoke, yet it is more versatile than being merely spicy and food-y due to the
floral notes. Somehow, it reminds me of what an old fashioned chypre floral
perfume usually smell like (and the scent comes to my mind is Miss Dior, now
being marketed as Miss Dior Original).
Soon after the festival-y spice sweet opening, the spicy,
sweet, slightly powdered carnation settles and becomes closer to the skin. It
lingers for a good 6+ hours until the final dry down gradually replaces the
presence of the 6-inch radius of sillage of this carnation. The dry down is a
beautifully done, pleasant ending, which is like one of those elegant deserts
you wouldn’t worry about eating due to the calories. It smells like a bit dry,
non-sweetened vanilla-y blended with some vague ivory soap smell without too
much of the powdery soapiness.
The whole scent of Velvet Love is like a great Christmas
dinner to me, from the excitement and anticipation of the beginning, to the
final lovely touch of desert; it is just lovely, warm and homely.
I can see myself crave a bottle of Velvet Love in cooler
weather.
If you like carnation or want a slightly spiced floral scent
with a bit warm, gourmand touch, yet not too overly so, and you can confidently
wear the scent during the day or night, I’d recommend Velvet Love Dolce &
Gabbana’s Velvet Collection.
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