Anna Sui Original Eau de Toilette Spray 30ml

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Anna Sui is so far still my favourite from this house. It has the melancholy romantic pretty Anna Sui style in a bottle.

Just like all the other Anna Sui fragrances I’ve tried, it doesn’t last long. Within two hours, what I can smell is something really close to the skin, powdery, cosy, slightly rosy, a tiny bit almond-y, pretty and feminie, but no sillage at all.This is a very sweet powdery fragrance with just a splash of gothic mystery. Not too much, but just a hint. I like this in the winter time, when it's cold and crisp. High heel boots, soft scarf and a leather coat in New York city.

I agree that it is a sweet, fairytale scent - but not one for a pretty pink glittery princess. This is a haunted castle, a poisoned apple, a purple rose whose thorns drip blue blood from wounded wood nymphs. I must confess I rejected her at first, she was a gift that gathered dust on my shelf for about a year. (Shhh, I do not care for her looks, I admit, I have been shallow).What makes this fragrance more special for me is the way in which the iris-rose combo, which makes this juice powdery and somewhat mysterious, combines with the more refreshing, luminous and uplifting nuances provided by the fruity notes. This is what makes me want a bigger bottle, but it's going to be difficult because since its discontinuation in my country we can only find 30 ml bottles like mine. I think this can be worn by a woman/girl of any age, but it is a female's scent in my mind, for certain. I think it’s most suitable for Spring/Summer. It's not serious, but it's not silly either. At this point in my life, this is a "mood fragrance". But no lie...I've been spraying a little obsessively since I got my new bottle. And YES, it's because there is little to no longevity. (The only downside imo) From that description, you might imagine it to be a bleak and desolate perfume and why would anyone in their right mind want to smell like dead flowers?

Are you into magic & mischief? Do you like Tim Burton's twisted tales? Have you ever wanted to slip into a dishevelled, deep-plum velvet burlesque outfit & handcuff yourself to a trapeze to join the gothic carnival? Let me preface this review by saying I love all things Victorian, as I think the fashion and architecture of the era was just plush and beautiful. In a nutshell Anna Sui is mysterious, winter time, cool crisp and feminine. Wearable and unforgettable. Update: Maybe this used to last years ago; but sadly not any more because this is one of the fastest disappearing scents I own. Tested this again from another store; with a new tester bottle. At first I thought it smelt a little stronger on the paper strip and on skin; but when I got home and compared the two, both fragrances had this unfortunate disappearing act. Sprayed onto clothing it lasts a bit longer. So must be a skin thing. Tried layering with a rose scented body lotion; same problem. Anna Sui starts with lemon (as in lemon biscuit or lemon cheesecake) and light rose scent, it’s not uplifting, but pretty enough, and projects well the purple characteristic of Anna Sui juice inside the gothic bottle; it is not a immediate ‘wow’, but instantly like and I feel nothing against it at all (unlike some other perfumes, I would smell something too ‘plastic’/synthetic).Sadly, not many of her perfumes live up to that aesthetic. Many of them are insipid watery "fruity-floral" concoctions that smell more shampoo than perfume. Perhaps one of the only ones that smell "Anna Sui" to me is the original Anna Sui.