![]() It's also incredibly long-lasting - it really does go ALL DAY. I have had men AND women stop me on the street to ask me what I'm wearing because they want to buy it. I find men love this stuff - my husband said I smelled like a "vanilla cookie" when we were young and dating, and a gay male friend once exclaimed "you smell like vanilla witchcraft!" when he went in for a hug. There's a blended floral heart - I can't put my finger on precisely what - but I think there's a rose that melds with the strawberry, then you get that sweet almond and a slightly woody base. Top notes are red fruits - raspberry and red currant to begin with - and finally evolving into a strawberry. Mercifully, this wears off quickly - especially in the EDP and Parfum concentrations, which are far smoother than the EDT and much superior, in my opinion. It smells synthetic and tart to the point of being astringent. The opening is HARSH - it has been compared to windex and hairspray by other reviewers, and I don't think they're wrong. If you have ever been in a Japanese bakery that specializes in French pastry - and they have some of these in San Francisco's Japantown - it smells LIKE THAT. Together, this all gives an impression that's very similar to vanilla bakery + red fruit. There is a buttery quality like baked goods. The base almond is so sweet that it becomes like marzipan or an almond-paste filled croissant. This is essentially a strawberry-almond perfume. (At least I think so - Katie Puckrick calls it "stripper perfume!") It was designed in 1995, when Angel was everywhere and everyone was playing catch up - and it's definitely a sweet, sweet, SWEET gourmand scent that is a distant cousin of perfumes like Angel and (groan, yes, it's true) Pink Sugar - while not smelling exactly like them. Totally girlish and even childlike - and yet somehow it manages to be charming, comforting and a little sensual instead of trashy. Now, as a late 30s wife and mother with a more classic style - I feel that I have thoroughly outgrown it - but I still find it charming and adorable.Īs for what it smells like - this is a fruity oriental that is quite gourmand in character. This scent was PERFECT for me then - it evoked the Japanese-pop-culture-inflected gamine thing I was going for at the time. I carried a Hello Kitty wallet, worked in the videogame industry, dressed in girly little dresses & big motorcycle boots, had a short choppy red haircut and wore butterfly clips in my hair. I began wearing it in 1997 or 98, as a 23 year old girl in San Francisco. I like the EDP or Parfum best - not the EDT. I'll just admit up front that this was my signature perfume for almost 10 years. Well now I will own it and I will enjoy every drop of this wonderful scent.Ah, Hanae Mori Butterfly. My husband loved it and I just did not buy it. I sniffed it in NYC back in May and almost bought it. Well now I have and I know I will love it. I have spent tons on very $$$$ perfumes and just would not spend the money on this one for some odd reason. I will own this perfume I have been lusting after for years. Well last night I ordered a bottle online and I am so happy. Well I have been saying I was going to buy a bottle of Butterfly since that day and I have never done it. ![]() Well I returned it the next day, because it was to heavy for me to wear. Well I liked Butterfly better because it was a much lighter scent than Escada, but went with Escada for some dumb reason. I again sniffed this scent a year ago while on a shopping trip in Neimans and well still felt the same, but the sales lady was telling me to go with Escada not Butterfly. I think it is the strawberry note and the Almond note. There is just something about this scent that I really love. ![]() I keep coming back to it to sniff for some reason. I sniffed this scent about two years ago and thought it was very nice. I do not own a bottle of this just yet, but I will soon. I feel I won't be throwing away as many "expensive mistakes" as I have in the past thanks to this great site! How boring it would be if we all liked the same thing. I'm not going to say I like every fragrance you do but that's what makes us all unique. There are some "expert noses" that post very valuable info. Even though I'm an amateur I find I'm starting to know more than the ladies at the counter. so now when I shop I know what I'm looking for. And, I love this site!!! You all have helped educate me on notes, etc. Hanae is one of those that the longer I wear it the better I like it. I agree, Burberry Touch and Hanae Mori are close but to me they are far enough apart that I know I'm wearing something different. I think next time I will go with the pink because it seems softer.on me. The berries and vanilla are nice but my favorite is still a soft floral and vanilla. I purchased a bottle of Hanae Mori Blue but I had tested the pink (eau de toilette).
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