Flowerhead by Byredo

*****
Year: 2014

Notes: Sicilian lemon, lingonberry, angelica seed, green notes, rose, wild jasmine sambac, tuberose, suede, ambergris
Based on the olfactory idea of an Indian bride, at a traditional Indian wedding, Flowerhead is simply awful.

After one's nose has been bludgeoned by a horrid overdose of angelica seed, it quickly develops into a dreaded tuberose and jasmine bomb. The remaining notes are largely nondescript, as the brash white florals continue to pulsate in a very linear and slightly green fashion.

Actually, Flowerhead isn't that much different from Viktor & Rolf's Flowerbomb (Flowerhead, Flowerbomb...) and that's its biggest problem. With great staying power, it's nothing more than a shameless rip-off of a very popular female designer fragrance, completely devoid of any floral, spicy or resinous exoticism.


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