Contest of Flowers

[Jenjin]

Iris, peony, and carnation petals soaked in strawberry cream and lotus milk.

Edited February 27 by Jenjin

[VioletChaos]

In The Bottle: A supremely delicate waft of whispering strawberry milk.

Wet On Skin: Same...but with something that smells delightfully like fresh watermelon that I am assuming is the lotus. It's also as delicate and whisper-y as the strawberry milk.

Dry Down: A teeeeeny bit of spice, which I definitely attribute to  the carnation has joined the duo to make a lovely trio! 

Later: The iris has finally, finally revealed itself, and has added a bit of a candy-sweetness to the proceedings, actually 😮 

In All: I cannot overemphasize how delicate, quiet and low-throw this scent is. Although the combo of notes consists mostly of gourmand items, I would not call this a "foodie" scent by any means, though I find this scent fits into a larger theme that spans the Shungas over many years- a lovely combination of florals and foods that create singular affections (*not* CONfections!) that speak to the beauty of the artworks and this transitional time of year from late winter into early spring ❤️ 💮

 

[OxfordComma]

Floral strawberry milk. It reminds me of Pink Moon but without the more lactonic tang that one had, and with addition of velvety soft florals. It has a cosmetics bend to it, but as if your cold cream was strawberry milk scented. It manages to not read as inherently tweeny or kawaii, although I think it could work for those, but a more...grown up strawberry? A fancy locally sourced strawberry milk pudding sprinkled with dried flower petals, foodie yet not? It's pretty and I like it a lot, is what I'm getting at lol. I could see it being a good year-round strawberry scent.  Decent throw and wear length for me.