Ophidian Sweet Surrender

2 reseñas

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• PipiLaMing

  October 16, 2024

  

  Rather than a ‘Sweet Surrender’, this is ‘Extreme Sweetness’. Like many Arab fragrances, it’s novel, lasts all day, and projects well at a great price. The box is beautiful, the bottle striking and exotic, everything well-protected. It opens fresh with brown sugar, ripe red berries, and juicy mandarin; it’s noticeable from over a metre away and smells so good you could take a bite. Immediately, cocoa, black vanilla, blood orange, and cinnamon kick in. Then come the roses, peonies, and white florals. It’s a creamy sweetness, almost edible. The amber makes it very warm, an aroma that envelops and embraces. Finally, there’s tonka bean, a woody touch of cedar, and a hint of musk that leaves it slightly powdery. It’s sugar, plus caramel, plus honey, plus icing sugar, plus tonka bean, plus candied vanilla… in short, a total cloying seducer. It lasts about seven hours on skin with a faint orange note, while on clothes, the sugar’s seduction lingers for days. It’s feminine (though I wouldn’t rule out trying it on male skin), sumptuously sensual and elegant. I bought it straight out in Europe, and with each passing week, using it surprises me… it’s enchanting.

• Roseaw22

  November 22, 2024

  

  It’s identical to Lattafa’s Nebras, which I adore, though owning both feels redundant. It smells sweet, of chocolate and vanilla; the opening is more potent than Nebras and it has incredible longevity. Perfect for cold weather. The bottle is gorgeous, heavy, and the packaging makes for a top-tier gift.