Sateki

Absolutely delicious blend!

In the bottle: Fresh juicy pear!

Wet on skin: The same juicy pear, with the slightest hints of vanilla cream

Dry: The pear fades rather quickly, and I am left with a delicious buttery cream that is reminiscent of Milk Moon 2005.

Absolutely wonderful! Glad I got a bottle!

Definite strawberry goo and spun sugar! A slight hint of marshmallow. It is a rather artificial strawberry on me, which is why it's so candy-like. Reminds me of the candy section of the corner store I used to frequent. I get a slight waxy scent that pops up every once in a while before disappearing again. Lasts for a long time, and by the end I'm left with the spun sugar and a hint of marshmallow. Yum!

 

I think you can wear whatever you want if you use light application, but you can wear something like Dorian to work. It's creamy-lemony-tea is light enough to not irritate anyone around you.

Agreed, Dorian is great to wear to school/work!

Shanghai is also very light, natural and easy to wear every day. Not too sweet either.

If you do like sweeter scents, then something like Fae is very nice! I find that it's not too strong, so I don't worry about it irritating anyone around me.

2011:

This starts off with delicious pumpkin and a hint of coffee. Very yummy! I can smell the spices underneath it all too. Then, about 10 minutes in, cinnamon makes a rampaging appearance, and refuses to leave. It dominates all of the other notes too, unfortunately. This, unfortunately, ends up blasting cinnamon from my skin. Very sad. I won't be keeping this one.

The pear in this is absolutely amazing. It's mouth-watering juicy that lifts the spirits. The florals, however, turn into a mix of wildflower and 'dried-and-hung-in-bathroom' smell on me. Very sad. I'm afraid this one is a pass.

One of my favourites from the 'weenies. It starts off with dead, dry leaves and a touch of something sweet. Every so slowly, the leaves fade away, and something musky and sweet comes to play. The slightest hint of something fruity, tempered by the musk and vanilla, and possibly the cocoa. By the end it's a mix of the musk, vanilla, and cocoa. It doesn't last as long as I'd like, but I love every single stage.

For the 2011 version.

Smells exactly like one of the previous year's versions that I tried (can't remember which year). A delicious, sugared plum candy. Softens up slowly over time, but maintains that delicious plum. Absolutely in love.

2011: Smells like snow and something vaguely nutty, or perhaps that's the coconut. Later on becomes a snowy coconut. Very soft and feminine. I quite like it! Need to be an inch away from the skin to smell it, but it lasts for the whole day!

This starts off as a very cold, snowy and pine scent. Sharp to the nose. After about 10 minutes, it starts to sweeten up, and the pine starts fading. About 20 minutes in, the pine is gone, and there is very little snow scent left. The berries have come to play. It ends up a sweet berry scent with the tiniest hints of snow. Not what I was expecting, but I quite like it! It's a keeper for me!

Wet: Very citrus-y cider. The citrus and apple seem to be battling for dominance.

Dry: The apple won. It's a very nice cider apple with a hint of citrus that keeps it fresh. Very realistic scent. A perfect scent for a cold, autumn day.

This smells like fruity florals on me. I don't get very strong apple, but it is still a beautiful scent. It smells as if I just stepped out of the shower. Shimmering and fresh. Absolutely wonderful. A bottle for sure!

As much as I was hoping for a marshmallow scent, I'm afraid I was greatly disappointed. All I got as extremely strong cinnamon. And cheesecake (whaaaat??). But mostly burning cinnamon. Too bad.