Personally, I only like it if not too much is used. If that is the case, then Flowerbomb is by all its sweetness namely so sweet that he becomes intrusive. Flowerbomb is playful, but far from wild and well wearable if you pay a little attention to the dosage. Flowerbomb I find delightfully uncomplicated, but it is also not flat, rather round and soft. In my opinion, Flowerbomb is very sweet, which I do not find disturbing here. The sweetness is just part of the concept. I understand now why so many love this fragrance - now I love it, too. One of my absolute favorites of the modern gourmand patchouli fragrances. I used to hate Flowerbomb and everything it stood for - my major criticism was that I was expecting a floral fragrance and instead got a candied scent. Once I threw out my ideas of how a fragrance named Flowerbomb should smell, I grew to adore it. It smells like Prada Candy & Agave Papaya Sunset by Bath & Body Works. I can’t discern even a teeny tiny hint of anything floral in this one.
This perfume smells like caramel and sugar on me. I don't get floral from this fragrance at all. Maybe some patchouli comes through but I can't even blame my interpretation of the scent on my body chemistry because it smells like caramel to me in magazine strips too. It is sweet but in a sophisticated way. I don't know if it is worth the price tag though. I think for something so expensive it should smell more complex to me. I feel like I can probably dupe this fragrance with something cheaper if I really looked. It's a generic, nondescript scent bordering unpleasant. Little old ladies having high tea by a big bowl of dried roses. If you used to love Flowerbomb but find yourself over it, maybe give it another try in a few years and see if those old feels don't come rushing back. Now that I can finally afford the scent, it has lost its appeal. By the way, it's not listed, but I'm sure there's a little vanilla in this, because there is also, almost , a plate of vanilla slices on that goldplated teatray.
It all came together to make a nice yummy scent. A very rich, very luxe, very powdered boudoir scent, with just enough zip from the bergamot and freesia to keep it from being too much. It is a rich bouquet, but at the same time it's muted. It is reminiscent of a young woman but it contains mature and stately notes like orchid. It's a bit pungent and sweet at the same time. Tested it again, but disappointment about the lasting power this time around.
I know it's very popular but I can tell why. This thing smells a lot like Lancome La vie est Belle. And I love the LVEB so this one is immediately a love for me. The name suggests that the protagonists are the flowers, which is not the case. There is a blend of white florals and orchids (I don't really get the rose), but it's overshadowed by the sugary sweetness. I asked around to coworkers I'm friends with and my coworkers can't smell it, which, in an office environment is a good sign. I don't want to be a literal Flowerbomb explosion at work, haha. When I was done shopping, I headed back to Macy's, gave the little white paper to an employee and asked her what it was. I found out that the perfume they sprayed on it is called "Flowerbomb" by "Viktor & Rolf." Admittedly, I had never heard of the perfume or the designer.
For years now, it’s a very popular scent where I live and this is one of the reasons I stopped wearing it. I got bored of smelling it everywhere and on so many people, it doesn’t feel special at all anymore. But the worst thing is that many woman wear it bluntly. I remember thinking it was something different, and I liked how it was dark, spicy but sweet, floral and well, a bomb of it. Patchouli started popping out in every perfume soon. I might be wrong, but I don’t remember so many perfumes with patchouli back then.
