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Adorable Femme
Angel Schlesser Adorable Femme Eau de Toilette 100ml is a soft, conventional floral and makes no apology for it, which is its appeal: nothing in it will surprise anyone, and nothing in it will annoy anyone either. Bergamot opens with a clean citrus lift and apple blossom follows almost immediately, which is a lighter and greener thing than apple itself, more petal than fruit, with a faint crispness to it. The opening is short and really only there to carry you to the flowers, which is how an eau de toilette of this kind tends to be built.
The heart is a familiar trio done properly. Rose is fresh and slightly green rather than jammy, jasmine brings a creamy warmth, and ylang ylang thickens both with its sweet, faintly banana like richness. It is a classic arrangement and the balance keeps it on the right side of old fashioned, with none of the three allowed to dominate.
Vanilla, musk and sandalwood finish it. The vanilla is soft and powdery rather than syrupy, sandalwood adds a milky creaminess underneath, and musk flattens everything gently onto the skin. Elise Benat composed it, and the economy of eight materials shows in how cleanly the parts separate.
As an eau de toilette it is light on oil, so it wears close and lasts a moderate rather than heroic stretch, which suits a fragrance this soft. It is aimed at women, it works in spring and summer, and it is quiet enough for a desk or a lunch. Madrid is where Angel Schlesser works, in the stripped back manner that has defined the label from the start. It sat among the founders of ACME, the association of Spanish designers, and it has taken a place on the Pasarela Cibeles catwalk from 1988 onward. Perfume arrived in 1999.
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