Thursday 17 May 2012

Dolce and Gabbana L’Impératrice 3 Review

L’Impératrice means The Empress in French, which reminds one of a dark, woody, oriental fragrance fit for a queen. D&G L’Impératrice is the total opposite of this. Playful, clean, fruity but not too sweet, it's the perfect scent to welcome summers.
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 I love watermelon and must applause the watermelon note used in this. Mostly watermelon in scents tend to smell excessively sweet and artificial, but here the juiciness and watery freshness of a perfectly ripe,watermelon is captured perfectly.
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 L’Impératrice 3 is a  fruity, linear scent on me, with a hint of tart Rhubarb. None of the floral notes make an appearance which is a tad bit disappointing, as I would have loved to experience the blooming of jasmine to give the scent some depth. I'm not complaining though. I'm enjoying this delicious mix of watermelon/kiwi/rhubarb cocktail with a bit of creamy musk in the drydown.
The lasting power is less than average, it is a eau de toilette after all, but I find the heavy, chunky glass bottle hard to carry around in a bag for reapplication. And yes!reapply you must, many, many times throughout the day. That said, D&G L'Imperatrice is indeed a summer fragrance that's easy to wear and inoffensive to most people's noses. 
Category: fruity/floral/aquatic
Top Notes: Pink Pepper, Kiwi , Rhubarb
Middle Notes: Jasmine, Cyclamen, Watermelon
Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Lemon Tree
Good for: Spring/summer. Day/casual.
Dolce and Gabanna L’Impératrice 3 is part of their Anthology line, and is available in 300ml EDT for $55 to $80.
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So if summertime to you means lazing outdoors with a good book,the sound of water sprinklers, the scent of cut grass, the clinking of ice in a lemonade pitcher, and cold juicy watermelon wedges, then give this fragrance a try.
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22 comments:

DrPoisonIvyBeautyBlog said...

this sounds yummiliciousssss!!!!

Segments of Life said...

Smells delicious! :D

Sarah said...

I bought the D & G Coffret with these scents when it first came out, and while they are lovely to mix and match with (I like combining La Lune with L'Imperatrice), this is my absolute favorite to wear on its own! It's such a feminine scent. I hadn't thought about it as being linear, but I completely agree; I think that helps these scents layer well, and I think that's part of why this smells kind of sweet and innocent to me. Thanks for the review!

Namita said...

It is sounding so yum bubbles,,like a fruit punch :)
Shall try it in their outlet ..Have u done a perfume collection post yet? would love to read that..

Thanks :)

Aarthi said...

Love the way you have described it :) Me want it now :)

Sana said...

sounds great...

Sana said...

sounds great...

Toobz said...

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You have a very nice choice
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Sara said...

sounds like my kinda scent. Great post! :) xx

Marib Maqsood said...

Lovellyy selection of images <3

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Roshni said...

Dang the last piture! =0

AndreiaSalim said...

That's cool! :)

CREATIVE KHADIJA said...

What a cool yummy post..Love it :)

S said...

sounds lovely! great for summer!

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Unknown said...

It really does sound like the perfect summer fragrance. :)

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Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings said...

Those summer drinks at the bottom look delish!!

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Amber Lucas A Mused Blog said...

I really want to smell this now - and I love how the photos give a visual aid!

Amber
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Nida Moughal said...

OH I have it and I love it =)

Jelena Zivanovic said...

I love this smell, for the simple reason it's a fruity note which makes it perfect for the summer!:)
Happy Thursday! kisses
Jelena

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