With the promise of something raunchy, sexy and a little wicked we were all very pleased when Maitresse by Agent Provocateur was chosen as this week's perfume. Not only that, but since it includes Suederal, our aroma of the week, we were champing at the bit - anything with a bit of leather in is always welcome!
Well disappointment hit us hard. This perfume definitely doesn't 'do what it says on the tin'. It is pleasant but not sexy. It is inoffensive but not wicked, it is wearable but not raunchy. It isn't what we were expecting at all.
It opens with a floral notes and pretty much stays that way - and even then it doesn't stay for long. The key floral is violet, but hooray, it isn't little purple sweets violet, more fresh floral violet which then morphs into more flowers (ylang ylang, lotus, rose, jasmine, osmanthus and iris). There is patchouli lingering in there somewhere along with the suede, but these aren't obvious, I'm still trying to sniff them out.
It is a safe perfume, a typical perfume and one we all thought we'd experienced before but knew that in fact we hadn't.
The sexy minx on the bottle belies the true aroma, don't be misled. This is a tame aroma - it is wearable for sure, but docile, safe and doesn't warrant you donning your leather basque and stilettos in anticipation of a naughty night.
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