Orangzipan

[Guest cutie.pie]

I got this during the sale. I got it for my mum. I kinda hoped it would be more marzipany like Petit Four Your Thoughts, but all I get is sandalwood.

Yesterday, I went to my mum's office. When you enter the building my mum's office is in, there's a 15 m long hallway and at the end is my mum's office and yesterday as I entered that hallway all I could smell was Orangzipan and the smell was getting stronger as I was approaching my mum's office Can't tell you how nice (and strong) it smelled when I entered my mum's office The best part is she applied the scent (2 inches on each wrist) while she was at home, 5 hours before I arrived to her office!

[Maroon]

I absolutely adore Oranzipan, it's a dream come true, out of the bottle it smells like the confections my favourite candy store offers. But the sad truth is my body chemistry murders it, just kills orange and almond and all I'm left with are the spicy notes. In another post I already told the story of how I wore it to work and everyone thought that someone had brought Indian take-out to the office. It carried down all the hallway, even my boss came down to find out where the scent came from. A little embarassing. So now I put it in my oil lamp to make my room smell yummy, but not on self...

[Guest cutie.pie]

I had a similar experience... After few moments, all that's left on my skin was sandalwood

[NuTrix]

I get orange right away but quickly go "scent blind" to most of it and get whiffs here and there - thankfully - that are very delicious.

 

Others around me smell it right away, I'm SO jealous, and when I DO pick it up it's nommilicious. I wonder what makes it go invisible to my nose like that...all in and out? Like fragrance peek-a-boo

[tyvey]

are any of the other notes ones that you are blind to in other scents too? the only note I have read about people going blind to is vanilla but I assume it's possible with others. I love musk but often don't pick it up...

[NuTrix]

I think it's citrus notes in general? Atomic Mandarin is like that and Moon Sugar Candy, LP Frais Citron...but sometimes the whole scent seems to wander off on me. Other people compliment me on it, so I know it can be smelled - but somehow to my nose it's vanished for a bit, then I seem to "re-realize" it

 

I understand that citrus is usually a top note that burns off quickly, I just find it odd that the whole scent seems to disappear to my nose. There is something that's supposed to happen when you get used to a scent (like in a room you walk into) and then you can't smell it after 5 minutes or so. I just figured that must be what's happening to me But then there are fragrances like Scotchies, EGG, Unreasonable Pumpkin and just about, really, everything else that I can bask in the delight of all day long with no vanishing act. It's just WEIRD :-/

[Guest cutie.pie]

I love the smell of salt when I'm on the beach... Few days ago we went to the beach to watch turtles being released back to the sea. My mum was sitting in front of me and my girls. And instead of that beachy, summery, salty smell all I could smell was my mom's Orangzipan! It's pretty strong!

Edited June 21, 2015 by cutie.pie

[Anonymous2F]

This is sooo yummy and it aged beautifully!

 

A while ago(like last year), this was so, so bad with my chemistry. No oranges just pointy sharp spice jabbing my eyes out :c

 

Now, its a mouth watering juicy orange with a soft bed of mellow spice with a faint nutty cloud. The orange note sticks around for a long time. By the end of the day, its brightness mellows out like a sunset and the spice warms it up considerably.

 

I never thought id ever like this, im always surprised haha

[Juliana]

When first applied, this one is mostly almond or marzipan with sweet oranges. I can smell the sugar and vanilla in the background along with a slight spice from the nutmeg. After several minutes, the almond fades and the nutmeg becomes a bit more pronounced so it smells like spiced oranges, quite festive and holiday-like. It's my favorite part in this LP's journey.

 

Unfortunately, after about half an hour the orange starts to quickly disappear and all that's left is an autumnal spiciness, with sugar and a bit of vanilla. At this point I can understand the comparisons to maple syrup since it smells a little like that to me. It still smells nice, but it's not necessarily something I would wear as a perfume. I think I'll use the rest of my sample to scent my room with an oil burner as someone else mentioned.

Edited March 13, 2016 by Juliana

[Eastwood22]

I put this on this morning, and the orange was bright and shiny and almost overwhelming, except I'm a citrus ho and I've never experienced "too much orange." But, alas, nutmeg. My skin amps nutmeg to an absurd degree. Now I like nutmeg, so it's not a case of something I don't like being highlighted. Sadly, the orange disappeared and all I smelled was nutmeg and almond. I rolled somewhere in time over it and went about my business, and then I had An Idea!

When I was pregnant with my son, I was eating 5-10 lbs of satsuma mandarins a day, and his baby nickname was "monkey man," and he loves almonds. He's no stranger to scents, and he's been asking for Lavender EO on his wrists since age 3. So, I woke him up and put Orangzipan on him and he loves it! Three hours later, he's just sitting here playing a video game, and the almond, sandalwood and spice seem equal with an orange backdrop. Really nice, and he loves it!