This is truly breathtaking. I just love smelling like a flower shop. The freshly snipped stems are most apparent while wet and take this floral scent to a whole other level. To put it simply, this ain’t your grandma’s floral perfume. Anthophilia reminds me of the shop selling beautiful bouquets of fresh flowers carefully wrapped in brown paper outside of the apartment I stayed at in Paris. Suddenly I’m back in the 16th arrondissement, placing those flowers in a vase with water and draping myself over the freshly laundered silk sheets. It’s absolutely divine and worthy of a full size for me.

I can't help but hold my head high and breathe deep with this lovely blend as it evokes a treasured era of study for myself and taps into happy childhood memories of Easter celebrations and events. On opening, it's a bouquet of florals and sweet pear anchoring the medley keeping it from being considered heady and this beautiful balance and waltz of spring florals stay true throughout the night without veering into soap nor hairspray/chemical; it's like a nosegay of refinement and feminity. If you love or are searching for the nectar you get from a bouquet of roses and lilies with an unexpected sweet airiness of pear (and a drop of vanilla), definitely give Anthophilia a wave of the wrist. It's simply magnificent! Brava, Nui Cobalt Designs!