Love for Sale
Love for Sale by Francesca Bianchi is an unisex extrait de parfum from 2023 in the niche price tier. It opens with aldehydes and red berries, moves into peach, violet, rose and iris and dries down to leather, oakmoss, vetiver, heliotrope, cotton candy and vanilla. Expect around 12 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Aldehydes Fizzy, soapy, slightly waxy. The 'sparkle' at the top of Chanel No. 5.
- Red Berries Generic jammy berry blend. Bright, sweet and crowd-pleasing.
Heart
- Peach Fuzzy, warm and slightly creamy. Soft rather than sharp.
- Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
Dry-down
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Heliotrope Almond, vanilla and powder. Smells like marzipan and old-fashioned makeup.
- Cotton Candy Spun sugar. Very sweet and slightly childish.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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- Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
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