Cynthia Rowley Cynthia Rowley
Thursday, October 6th, 2005
Cynthia Rowley’s fragrance was released only a short while ago this summer. The bottle is such a Shirley Temple - so cute I can hardly stand it. I do hope someone wins an award for its design.
The fragrance features lily of the valley as its most prominent note. The lily of the valley in this scent is like a crust you might prepare for a tart - soft and crumbly. As my body warms the scent, a light green tang of verveine rises slowly, and later some watery notes of honeysuckle and juicy orange. While I can appreciate the heliotrope this fragrance contains, it wears as a photograph of itself taken from a distance. The base is thin and nearly weightless, a sheaf of paper under the muguet paperweight. I don’t sense musk, although there is a touch of amber at the bottom. I’m afraid the other notes ascribed to it seem to go missing on me and on my sister (my most willing guinea pig for testing perfumes.) I would not describe Cynthia Rowley as sugary or powdery; Rather, it’s sweetly floral. For an overall impression, I think I’ll quote my sister: “It’s good, but weak.”
But, boy oh boy, is it sure fun to wear. It makes me feel cutesy. The “juice” itself may not entirely justify a purchase, yet for some folks the bottle might prove to be irresistable. Cythina Rowley is a decent day scent, with roughly 3 to 4 hours staying power on me.
I really wish this fragrance line carried a bubble bath. It simply begs for one. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for that.
The photo above is a clickable link to the Cynthia Rowley page at Sephora.com