Star
Sweet, pink and unapologetic about it, Aire de Sevilla Star Eau de Toilette 150ml is the bottle in this range aimed at younger wearers.
Raspberry opens it, tart and jammy at the same time, with that slightly seedy, pressed fruit quality rather than a clean berry one. Bergamot supplies the only real sharpness in the whole composition, a clean bitter citrus edge, and it lasts about ten minutes before the sugar takes over for good.
And it does take over completely. Rose sits in the middle, fuller and jammier than the cool transparent kind, and caramel is right beside it, burnt sugar and butter, with amber adding a warm resinous depth behind the pair of them. The close keeps going in the same direction: vanilla for smooth creamy sweetness, jasmine for a floral lift that stops it being purely a dessert, and musk to settle the whole thing into skin. Eight materials and almost all of them pulling the same way.
This is a scent with an obvious audience. It suits teenagers and anyone who likes sweet fragrance and is not apologising for it, and it is better in cold weather, where sugar reads as comforting rather than cloying. Eau de toilette strength keeps it from being overwhelming, which matters a great deal with a profile this rich, and at 150ml it is cheap enough to wear every day without anybody minding. Expect a few hours on skin and rather longer on a scarf.
The range is produced by Instituto Espanol, a Spanish manufacturer of perfumery and cosmetics founded in 1903. It remains with the founding family, now three generations in, and makes everything at Hinojos in Huelva province in Andalusia.
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