Solar System For Women

Solar System chases a 90s cult classic - Lagerfeld's Sun Moon Stars, a voluptuous fruity-floral oriental. It opens juicy and sunlit with peach, mandarin and freesia over a watery floral lift of waterlily and rose. The heart is where it shines: a powdery heliotrope laced with rich jasmine, orange blossom and narcissus, that grown-up, slightly old-fashioned bouquet the original is famous for. It dries down into warm sandalwood, amber, musk and vanilla - sweet, velvety and enveloping. Owners comparing the two rate it close, often citing around 90% similarity. Where it gives ground is depth and staying power: the vintage was a near-unwashable longevity monster, while this version, though good for the price, settles sooner and reads a little simpler in the oriental base. A sensual, dressed-up fruity-floral for cooler-weather evenings.