Virginia For Women

Virginia opens on a bright, fresh-floral mix - tangerine and watery melon lift a soft rose, osmanthus and lily, capturing the clean, juicy-but-dry entrance that made Perry Ellis 360 a daytime staple. The heart is a dewy white-floral bouquet of lily of the valley and water lily, with a herbal whisper of sage and lavender keeping it crisp. The drydown is soft and amber-musky: sandalwood, vetiver and vanilla round out a clean, comforting finish. Against the original, this Perfume Parlour version tracks the 1992 classic's clean white-floral character but, by community accounts, reads slightly more balanced and rounded where the Perry Ellis leans greener, and it trims some of the original's longevity and projection. A pretty, easygoing fresh-floral for spring and summer office days and casual daytime wear at a budget price.