Catalina by Brandy 100ml Eau de Parfum

Description

Catalina by Brandy is fresh, fruity and unapologetically pretty, a rose fragrance that feels young and cheerful rather than serious. Juicy litchi and tart rhubarb open it, and that combination gives a lovely sweet-and-sour sparkle, the kind that makes you want to smell your wrist again straight away. It is a women’s Eau de Parfum, 100ml, and it wears with an easy, upbeat lightness that suits daytime down to the ground. The rhubarb is the part that stops it being too sweet, giving a crisp, slightly sharp bite against all that soft fruit.

At its centre is Turkish rose, and this is the good stuff, full and slightly jammy without any of the soapy, old-fashioned feel that puts some people off rose scents. The fruit up top keeps the rose modern and playful, so what you get is a dewy, garden-fresh floral rather than anything heavy or powdery. It smells like fresh petals with a squeeze of fruit over them, clean and thoroughly feminine, the sort of rose you could wear at any age.

Fragrance Notes

• Top: Litchi, Rhubarb
• Heart: Turkish Rose

What I like about Catalina is how effortless it feels. There is no complicated development to follow and no dramatic shift halfway through, just a bright, juicy rose that stays true from the first spray to the last. That makes it a brilliant grab-and-go scent for anyone who wants to smell lovely without thinking too hard about it, and it is an easy one to fall for if roses are your thing.

As an everyday fragrance it holds nicely through the day, with a soft trail that stays close and friendly rather than dominating a room. It is at its best in spring and summer, when that fruity-rose freshness feels right, though it can lift a grey day in any season. Lovely for work, brunch or a daytime out, and an easy gift for anyone who loves roses but finds the classic ones a bit stuffy. It has that feel-good quality that makes you want to spray a little more before you leave the house, which is usually the sign of a scent you will get through quickly.

Bought here it arrives as authentic Brandy Designs stock, sent with free tracked delivery from our UK warehouse.