Pretty Butterfly by Betty Barclay bottle
Betty Barclay

Pretty Butterfly

3.9/5 · 68 votes Feminine 2016
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Longevity2.5/5
Sillage2.9/5
Day100
Night11
Spring86
Summer80
Fall14
Winter14
Our take

A garden table sits in dappled sun, a glass of iced tea sweating beside a bowl of sliced lemon and dark berries. The air carries a bright, tart lift from lemon and passionfruit, softened quickly by blackberry that reads more juice than jam. Lily-of-the-valley and Taif rose drift through the space close to the skin, gentle and slightly powdery, while Parma violet adds a cool green edge that keeps the flowers from turning heavy. It is a clean, fresh floral that feels light on the wrist, staying near the body and fading without ceremony as the morning warms. There is a mild woody murmur from palisander rosewood, a thin veil of musk, and just enough patchouli to stop the fruit from becoming candy.

The scene stays small. The scent does not expand across the yard or linger on the chair after you leave. It suits someone who wants a floral that whispers through daylight hours, who prefers a fresh, slightly sweet profile over anything dense or commanding. A wearer who reaches for bold, room-filling compositions will find this too quiet and too fleeting. The citrus and tropical fruit keep it playful, the rose and white floral keep it classic, and the green violet keeps it from leaning teenage. You pour more tea, feel the sun shift through the leaves, and notice the rosewood and musk still tracing the air around your hands

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