Flight Of Fancy by Anna Sui bottle
Anna Sui

Flight Of Fancy

4.0/5 · 642 votes Feminine 2007
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Longevity2.5/5
Sillage2.5/5
Day100
Night13
Summer79
Spring62
Fall18
Winter9
Our take

Flight of Fancy opens with a fizzy, almost carbonated burst of yuzu and litchi, the citrus sharpened by a brisk lemon. This is not a syrupy fruit salad; it’s juicy and tart, the kind of brightness that feels like biting into a chilled lychee on a hot afternoon. The heart settles into a soft, soapy bouquet of magnolia and freesia, with rose adding a whisper of powder, all buoyed by that initial fruity energy. The base of musk and white woods is barely there, a clean, neutral backdrop of fresh laundry air drying in the sun, with just a hint of amber to keep it from being completely sterile.

This is an effervescent, mainstream floral-fruity that reads entirely synthetic but in a charming, deliberate way, like a cartoon bubblegum cloud. Its overall character is a glittery, vaguely tropical spritzer served in a champagne flute at an outdoor brunch. With longevity hovering around two and a half hours and sillage equally polite, you will need to reapply if you want anyone to notice after lunch. It suits the young and carefree, a office-safe crowd-pleaser perfect for spring and summer days when you want something cheerful and inoffensive. Skip it if you crave depth, staying power, or anything that doesn’t evaporate before your second coffee. Wear it to the park, to a daytime hangout, or anywhere the sun is shining and you want to smell like a comic book princess.

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