A new year's blessing! Peony, China's national flower, with bamboo for flexibility, plum blossom for perseverance, courage, and hope, tangerine for wealth, orange for happiness, lychee for household peace, pine resin for constancy, golden kumquat, pussy willow, and quince for prosperity, narcissus and King mandarin for good fortune, and peach blossom for longevity, with a splash of blazing red of dragon's blood… to help you scare away the rampaging Nian.

Bottle: A light, refreshing floral (oh dear, florals = soap)

Wet: Smells like my Mum's shower gel, an inoffensive yet plasticky flowery smell.

Drydown: More like soap than gel. I should have learned my lesson about flowers by now.

Dry: Nope, afraid the piggy just doesn't like me! I'm sure this would smell far better on someone who likes florals. It seems to be a very light, refreshing and energising scent for those it works on.

Final verdict: Flowers hate me, and this was no exception. Given an extra point for not making me want to vomit like peony usually does.

Rating: 2/5

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