Reviews of Milk of Flowers by Geo F Trumper
A truly unique offering from Trumper, Milk of Flowers will surely be an acquired taste, especially as it opens with the combination of banana pudding-Juicy Fruit-ylang ylang and camphorous green myrtle. It soon settles green and milky, like milkweed sap, a bouquet of yellow florals, lilac, and carnation that is wrapped in clove buds and a bay rum accord. It is here that the old world gentleman's elegance begins to shine.
Closer to the skin, you have the ashier, starker facets of clove, but the sillage as you move a few inches away is a gorgeous floral bay rum with sweeter elements that persists through the dry down. It also wears with potency that exceeds the expectations of its eau de cologne designation.
Closer to the skin, you have the ashier, starker facets of clove, but the sillage as you move a few inches away is a gorgeous floral bay rum with sweeter elements that persists through the dry down. It also wears with potency that exceeds the expectations of its eau de cologne designation.
TRUMPER MILK OF FLOWERS
Spicy and earthy at the same time, Trumper's Milk of Flowers combines clove, carnation and English Stock (all containing similar olfactory qualities) with the softness of vanilla, orange, jasmine, ylang and the pungent lilac.
I don't find the carnation-like trio overstated as do a number of the nine Basenotes reviewers to date. I find it quite balanced with a green earthiness that makes it seem to my nose closer to the natural aromas of the garden. Some have detected hints of amber, cinnamon and nutmeg, but my nose does not.
My spouse liked it equally well. He found it to be a soft, slightly sweet floral and detected hints of rose, lily and orris. For him, it dries down to a warm, soft powder. He thought it equally fine for a woman to wear, but imaged a refined, confidant gentleman as the ideal wearer.
It is certainly an unusual scent for a man's cologne in that the spiciness is center-stage, not hovering in the mist behind a fougere or chypre composition, but that's what sets it apart.
Trumper is unable to locate in its records a release date for Milk of Flowers at this time. If one is forthcoming, it will be added to this Basenotes page. If we knew during what period it was introduced, it might help in forming a better picture of why it was created.
Overall, a decided thumbs up for a creamy, carnation-based floral, supported by creamy floral notes.
Spicy and earthy at the same time, Trumper's Milk of Flowers combines clove, carnation and English Stock (all containing similar olfactory qualities) with the softness of vanilla, orange, jasmine, ylang and the pungent lilac.
I don't find the carnation-like trio overstated as do a number of the nine Basenotes reviewers to date. I find it quite balanced with a green earthiness that makes it seem to my nose closer to the natural aromas of the garden. Some have detected hints of amber, cinnamon and nutmeg, but my nose does not.
My spouse liked it equally well. He found it to be a soft, slightly sweet floral and detected hints of rose, lily and orris. For him, it dries down to a warm, soft powder. He thought it equally fine for a woman to wear, but imaged a refined, confidant gentleman as the ideal wearer.
It is certainly an unusual scent for a man's cologne in that the spiciness is center-stage, not hovering in the mist behind a fougere or chypre composition, but that's what sets it apart.
Trumper is unable to locate in its records a release date for Milk of Flowers at this time. If one is forthcoming, it will be added to this Basenotes page. If we knew during what period it was introduced, it might help in forming a better picture of why it was created.
Overall, a decided thumbs up for a creamy, carnation-based floral, supported by creamy floral notes.
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Sweet and very creamy. Spicy-floral with a hint of green. Yes, it smells like carnation and stocks flowers. Quite clove-y and assertive as it develops. Not at all suitable for me.
A Beautiful rendition of English Stocks. Although lacking in longevity, a stunning scent. Stocks do smell of cloves and carnations however the milky quality of this scent softens the spiciness of the clove. To me this is redolent of an English country garden. A Beautifully realised floral cologne. Thumbs up all the way.
This has way to much cloves that has been sweetened with cinnamon. It comes across as a fragrance a old lady would wear in the 1920's. A sweet creamy clovey scent that I just do not care for.
My heavens this one is bizarre! I can't really says it's bad per se, just odd and discordant. The opening is very sweet, very creamy, and very clovey. The heart is musty florals and the base is a strange, milky amber just like the name says. Give it a try and see what you think. I guarantee you've never smelled one like this before.
This has become one of my favorite light scents for everyday wear. Really. Unlike some reviewers, I get no onslaught of cloves from this scent. On me, the lovely initial carnation and myrtle only gradually give way to a warm, milky clove base that I find almost hypnotically soothing. I did at first wonder if this scent might be a bit too feminine, but I think that first impression had more to do with my lack of familiarity with masculine florals. Sillage is fairly minimal, which enables me to enjoy my carnation "boutonniere" without causing my colleagues to wonder if they've been transferred to a florist shop. My wife has commented favorably on this scent's warm spiciness. Trumper's adds a small amount of glycerin to Milk of Flowers to enable its use as a body spray, which is how I usually employ it.
Cloves are a favorite smell for me from clove cigarettes I used to smoke in college. Milk of Flowers is a little odd in that it's waaaay too much clove, cinnamon and nutmeg. THere's also a creamy/milky amber base. It's like a Christmas pie in your Fruit Loops.
My first thumbs-down for a Trumper's fragrance, and maybe one of the easiest reviews to write. This has WAY too much clove in it. Smells like the bottle of ground cloves in my kitchen. Verging on gross.
A total clove overdose... nice for cooking or baking, but not for wearing. After a heavy and cloying start, this juice begins to disappear rapidly. After twenty minutes it's gone.
ZZZOOOWWWYYYY! The longer I sniff this the more clove fills my nose. That may not sound all that nice, but it is. It has the most distinct two-fold development I've smelled in a while even thought the top floral notes last only briefly in comparison to the cloves. On par with Bay Rum, Curzon and Astor for spicy warmth.