Developed in the Netherlands after the acquisition by Unilever of a soap factory there in 1955, the Dove Beauty Cream Bar has enjoyed huge success, both in the US (where it was launched) and internationally. While some may attribute this to clever advertising drawing on the soap's reputation as a skin-friendly pH balanced product, I would instead (perhaps unsurprisingly) put it down to the perfumers...
The scent - which comes in the form of a wonderfully creamy bar - could be described loosely as a muguet. Close up it is musky, with a slight pepperiness reminiscent of geranium. I can pick up a hint of violet as well - perhaps to be expected as an ionone is amongst the ingredients listed (alpha-isomethyl ionone to be precise).
It has been a few years since I last smelt Dove soap, and there's a vanillic aspect that seems more prominent than I remember - slightly sickly and synthetic. On skin however it still smells irresistible - clean and somewhat lacking in warmth, with an elegance akin to that of a staircase made out of white marble. Definitely recommended and one that I hope will not be disappearing anytime soon.
It has been a few years since I last smelt Dove soap, and there's a vanillic aspect that seems more prominent than I remember - slightly sickly and synthetic. On skin however it still smells irresistible - clean and somewhat lacking in warmth, with an elegance akin to that of a staircase made out of white marble. Definitely recommended and one that I hope will not be disappearing anytime soon.
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