Every year, Theirry Mugler releases a spring/summer Sunesscence of their two bestselling perfumes: Angel and Alien. I have reviewed Angel Sunesscence Bleu Lagon a few weeks back and recently, I picked up Alien Sunessence Édition Saphir Soleil Eau De Toilette Légrère 2010. Like all Sunesscence eau de toilettes Alien is a limited edition fragrance. In addition, it is a departure from the original scent and I find it quite different then the original floral infused Alien in the deep violet bottle.
While the original Alien eau de parfum has a strong jasmine scent, making it very feminine, warm and mysterious, Alien Sunesscence is fresh, youthful and light. The Sunesscence version is very fruity infused with pink grapefruit and the Monoi flower warms and softens the citrus scent. The third ingredient listed is white amber. I find the eau de toilette very light but too light for my taste and needs. I prefer my scents to be stronger in the beginning that gets lighter and more subtle by days end. While wearing Alien Sunessence by itself, I find the lasting power poor, as it fades significantly within an hour and by 3-4 hours I can barely detect the scent on me nor could anybody else. However, I find that I can increase the lasting power and enhance the scent by layering on body lotion with a complimenting scent underneath prior to wearing the eau de toilette. Some of my favourites to use are jojoba, cocoa, shea butters and vanilla based scented lotions. I find it really draws out the grapefruit and monoi flower scents better with a lotion underneath and lasts about 5-6 hours. As the scent dries down, it does not change much. It smells very much like grapefruit all the time; however, when mixed with a complimenting body lotion, it gives the eau de toilette more depth.
The colour of the bottle is very appropriate for a summer scent. It is a clear coral colour of pinky orange tones. It actually looks like the sunset is reflecting through the bottle. I find the bottle looking very alienesque or like a philosopher’s stone. While I love Theirry Mugler’s Angel bottles, I am not a fan of Alien bottles. Though I don’t hate it, I don’t love it either. I think the Alien bottles look cheaper and does not feel as luxurious as Angel bottles. I also prefer the strong jasmine scented original Alien because I think it is a much sexier scent and it lasts a lot longer. I would wear the original Alien day or night. But bottle issues and lasting power aside, I do like Alien Sunessence Édition Saphir Soleil Eau De Toilette as a nice summer scent for the daytime. Alien Sunessence was released in March 2010.
