ATELIER DES ORS
PINK ME UP

2022

PERFUMER
Marie Salamagne

Bergamot
Orange Blossom

Blackberry
Rose
Champagne

iris
patchouli
Musk

Pink Me Up is part of the 2022 duo alongside Noir By Night. Long story short; I would probably prefer to wear Noir By Night, but I think Pink Me Up nails the expectations a lot more and I predict this fragrance will be a huge success.

While I found Noir By Night not dark, nor did I get the caviar note, Pink Me Up is very pink and you can easily picture something champagne-like (with some imagination).

Straight away it’s fizzy, bright and fruity. Oh, and very sweet. It’s attention grabbing in its sparkling opening. The fruitiness fits in with the champagne idea; it’s not a thick fruit juice or zest, rather an acidic, watery and tart fruitiness with blackberry being listed as the main player. It’s refreshing, but already sweet.

That’s pretty much what I get; sweet, tart sparkling fruity lemonade; no booze. The drydown mixes in a ‘make-up’ iris that I enjoy, and muskiness. About as traditionally feminine as you will come across and the huge dose of sweetness pulls it in a very casual, youthful direction, to the point where I would probably not wear Pink Me Up myself, but I do think this will wear rather sexy and playful on women.

There are no big surprises here; I think both the new Atelier Des Ors play it quite safe scent-wise and lean on their presentation… Which worked like a charm. A bunch of people messaged me that they would love to have Pink Me Up, even before smelling it. I say that with no judgement; I’d pay a premium over a fruity women’s designer release for this presentation as well, but I do think that’s what sets Pink Me Up apart more than anything else.