Anna and I stopped in Dillard's tonight and I finally got to smell the whole D&G Anthology (as mentioned before, D&G's new line of awesome fragrances apparently taking the world by storm.  Seriously.  I've never seen this much hooplah over perfume before, not at least since Estee Lauder launched Beyond Paradise.)

1 - La Bateleur (light blue) is, as I read in another review somewhere, kind of masculine and sporty, although not necessarily bad...it might smell good on a guy.  6 - L'Amoreaux (green) was my favorite (next to 3)...it's rich and warm and seductive without reeking of "old lady" like so many of its contemporaries (Victoria's Secret perfumes, anyone?).  10 - La Roue de La Fortune (dark blue) was one I smelled in haste and I don't really remember it...I think it might have been *okay*.  18 - La Lune (yellow) - was nice as always with its lily notes...but of course, 3 - L'Imperatrice (pink) was my favorite, as always.  The sales lady could tell I wanted it, and true to her job, asked if I'd like to open a Dillard's charge.  I had to explain my terrible credit but promised her I'd be back for that bottle.  And if I have anything to say about it, I will (although I might order it for cheaper online, if I can).  "Spray away, hun," she said kindly, and thanking her, I did just that.  I gave my left lower arm another spray for good measure (the first spray having gone onto my neck, now thirsty for pretty new perfumes) and grabbed a card to spray, dropping the now deliciously-scented card in my overfull purse.

One thing I have noticed, though, is that these fragrances, at least from my experience with 3, are tactfully subtle.  It absorbs elegantly into your skin, as all good perfume should, and at times almost teasingly withholds its smell....and at other times gently releases it.  But even when you can smell it, it's not so strong you find yourself reeking or find others in the room find themselves coughing with watering eyes from the burning smell (a la Clinique Happy Heart, where one spray stays with you all day like a loudmouthed companion).  It's always very, very tasteful, almost like it prefers to be a part of you, rather than something ON you.  Of course, I can't step outside myself, so I don't know how thickly it lays on me, but one can always make a reasonable guess.  I just wish it had a little more staying power...people tend to agree on this point.

As a final note, straight from the lady at the counter, these are all marketed to be unisex, and another review I read online confirmed that.  I personally think 3 smells more feminine and 1 smells more masculine...but that's just me.  I've no doubt that, as with all truly good fragrance, the smell will mold to the wearer (and that's exactly what L'Imperatrice has done for me.).

I give L'Imperatrice, and the whole line in advance, my heartfelt 100% approval.