# Police — Wings Femme

> Wings Femme is a mid-2000s budget designer feminine from the Italian eyewear-and-accessories house Police, composed by Domitille Michalon Bertier, an IFF perfumer also associated with Viktor&Rolf Flow

## Essence
Wings Femme is a mid-2000s budget designer feminine from the Italian eyewear-and-accessories house Police, composed by Domitille Michalon Bertier, an IFF perfumer also associated with Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb. It is the feminine entry in the otherwise masculine Wings line. Despite a floral green label, it wears as a tart fruity-floral: a juicy berry-and-pear opening that settles into a powdery floral and a creamy musk-sandalwood-vanilla base. It is unpretentious, inexpensive, and built for easy daily wear.

## Scent Profile
The opening is the star and the most consistently praised phase: a crisp, tart burst of blackcurrant and redcurrant lifted by pear sweetness, juicy and bright. It is also the most fleeting part of the wear, reportedly softening within about half an hour.

From there a peony-rose-iris heart takes over, bringing a light powderiness, with the iris in particular giving a soft, slightly cosmetic quality. The fruit recedes and the fragrance turns gentler and rounder.

The drydown leans on a sweet, lightly creamy musk, with sandalwood providing just enough structure to keep the vanilla-tinged sweetness from turning cloying. The overall arc runs fruit to soft powder to creamy musk, with its quiet refinement arriving only in the late stage.

## Performance
Performance is the weakest part of the fragrance and its most common complaint. Both longevity and projection are modest, and many wearers describe it fading close to the skin within an hour, with some finding it faint very soon after application. It is best understood as an intimate, close-wearing skin scent rather than a projector, and benefits from generous application and reapplication if presence matters.

## Wearing Context
This is a sunny, breezy daytime scent, flattered by spring and warmer days that suit its tart-juicy opening. The mood is casual, cheerful and youthful rather than formal or seductive, and the brand pitches it at younger wearers. Given the soft performance, it works best as a pleasant daytime pick-me-up rather than an all-day companion.

## Comparisons & DNA
Within Police's own range, Wings Femme is the fruity-floral counterpart to a predominantly masculine Wings family that later grew to include Wings Pour Homme (2008), Gold Wings, Silver Wings and Titanium Wings. It sits in the broad fruity-floral-musk territory common to inexpensive mid-2000s designer femininity. There is no strong documented comparison to a specific landmark fragrance; the most accurate framing is simply a tart berry fruity-floral that turns soft and musky, the kind of accessible profile many drugstore-tier feminines of its era share.

## Reception
Coverage is light, with no notable critic attention, and sentiment is mild and somewhat divided. The juicy opening earns affection while the quick fade earns frustration; some find it too sweet, while others appreciate the late refinement once the sandalwood and musk settle. The net impression is nice but slight, a likeable inexpensive scent held back by its performance.

## Versions & Reformulation
Wings Femme was released as an Eau de Toilette in 2006. Police's fragrance business is handled by the Italian licensee Mavive, and older Wings stock now circulates mainly through secondary and discount channels. No specific reformulation is documented, though batch-to-batch variation is a general caveat for older designer juice.

## Acquisition Notes
This is an inexpensive older release, best found through discounters or the secondhand market. The purple, feminine flacon is part of its charm. Because the price is low and the performance modest, sampling before committing to a full bottle is sensible if longevity is a priority.

## Notable Facts & Lore
- Police began as an Italian sunglasses and accessories brand, with its first fragrance arriving in 1997.
- Wings Femme is the feminine counterpart within an otherwise masculine-leaning Wings line.
- It is composed by Domitille Michalon Bertier, an IFF perfumer also linked to Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb.
- Police's fragrance campaigns have featured figures such as Bruce Willis and footballer Paolo Maldini.
- Its identity rests on the juicy currant-and-pear opening rather than on lasting trail.