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Published fragrance reviews from Alexlinhcao.
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Beautiful, minimal, sober—Papyrus Moleculaire seems like a slept-on scent from the Maison Crivelli family. Everyone seems to tout Patchouli Magnetik and Iris Malikhan, but this one deserves some love too. If you're keen on papyrus and soft, woody scents, it smells like: A) quickly flipping an old paperback book through...
Read review →A fragrance podcast I listen to described Musc Imperiale as a "buff blueberry," the scent of the colorful Montague boys from Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet. That description won me over entirely. Unfortunately, it didn't deliver. I didn't get the unorthodox fruitiness that I had expected. Instead, it smells like a stand...
Read review →Undoubtedly Lazy Sunday Morning Eau de Toilette -adjacent. I loved Replica’s LSM and noticed Pretty Boy shared a lot of the same notes. Whereas LSM leaned in on the rose and white musk, Pretty Boy leans in on (what I think) is the muguet and lychee. It’s fruity and fresh with the aldehydes, rather than fruity and stick...
Read review →Last Word — PERDRISÂT I’m continually fascinated by how differently a fragrance can express itself on a paper blotter vs. the skin. Definitely a lesson in testing scents IRL — I often skip the paper strips altogether. Last Word, on paper, is a cooling cucumber laced with mint. Almost like a leveled up version of Cucumb...
Read review →Other notes via Nordstrom: - Top: Bergamot, lemon, mandarin - Middle: Magnolia, Rose, Mahonial™ - Base: Ambrette seed, Akigalawood™, white musk accord Another beautiful, delicate floral from Chloe. They stay on top of their shit, honestly! It smells the way the movie poster for Sofia Coppola’s Virgin Suicides looks. Th...
Read review →Call it marketing, but Amberbee smells the way that honey looks: sticky, golden, thick, and warm. It's definitely what comes to mind when I think of a traditional, commercially-friendly "amber" fragrance. Sweet and vanillic with a certain waxy quality that adds viscosity and coziness. I've worn this for the past few da...
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