Another Disappointing Aquatic, But This One Will Empty Your Bank Account Quicker...
Aquatics are a tough scent category for me and it is extremely rare that I find one I like, let alone love. Unfortunately Tirrenico can be added to the list of aquatics that did not impress me (albeit less so than many others that are far worse). Tirrenico opens immediately with a gummy marine-like slightly salty sea-w...
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So Sweet It Is SCARY!...
Paris*L.A. opens with an over-sugared, slightly creamy key lime pie accord before transitioning to its early heart. As the composition moves to its early heart the key lime pie stays extremely sweet as an even sweeter cotton candy accord joins in as co-star. As the composition moves through the heart section the key li...
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Sweet , Very Sweet...
Very sweet... too sweet in fact. Its synthetic smell reminds me of candy apples mixed with a bit of Earl Grey tea. I kind of like the smell of the scent (and love the smell of Earl Grey), but it gets annoying quickly and it is way too easy to over apply and clear a room, severely limiting the times and places you can w...
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This Jazz Sounds Good But Lacks Heart And Soul...
Lojazz opens with a banana-like tuberose and relatively sanitized jasmine floral duo. As the composition moves to its early heart the tuberose and jasmine florals remain as co-stars, adding lemon tinged magnolia and green violet additional floral support with a slightly sweet orange flower undertone. During the late dr...
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Soft Leather...
No, for those of you who are desperate to find a replacement for the discontinued and beloved Cuiron in my mind Cuoio is not quite it. That said, this composition easily holds its own with most other leathers and is a superb release by Odori in its own right. The top notes feature a super-natural smelling orange and be...
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Sweet Synthetic Oud (and by "sweet" I don't mean "good")...
Perfume Calligraphy goes on with a mild, amber sweetened cinnamon and vague sharp citrus, supported by traces of saffron spice and Oud. As the composition moves to its early heart the Oud takes its place as star, gaining a slight barnyard animalic facet as it grows in intensity to the point of dominating most of the ot...
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A Fabulous Carnation and Rose Concoction...
Vintage JHL opens with a whiff of aldehydes (nothing overpowering, I assure you) before quickly transitioning to a beautiful mildly cinnamon and all-spice laced carnation and rose combo, with maybe just a hint of bergamot thrown in for good measure. The spiced floral accord remains through the heart notes, now joined b...
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Powerful Powdered Rose...
Perfume Calligraphy Rose goes on with sweet honeysuckle mixing with deep rose with mild saffron spice support. As the composition moves to its early heart the sweet honeysuckle and mild saffron spice remain now in support, as the rose strengthens into the star, joined by co-starring powdery lavender. As the composition...
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Bug Spray...
Loence opens with a relatively transparent sharp, fresh quick blast of juniper with a slight aromatic patchouli undertone. Moving to its early heart the aromatic patchouli takes control, now joined by radiant frankincense rising from the base. During the late dry-down the composition gradually jettisons the patchouli,...
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Sweet , Very Sweet...
Very sweet... too sweet in fact. Its synthetic smell reminds me of candy apples mixed with a bit of Earl Grey tea. I kind of like the smell of the scent (and love the smell of Earl Grey), but it gets annoying quickly and it is way too easy to over apply and clear a room, severely limiting the times and places you can w...
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Floral Suede...
Cuir de Nacre opens with a dominant powdery makeup-like iris note, as traces of underlying suede leather add early balance. As the composition transitions to the early heart the iris settles down into smooth near liquid support of the now starring soft suede that continues to grow in intensity while never overpowering...
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Sheer Torture...
Ducalis opens with a slightly sweetened, dull nutmeg spiced rose before moving to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart the rose gradually dissipates, yielding first to smooth, slightly powdery ylang-ylang and iris infused suede before morphing moments later into a screeching, sharp semi-metallic woody f...
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