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Published fragrance reviews from Smirky.
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The leather in Reckless Leather was so reckless, it crawled out of the bottle and disappeared. That is, I didn't detect any leather in this fragrance. It opens and remains for quite some time as a sharp, spicy fragrance heavy on the galbanum and fenugreek. This approach was pretty unique to me; haven't smelled anything...
Read review →La Haine, wow, where to start. Opening is a fresh synthetic metallic blast that's strange - not nose singeing, not a scrubber, just different. If the blood note is there, it's quite subdued; nothing like Inexcusable Evil. The opening starts to mellow out and become smoother as the rubber note appears along with a mix o...
Read review →Stercus was named for marketing reasons. It's no where near as challenging as some reviews say and it certainly isn't a challenging oud. For the opening, I got an immediate bright woody accord quickly followed by the oud barnyard manure scent that lasted for about 15 seconds - that's it. As it dried down, a more ripe f...
Read review →We've probably all experienced fragrances with an awesome opening which then morphs into something less spectacular. That's the case with CoCoLoCo. The opening citrus, mellowed somewhat by a fruity scent (I assume the pineapple) was quickly joined by coconut. This combo - citrus + fruity + coconut was simply awesome. I...
Read review →Don is a unique tobacco fragrance. Tobacco is quite noticeable from the start. Whiskey note was hardly there for me. As it dries down, it picks up sweetness, but not too much. Also appearing is the gunpowder note. It's actually more metallic with the gunpowder being subtle. I definitely did not get a strong scent of gu...
Read review →La Haine, wow, where to start. Opening is a fresh synthetic metallic blast that's strange - not nose singeing, not a scrubber, just different. If the blood note is there, it's quite subdued; nothing like Inexcusable Evil. The opening starts to mellow out and become smoother as the rubber note appears along with a mix o...
Read review →Tested Caribbean Casanova from a sample. As a warning, I'm not a fan of sweet, fruity scents. The opening is an interesting brandy (apple brandy according to Scent Journey) ginger and lemon combo, with more emphasis on the brandy and ginger, less on the lemon. As it evolves, the pineapple heart note becomes more pronou...
Read review →Montale's Aoud Cuir D'Arabie opens with a challenging oud scent - struck me more in the cheesy realm than fecal. As it dries down, a beautiful leather appears - fat and thick - that blends perfectly with the oud. There is also a smoky component, but not strong campfire smoke. More like a perfect accent to the oud and l...
Read review →I'm starting my journey with Pineward and their 39 scent sample set with Coffee Tabac. It's nice to start on a positive note and Coffee Tabac is awesome. I never got a very strong coffee or tobacco note at any point to be honest. It opens a bit sweet which then pulls back as it dries down. Outside of that change, there...
Read review →Second in my journey through the 6 fragrance Acqua dell Elba sample set. Arcipelago opens with a very mild, herbal scent which quickly transitions to the middle notes. At this point it sweetens up significantly and the lily of the valley becomes prominent. It was too sweet and floral for me but luckily this phase didn'...
Read review →La Haine, wow, where to start. Opening is a fresh synthetic metallic blast that's strange - not nose singeing, not a scrubber, just different. If the blood note is there, it's quite subdued; nothing like Inexcusable Evil. The opening starts to mellow out and become smoother as the rubber note appears along with a mix o...
Read review →Salty Waves is a dupe of Jo Malone's Wood Sage & Sea Salt. I haven't tried the Malone fragrance, so can't say how close Salty Waves is to it. In a general sense, Salty Waves is a unisex version of the more masculine musky aquatics such as Cool Water, Kenzo Homme EdT Intense and Amber Oud Carbon Edition. Salty Waves wou...
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