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I’ll take ya to the candy shop
Hard candy is an excellent fragrance, I would even go as far as saying this fragrance is one of the best when it comes to something you can just grab and go no matter what, Signature scent worthy? Maybe, just depends on if you like it as it really is a year rounder.
Normally something like “This fragrance opens up at the top with” but no, the top and heart of this fragrance are married together and because of that so will the top and heart of this review. That being said though you can smell the citrus in this fragrance its not even close to prominent, the best way to describe how this opens up is strawberry tanghulu, drizzled with honey, and then sprinkled with dried lavender petals. You absolutely get that vanilla but that only serves to further sweeten the opening. The sweetness isn’t overpowering however as after not even a couple minutes its balanced out into a more tamed sweetness with the honey and nutmeg coming into play a little more, that is really all that defines the switch from top to the heart. In the heart all that changes is the strawberry and honey get ever more present until they’re front and center, eventually the lavender fades out and you’re left with a beautiful medley of strawberry… something??
This is when you pick up on the fact that there’s something in the way of calling this fragrance strawberry candy then it hits you. Some of the most well blended almost hidden oud and sandalwood I personally have experienced in a fragrance. It’s easily the most “friendly” oud as it almost sneaks up on you and is balanced out by the sweetness of the fragrance.
Hard candy? Definitely. Strawberry hard candy? No.
Scent 9.7/10 - Gorgeous, fruit for men don’t well.
Versatility 8.5/10 - easy dumb reach for casual occasions but look to the elixir if you want something more mature.
Sillage 9/10 - You’ll leave a scent trail behind you for the first 8 hours of wearing no question. Tows the line of being nuclear.
Durability 10/10 - Lasts as long as you could want it to last, your clothes will smell like it for a couple days for sure.
Value 10/10 - ATH has very reasonable pricing for entry to the house and for full bottles
Accessibility - 4/10 Good luck getting this straight from the retailer in America cause you honestly just wont.
Normally something like “This fragrance opens up at the top with” but no, the top and heart of this fragrance are married together and because of that so will the top and heart of this review. That being said though you can smell the citrus in this fragrance its not even close to prominent, the best way to describe how this opens up is strawberry tanghulu, drizzled with honey, and then sprinkled with dried lavender petals. You absolutely get that vanilla but that only serves to further sweeten the opening. The sweetness isn’t overpowering however as after not even a couple minutes its balanced out into a more tamed sweetness with the honey and nutmeg coming into play a little more, that is really all that defines the switch from top to the heart. In the heart all that changes is the strawberry and honey get ever more present until they’re front and center, eventually the lavender fades out and you’re left with a beautiful medley of strawberry… something??
This is when you pick up on the fact that there’s something in the way of calling this fragrance strawberry candy then it hits you. Some of the most well blended almost hidden oud and sandalwood I personally have experienced in a fragrance. It’s easily the most “friendly” oud as it almost sneaks up on you and is balanced out by the sweetness of the fragrance.
Hard candy? Definitely. Strawberry hard candy? No.
Scent 9.7/10 - Gorgeous, fruit for men don’t well.
Versatility 8.5/10 - easy dumb reach for casual occasions but look to the elixir if you want something more mature.
Sillage 9/10 - You’ll leave a scent trail behind you for the first 8 hours of wearing no question. Tows the line of being nuclear.
Durability 10/10 - Lasts as long as you could want it to last, your clothes will smell like it for a couple days for sure.
Value 10/10 - ATH has very reasonable pricing for entry to the house and for full bottles
Accessibility - 4/10 Good luck getting this straight from the retailer in America cause you honestly just wont.