Loverdose Red Kiss by Diesel

Loverdose Red Kiss 2015

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09/01/2016 - 05:49 PM
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The Chameleon in the Car

I tested Loverdose Red Kiss at home a few weeks ago and found it to be very candy-like, artificial, and very sweet at first. I almost wanted to dismiss it within the first few minutes, but then I discovered a somehow fascinating, warm undertone. Before I could further explore its development, I was interrupted, the day's plan changed, and I showered, washing it off, and had to leave. In the back of my mind, I formed the plan to test Loverdose Red Kiss more thoroughly soon.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Second attempt. This time at my friend's place. We both had a number of samples to test. We dedicated the whole evening until late at night to several fragrances, including Loverdose Red Kiss.
Again, it starts with candy; in the top note, I only smell sweet cherry, underlaid with something warm and spicy. It feels too artificial to me. My friend smells it exactly the same. The fruity-artificial scent, as I only realize when reading the manufacturer's fragrance pyramid, is supposed to be apple and currant. O.K., now that I've read that, I can faintly recognize the currant, more of a black currant, but definitely not natural. I only smell apples immediately upon spraying, but I didn't perceive them as such beforehand. They too are very artificial. Overall, Loverdose Red Kiss still resembles more of an amarena cherry to me. This remains pretty much the same for about two hours, and I think the scent probably won't develop any further. The same goes for my friend.
The evening is already advanced; I have to work the next day. We say goodbye. Then I get into the car and drive home. Already in the car, I think, there's a fine, pleasant waft coming from my wrist, and I ponder while driving that it makes sense not to smell too closely at the spot where you've sprayed a fragrance, but rather to waft some air from that spot. It smells so much more pleasant now suddenly with my hand on the steering wheel and not at my nose.

Then I was home and - again with my nose on my hand. But what was that? What had happened to the scent? There was nothing left of the amarena cherry. Instead: Lush orange blossom, intense but airy, the best orange blossom as it should be. It appears completely natural. What a sudden change! I drove for about 30 minutes in total. But already after perhaps a third of the way, I felt the change in the scent. This complete transformation from amarena cherries to orange blossoms took at most 20 minutes. Amazing! Now I am even more curious about how it will continue. So far, I haven't noticed any hazelnut, but who knows, maybe it will appear as surprisingly as the orange blossoms, which have now lasted for two hours.
I now fear that if the hazelnut takes its time - if it even wants to come - I will fall asleep before it does. Do I need to test Loverdose Red Kiss a third time to finally reach the base?
I sense a hazelnut now.... or have I already succumbed to the suggestion of my own expectation? Yes, I believe the wish was the father of the thought. It is more of a cocoa note that builds up very gently in the background while the orange blossom is still in the foreground. I find this very pleasantly calming and soothing. I fall asleep.
In the morning, nothing remains.

Four days later: Reset. Third test. This time I think after just a few minutes whether my amarena cherry impression, which sets in again immediately, could perhaps also be read as currant with hazelnut. Hmm. Maybe. Distantly. Amarena cherries are usually sweetened and have a somewhat dense and creamy taste, heavier and warmer than regular cherries. It could be that the supposed hazelnut is hiding here. The pleasantly warm and slightly spicy undertone that I noticed during the very first test could now also contain a hint of bitter almond.
Now comes again this approximately 3-hour phase in which the scent remains as it is and seems to only slowly fade.... now for four hours. In the meantime, nothing fruity remains, but this time the orange blossom does not want to show itself either. Only something vanillic with a hint of chocolate. What is going on with Red Kiss? It didn't take five hours last time to reach the orange blossom. Now six hours have even passed.
Now I remember that my friend, already on Tuesday after I left, had not noted any development towards orange blossom.
Was it related to my car ride? Was there a different temperature in the car, a different humidity, or were there perhaps some car emissions that had triggered the orange blossom? I suspect the humidity. But ultimately, I don't know what made the difference. I only know: This time Loverdose Red Kiss gently and quietly fades out with vanilla chocolate.

A fourth test would probably exceed the scope of this comment.
Conclusion: I will certainly gradually use up my nearly full 10ml bottle of Loverdose Red Kiss, occasionally taking it in the car, wearing it on a rainy day, and letting myself be surprised: What will come after the amarena cherry this time?

Edit: September 3, 2016: Today, in steady drizzle, the orange blossom awakens early and immediately on a wonderful Nutella base with marshmallow powder. So definitely a scent for rainy weather, only for rainy weather. I will buy a bottle.
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2 Comments
Sweetsmell75Sweetsmell75 9 years ago
lch mochte den echt gerne... bin aber nun doch froh das er weiterziehen durfte :) Pokal für deinen schönen Kommi.
ValerianaValeriana 9 years ago
Sehr schön beschrieben. Mich hat er ja in der Kopfnote stark an "Budnikowsky Nagellackentferner (ca. 1997) meets Duft-Radiergummi" erinnert, wobei das nicht unangenehm war, aber ein wenig künstlich. Basisnote ist wirklich sehr fein und so wie von Dir beschrieben. Die Haselnuss habe ich auch vergeblich gesucht.