5
The influencers won't wash this one off
In the era of the PR bottle where brands send free product to influencers so as to advertise their new releases, it shouldn't come as a surprise that dishonest behavior is at an all-time high. Lovers is currently the new release that is getting circulated by the brand, and is all over the feed across social media. The epitome of hype-beast, and it appears I'm the first to rain on the parade.
Anybody experienced with Fragrance du Bois knows that one of their signatures is the soapy rose. I say that because as a note, this might just be in 1 out of 3 fragrances from the brand. Lovers, similarly, is one of the three. It opens with a slightly boozy tint to the main rose note, flanked by moderate sweetness & spice. I knew the exact pyramid going into the second, and got none of the tropical fruit in the top. After 10 seconds, the boozy rose turns considerably soapy.
When smelled up-close, you notice a glaring weakness - the saffron is synthetic, much like Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum or Crystal Saffron Eau de Parfum. So we have synthetic saffron on soapy rose. A surprising revelation as the scent dries is that the top notes which weren't visible in the top, are visible in the base and offer the scent a specific Erba Pura-like aspect, I'd maybe even say this aspect is closer to Kirkè Extrait de Parfum than to the Xerjoff. Cashmeran here smells more musky to me, even more supporting the idea that the accords from previously listed 2 scents have been merged into Lovers. As I'm sure most people know, the profile of Erba Pura and/or Kirke is also synthetic so we are leveraging synthetic tones onto the FDB signature soapy rose. Deep drydown is reminiscent of a soapy musk (take the soapy component of the rose & the musk component of the Erba Pura/Kirke profile) with mild hints of tropical fruit & rose.
Another thing that I haven't noticed anybody criticize this scent for is the simplicity of the product. I would argue you can make product that is superior to this just by layering known, popular scents together. The evolution is so transparent that you can just see how it was constructed - take any soapy rose (Oud Rose Intense, Parisian, Astaral, Amber Aoud), do a spritz of saffron (BR540, Crystal Saffron), and add musky tropical fruit (Erba Pura, Kirke).
After originally opening with a feminine lean, it dries fairly unisex. Performance is surprisingly average - after starting loud, I am left wondering if it will even make the 8-10 hours necessary for this to be ranked an 8 for longevity. A huge disappointment in a place where I was expecting a candidate for "Niche release of the year".
Anybody experienced with Fragrance du Bois knows that one of their signatures is the soapy rose. I say that because as a note, this might just be in 1 out of 3 fragrances from the brand. Lovers, similarly, is one of the three. It opens with a slightly boozy tint to the main rose note, flanked by moderate sweetness & spice. I knew the exact pyramid going into the second, and got none of the tropical fruit in the top. After 10 seconds, the boozy rose turns considerably soapy.
When smelled up-close, you notice a glaring weakness - the saffron is synthetic, much like Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum or Crystal Saffron Eau de Parfum. So we have synthetic saffron on soapy rose. A surprising revelation as the scent dries is that the top notes which weren't visible in the top, are visible in the base and offer the scent a specific Erba Pura-like aspect, I'd maybe even say this aspect is closer to Kirkè Extrait de Parfum than to the Xerjoff. Cashmeran here smells more musky to me, even more supporting the idea that the accords from previously listed 2 scents have been merged into Lovers. As I'm sure most people know, the profile of Erba Pura and/or Kirke is also synthetic so we are leveraging synthetic tones onto the FDB signature soapy rose. Deep drydown is reminiscent of a soapy musk (take the soapy component of the rose & the musk component of the Erba Pura/Kirke profile) with mild hints of tropical fruit & rose.
Another thing that I haven't noticed anybody criticize this scent for is the simplicity of the product. I would argue you can make product that is superior to this just by layering known, popular scents together. The evolution is so transparent that you can just see how it was constructed - take any soapy rose (Oud Rose Intense, Parisian, Astaral, Amber Aoud), do a spritz of saffron (BR540, Crystal Saffron), and add musky tropical fruit (Erba Pura, Kirke).
After originally opening with a feminine lean, it dries fairly unisex. Performance is surprisingly average - after starting loud, I am left wondering if it will even make the 8-10 hours necessary for this to be ranked an 8 for longevity. A huge disappointment in a place where I was expecting a candidate for "Niche release of the year".
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