Musc Invisible Juliette Has A Gun 2020
transparent floral synthetic
about me: 30s, introverted, nonbinary (perceived fem), working in medical.
format: eau de parfum
source: 2mL scentsplit decant, direct
year: 2025
price: $150 for 100mL
current season: winter, early morning
priming method: none
hydration level: moderate
application: light
masked: no
wet: second chance for this scent after an unimpressive first attempt. just applied it's bright, sharp, synthetic, floral but not identifiably jasmine, with a hint of cotton in the back. NOT a laundry scent, at least not at this point.
dry: a powdery floral thats giving Sweet Honesty Cologne vibes. i dont know how something can manage to be simultaneously powdery AND sharp but this is adeptly succeeding at both. there's a hint of clean fabric about it but no soap. sillage is arm's-length. Lazy Sunday Morning Eau de Toilette did not really register in my brain so i cant really compare the two. i like this marginally better than C, which was essentially an ambroxan bomb (ugh) with a sprinkling of laundry detergent (bleh), but i dont actually LIKE it. it's too sharp and piercing for me, and because of that i wouldnt call it either hospital-friendly or a crowd-pleaser. this could technically be unisex but reads as ever-so-slightly feminine due to the nature of the scent (it's a very clean-girl-aesthetic kind of scent).
1.5 hours in: this has calmed down significantly and toned down on both the powder and sharpness. right now it's a light, transparent, dare i say almost pretty floral-forward scent (i still cant identify this note as jasmine per se, but maybe it's a completely non-indolic kind, or hedione, or something). i dont know if im picking up the musk or if this is just blended pretty well. at this stage, it's pleasant, hospital-friendly, most likely a crowd-pleaser.
3.5 hours in: faintest traces remaining. even though the longevity isnt the best, ive decided to hang on to this decant, at least for now, to see if it grows on me further.
verdict: keep
gender impression: none (fem-leaning in practice)
office-friendly: yes, after an hour
crowd-pleaser: yes, after an hour
full-size candidate: no
format: eau de parfum
source: 2mL scentsplit decant, direct
year: 2025
price: $150 for 100mL
current season: winter, early morning
priming method: none
hydration level: moderate
application: light
masked: no
wet: second chance for this scent after an unimpressive first attempt. just applied it's bright, sharp, synthetic, floral but not identifiably jasmine, with a hint of cotton in the back. NOT a laundry scent, at least not at this point.
dry: a powdery floral thats giving Sweet Honesty Cologne vibes. i dont know how something can manage to be simultaneously powdery AND sharp but this is adeptly succeeding at both. there's a hint of clean fabric about it but no soap. sillage is arm's-length. Lazy Sunday Morning Eau de Toilette did not really register in my brain so i cant really compare the two. i like this marginally better than C, which was essentially an ambroxan bomb (ugh) with a sprinkling of laundry detergent (bleh), but i dont actually LIKE it. it's too sharp and piercing for me, and because of that i wouldnt call it either hospital-friendly or a crowd-pleaser. this could technically be unisex but reads as ever-so-slightly feminine due to the nature of the scent (it's a very clean-girl-aesthetic kind of scent).
1.5 hours in: this has calmed down significantly and toned down on both the powder and sharpness. right now it's a light, transparent, dare i say almost pretty floral-forward scent (i still cant identify this note as jasmine per se, but maybe it's a completely non-indolic kind, or hedione, or something). i dont know if im picking up the musk or if this is just blended pretty well. at this stage, it's pleasant, hospital-friendly, most likely a crowd-pleaser.
3.5 hours in: faintest traces remaining. even though the longevity isnt the best, ive decided to hang on to this decant, at least for now, to see if it grows on me further.
verdict: keep
gender impression: none (fem-leaning in practice)
office-friendly: yes, after an hour
crowd-pleaser: yes, after an hour
full-size candidate: no