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Lost Cause Phlur 2022 Eau de Parfum

6.6 / 10 79 Ratings

A perfume by Phlur for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is fresh-floral. The production was apparently discontinued. The perfume is vegan according to the manufacturer.
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Main accords

Fresh

Floral

Fruity

Sweet

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Blackcurrant leaf Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Italian bergamot

Heart Notes

Freesia

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Base Notes

Orris concrete

Ambergris

Maté absolute

Vanilla orchid

Perfumer

Gil Clavien

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Ratings

Scent

6.679 Ratings

Longevity

5.956 Ratings

Sillage

5.654 Ratings

Bottle

6.954 Ratings

Value for money

6.239 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/17/2025

8.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Hyperion09
7 Reviews

Hyperion09

1

Unexpected frontrunner

When I bought my discovery set from Phlur, I immediately overlooked Lost Cause in favour of Somebody Wood and Missing Person. I then promptly forgot about my tester for about two years. When I went to try it on again, I was very pleasantly surprised.

Typically, I swear up and down that I hate white florals in perfume, especially jasmine. But in Lost Cause, it just works. It's quietly fresh and clean, with a sweetness that rounds it out. No cleaning chemical harshness, or shampoo scent. I don't get much if any of the fruity notes. There's something of a masculine edge to it, which I really like. Moderate performance settles into light skin scent within an hour or so.

Of course, by the time I had come around to this perfume, it's been discontinued. So like two boats in the night, we shall leave each other after a brief and enjoyable meeting.

Updated on 11/17/2025

09/09/2025

8Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

xtermn8
199 Reviews

xtermn8

1

Sweet, musky greenness?? Interesting!

Personal: 8/10 - It's a light, airy, green musky fragrance. It's a bit sweet, but very nice.
Mass appeal: 7.5/10 – Light green musky florals are safe, though a touch bland and boring.
Performance: 5.5/10 – Very light. Sits close to the skin and fades faster than I’d like.
Value: 5.5/10 – Phlur pricing is fair but it doesn't 'wow' me to the degree necessary.
Uniqueness: 6.5/10 – Green musky florals aren’t new, but it's still nice and I enjoy its gentle sweetness.
SCORE: 66/100

Full bottle buy? YES, though thin and unremarkable, it smells like Axe Kilo - highschool flashbacks.
Blind buy? YES, it’s safe and inoffensive, but not at ALL a deep and complex scent.
Recommend? YES, if you want a breezy, clean summer skin scent that's a bit sweet and green.
Date night? YES, though it's light and lacking allure, it's clean and leans masculine.
Office safe? YES, perfectly professional and unobtrusive. I think it's great for the office.

Pros: It's not loud enough to really be intrusive. It's like a masculine take on the simple musk 'better than skin' scents.
Cons: Weak performance, somewhat generic DNA, and bit too bland for enthusiasts.

This is kind of like a Missing Person lite, in a more masculine light. It's a little sweet and green, but fruity and pleasant. Kind of like a musk forward fragrance for guys. It's really pleasant and agreeable but I don't have much to say about it. It's so simple that I'm having a hard time really figuring out what it is. Also, rhubarb is masked pretty nicely here and is less spicy and sour and more just 'fruity'. I like it.

It's really nice and pleasant. I enjoy it despite how little there is to say about it.

Review #64 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant

Updated on 09/09/2025

05/02/2025

LoWo
13 Reviews

LoWo

2

Somehow neutral floral/sweet/fresh

I realized after wearing this to bed a few nights that it reminds me of a shoe store I go to frequently - one of those sprawling not-quite-discount places where all the old folks shop.

It's a sweet and bold floral that's just adjacent to whatever was in all of the men's cologne that teenage boys liked to wear in the 90s - it's fresh like CK One but has more depth. I can't decide if the shoe store connection is from some kind of spray they use for dusting, carpet deodorizer, or if it's just that someone who works there wears this perfume (which is unlikely) - it's kind of a vague, pleasant neutral background/bedtime scent that I don't think I'd choose to wear out.

It appears that it's been discontinued by Phlur, and I'm on the fence about whether to go ahead and get a discounted bottle or just say oh well and move on to the next fresh thing.