Mood Ring Phlur 2023

With the bright green bottle and the fruit gum note, I imagined this to be a very bright, fruity, fun perfume. Maybe a bit loud or overly sweet. In reality, it's a lot muskier and more floral than I expected. I have smelled many perfumes without fruit gum in the notes list that smell much closer to a real gummy bear than this one. But maybe that's not a bad trait, gummy bears aren't the best smelling candy in the world. At least to me. If I had to compare this to any gummy candies, I'd say they're either white (pineapple flavored) or yellow/orange (citruses), not red or pink (berries). And definitely no peach or apple rings!

Mood Ring is still fruity and sweet, just not extremely so. The fruitiness is blended with a creamy, perfumey base of white musk and jasmime that is more than just a background hum. The overall perfume smells distinctly American to me, like a fancier version of a Bath & Body Works mist or lotion. I can't quite put my finger on, it's an artificial, but not unpleasant quality that European body care products usually don't have. If you know you know.

All in all I hoped for something a little more exciting, especially with that cute, nostalgia inducing name. I mean when was the last time you wore a mood ring? Most likely in simpler times when everything seemed a little brighter and more fun, right? I still like this though, it's clean, summery and nice. Just not mind blowing.