Top Notes 
Grapefruit
Orange bitters
Tea
Heart Notes 
Butterscotch
Jasmine sambac
Lily of the valley
Neroli
Base Notes 
Caramel
Vanilla
White musk11/13/2024
Kyanito
20 Reviews
Kyanito
3
A safe entry point for the brand
A tl;dr: Strong citrus -> caramel-esque vanilla -> clean, slightly sweet musk
The bottle has a brown leather covering and a surprisingly good nebulizer. Maybe I should've expected it from the price?
'Lost in Translation' starts out with a very pleasant, strong orange peel-like scent. I wasn't able to catch the tea note very accurately, but there's a light watery slant that may be a result of it. If you sniff closely, you might be already be able to tell a hint of caramel in the background- but you won't have to wait for that. At a stable 15-20 minutes (for me, at least), the orange takes off, leaving you with a vanilla-caramel for quite a while. The jasmine is present, but mostly as an undertone to the vanilla. The drydown is a clean, slightly sweet vanilla-musk skin scent. There's a little something that mildly itches my nose when I sniff closely, but it isn't as punchy as some other musks that I've smelt before.
I expected myself to like this as I'm both a fan of neroli-orange notes and vanilla notes, so this was a pretty safe like for me. I especially liked the photorealistic orange blast at the start. Sillage should be moderate, especially due to its drydown, but longevity is at around 6 hours for me, perhaps more for people in cooler climates. Overall, I think this is a good, well-balanced entry point to Rasei Fort's works, if you like gourmands and have the budget. For people with a hankering for the eccentric, I'd point you in the direction of Reina Del Mar.
Update 17/11/24: apply this with a light hand. A full spray once should be more than enough. The vanilla+white floral combination has the potential to get cloying.
The bottle has a brown leather covering and a surprisingly good nebulizer. Maybe I should've expected it from the price?
'Lost in Translation' starts out with a very pleasant, strong orange peel-like scent. I wasn't able to catch the tea note very accurately, but there's a light watery slant that may be a result of it. If you sniff closely, you might be already be able to tell a hint of caramel in the background- but you won't have to wait for that. At a stable 15-20 minutes (for me, at least), the orange takes off, leaving you with a vanilla-caramel for quite a while. The jasmine is present, but mostly as an undertone to the vanilla. The drydown is a clean, slightly sweet vanilla-musk skin scent. There's a little something that mildly itches my nose when I sniff closely, but it isn't as punchy as some other musks that I've smelt before.
I expected myself to like this as I'm both a fan of neroli-orange notes and vanilla notes, so this was a pretty safe like for me. I especially liked the photorealistic orange blast at the start. Sillage should be moderate, especially due to its drydown, but longevity is at around 6 hours for me, perhaps more for people in cooler climates. Overall, I think this is a good, well-balanced entry point to Rasei Fort's works, if you like gourmands and have the budget. For people with a hankering for the eccentric, I'd point you in the direction of Reina Del Mar.
Update 17/11/24: apply this with a light hand. A full spray once should be more than enough. The vanilla+white floral combination has the potential to get cloying.
