Having worn this fragrance twice now, I think I know why it’s given the name Overdose. It’s because you need an overdose of it to smell it. It’s such an incredibly subdued smell next to the roomfiller that is the original Uden! And that’s a shame for such a nice scent. On my skin (which apparently slurps this one up) it’s immediately a skin scent after spraying four sprays, and lasts around 4 to 6 hours.
As I said the smell is incredibly pleasant to me. It’s creamy, a bit watery, chalky yet still has a citric tone to it, which stays its entire lifetime. I can’t detect any coffee notes in here. It’s smoother and more linear than the OG, which is really pungently fresh in the opening and dries down towards a more dry woody vanilla backbone. There’s also something in here that reminds me of band-aid, something I associate with Parfums de Marly fragrances (
Darley and
Oajan ). I like that, it feels comfy like a pampered baby.
It’s different enough from #Uden to justify owning both but just don’t expect this to be a stronger better version of the OG. I won’t be buying a full bottle of this though, as it’s lacking that certain x-factor that makes you go hmmmmm to justify the price.
Edit: maybe I was noseblind or whatever but after about 8 hours I so still pick up whiffs of it. It’s just a very subtle scent bubble overall. I adjusted my longevity’s score a bit because of that.