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01/22/2024
Landshark321
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Landshark321
1
Cotton candy, rose, iris delight! Fun semi-gourmand, sharp, sweet.
Sampling Day Three Fragrances Downtown Déjà Vu, “inspired by the experience of strolling through a 90’s shopping mall” and a very fun, bright, sweet blend involving a prominent cotton candy note, paired with fruits, rose, iris, linen, and cinnamon. It has some of the makings of a gourmand with the main counterpoints being the floral heart of rose and iris, which play nicely against the sweets. Evolution-wise, it’s predictably a bit sharper in the opening, a bit sweeter in the dry down overall, but the cotton candy aspect is rather consistent throughout, with more of the fruits in the background in the opening, the florals in the heart, and the cinnamon in the base. The note breakdown rings very true for this fragrance, a rare experience for me.
Comparison-wise, it reminds me a bit of the Dua original “Your Wish is My Command” in the similar blend of cotton candy and rose, and more vaguely it reminds of other fruity cotton candy fragrances like Gallivant Los Angeles.
Overall, I love it! It delivers on the fun promise of walking through some food stands at a mall or in a carnival and taking in the sweet whiffs, and it performs well. Even with the above comparisons, it does not overlap too much with either and is a really lovely wear, something I’ll want to try on some more, I think.
Downtown Déjà Vu is EDP concentration and is priced at $225/130/35 for 100/50/10ml, in line with most of the house’s pricing, and is sold through the house website. Again, I positively love the 10ml option as a way to try it out before buying a larger bottle or to have a travel-ready option.
8 out of 10
Comparison-wise, it reminds me a bit of the Dua original “Your Wish is My Command” in the similar blend of cotton candy and rose, and more vaguely it reminds of other fruity cotton candy fragrances like Gallivant Los Angeles.
Overall, I love it! It delivers on the fun promise of walking through some food stands at a mall or in a carnival and taking in the sweet whiffs, and it performs well. Even with the above comparisons, it does not overlap too much with either and is a really lovely wear, something I’ll want to try on some more, I think.
Downtown Déjà Vu is EDP concentration and is priced at $225/130/35 for 100/50/10ml, in line with most of the house’s pricing, and is sold through the house website. Again, I positively love the 10ml option as a way to try it out before buying a larger bottle or to have a travel-ready option.
8 out of 10
