Personal: 7.5/10 – Sweet tobacco, leather, and fruity spices. I like it, but I don't love it. The spiciness is a complexity that I don't love.
Mass appeal: 7.5/10 – Sweet leathery fragrances are approachable in small doses, though the tobacco, leather and spice mix can be divisive.
Performance: 6/10 – Remarkably poor for something sweet and spicy.
Value: 8/10 – This one is often available at very affordable prices, and for that it’s a great deal. Smells far more expensive than it is, at the expense of longevity.
Uniqueness: 7/10 – Fruity-sweet tobacco/leather is a familiar designer-style DNA. It’s nice, but not groundbreaking. Props for the spicy floral twist.
SCORE: 72/100
Full bottle buy? NO, it’s pleasant, but not something I’d reach for often despite the price tag.
Blind buy? YES, since it’s inexpensive and likable, though the spicy tobacco vibe isn’t for everyone.
Recommend? YES, especially as a budget-friendly intro to sweet tobacco-leather fragrances.
Date night? YES, sweet, slightly seductive, and cozy enough to work.
Office safe? YES, if sprayed lightly. It’s polished and not too loud, and the florals tone down the darkness of the leather and tobacco.
Pros: Very affordable, well-blended for the price, nice sweet-tobacco twist with spice and florals.
Cons: A little generic, leans plasticky at times, not super unique.
Rebecca Minkoff is one of those hidden gem designer releases. For the price, it’s an impressive, cozy sweet tobacco and vanilla fragrance with a smoothly polished floral leather edge. I think it leans much more heavily floral than anything else, and it's more just the spices, leather, and sweetness that wrap themselves around the main character, the jasmine. It's very loud, proud, and beautiful, but you have to really *love* jasmine to love this fragrance.
It's a great bottle for the price, but you have to enjoy slightly spicy leather, and you have to *really* love jasmine and floral characteristics in fragrances. Don't be fooled, the floral notes are the main character here.
Review #141 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant
