Bitterbirdy
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Bitterbirdy 4 days ago
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Good body spray with typical body spray flaws
First the pros:
It smells good. It lasts a long time - especially for a body spray. It smells very intense - *especially for a body spray*.
If I was given it as a gift, I would love to wear it and would probably use it as standard after showering. It seems very suitable for layering to me.
The cons:
It's a really simple scent and therefore immediately recognizable as a body spray. No one will wonder, "Oh, what is he/she wearing? What is this fragrance?".
It is quite obviously vanilla body spray.
The vanilla note is not necessarily Doll Head Vanilla, but... not *not* Doll Head Vanilla either. We are very close to the borderline of "noticeably artificial" here.
Overall, I would say the spray is very on trend: warm, slightly gourmand, boldly synthetic, but very wearable. A solid body spray, although possibly a little too solid and therefore boring.
About the vibe: the name says it all. This is what Victoria Secret Lingerie could smell like when it's fresh out of the box.
It smells good. It lasts a long time - especially for a body spray. It smells very intense - *especially for a body spray*.
If I was given it as a gift, I would love to wear it and would probably use it as standard after showering. It seems very suitable for layering to me.
The cons:
It's a really simple scent and therefore immediately recognizable as a body spray. No one will wonder, "Oh, what is he/she wearing? What is this fragrance?".
It is quite obviously vanilla body spray.
The vanilla note is not necessarily Doll Head Vanilla, but... not *not* Doll Head Vanilla either. We are very close to the borderline of "noticeably artificial" here.
Overall, I would say the spray is very on trend: warm, slightly gourmand, boldly synthetic, but very wearable. A solid body spray, although possibly a little too solid and therefore boring.
About the vibe: the name says it all. This is what Victoria Secret Lingerie could smell like when it's fresh out of the box.
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Red wine pear in vanilla ice cream
The statement wasn't enough for me; so here's a torrent of words. If you like sweetness and don't mind a bit of synthetics, come closer.
I don't know what I had in mind with "rose water gelato", but probably more rose.
I recognize the raspberry and the coconut - because I know it. Without prior research and a bit of imagination, the (very strong, warm, smoky, alcoholic) vanilla note would have completely misled me. I would almost have guessed rum here.
In combination with coconut and the slightly synthetic raspberry, my brain immediately spit out "red wine pear".
Warm alcohol, spices and fruit.
The dry down is powdery.
"Unfortunately" I didn't notice any development from top to heart to base note. Everything hits you at the same time. "Unfortunately" in quotation marks, as the fragrance is quite charming.
However, it also comes across as a bit clumsy: very sweet, very intense, very aggressive.
I wouldn't be averse to it in travel size. But with the sillage, I would have to nibble on a whole bottle for the next 10 years. Or lick it.
I don't know what I had in mind with "rose water gelato", but probably more rose.
I recognize the raspberry and the coconut - because I know it. Without prior research and a bit of imagination, the (very strong, warm, smoky, alcoholic) vanilla note would have completely misled me. I would almost have guessed rum here.
In combination with coconut and the slightly synthetic raspberry, my brain immediately spit out "red wine pear".
Warm alcohol, spices and fruit.
The dry down is powdery.
"Unfortunately" I didn't notice any development from top to heart to base note. Everything hits you at the same time. "Unfortunately" in quotation marks, as the fragrance is quite charming.
However, it also comes across as a bit clumsy: very sweet, very intense, very aggressive.
I wouldn't be averse to it in travel size. But with the sillage, I would have to nibble on a whole bottle for the next 10 years. Or lick it.
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Pleasant but boring
Floral, powdery, clean. A little hint of cardamom, barely noticeable, to warm it up. Actually nice, but not very interesting or memorable. Classic, basic, kind of retro in an innocent way. I can't complain, but I wouldn't buy a whole bottle.
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More like Plum Privet?
Smells like spicy plum - plum cake to me, only without sugar. Very pleasant and interesting without being overpowering.
Unfortunately, the longevity and projection are not as good as with almost every Phlur fragrance I have tested so far. It takes a few good sprays before you can smell anything and after 2-3 hours it starts to fade.
Unfortunately, the longevity and projection are not as good as with almost every Phlur fragrance I have tested so far. It takes a few good sprays before you can smell anything and after 2-3 hours it starts to fade.
