Chrissysmell

Despite this being a mint julep fragrance, it’s not minty at all on me, but fruity, sweet, and slightly humid. The whiskey and magnolia notes really warm up this fragrance and make it a little spicier, which is a pleasant surprise. I think this is a good compromise for someone who loves gourmands but doesn’t want to wear them in the summer. It’s really pleasant and wearable.

Despite all of the notes, Boutique is heavily musky, woody, and sweet on me. I get no florals or specific fruits at all. When I first spray it on, it smells like a bouquet of freshly cut flowers in a just-cleaned dining room, but when it settles it becomes warmer and sweeter. It reminds me a lot of the Bath and Body Works Honey Coco Shea Body Butter (which was their best one btw), but sharper. It lingers despite not being very strong, but gives you nice whiffs throughout the day.

I would consider buying a full bottle if it wasn't becoming a trauma scent for me. I've been wearing my sample for the past few days and the week I've been having makes me wonder if I was a dictator in my past life; this week is the universe's revenge against me.

Lys Sølaberg is such an interesting fragrance since I can't smell it on myself at all after 5 minutes, but it gets me so many compliments. To me it's a classic sweet yellow floral with some clean woody notes. It's the slightest bit banana-y. I wish I smelled what everyone around me smells because even when trying to figure out the notes, I don't get anything super unique.

I'm literally so mad. I really love this fragrance. It's powdery, smoky, sweet, and spicy; it's edible in a sexy way, but also not totally inappropriate to wear to work. Somehow all the notes are harmonious too. When I sprayed it on, I kept smelling myself and re-spraying to try and figure out what exactly I was smelling, but now the smell is just a memory, but a good one. I hope someone picked up my sample on the train and enjoys it as much as I did.

On A Cloud is a really simple but effective vanilla mint fragrance. Mint heavy fragrances sometimes make me nauseous, but this has just the right amount of mint that I know it's in there, but it's not overpowering and it's nicely blended. After dinner butter mints appear in my mind when I smell this; they have a similar creamy and mildly chalky texture found in this fragrance. Longevity is not On A Cloud's strong suit, but I also appreciate it's short stay time as I don't want to smell like mint all day.