DogiCoco

I don't know what happened with my nose and this one. I tried it a few times from a store tester and loved it, especially the drydown which came across as gorgeously creamy and summery on my skin.
Then I got a bottle and fell out of love, which is extremely unusual for me. I tested it in different weather conditions, on my arm and as a full wearing, but Sun Pop Arty Pink is never as good as when I first tried it. I find the redcurrant and lemon rather sour and weirdly sticky, and sadly, the creaminess of the drydown can't stand up to the sourness. On the plus side, the redcurrant is identifiable and doesn't just smell like a random berry. The florals are nice, they have a bit of a sunscreen vibe due to the tiare, but they don't give me those lovely wafts that I got from the store tester. The vanilla is very subtle, not strong enough to warm up the scent. Texturally this has a bit of that spicy-powdery Jil Sander DNA, which I enjoy.

Maybe this gets better when it stands in a warm perfume store for months and years, it's honestly the most likely explanation. Unfortunately I don't have time for that. It's nice the way it is, just nothing I really need in my life, an unenthusiastic like. It might be perfect if you like your fruity summer scents really tart, but I prefer them sweeter. I passed this on.

A very interesting take on a clean laundry scent. On the one hand, Sun Bleached smells like walking into a laundry shop with a rotary iron. Especially in the opening smells like steamy, humid linens that were washed with a classic white musk and floral scented detergent. It's very realistic. But on the other hand, it's a warm and balsamic scent with vanilla and myrrh and a slightly spiced coumarin-ish note.

Both layers of the scent are nicely done and work well together. I haven't smelled a mix of warm and fresh like this together, I find it modern and innovative. A strong like for me and certainly recommended for anyone who looks for something clean, but different!

What a lovely surprise! I never gave attention to the Rem line and I'm so glad I got the chance to test this. It's the perfect summer coconut. Creamy and dreamy, but also refreshing. It smells like a mix of coconut milk, coconut water, creamy vanilla, a soft salty seabreeze and fresh flowers, maybe orange blossoms. It's just clean and floral enough to not become a boring one-note coconut. Many of the more affordable coconut fragrances really hit you over the head with coconut, but Rem Coco is balanced, despite the low price.
And it still has those carefree holiday vibes.

There are some similarities to the original Rem, mainly the blend of of aquatic notes and vanilla, but this is much softer and creamier with less sharpness. The milky coconut really tames the oceanic notes.
If you're looking for coconut and don't want to spend a fortune, don't miss out on this beauty.

Rem is a 90s aquatic that fits in with the salted vanilla trend of the Iast few years. Its oceanic notes are not like the typical calone fragrances à la Cool Water that were popular back then, they feel more salty, ozonic and mineralic. Not entirely realistic, but far from the nose-burning synthetic freshness of ocean scented cleaning products and shower gels. I only know fenugreek from Indian food and I don't find it that prominent in here, but it adds a slightly spicy touch to the saltiness that makes the overall impression more natural.
Underneath the ocean breeze lie some soft, creamy florals. I can't say that I instantly recognize any of the listed floral notes, but jasmine and lilac make sense to me, while rose really isn't perceptible at all. The flowers are at their strongest in the opening.
Later the vanilla and tonka come out to add some warmth to the base, while the ozonic ocean notes never vanish.

Rem is a tad too sharp for my personal taste, but I do like it. I prefer the gorgeous Rem Coco though. Creamy coconut is the perfect addition to this.

A summer freshie that gets better as it dries down. I find that interesting, because many perfumes in this category start out nice and dry down to a nondescript thin base, but here it's the other way round.
The opening is fruity, but in a kind of artificial way. Even though there are no citruses listed, I smell something like mandarin and grapefruit besides the tart passion fruit. And it smells like the whole citrus fruit with the zest and the piths, sweet and also a little bitter. It gives me poolside vibes, but comes across a tad harsh.
After a while the sweetness of cotton candy and vanilla changes the scent. It feels warmer, rounder and more natural after a couple of hours. Still very fruity and fresh, but more cocktail-like and very inviting. The subtle peony adds a nice touch of clean floralcy.

I tried the original Solo Ella EDP a few years ago, and from what I remember, I don't find them too similar. The EDP was more peachy and floral, not as zesty as the EDT.
I also tried really hard to detect the similarity to Baccarat Rouge 540 that some get from this, but I don't even smell the tiniest hint of it.