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It took me way too long to try this fragrance. I keep seeing comparisons to You Eau de Parfum, Sonic Flower, and Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum, and while they all fall in the same family, none of them are truly alike, especially as they dry down. To me, Fleur de Peau is the most novel and unique smelling, but I think Musc K perfectly executes the “your skin but better, clean girl, fresh out the shower” scent profile.

Musc K is an agreeable white musk fragrance, characterized as fresh, floral, and synthetic. The orris butter gives the scent a creaminess that you otherwise wouldn’t expect from these kinds of scents. I love the use of the white pepper along with the pink pepper, cause it gives a sparkling spicy effect from when you first encounter the scent. The woods are dry, kind of like the driftwoods you find on a beach. It’s effortlessly pretty, and while it’s not “original” per se, it is a beautiful addition to this category of scents. It’s definitely in its own class of luxury and quality.

Along with Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum, it’s definitely on the stronger end of the skin scent spectrum, and easily lasts an entire day. The sillage is moderate, and soften nicely without disappearing as the day goes on. This is truly an all encompassing fragrance that can be worn whenever, wherever, and doing whatever. A “conquer the world with a smile” kind of fragrance. Albeit, it is expensive.

I really cannot recall how this fragrance fell on my radar, but I’m so ecstatic that it did. Guerlain is a house that I am slowly warming up to (and you must be thinking, “is she absolutely mental? Guerlain is one of the best fragrance houses on the market!”). Go easy on me please. I’ve tried a good amount of them, and do you ever get the feeling that some scents just aren’t made for you? That’s been most of my experiences. However, this limited edition gem checks lots of boxes for me.

The star player of this green queen is that orange blossom honey. Honey is an incredibly versatile note in fragrances for many reasons. It can be sweet, it can be dirty/animalic, it can be ambery, etc. But rarely have I seen a floral-focused honey or a honey that wasn’t paired with herbals, grains, etc. In Haverst NV, the honey is both sweet and green. Along with the bitter neroli, makes the scent feel very natural and solar. The vetiver calmly creeps in as the scent dries down, and provides some earthiness. It’s such a simplistic composition with lots of body and grace, reminiscent of a semi-sweet white wine. I can’t imagine a better time to wear this than in the hot, sweltering heat.

I was able to find a bottle of this on eBay, as it’s no longer in production. It took me about two tries to understand the beauty that this fragrance is. For an EDT, it performs fairly well - but I’ll admit, I do spray a bit heavier for these types of fragrances. I can’t believe that I accidentally found one of the most beautifully crafted honey scents ever, and one that sings of summer.

I’ve been on a mission to find another Sorce scent to add to my collection (my English Major is getting quite lonely), so when word of this line came out, I was eager to try most, if not all of them. And immediately, my brain went to Winx Club. I mean, Dreams & Fairytales is quite fitting if you ask me.

Blueberry absolutely blew me away, considering the fact that I’m not a berry girl. I feel like it’s the underdog from this whole line and no one talks about it. IMO, it’s the most well balanced of all the scents and the blueberry is just perfection. It has an “indigo” feel to is and the berry is sweet, juicy, and doesn’t pull too tart, or on the other hand, ripe. Think Musa, the music fairy. Melodious and elegant.

Strawberry Rosewater would have been a smash hit for me if it wasn’t for the strawberry. Very on par for me to not be fond of this one, but however, the rose paired with the strawberry made this scent so pretty! I actually really liked this more as the strawberry calmed down and the rose grew with the yummy notes. A floral gourmand definitely, so if you don’t like rose, idk if you’ll like this one. Think Flora, the nature fairy. Ruler of fruits and flowers.

Vanilla is cute. That’s it lol. It’s the most faint of all the ones I smelled, but the scent is a really nice, linear vanilla. The chamomile adds a nice touch of herbal to a super *sweet* scent (almost too sweet). Nothing to write home about, but the simple vanilla girlies will definitely love this, especially with that added sugar note. Think Bloom, leader of the pack. Keeps the group grounded, much like vanilla keeps all of them grounded.

Passionfruit was okay to me. It’s a nice, fruity gourmand, but the passion fruit feels a bit too tart for me. It got better as it dried down, but overall, its not the passionfruit I tend to like in fragrances. This one also felt too sweet for me as the Vanilla, but this will be great for the girlies that really enjoy intense fruit in their gourmands. This could be a great tropical scent for the gourmand girls. This Stella, the sun and moon fairy. Bright, fun, and joyous.

Pistachio is the only one I cannot give an honest review for, but based on the notes and some other reviews I read, it sounds like it’ll be the most gourmand of them all, with a nice nutty/woody facet as pistachio notes tend to portray. I don’t think it’ll be anything like Cheirosa '62, but maybe more like Pistachio Latte, which was a simple, sweet nutty dessert. I’d associate this one with Tecna, the technology fairy. The pistachio makes it standout from the rest.

Winx Club lovers (at least those who’ve watched the original WC), I hope you’d agree with my selections LOL. Will definitely be upgrading my 15 ml of Blueberry to a 30 ml because it’s just THAT good. Excited to see what Caitlin creates next!

Okay I know my title might be like, “huh?”, but stay with me. If you know anything about Lush fragrances, you know that many of them are not considered crowd pleasers. The whole brand goes against the grain, and Rose Jam is definitely not your typical rose. It’s an abstract rose with colors and aspects that you wouldn’t expect from your run-of-the-mill rose.

RJ admittedly has a cruder blend, where it feels like the notes do not blend well together, but they also kind of do in a way? The lemon is LEMONING here, and bursts with a brightness right when you spray it. The lemon stays sharp and present from opening to pretty late in the dry down. Combined with the geranium and you have a very *sharp* scent that’s paired with a rather plush, pillowy rose. The rose is gently powdery, but also very sweet, and resembles a rose marmalade that may have had too much citrus added to it. It’s quirky, very indie-like, pretty, but also intense. Like a rose in painted in cubism. And the performance? Actually insane.

The thing with Rose Jam is you need to give it a second before you can really make an opinion of it. It’s really beautiful and whimsical once it has a chance to settle, and it leaves such a gorgeous trail behind you. And again, the performance is astounding. Stays in any fabric you apply it to and lingers for a looooong while.

Compared to Rose Jam Body Spray, the perfume is better blended and somewhat less sharp on the geranium. It’s not going to be a rose scent for everyone (even the rose lovers), but I quite enjoy it and have fond memories of it. It was the scent that introduced me to the world of Lush fragrances as a teenager.

I first heard of Rooibos tea from an old coworker of mine, Annemarie, who was a sweet South African girl of Dutch descent. She would often bring “red tea” bags to work and share it with everyone. So it’s safe to say this scent has some nostalgia for me.

I’m shocked to read some did not find the rooibos note to be authentic here, because it feels very realistic to me. It’s not a common tea note, and it’s one you cannot really compare to any other type of tea note. It’s apart of the broom plant family (pollen-y yellow floral), and has a sweet-spicy duality to it similar to tobacco. African Rooibos is spicy-woody, and spiced up even more with all the cardamom and pepper. I don’t get much of the orris butter, but a note I do pick up on and wasn’t expecting to, is the immortelle. The immortelle, along with the tonka bean, give the scent a soft sweetness (sans powder thankfully), and really give the scent a natural “honey in tea” vibe. I also love the dash of smokiness here and I think it pairs well with the aromatic tea and spices. It makes me want to hop on a plane and go visit the red bush farms in the Western Cape of SA.

This is one of those scents that was a love at first sniff for me. I don’t have a ton of tea scents in my collection, but I do think this one is really a standout. It’s probably too much for spring / summer, but I’m a spicy bitch that likes to smell spicy even in the heat lol. And as bonus, it’s Black owned. I know that may not mean much to many, but it means a lot to me being able to support a brand that gives directly back to our community. Excellent fragrance, made by an excellent perfumer, that highlights a beauty of South Africa.