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Okay, so why doesn’t anyone talk about how amazing this scent is?? Like yes, Soie Malaquais is amazing, but it’s not the only great scent that this house has to offer. Let’s get into it.

I take it that DVN named this scent to pay homage to a popular summertime cocktail involving bitters. You don’t necessarily get booze or alcohol from this, but all the aromatics definitely give the fragrance a “spirits” vibe. Based on the note pyramid, I wouldn’t say this fragrance is my usual type. I’m not the biggest fan of leather notes because they tend to go very plastic / medicinal on my skin, and geranium can be so sharp and overpowering. But in BS, the leather adds a chic smoothness to an intensely citrus and aromatic composition. The geranium here actually boosts the citric focus of this scent. The orris and carrot seed give an earthy heart to a fairly fresh fragrance. I read a review where someone compared it to Symphony and I could definitely see them being second cousins twice removed lol. The grapefruit is the star here as it is in Symphony, but there’s a bit more complexity and depth to BS. It was love at first sniff for me.

To me, it’s a perfect summertime fragrance that can be worn on many occasions. Performance wise, it’s good for a citrus scent, but I do wish it projected longer. Longevity is fairly good as well. Perfectly unisex, highly appealing, clean and fresh, and incredibly unique. I can’t wait to add this beautiful bottle to my collection.

I often say I’m not a fan of gourmand scents, and that’s partially true because a lot of the times, they’re too realistic and foody for me. But I’ll admit, I cannot resist a marshmallow note / scent. I mean, who doesn’t like marshmallows? They’re soft, sweet, fluffy, and can really never be too much. They are excellent in gourmand scents, but also pair really well with florals, citruses, and other kinds of notes.

In What The Fluff, the marshmallow is gooey and fresh. Not dusty, not roasted or burnt, not synthetic, and not powdery. Like you took a singular mallow and ripped it open to get the yummy, sticky center. The mallow itself is not lonely, but is escorted by two pretty partners: vanilla and cream. The vanilla adds more sweetness, and the cream adds creaminess without adding milkiness (thankfully). It’s certainly not a complex scent and if you’re looking for something serious here, look elsewhere.

Compared to some of the other simple mallows in the market: it doesn’t give me the smokiness I got from Delizia di Marshmallow (I also, unfortunately, went noseblind to this), it’s sweeter and creamier than Cocoapink’s Marshmallow and Marshmallow (I still love this one though!), it’s not as saccharine sweet as Parfums by Chérie Marshmallow Crush (which has cotton candy), and its better blended than Marshmallow Kiss. With the marshmallow boom in the fragcomm at the moment, I’m excited to bounce from one mallow cloud to the next.

WTF is surprisingly strong for its airiness and simplicity. She is definitely persistent with her sillage, and lasts at least 7 hours on the skin (maybe more on clothes). It’s soft enough and not too sweet that you truly can get away with it in all seasons. For my fragheads that aren’t into gourmand but want to dip their toes into the world of sugar, this may be a good one to try. It’s a very easygoing scent, that is very nice in its own and will be nice layered with other scents. If you want to support an indie brand and smell delicious while doing it, WTF is the way to go.

To me, this fragrance is actually a masterpiece. To some noses, this may seem “too masculine” but honey, it’s all about the aura and vibe you add to a scent. At the end of the day, YOU wear the scent. It’s not supposed to wear YOU. The benzoin + labdanum create a deeply resinous center, and paired with the vanilla makes for a saccharine amber scent. May be too sweet and balmy for some, but I absolutely love it. You can also feel the lavender, which adds a slight herbal slice through a very *thique* and heavy fragrance. It’s rustic, sensual, cozy, and very luxurious. While I love calling this one Mr. Soir, it’s perfectly unisex and this is one I like to wear when I’m really dressing up.

The performance is outstanding. Lasts on your clothes and skin practically all day, and stays on clothes for days on end. Soir is a compliment magnet, and it’ll make people want to get closer and closer to you. It’s a scent that I thoroughly enjoy in the winter and fall, but it’s also suitable for early spring when it’s still a bit crispy outside.

It’s of my absolute favorites from MFK and it’ll always be in my collection. Worthy every single penny that it costs, and should be at least sampled by anyone that called themselves a fragrance enthusiast.

I would smell like this!!! I’ve come across ink notes in perfumes before, but this is the first time I’ve actually wanted to smell like black ink straight out of a pen.

I’ll admit, the opening of Muse feels incoherent cause that ink note is just so realistic and intense (especially if it’s a note that’s new to you). It’s strange, but in the best and most artistic way possible. As it begins to settle and make way for the other notes, you are met with a sweet and slightly boozy vanilla, wisps of lavender, and a creamy orris. Not iris the flower, orris the earthy root that accompanies the flower. You also get hints of the frankincense and dry woods. It’s very dark, mysterious, but also has a “come closer” vibe to it. I know I call just about every fragrance sexy, but this one is reallllll sexy. It’s very addictive and it’ll have you sniffing yourself like a fiend. And the purple juice is the cherry on top. This kind of iris is quite novel to me, although I have seen it compared to Velours (2016) and Black Tie Eau de Parfum.

Performance wise, this has been great so far. The sillage is strong for the first few hours and it’s not a scent that dies down quickly. You’ll continue to get wafts of it as you move, even around the 6-8 hour mark. I must say this was a very successful blind buy for me, even though I would NOT recommend blind buying this. The season in which it’s been released confuses me (it’s very hot where I am now), but I am so pleased to add this one to my small collection of iris scents and to my fall / winter artillery.

I wrote a statement for this one just a few days ago after literally ONE spray of this in my skin. I was like, “oh I have Guidance Eau de Parfum and Delina Exclusif and it smells like if you put them together! I definitely don’t need a full bottle of this!”

Folks, this is exactly why we don’t give our opinions until we’ve done a *full wear*. I wore this one to work today, and by the end of the day, I was really thinking about buying a full bottle.

Quentin Bisch is the King of taking his original masterpieces and creating “dupes” or “cousins” (as I like to call them). He’s always finds a way to keep hitting the mark. For me, Impadia hit a mark that I was totally not expecting. Does she smell exactly like the other two I mentioned or the suggested fragrances above? No. But she does share similarities with them while standing on her own.

Impadia opens with a blast of signature pear and that notorious akigalawood that people either hated or loved in Guidance Eau de Parfum. She also is very forward with the citruses atop, which wasn’t really a prominent part of Guidance Eau de Parfum. As the rose heart of the frag comes in, that’s were you get the resemblance to Delina Eau de Parfum and her sisters. However, the orange blossom of Impadia adds to the citruses atop and gives it an added floral touch. The praline and vanilla give the whole scent an intense sweetness and help the florals and woods from going too sharp. I may get too scientific here (the statistic major in me has to do it LOL), but imagine a line graph with a trend line, and you had to plot all of these perfumes together. All of QBs rose creations would fall along, never on, that trend line. If you have one, you don’t have them all, but you definitely have something close!

Lastly, Impadia is the STRONGEST bdk scent I’ve come across so far. Lasted me a full 12 hours (yes, 12 hours) and didn’t really come off until I showered. I immediately got a compliment when I went to work too, and the sillage was hypnotizing me all day long. It’s one you can’t apply too much of or it’ll choke you out and give you a headache. May be too strong for some, but being the rose bomb lover that I am, she’s a real beauty to me, right down to the ombré pink + orange bottle. I’m going to work through my 10 ml and probably grab a bottle before end of summer. QB does it again!