Nicki80

A delightful sweet and creamy fig opening paired with aromatic black tea. The vetiver smells slightly more nutty than earthy and blends well with the tonka bean in the base. After four hours or so, I’m left with a delicious creamy and nutty...

I love the initial burst of bright fruit before the floral and woody notes come through. It smells like summer but somewhere hot and dry like Arizona or a desert rather than somewhere tropical and humid. The citrus notes come and go for a few hours,...

I’m usually a bit wary of fruity fragrances as they often smell cloying and artificial on me. This opens with a lovely, sparkling grapefruit balanced with black pepper to give depth and spiciness. After a few minutes, slight floral notes appear...

This has a lovely opening of light fruity and citrus notes - avoids being too sweet, has a nice freshness, probably because of the bamboo leaf. Cedar appears after a few minutes with that distinctive pencil-shavings note but is quickly softened...

This is the desert fragrance I’ve been searching for! On me, it starts with sweet herbal notes, similar to fresh tea or a newly opened packet of rolling tobacco. After a few minutes, more woody and aromatic, almost spicy, notes join...

This is a really lovely fragrance for summer that smells like the beach but without any sunscreen notes. On me, it starts with bergamot which almost sparkles and is backed by warm and slightly spicy saffron. After a while, salty sea notes...

I bought this perfume around 17 years ago (when it wasn’t obscenely priced) and still have a decent amount left in the bottle. I loved it in my 20s, it was my go to for nights out and dates and I felt really cool and sophisticated...