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I was given given a sample of this fragrance from a Facebook fragrance group member. SHL perfumes have never been on my list due to various reasons: accessiblity, notes didn't seem to pique my interest overall and the price. I was thus pretty curious to try this one out, since mint is a note I favor, even though the other notes listed here made me a bit wary.

For those who want a mint type of fragrance where the green leaves are the stars, this is not it. I did get mint at the beginning of the scent, but it didn't remain the fresh, lush, spicy mint I thought it'd be. It becomes spicy and warm during most of its time with some depth that are given by the other notes (but I'm not able to tell them apart). I wouldn't say its the star as the notes don't necessarily support it. It becomes a bit of a jumbled scent, even though I still recognized the mint through it all. The drydown becomes sweeter for awhile due to the date. But as it starts top truly dry down, it becomes a dry, resinous scent with a strong smokiness. Mint has entirely disappeared in favor of a desert-liuke drydown.

Since I'm not a fan of resins and smokiness in a fragrance, this one is not it. Still glad I got to try it, but resins and smokiness do not resonate with me unfortunately.

I was given a simple of this one from a Facebook fragrance group member. It has never been on my radar because I realized early in my journey that Xerjoff's DNA simply doesn't work for my skin. I was still curious to try this one out, but unfortunately, I was right again.

I do think it's a skin chemistry and a personal preference problem here. The beginning starts with a lovely fresh, fruity peach followed by the zing of citrus fruits. It screams fruit salad in the best way possible. I start getting a herbaceous, slightly spicy tinge, likely due to the fennel and then... It's all downhill from there. A very strong, overpowering accord of resins rises up. Somewhere between lipstick and Play-Doh there's this accord. Paired with the peach that lingers, it starts smelling like a synthetic and cheap modeling clay. This was absolutely not for me. I'm also not a fan of spiciness and resins when paired together so that might have contributed to the reason why I did not like this part at all. The base becomes stronger and fresher with time (ambroxan?) as a vanilla-like sweetness turns up and then I get the more resinous, almost smoky-like myrrh.

Still glad I got to try it out, but clearly, Xerjoff is not made for me.

This is undoubtedly a beautiful scent, very feminine in its composition, but also sleek, elegant by design. The bottle is a very good interpretation to the images this fragrance conveys: it's a warm, radiating scent that entices and calls to you.

Thanks to the lovely @alisapopova, I finally managed to get my hands on a sample of this fragrance! The bottle is what got to me first, but the enticing notes of apricot, which I've come to enjoy a lot in fragrances were also drawing me in. The beginning is slightly tangy, almost bitter with notes of citrus that linger amidst the sharp twang of pepper. Things start to settle almost immediatly after the first spray as I start to get a fruity rose paired with something that smells nectar-like, heady and thick with sweetness. I also get some subtle fruitiness from the apricot, like a honeyed puree of the fruit. I'm pretty sure that datura takes the spotlight here, even though I've never smelled the flower, but it does have a distinct profile. I understand why insects are drawn to it when it opens up at night. The drydown settles into a sweet, powdery, musky and warm vanilla with a hint of fruitiness.

It's a very feminine, elegant, put-together scent. It has a thick sweetness that makes it better for colder temperatures in spring, fall and winter. I wouldn't wear this during summer as the headiness of the perfume could choke people out. I imagine a very pretty, elegant woman wearing this fragrance for a night out or a put-together femme fatale ready to go out on a business trip to secure cutthroat deals. It's the thick headiness of it, its powdery aspect during the mid / drydown and the dialed up feminine aspect of it all that has deterred me from adding it to my collection. I don't see myself wearing it unless for very unique special occasions. It's, nonetheless, a truly beautiful scent that I see many woman wearing with pride!

Eden Plush Pear is probably the better of the two recent releases from Kayali, but nowhere near as good as Kayali has once been. If you're expecting a pear fragrance here, you're better off searching elsewhere as it only has pear in its name and in a 3 seconds fleeting opening.

Pear appears briefly after the alcohol notes have disappeared, but it doesn't remain very long. Instead, you're getting four, white, fresh florals with a hint of green and some aquatic accord that probably comes from the coconut water note. It's not bad overall, but not what you'd expect out of a fragrance with pear in its name. It smells a bit synthetic, on the cheaper side and clean. It's nothing that really reinvents the wheel or that stands out; it's just okay. Drydown becomes sweet and warm with that hint of floral freshness that remains.

I'm just meh about it all. Doesn't really fit the theme of the Eden line like I thought it would. The pear note is fine, a bit boring, but definitely not the star of the show. There are better pear fragrances out there. Keep looking.

I'm currently living a big disapointment. I've been a fan of Kayali ever since I started this fragrance hobby and their recent releases have left me feeling underwhelmed by their offerings. Might be that my nose has evolved or something, but this further drives the nail into the proverbial coffin of my love for them.

The beginning on paper is a sweet, candy-like peach note. On my skin, it turns into a horrible, cheap and synthetic excuse of a peach. It's screechy, very sharp, strong and very bubble bath-like. It's got a weird freshness to it that I wouldn't expect from the Eden line. My own boyfriend recoiled from it when I made him smell it on my skin (and he's loved the Kayali's that are in my collection). As it moves on, it starts to morph into a lipstick-like floral thing, VERY reminiscent of what I've smelled previously in Fleur Majesty Rose Royale | 31. It's like they recycled the middle notes of this perfume and slapped it on Sweet Peach. Deep drydown is the original, sweet, vanilla-like and warm hug drydown I've come to recognize.

It's like they tried taking the peach note from Peachy Glow, amped up the synthetic, childish aspect of it and then slapped some FMRR middle note and finished it off with the usual warm, sweet, vanilla Kayali combo. It doesn't have a clear direction and it doesn't feel like part of the Eden line like Apple and Lychee had. I thought the peach note would be more refined and on the juicy, fruity side. Didn't think it'd go for that synthetic mess of a note. Will definitely not me going for a bottle and I suggest you try it out for yourself instead of falling for the social media hype. Kayali has been going downhill for a while...