orionpax
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sharp and earthy
I like how offensive this smells when I want to feel like I have a physical aura around me, fending off unwanted people. Olfactory defense. Not to be worn /near/ scent-free areas.
It smells sharp when first applied and, I don't want to say it "mellows" because it remains powerful, but it moves into an intense petrichor-like leafy smell. Imagine the sweetness of rotting leaves but if they were bland instead. Now imagine the middle notes dancing along the edges of this line. Funnily enough, it still smells *clean*.
This is a tried-and-true favourite but definitely not for daily wear as it can be intimidating.
It smells sharp when first applied and, I don't want to say it "mellows" because it remains powerful, but it moves into an intense petrichor-like leafy smell. Imagine the sweetness of rotting leaves but if they were bland instead. Now imagine the middle notes dancing along the edges of this line. Funnily enough, it still smells *clean*.
This is a tried-and-true favourite but definitely not for daily wear as it can be intimidating.
Can't Kick The Habit/Enjoying The Symbolism
This is extremely good value when it's PKR 1100 for a bottle on the J [dot] wesbite and PKR 1700 at your local Name Brand Store (Naheed, in my case).
I am your #1 honey-hater. If there a million haters, I am one of them. If there are ten haters, I am one of them. If there are no haters, then I am dead. BUT!!! I enjoy the concept of honey. The reality of it is suffering for me, the smell is downright nauseating and has made me gag many times over the years. But the honey notes in this were palatable as they were balanced with the mandarin orange and woody notes (my favourites!). I love wood and citrus. I'd probably gnaw on a plank if it had lemon squeezed over it, so my low standards were achieved when it came to this EDP.
This also got me through the first year of my degree and I associate it with happier times. This is further improved by being named 'Topaz', which is my birthstone. This EDP was socially-engineered by Big Brother (shout out jorjor wells) to be my perfect-albeit-incredibly-average scent and has been one of two fragrances that I have actually finished a bottle of and will be purchasing again.
Also. Rest In Peace Jay Dot. Your music was great and we never thought you'd get super religious and then raptured Left Behind (2014) style.
I am your #1 honey-hater. If there a million haters, I am one of them. If there are ten haters, I am one of them. If there are no haters, then I am dead. BUT!!! I enjoy the concept of honey. The reality of it is suffering for me, the smell is downright nauseating and has made me gag many times over the years. But the honey notes in this were palatable as they were balanced with the mandarin orange and woody notes (my favourites!). I love wood and citrus. I'd probably gnaw on a plank if it had lemon squeezed over it, so my low standards were achieved when it came to this EDP.
This also got me through the first year of my degree and I associate it with happier times. This is further improved by being named 'Topaz', which is my birthstone. This EDP was socially-engineered by Big Brother (shout out jorjor wells) to be my perfect-albeit-incredibly-average scent and has been one of two fragrances that I have actually finished a bottle of and will be purchasing again.
Also. Rest In Peace Jay Dot. Your music was great and we never thought you'd get super religious and then raptured Left Behind (2014) style.
Pares (heh.) down into something less offensive over time.
I've had this bottle for a while now, hidden away at the back of my shelf. First impressions were terrible: it smelled as if you reduced sugar into caramel and added sea salt to it to make salted caramel but somehow managed to screw the recipe up in ways no one could fathom. Salt AND caramel (derogatory), not to be confused with SALTED caramel. Tried it out today and I got into fisticuffs with the salt again, but let it marinate for five minutes or so and suddenly god said: Let There Be Pear.
Turns out you need to give it some time to smell almost-halfway good. I'll keep this to spray at things that smell less-okay to make them smell slightly-less-okay if in a pinch, but I'd never spray this on myself.
15 minutes later: there is some SERIOUS sugared pear action going on. No more salt. Thank goodness for that. It doesn't flow from top note -> top note/middle note -> middle note -> [and so on...]. It goes: top note [BAM!] middle note [WHAM!] etc. I can only wonder what the eau de parfum is like. I think I would prefer to stay wondering.
Turns out you need to give it some time to smell almost-halfway good. I'll keep this to spray at things that smell less-okay to make them smell slightly-less-okay if in a pinch, but I'd never spray this on myself.
15 minutes later: there is some SERIOUS sugared pear action going on. No more salt. Thank goodness for that. It doesn't flow from top note -> top note/middle note -> middle note -> [and so on...]. It goes: top note [BAM!] middle note [WHAM!] etc. I can only wonder what the eau de parfum is like. I think I would prefer to stay wondering.
