Miami Blue

Probably my most successful blind buy til date. Started off with a good ozonic vibe from the calone, very blue but in a more subtle way. The blue note linger in the lower part of my nose instead of in the upper part like othe oceanic blue note. None of the notes is stronger than another. Everything is in the right amount to balance and adding body for eachother. I can tell there is lemon/citrus, ginger, rose and aldehyde but I get everything at once. Lemon is not essential oil, not peel, not juicy, rather powdery, can't even say if it's more natural or more artificial but I liked it. Ginger is not herbal, not spicy, not candy, just a bit of warm leftover after you smelled a heavy dose of ginger, again have a powdery feel to it like the lemon. Rose is also faint, not sweet, not real roses, not fake neither, it's like a room full of expensive rose lotion / soap, and you stepping in smelling the air of the room. Aldehyde covered everything giving you a clean feeling hence why everything feels powdery and unreal. But the star of the show is this cocain note, it has that distinct slight pungent, slight piercing smell, like it hits the inside of your nose, burn it a bit and open your nostril up, but in a different way unlike mint/menthol, aldehyde open your nose and automatically close it right after, making your nose suddenly seems clearer then suddenly seems muted. I believe this is the feeling of cocaine they depicted, you have to tried the stuff to understand I guess, to me this is quite close to the feeling of snorting the real stuff. They nailed the powdery feeling and the whole physical feel of doing the actual stuff. If I have to sum it up, I'd say this feel like you just got out of the cold water of the pool of a 5-stars hotel, took a warm shower in this clean white marble bathroom area, stepping out to where's warm steam leftover, the smell of luxury soaps and lotions lingering in the air, you then started snorting a fat line of coke right in that bathroom and ready to head out.

it's a warm day in south beach miami 1988. your lounging in your silk versace swimsuit by the shimmering swimming pool of your wealthy lover's villa. you sprinkle some cocaine from his endless stash onto his beautiful sunshine glistened chest and cut yourself up a line. you go to snort it and you catch a whiff of his cologne as the yayo rushes into your body. that is what this fragrance smells like. i really love this fragrance for all the wrong reasons. while yes in it's nature it is quite "generic", the taboo aspect is what really sells it for me while it might be what turns people off to this. i don't find it gimmicky at all considering that 19-69 as a brand is based on a nostalgic concept of past times with a modern interpretation. it's fresh and ozonic with a faint saltiness. it's an aldehydic rose with aquatic elements. i find the rose to not be very floral but more musky and briney. the amber is not sweet or heavy but rather dry and adds to the powdery aspect of the fragrance. i find that most of the notes are really just the supporting role to the coke note. the cocaine note in here is that sort of sharp synthetic chemical chalkiness that blow has, but with the dry rosie citrus starchiness to give it a pleasant aroma. but with that said, you can spray this fragrance all over your body and your going to smell good, nobody is going to tell you that you smell like cocaine. but if you were to point it out to someone that has dipped their nose into the more indulgent aspects of life, they might get a giggle out of it. overall it's a pretty safe and easy going scent. it is very reminiscent of those sort of old school fresh aquatic soapy scents from the 90’s but with a modern feel. it's super light and doesn’t stay very long. perfect for a hot summer day in mid july.

I got a sample of Miami Blue today, and I can say it wasn’t what I was expecting but I like it. It’s sharp and a little piercing, with notes of lemon aldehyde and ginger at the top, it’s a bit citrusy and definitely fresh. My girlfriend described it as a weird mix of MontBlanc Explorer and Versace Pour Homme with a bit of Eros, and while I don’t get the Eros I can see the other two. In the mid it has rose oxide, calone, and a cocaine accord. I assume the calone is working with the aldehydes to give it the airy and slightly aquatic or beachy feel. I’m not sure where the sharpness of the fragrance comes from possibly the cocaine, as I’m not sure what it’s supposed to smell like. Maybe that is also the calone and aldehydes mixing with the cocaine. All I know is this fragrance is SHARP I seriously pictured a sword with a blade made of wind, water, and electricity when I first smelled it. I will continue to test but based on first wearing I’d say it’s full bottle worthy. It lasts decently at about 6 to 7 hours currently and it’s fading into a skin scent. The fragrance projects moderately for the first two-ish hours. I like it! It’s definitely a bit weird, while still being mass appealing, fun, and intriguing! Can’t wait to test out more from the house!

The more I wear it, the more I like it. Now, this is an artistic scent so I would not recommend this to someone that doesn't enjoy avant garde fragrances. The opening reminds me of Acca Kappa Muscio Bianco EDP but where that smells astringent and sterile, this does not. Lots of lemon, lots of aldeydes, and a bit of ginger up top. Then you get the "shock value" cocaine note 🌀. I'll admit, know what cocaine smells and tastes like, and here it is pretty realistic. However, it's not reinventing the wheel as Tom Ford Tuscan Leather unintentionally smells like booger sugar. Anyway, then rose oxide, which has has a metallic vibe, and followed by the smell of a ozonic swimming pool. There's also a salty seabreeze. Projection isn't strong, and I've found my sweet spot is around 7-8 sprays. Really interesting headspace perfume. Overall, a fun scent to wear in a gorgeous bottle. 💙 Scent 8/10 Performance 4/10

I don't reach for this too often, but I absolutely love this. It's a Summer freshie that somehow is also dark and mysterious at the same time?? I bought a decant of this last year and knew I wanted a full bottle somehow. Wearing this gives me those 80's Miami vibes, but also it reminds me of like Pulp Fiction which is funny because it does that more than their Burning Palm fragrance which was inspired by the film. Probably the Coca-Cola note lol. If you can find this discounted like I did (purchased for $120 of a 100ml)... RUN and get it otherwise I think it's a touch too expensive. Amazing longevity for the type of DNA this is.