Idyllic

TEST STRIP ONLY: This scent is gorgeously complex, and I get almost every note when I inhale my test strip deeply. This leans traditionally unisex. Devana flower brightens this summer-friendly scent as well as the pineapple. Though I think the pineapple simultaneously sweetens Idyllic without it going into gourmand or ‘edible’ category. The pineapple, ginger, and blood orange give Idyllic an uplifting experience at the dry down; it’s a welcome departure from the ever-present bergamot note in so many fragrances. I get the star anise note (beautifully blended in the background). I don’t get much spearmint. If Kinesis (review below) is built for summer dates in the sunshine, Idyllic is built for summer dates after dark. However, I don’t think Idyllic can only be worn in summer nights. It would be gorgeous fall and winter days too. This isn’t super mass-appealing, but I find Idyllic absolutely intoxicating! I want to smell like it and I want my spouse to smell like it. For this only being a paper test, I give this 100/10. Can’t wait to try this on skin! Also very similar to Penhaligon’s “Eau du Adacity” and Paris Corner’s “Rifaqaat.” KINESIS PAPER TEST She’s uniquely floral and a quirky fresh spicy! I’d say is traditionally feminine, yet anyone can like a floral scent!!! I also get the sense that Alloy Studio is very ok with playing with gender :) Kinesis is for the floral lovers, but it would also be a great entry point from the warm/spicy category. The neroli leads the way with this fun, unexpected and truly lovely perfume. I also get a green rose that’s both newly bloomed and freshly rained on. In the dry down I get the white lotus, which is a notably watery floral note. I think the musk at the base is the thread connecting each note together like an olfactory tapestry! I could see Kinesis as a best seller at Ulta, Boots and Sephora. It could be at home at a perfume counter at any major department store. I get a salty accord that smells like seawater drying on your skin in the sun. It’s so summer coded and sexy. I’d want to wear this all during the warm months but especially at the pool or at a park/garden/arboretum. 9.7/10 can’t wait to test on skin!

I truly love this. On first spray there's something gorgeous and slightly sweet but not cosseting, viciously nostalgic, almost alive in how bubbly and bright it is. It settles down and the spices are SO gorgeous. I don't like the way the spearmint jumps out for a little bit during the dry down but with the pineapple smell as it settles it's just insanely pretty. The perfect eve, adonis, etc, capturing and!!!! unisex. I am deeply abnormal. edit: this still holds up! every time i feel a bit anxious, in a situation too unfamiliar or stressful, this is what i reach for.

I have been waiting to try out this brand and it did not disappoint! Idyllic is not my usual scent profile - but I will grab it occasionally for a light hearted day. It starts off super citrusy and juicy (not so much sweet but the blood orange is naturally sweet) very strong on the blood orange pineapple & davana. The mid/dry down becomes ambery and resinous and a bit boozy - which I enjoy. Overall safe and pleasant fragrance. I do wish it projected a bit more as I prefer beast mode fragrances but it smells so good as an intimate leaning scent

Beautiful deep and juicy fruit notes coming through with a spearmint which I love cause it’s not a tooth-paste kind of mint. It lends sort of a sweet and frosted effect like having the taste of your gum mix with a sweet and boozy margarita. The ginger and star anise in this also provide the nicest and sexiest spicy effect. Also I don’t want to hear anything about this opinion you can think as you may—but if you are apart of the Black Diaspora this is a scent I would highly recommend.

This is golden hour sunshine in a bottle. Smells like a fruit punch cocktail as you’re sitting on a Caribbean beach as a blazing sun beats down. It’s sweet, with a blast of pineapple that is cooled down with a refreshing minty note. It’s utterly divine. The type of fragrance that just makes you smile. This is also perfectly unisex. Lots of juicy sweetness that will attract the female audience but that lovely mint note for the men