Creep

A perfume with hints of amber, vanilla, latex, and leather? Say no more. I had to grab a sample of Creep and see for myself. Smelling it straight out of the bottle, I was skeptical. Even as a unisex perfume, it leaned more masculine and I detected a sharpness reminiscent of citronella candles (probably from the candied citrus). I gave it a try regardless, and I’m so, so glad I did. Post-alcohol dry down, the scent gives a darkly feminine, sexy, intoxicating, and slightly depraved energy. The vanilla and amber really shone through as it simmered on my skin, with the latex undertones giving it just enough of a taboo edge. This is the scent you’d smell as you pass by the hottest girl at the blood rave from Blade, or at the dance club from The Matrix. Very 90s, goth, hacker, vamp, domme. The sweet satisfaction of finally breaking into the mainframe as you whisper, “I’m in.”

I was hoping I would like this and was worried I wouldn't with the powdery note, but I think without the floral to make it smell like baby wipes, I don't mind the powderiness. On first spritz, this smells a bit like sweat and cologne and knee high boots. Basically, it kinda smells like the backend of a night out dancing. I pick up on the whiskey (husband says its a canadian whiskey, since there's a sweetness to it; I'll take his word for it). I really like it. It definitely leans masculine and reminds me more or men than my grandma. I think my spouse could wear this. It's got nice projection without being nausesting. Feels like I'm wearing cologne, and I do generally like the smell of a kind of sweaty guy, so I guess it makes sense. Really into this.

I love this, wow. The tobacco is kind of sweet here, and the candied lemon is really strong and frizzy in the opening, though it quickly calms down once the latex comes in. This is very strange, it smells sexy to me, but not conventionally sexy, it smell like someone who’s a little off, that you can just tell, he wears old clothes and has a messy hair cut, and not in a ‘tiktok alt boy’ way, in a ‘he has a peculiar interest in taxidermy’ way, so yeah. I love wearing this myself, it’s very addictive, I like duality, especially in perfume, and this is very good at that. I plan on getting a bottle of this soon.

It smells like hot electronics to me, in a sexy way. Like whiffing your computer or PlayStation after a couple hours. It's kind of nostalgic and when I wear it, I can't stop smelling myself. Is retro-futuristic a good descriptor? Subtle matrix reloaded?? I feel like I lose this scent after a few hours but then I get a wave of it and think "I should spray more". I'm okay with that.

The first time i tried this one i didn’t get it - i had read the reviews from others and thought it was overrated. i put it away and when i tried it again i realized there was definitely something to it. the latex/chemical notes feel like making out in the school laminating room. it lingers and the more i smell it the more i want. new signature scent perhaps?