In The Stars

I agree with the other reviewers who said this is a more complex and expensive-smelling scent than most BBW fragrances. The more I wear it, the more complex it seems to me. If you blindfolded me and told me this was made by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, I would believe you 100% and guess it belonged to the Wanderlust catalogue. It’s surprisingly mature without being powdery or old-fashioned. It’s extremely fresh and clean without smelling like soap or laundry. It’s remarkably balanced, and I keep smelling my arm trying to pick out the notes. There’s definitely citrus but it’s an aquatic, ozonic type of citrus, and it’s rounded out beautifully by a woody, sandy kind of note. To me, this is a beachy scent, but it’s not a beach with lurid flowers, fruity cocktails, and sunscreen-slathered tourists. This is a hidden gem only the locals know about, maybe a gorgeous marsh tucked away behind Spanish moss with alligators lurking in the water and an afternoon thunderstorm rolling in. It’s beautiful but a little dangerous. It’s the breeze before the storm on a humid August day in Florida. This smells a lot closer to Coco Madamoiselle than Baccarat Rouge 540, but I don't currently own the latter to compare it so I'm not 100% sure on that.

I got this as a birthday present from a beloved friend, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it! Normally, I wouldn’t go for such sweet scents, but this was one that I appreciated and really made me fall in love with the sweetness of it. I basically bathed in this during my college days but even when I wore just a few sprays, the longevity and sillage was amazing. An ex even said it lingered in his car for days (hate him tho! its part of why i dont think i can wear this again LOL) Anyways, this is the fragrance I’ve gotten the most compliments out of. Friends have literally whipped around to sniff the air and ask me if it’s my perfume, no joke. Visually, I picture this as a feminine, bubbly ray of sunshine with a love for sundresses and pink bubblegum lipgloss; she is anything BUT innocent, though! I also picture a shy, hopeless romantic, caressing a fluffy, white Persian cat by the window, sipping on white wine as she observes the people outside. Overall, this is definitely the sweetest, most feminine scent I have ever had with the best longevity and sillage.

This body mist is a hidden gem. It smells expensive, but it costs less than a pizza. It has a moderate sillage that doesn’t choke anyone, and it lasts longer than some of the Netflix shows. It’s similar to BR540, but more tangy and ambery with a twist of white oud and clean musk. It’s a sophisticated burnt sugar scent that makes me feel powerful and sexy, unisex but leans more masculine in my opinion. I love BR540 a lot, it is my third signature scent, but I don’t want to use it at home or layer it with cheap freshies. That would be like putting caviar on a cracker. So I use In The Star instead, I spray it on me every time after showering, because I deserve to smell good even when I’m not going out for an entire day. I also love to layer it with other fragrances, say, Chanel Platinum Egoiste, D&G Light Blue Eau Intense female version, Guerlain Homme, and freshies that need some sweet twists. It makes them more complex and interesting, smoothing all sharp edges. I love it, 11/10 in my honest opinion due to its versatility and affordable price. It’s a must-have if you love BR540’s DNA.

I have left without this almost every time I went into a store to smell it. I did not get the hype at all and the comparisons to BCR I was like "where? This smells like a musky mature...." I finally, FINALLY decided to get this and hope for the best and once I smelled it at home I finally figured out why this has been on the shelves for as long as it has. It's BEAUTIFUL! No joke, this is so pretty and rally takes BCR 540 on a different path, a more fruitier, citrusy path and that is art to me. It's too bad that at the store I dont get all the nuances hat this fragrance has which i am now realizing i have to revisit the snowflakes and cashmere and Ivory cashmere because i couldn't smell them in store very well but i see people really love those scents. This is going in the "wear with everything" list. I am glad they still have this in the stores as this will be a constant for me now.

In the Stars ✨ indeed has a similar vibe to BCR540. It has that sweet and medicinal synthetic bomb of a concoction (I get ambroxan, isoE super, ethylmaltol, hedione and akigalawood or Cypriol); intriguing, unique and totally unisex. While BCR performs in the most mysterious way on my skin, ItS acts the same all through. BCR when smelled in the air from a distance is more sparkling sweet almost ethereal and the medicinal accord is in the background. When smelled up close (nose to skin) is heavily medicinal and less sweet. In the Stars is both less sweet and less medicinal than BCR if smelled either way. It is exactly unisex while Clod and Burberry Her are more feminine leaning inspirations. In the Stars would be great for layering with any of them. It has great performance for a mist; I don’t think you need the edt.