202 watermelon, redcurrant, jasmine

A fragrance for carefree enjoyment. Ok. . I have a large animalic collection. I totally dig it when it is used with taste and restraint. This is something different: '202' is described on box as 'fruity and fresh'. You got a problem with that? It has a bright scent, and is very true in form to the notes. This smells somewhat real. I don't mind if it is synthetic. I don't even know. '202 lists on the box watermelon, red currant, and jasmine. I wanted to try the watermelon. It is either my Liz Clayborn Curve or Appeal which contains watermelon but it was mostly offset by some kind of marine or aquatic note. I wanted a watermelon scent. This is a carefree, highly affordable scent. Two hours later you can smell it on your arm at ten inches applying two sprays per arm. The packaging will make you smile in bright yellow. In the bottle recess there is a hole cut out from the back for easy pushout. My hands were sore from automotive work and I just showered!!! Boy. . . was I glad I could retrieve this flash of joyous scent. Honestly, I just love this scent so much. It is easy on the wallet around $45USD. Cute, tall rectangular 15Ml smaller bottle--so hot, so minimalist, so fresh. I think it is just so fun. At $45 a bottle I just got '203' and will probably go on a feeding frenzy for many more!!!! I'm gonna get nasty--in this world of hair-brained niche products, massively projecting expensive fragrances that say,' Yeah. I have more money.' Snarky perfume reviews, 'Oh, that is so '80's. (I loved the ,80's don't get me started.) How about the crazy butt-if-erous animalics? A funny thing happened in a bar when a beaver, met a civet, who was dating a sailor with a bag of ambergris? (Is ambergris white and powdery? No??!!) Oh just stop. Let's have some fun eh? Get it. . . let it fly. Take a shot!!!

I love how this smells, girls love how this smells (they might even ask to try it on) and wow do those base notes smell godly, just wish it performed better.

Amazing Watermelon! So unique and beautiful. Walked into their store in Paris, and found every fragrance to be just fantastic and at great prices.

I don't get watermelon or jasmine from this, but a melange of tropical fruits, hints of juicy Pineapple, mango, grapefruit etc, and a rather nice clean hot laundry snell faintly in the background that takes the sweet edge off and stops it being sickly. Unfortunately it quickly becomes just fruity sweet. Pleasant but not especially tropical. Reminds me of Reve by Van Cleef and Arpels

While testing, I was surprised to see watermelon as the top ingredient. While it certainly is fruity, it does not smell characteristically watermelony to me. I mainly was struck by citrus, then I can smell it combined with more of a honeydew melon or cantaloupe smell. It is not overly sweet or fresh smelling to me, rather it has a round warmth to it that has a dusky character.