Les

I can see why people would smell this and get "old". To me, something about it is nostalgic. I agree with the lipstick/makeup mention- it does somewhat smell like a lipstick- but in a good way. There is a slight woody floral in it that makes me FEEL something. It is not your typical scent, it has layers and depth and a complexity to it most will not understand. It's subtly feminine, but makes me feel powerful. Reminds me what pages of an expensive book would smell like. I wear this to work on days I don't have the inner motivation, and it gives it to me. It doesn't project tot he point of being offensive to others, but you can smell it on yourself all day. It lasts, and I need that. I love this fragrance. It's a clean, floral musky and I usually am a gourmand/vanilla/patchouli girl. It's a perfect scent to wear at the end of winter, heading into spring and even into springtime.

How have I gone without reviewing this? This is a super easy reach for me, and before I got deeper into perfume collecting, I considered it my signature scent. It's the perfume that proved to me that I do, indeed, like perfume after thinking it wasn't for me for years. When they discontinued it, I panic bought three bottles and then bought two again when they re-released it with the new formula (which, by the way, smells like a cheaper more brash version and I have one for sale if anyone wants it). I don't pick up the ambroxan at all, which is lucky for me because I am extremely sensitive to it. On me, this smells mostly like osmanthus and pomelo with a mossy, earthy background. It's sort of leathery and floral, but very fresh. Gross bonus: it smells even better when you're sweating.

Lower East Side. The reviewer Hooty22 hit this on the nose. I think this fragrance was designed to smell that way and to me it’s so so comforting. I noticed it with the candle I bought so long ago but when the fragrance was announced I didn’t want to be disappointed. So I saw it was on sale and bought a travel size. Immediately ordered a big size! This smells like black hair care to me lol I know that sounds odd but it does and you should get it before it’s discontinued! Live with it let it speak and it will tell you a story

Something about this smells vintage, like vintage cosmetics. I think some people will assume that translates to grandmotherly, but I don't feel that way. It reminds me of my mom and tubes of lipstick and powder compacts she had when I was a kid. I admit that the nostalgia this elicits for me contributes to my love for it, but I also think it's a lovely musky, clean girl scent that Glossier You wearers will love.

I get baby smell from this. Lactonic and cozy, but not too warm. I love pink pepper scents, but this one is so different from those I'm used to, much softer. I see why some say it smells like makeup, it's very fresh kind of like makeup/baby wipes and little waxy like lipstick, but to me it is more fresh than powdery. A creamy, fresh skin scent; these are my favourite. I will consider this for a signature scent.