Mula Mula

This works well on my skin. The strawberry hard candy scent in this is artificial, but not obnoxiously so. Caramelized and candied strawberry, not the buttery caramel kind. Like Buberry Her Elixir with caramel instead. Bright touches from the help of the raspberry and a nice fresh but also sweet kick from the ginger. I thankfully don’t get peach. The oud is present and smoky at times, adding depth and strength, but not offensive compared to the extreme’s opening. Mula Mula Rouge Extreme has the slightly harsh leather, incense vibe like La Capitale. It was really between The Chronic, Rouge Extreme, and Mula Mula (this), all pretty good strawberry fragrances. I chose this because it’s just less smoky, with a cleaner leather note, and lasts fairly long on me. The whole line does really, even if the projection isn’t loud anymore some 4-5 hours in for this. It’s a great night out, dressed up or hot girl in general type of scent. Heels on with a long sillage. Too much and it may be offensive. I also prefer this when it’s cooler. Please keep in mind most people have no issues with La Capitale, and I like it as well. It has more of an amber base and performs better. I just pick up a harsh leather, on my skin, with my nose. The Mula Mulas, Xerjoff La Capitale and SHL Venom Incarnate are similar and all upwards $200, so no choice is really a bad one. They’re all worth the price and it’s just rare to find a sweet caramel, strawberry fragrance that smells refined for adults. Anything else claimed to smell similar is a lie lol it disappoints me when I try a more affordable niche brand and it doesn’t smell anywhere close. Worse, when it’s just an animalic, sharp, amber musk with fruity undertones. So I’ve accepted I will have to pay more for the scent I want and I have no problem with that.

EDIT TO ADD (1/28/23): I did find a dupe that is surprisingly close from Andromeda's Moon. DUA's was not it for me. They did not get the addictive oudy-note right and made it too vinegary almost. But AM has a lovely dupe. Really impressed with their Tihota too (which is definitely better than Dapper's dupe btw). In case anyone is wondering... ORIGINAL REVIEW: This is phenomenal. I have fallen in love with Byron fragrances. Mula Mula is great. I need to get (blind buy) Mula Mula Extreme. And I just ordered Mula Mula Double Caramel after loving the sample I bought... also Black Dragon is really good too if you like tobacco/vanilla types... So, from what I can tell is the more fruity/sweet/gourmand Byrons are very fun and yea a little synthetic but they are done well. The added oud note makes them very addictive too. They are well-blended and not easily duped from what I have tried. That addictive quality is not easily duped... I have heard people say that these perfumes smell "cheap" and I kinda agree but then also disagree. Because I have tried a lot of good cheapies and dupe/indie houses that have similar sweet fruity vibe - but they are just not as well-done as these. That is why they're worth it. The packaging is pretty, but the blend doesn't smell cheap. It's kinda like they are a more expensive/quality niche house trying to smell (cheap) sweet & fun. But it still smells like quality lol... does that make any sense at all?? I dunno. I adore it! And Double Caramel is even better and stronger than this one. Full bottle worthy for sure. One of the best fragrances I've discovered this year.

I really love this. It's fruity but not exactly sweet and the patchouli gives it a certain richness. At first spray, I pick up on the strawberry and raspberry—juicy, fresh and a little tart. And, though it's part of the base notes, I also get a bit of the patchouli. It's not taking center stage away from the fruits but it's definitely present. Over the next hour, a slight sweetness comes out that I assume is the caramel, which bolsters the fruit without making it cloying. After about two hours, the fruits start to fade a bit but never completely disappear, and the patchouli starts to intensify. It remains like this for me for most of the remainder of the wear, with the vanilla and musk emerging about six hours in. This lasted over ten hours on me and the sillage is strong. Overall, this is a wonderful extrait. I love that the fruitiness never entirely vanishes and that the patchouli adds some body and herbaceousness to it. I don't think I picked up on the spices or oud much at all, but I very much enjoyed it nevertheless.

Caramel, berries, peaches and cream grounded by the oud which pulls off slightly leathery rather than oud-like so don’t be deterred if you don’t get on with oud, this is linear, crowd pleasing & not especially complex, harsh or polarising. I’ve been trying to find a fruity scent that smells unique, expensive and “grown up” and this has finally ticked that box. This is a sexy, grown woman on a summer night she’s got long wavy brown hair and wearing a satin red dress. I got samples of this and The Chronic and was so sure this was my favourite but I think I’ve switched to the Chronic. Liquidamn seemingly literally created a fragrantica account to tell everyone as many times as possible that Byron is a dupe house...weird flex but ok. I’ll politely disagree as I’ve found the scents I’ve tried to be pretty unique and have great performance.

I know Mula Mula isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. It does lean a bit feminine and can obliterate your senses if you spray too much. My best friend told me it smells like stripper paint! Jokes aside, I’ve received the most visceral reactions from women when wearing this. If you want a woman’s attention, this will definitely do it! I get burnt caramel, strawberry, and a hint of oud. It’s 100% linear and am glad it doesn’t morph into anything else. Easily 10+ hours on my skin and just about an entire day on my clothes. Every summer I bust this out for a date night with my wife. 2 sprays is enough. Fall and winter is more appropriate but can be pulled off all year long in the right situations. Cheers!!!

This is really great! To me, this is suuuper similar to La Capitale, but in a more linear, simplistic way. I agree with another review below that Mula Mula is the more youthful, daytime version of the deeper, richer La Capitale. This doesn’t evolve much throughout wearing, but stays consistent and wears for a long time. Sweet strawberry, juicy peach, rich caramel and patchouli for me, with something that smells a little salty also (maybe the ginger?). I really like this, but already own LC so I’m not sure that I’ll invest in a bottle as I’m not sure a good collection would require both.

Beautiful scent. Especially after that first initial blast. Might purchase a full bottle, but I have to test the performance a bit more. I sprayed it on my hand right after I received my sample and it became a skin scent after about 4 hours, which is decent. So far so good. Update: loved it so much that I bought a full bottle. Only problem is that I seem to experience strong olfactory fatigue with this one. My nose tunes it out within minutes, which sucks big time :(

I've now owned this baby for over two years now and it's gotten even better and more well-rounded with time. It's less sharp and "messy" in the opening. I even detect a warmer note, smells like coffee. I still love it. Still performs well, I get about 4 hours of decent projection, but then it becomes a skin sent. It easily lasts 8+ hours for me. It clings much longer to clothes obviously. I'm not sure how recent batches perform mine is from 2018.

I bought some niche parfum and I get a sample Mula Mula becouse I asked something peachy. I never heard about it before. I sprayed to my wrist and gone to do my job. After ten minutes I started sniffing some ethereal indian insence smell- what the hell could it be??? I figured out this is my Mula Mula sample on my wrist- it's an adorable and unique scent for me, I think I will buy a FB! One spray is enough- it is strong and long lasting.

A fruity gourmand, caramelized peach. Reading the review i thought that this was gonna be a saccharine sweet perfume, but I don't think it's overly sweet. The opening however is a bit challenging for me, it smells nice, but i detect a dusty smell, like when we just return from a long trip, and the dusty aspect makes me close to sneeze... When it's over the smell becomes happier. Solid performance and longevity.

Fair warning to those who are sensitive to the musk used in Erba Pura, Tiziana Terenzi perfumes, Jasmine Wisp, Jardin Exclusif, and so on: this perfume contains some of that same sharp musk component. With that said, I'm surprisingly enjoying this perfume, despite it containing the sharp musk. The longevity on this perfume is insane, I can even smell the fruity peach top note hours after having sprayed.

Very fruity, and very sweet. I hesitated on this one because I assumed it would be too flat and boring. It is linear, but the sharper notes in here are doing a good job at giving the fragrance some zest. It helps it stand out a bit from the fruity perfumes you may have smelled at a Macy's. Very feminine to me in the opening, dry down is unisex.

I second Katheryn's post. I've owned this for a few years now and although I love the scent, I've always found it too feminine to wear. However, recently I've went back to it and it's become noticably more masculine, especially as it dries down. It's gotten spicier and I can even detect a bit of coffee in there.

I love this so much! Gourmand lovers dream! Super sweet caramel goodness and very strong too! It leaves an oily sheen on your body where you’ve sprayed so you know it’s full of perfume oil! Definitely feminine, I couldn’t see a man wearing this tbh! Scent 9/10 Longevity 9/10

Stop calling it a "brand of dupes," Byron is as much of dupe house as Xerjoff, Creed, Chanel, Dior, Armani. Everyone takes from eachother Byron has multiple UNIQUE creations. And guy, you don't smell no scratchy oud in this, you don't smell ANY oud in this.

Very sexy fruity addictive scent! Pretty good projection and lasting power. Definitely can see this as a spring summer scent for gourmand lovers. Fruity but has some nice oud. I think it can be loved by all ages ! Well blended

Hold on to your seat boys and gals. Definitely not for the faint hearted. When whoever gets a whiff of this it's over. I love the vanilla mixed with the fruity notes. This is amazing 10 out of 10. Get your nose on this one.

This really does smell like if you had lots of mula. Love at first sniff! That peach pops! And the oud adds REAL depth. Since it has oud, I would say get a decant or sample but it was blind buy worthy for me!!

Caramel, peach, vanilla, oud blended beautifully! This one is unisex all the way. Leaves such an invigorating and sexy scent trail. Sweet but not too sweet where it gets annoying. 9/10

Omg mula mula is such a gorgeous scent, the sweetness of the oud in the dry down is sooooooo goodi jus cannot get enough of this and I really like this the scent it’s too nice 😍