06. Sesame Shower

REALITY : Opens like you just opened a jar of tahini—nutty, intense, almost unsettling at first. Then, within 40–60 minutes, it melts into a clean, musky, expensive skin scent (think spa-ish) and quietly erases most if all memory of sesame. THIS IS NOT SWEET, not a gourmand in the traditional sense don't let the cookie note fool you—but still technically edible-adjacent. Also... I smell no cookie. REVIEW 🦪: I am convinced this is an IT GIRL scent that may never reach the masses. This gave me the exact same emotional reaction as when I first smelled Glossier You in October 2017—the original batch. It was sharp, not crowd-pleasing, unique, and slightly masculine—like pencil shavings and powder. It was confusing. It was bold. It felt wrong in a world where most university students smelled like Flowerbomb, Prada Candy, or some fruity VS body mist. And yet, it worked. This isn’t how it is today, where You is synonymous with a soft skin scent—believe it or not, it was a bold wear in the early days. It carried that “boy beat” energy: fresh, clean, unisex, promising to smell like your boyfriend’s sweater. The first day it came in the mail I wore it to my part-time job and was told I smelled like a “handsome man.” I’ve called it my Handsome Man fragrance ever since—and I’ve sprayed my actually handsome brother with it just as much. This is that same energy. Sesame Shower opens like a red flag. You spray it and think: tahini? Why is this rated so high? But then it does something very sneaky. It settles into this intimate, clean, nutty-ish musky skin scent. Like fresh skin, expensive soap, and warmth. The sesame doesn’t disappear—it transforms. It becomes this creamy, almost-textural softness that makes the whole thing feel human. The best way I can describe it: it’s your first boyfriend’s sweater...if he spilled tahini on it, panicked, handed it to you, and you somehow cleaned it perfectly—but the memory of it stayed behind in the most comforting way possible. It’s weird. It’s unnerving at first and again It works. Give it a MINIMUM of 40 minutes before you make any judgments on this fragrance. If you judge it too early, you’ll miss the entire point. Longevity is about 7 hours on skin for me but I did spray my sample on the back of my hand up close and it was dripping down my arm.... I bought a full bottle a day after sampling. And I see longevity is hit or miss. My sample is STRONG For context: I am not a nutty fragrance person. Honestly, I was afraid of the notes. I gravitate toward soft, powdery musks, tea notes, citruses and verdant, slightly sweet green fragrances—anything niche that tells a story really. This feels like a hidden secret of a fragrance. I’m genuinely floored that Sesame Shower is getting attention—but not nearly as much as I would expect for something this unique. Grab a sample of this fragrance if you're bored and love refined beautiful unique fragrances.

Sesame shower says it all. I was expecting to like this one the least out of the trio sampler I tried but ended up falling in love. It’s GORGEOUS. This isn’t like smelling fresh or toasted sesame seeds, this is a bit more of a gourmand sesame undertone, think sesame cake or sesame latte! So refreshing, so mouthwatering but not sweet and cloying. The “shower” isn’t traditional sudsy, soapy shower either. It’s so light, and a wonderful your-skin-but-better scent with an extra oomph from the sesame cookie top notes. Absolutely lovely.

This is a clean amber base with a hint of gourmand. Sesame shower opens with a sweet nice scent of toasted sesame and vanilla just like a fresh bake cookie. After ~5 mins dryed down to an clean amber scent. I can still find a hint of sweetness if sniff close to the skin. I wish the sesame scent could linger longer. The floral amber base is clean and easy to wear. The price is a great value.

This is such a cozy and beautiful gentle gourmand. You really get the nuttyness of the sesame. I dont pick up the florals but the cookie note gives it a cocoa powder vibe. It's slightly powdery and resinous and fades into a delicious musk that sits close to the skin. It's inoffensive. I a way this reminds me of Iris Cartagena from Bon Parfumeur but without being nuclear like that.

Warm, bready, toasted sesame. Slight floral powdery sweetness in the background. Gentle and pleasing. There's something synthetic/industrial in this but not in a bad way. A "clean" gourmand is the best way I can describe this.