Fragrance 03 Blonde

Ok, I need to step in here. Blonde is not your best friend but not the bad rap it gets either. This fragrance is not for those who only like their purchase if “it got me so many compliments.” Not to say that it does or does not, but it’s not a fragrance to please others. This fragrance is moody as hell, and so am I. And some of you. Sometimes I won’t touch it. Sometimes I crave it. Mostly I’m careful with it, sometimes I spray it with reckless abandon on everything. I like the smell of leather, I hate the smell of raspberries, I find the smell of crystal rose something of the imagination. Together, they are strangers that I desperately want to flirt with. I enjoy the confusion it creates in the reviews, I feel like I understand it. I do get the idea of pickles, at the same time I do not smell like pickles. It is the color magenta, it starts off loud but composes itself quickly. it is only quenstionable for being not bad, but rather interesting and different. I have owned a full bottle for 2 years but was compelled to defend my strange and lovely friend after watching a recent YouTube review which ultimately decided this was terrible- but praised dedcool Taunt 01, which smells like warm crusty cereal milk. I have that unfinished sample myself. That spoke all I needed to know about the reviewer and their unfair take on a far less mainstream beauty. So I’m standing up for my mysterious friend. The one people want to know but are too afraid their vanilla friends will judge. I get it. Also, this is the only scent my fragrance-immune husband has ever gushed over multiple times- in which I am also am not immune to the good ole fragrance flattery myself. This is an extrovert smell loved by an introvert. The last review I will mention is that it has been called old lady scent, followed by “y2k.” That doesn’t hit, I was in high school in y2k and the fragrance of my time was Victoria secret love spell and Ralph Lauren in a teal bottle - which are constantly redone again and again. We call that timeless. Ultimately, you can be cruel to this strange baby but I don’t sense she gives a flying fluff about it.

I bought the dedcool sample pack and this is an unexpected love for me that took me by surprise. I typically prefer your skin but better scents – musky, airy, floral, marine, green, salty, clean sorta fragrances. I thought "Oh that smells sorta nice but a bit too perfumey, definitely not something I'd wear." I sprayed it on my skin anyways since I had the sample and sat at my desk to work. And I found myself sniffing my wrist, over and over again, as it settled into my skin. It's been four hours and I keep sniffing. I began to grow confused if I was smelling it because it was interesting, or if I was starting to like it. I jumped online and started reading reviews to see if others had the same reaction and I realized something. This scent, while definitely different than my normal go-to's, still incapsulates all of the things I typically love while not being any of those things. It's like, I'm outside and can smell the air, the concrete, the trees. I can also smell my own musky skin scent, maybe some lingering clean linen from my sweater, and a cool and beautiful it-girl walks by and I catch a whiff of their perfume as they breeze past. Blonde 03 smells like the perfume, mixed with the air, the concrete, the trees, the breeze, it encapsulates the moment. The longer I smell this and think of different things, the more I can smell everything in this. It's day and night, airy and sweet, sophisticated and mysterious, floral and leathery, feminine and masculine, fruity and spicy, clean and complex. Maybe I'm just new to fragrance and this is so cringey – but this is why I love fragrance so much. You think you know what you like, even going so far as having instant reactions, and then you take a chance and you're surprised – and it opens a whole new world of notes to explore.

I'm glad I waited to review Blonde because I have been totally perplexed by this fragrance. I bought the sample pack from DedCool a couple of months ago and I ended up favoring Blonde and buying a full-size of it with the intention to be used as a "signature scent" (now laughing at the idea that I could ever find just one), as well as a travel size of Fragrance 4 and Sunlit Blooms. I've had a bottle of Blonde for a few months now and I'm never drawn to wear it. I remember it as being a slightly edgier than normal scent, something you would smell on the cool girl next to you at the bar. Now it smells like old, vinyl booth seats and unripe tomatoes. It smells like you're in the bar at closing time and they turn the lights on. You look around and you see smeared makeup and sticky floors. The fantasy of the night has dissipated into a stale mist. When it dries down, it becomes an inoffensive but slightly stale green and violet. I want to try and find something to layer this with as maybe there is a way to bring out its potential? But definitely would not buy again. edit 5/8/25: i let this bottle sit for about 3-4 months and it feels so much more developed. i actually love it now. so much depth and nuance. beautiful suede and powdery violet. I have two theories as to why this happened: a) the flavors developed after four months b) the spring weather has brought out the real leather notes. again, probably will not buy again because I don't want to wait for a fragrance to develop but have been enjoying this as a go-to spring scent!

I love this perfume the more I wear it and it’s quickly become a fragrance I can’t imagine not having in my collection. Honestly, it’s hard to describe. It’s clean, but the leather makes it anything but ordinary. The violet+leather+raspberry is super interesting and unlike any other fragrance I’ve smelled. About 2 hours after the initial spray, the raspberry comes through, adding a subtle sweetness. It’s sultry, cozy, sophisticated, and smells of wealth. The performance is amazing. I sprayed it on at 3pm yesterday and at 7am, I still got distinct whiffs from my wrists as I was getting ready. It’s one of the best performing perfumes I have. From reviews I’ve read, most of the Dedcool perfumes are equally unique and have great performance. I’m anxious to try more because if I love them as much as 03 Blonde, I’m going to need another job. Which brings me to my next point...this is a great value. Most 30ml fragrances are around 90USD, so a 50ml for that price is great. Then, you add the eternal longevity, and this fragrance will last a long time. Even the travel spray gives you 50% more product (15ml) for 30USD when most others are 7.5-10ml for around the same price. I can’t say enough about this perfume and cannot wait to get my full bottle!

Truly fell in love with this perfume at first sniff. Dedcool Blonde is a clean, floral scent that manages to avoid becoming boring. To my nose, violet is the most prominent note. The violet is not overly powdery and instead is as comfortable and clean as fresh laundry, with an added sophistication from the touches of leather. The leather note is not overtly strong, it is more like the smell of a well worn in vintage leather jacket. Not the punchy strength of a leather store. I find a lot of more masc leaning scents really punch you in the face with leather notes. This is more gentle and truly just enhances the freshness of the floral notes. While the lightness of this scent makes it friendly for warmer weather, I can't wait to wear this in the winter. There is something about it that reminds me of the holidays. (perhaps it is the Juniper) However, I think it could easily be worn year round as a signature scent.

I grew up obsessively playing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and this smells exactly how the great fairy theme sounds. It's ethereal yet grounded?? I don't pick out a strong leather note, I mainly get violet, cucumber, woods, and raspberry (in the dry down). I'm not big on fruity fragrances that lean ripe but this raspberry note is like the skin of the raspberry with almost no "juiciness", which I personally like. I love connecting perfumes to games I've played and this is the perfect representation of my favourite childhood game. Side note: if you need a layering combo I highly recommend Bibliotheque by Byredo (disclaimer I have the oil perfumery version). It makes blonde a little warmer and a little less floral

Yep. Dead ringer for Byredo’s Black Safron. Dedcool is ever so slightly cleaner/lighter and not so heavy and sweet. I actually prefer Dedcool to Byredo. I mostly get violet and saffron here. And a little juniper which keeps it cool but doesn’t skew manly shaving products at all. I don’t find Blonde sweet at all, as other comments have mentioned. But it’s expertly blended. Nothing annoying or jarring in here, even though it definitely smells niche. Try before you buy, as it’s a unique scent that’s maybe not for everyone. But I happen to think it’s wonderful! My boyfriend who tends to have no strong opinion about perfumes loved this too. Sillage is good. Longevity is good. This would be great all year long.

OK yes, the comparisons to Black Saffron are spot on. HOWEVER, I prefer Blonde. Blonde is how I wish BS sat on my skin. Something about Black Saffron gets cloying, heady and saccharine. When I first smelled it, I was obsessed with it; it was dark, mysterious makeup vibes -- the complete vibe I wanted to project, but on the skin, it did not perform as that. It got too leathery and too syrupy. Blonde is such a lovely balance of Violet, Raspberry, Leather and Saffron. Those are the notes most prominent to me in that order. I love the dry down-- it's this soft, sweet, raspberry. Not to mention the price difference- I could never justify Black Saffron, but I would totally get Blonde.

For the sweet spice girlies, if I could live inside of the saffron note I would. The juniper berries are right at the top and are lovely, but dissipate quickly. I feel like I smell the saffron all the way down to the base. Understand people mentioning pickles if they're just sniffing the bottle but on the skin I've never gotten that note, however, there is an herbaceous quality with cuir, violet, and saffron. This is one of the only roses I've ever enjoyed and I think the sweet helps balance out the herbs. It's a daily wear for me and am on my second bottle.

This smelled to me, in order: like fresh newsprint, like someone passing you after they just smoked weed in the schook bathroom, like banana laffy taffy, and finally settles into "hanging out with the cool older girl and sitting passenger seat in her kind of shitty car and it smells like sweet perfume and leather seats and she changes into a mini skirt and a sheer top as soon as she pulls out of her parent's driveway." And yet, I love it! I'm not usually into leather smells but this one is fun and sexy

I'm a Dedcool addict, but this is my favorite scent. I don't know what it is about it, if it's the white woods or the leather mixed with the saffron that just makes this scent so amazing to me, but I'm OBSESSED. I rotate between too many frags to have a "signature" scent, but if I had to pick one, it would be this! It also lasts forever, and I never become noseblind to it. I hope they never stop making this, because though I've found similar scnets (Black Saffron for one) none are quite like this one.

I think this is what Slow Explosions by Imaginary Authors wanted to be. It's got the leather and the saffron that males them smell like distant family. But this is beautiful, leathery floral scent that is so sexy and cool. To me, it smells like a sexy vampire that got turned in the 80s. It's a little dark and mysterious. They're wearing a leather jacket, leaning up against an old car. When they flash you a smile, you can see the pearly white points of their fangs.

It smells like fresh aloe, and like it should be labeled something like cucumber melon. It smells cool and wet, like a bog. Everyone seemed to like it, it seemed like a definite “cool girl” smell, though anyone could wear this. It would pair well with a leather jacket or combat boots. The wear time is long and I can smell it on myself even without my wrist up to my nose. I didn’t quite get any specific notes, but it was still wonderful.

blonde 03 smells like the color lavender to me!! i didn't smell much of the leather and even the woody notes are faint, but the violet and saffron really take the cake in this frag. the muskiness makes it such a wearable, day-to-night scent, and it even has a green, almost citrus-ey vibe to me from the pomelo and vetiver. more of a dark floral than a blonde woods i'd say. forreal my go-to perfume-i feel like it's so versatile and fun!

I'm wearing Blonde layered with Dedcool Milk. I can't stop sniffing my arm...it's woody, floral, and leathery at the same time. Sexy and understated (as long as you don't overspray), it's almost masculine on me, but not quite. This combo will be in my fall/winter rotation. Edited to add: I’ve gotten so many compliments when wearing this. I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I do, which makes it full-bottle worthy.

This is my current favorite fragrance. To me it smells green and a little fruity but still sophisticated, I don't really get notes of leather at all. I smell the raspberry and something that smells like parsley (maybe that's the juniper?). It's become my go-to for days when I don't know what I want to wear but want to smell nice as well as days when I want to smell exactly like this!

What an interesting fragrance. To me, I get Matrix Biolage color last shampoo lol. It’s sweet, floral, leather and woods in a light way. I do not get pickles or vetiver (thankfully!!) which is interesting because vetiver is normally pretty noticeable and masculine on me. I wouldn’t expect to enjoy this fragrance but I really do, it’s my second favorite of Dedcool after Taunt.

So far this is my favorite Dedcool scent. After smelling Germaine Cellier's Bandit, I have developed a thing for leather notes. Unlike Bandit, Dedcools Blonde is decidedly lighter and less threatening than Bandit. There is something utterly orgasmic about the rose and leather notes. It's so gorgeous, I'm definitely buying a bigger bottle.

It's fresh and green. But also a light fruit. Think of the same vibes as an unripe green pear. The Pomelo is definately coming through. It blends well with my skin, and warms up to this sunny spring fragrance. Like a younger or more energized version of Taunt. I hope one day to get a bottle of this.

Smells like cigarettes, cosmos, and late night city life. Starts off with a strong hit of leather, then it fades into a deep, sexy floral note with the leather lingering in the background. Surprisingly addictive, but not for the faint of heart.