Red Dakota

Sudden fear hit his eyes. "Tex is coming," he mouthed, "and he's angry this time." You try to see where Jeremy's eyeline is so you can follow it to big, bad Tex, reminding yourself to square your shoulders and breathe slowly. Jeremy's looking down though. Way, way down. "This...is Tex...?" you ask him. Jeremy says nothing, frozen. "Tex is a beagle?" He nods. Tex jumps up on you, eliciting a small scream from Jeremy. "He smells so bad, like cleaning supplies, I can't!" You look down at bright-eyed, lemon-colored Tex, tongue lolling out of a big dog smile. "She," you correct him, "smells really pretty to me... like clementines and vague powder, soft wood maybe..." you inhale the fur around Tex's neck. "I clean my house with those things!" Jeremy screams. "Well... then I guess you and Tex aren't meant to be around each other," you sigh at him. Turning to Tex, you whistle, "c'mon girl, let's go find a full-size version of you."

this is my favorite citrus perfume. i wore this for the first time during a really depressing and dark night and the smell of the sweet clementines really brought me back to my childhood of coming home from school and immediately watching popularmmos while eating oranges/fruits. citrus smells to me are relaxing. it is SO good and i usually don't like citrussy or lemony smells. after a while of wearing it, it dries down into this super pretty floral which i believe is the gardenia. it is so 'princess-y' to me and it does make me feel feminine. this is 101% unisex tho. i just have personal associations for certain smells. 10/10 would recommend.

Obsessed with how strong and unique this scent is. Sharp, almost sterile citrus that projects several feet and lasts. My favorite summer scent; the perfect antidote to too much sweat or sugar. I’d say this is a bitter citrus. I love how it’s unmistakeable in its femininity without being two things I don’t favor: powdery (aging) or sickly sweet (childish). Not a safe blind buy as a fragrance like this will react strongly with different skin chemistry. Skin that turns scents sweeter may have rotten fruit on their hands. One note in the best way, like fruit for breakfast. One of my all time favorites that I reach for again and again.

Picked this up after reading the notes and I can confidently say this is one of my favourite fragrances of all time. I tend to lean towards more masculine, woody fragrances which smell delicious, but haven’t really fit me and how I present myself. If anyone has listened to much Lana Del Rey, this fragrance reminds me a lot of her music. Clementine, gardenia, subtle wood notes. It’s very much giving a Wildflower Wildfire, Dance till we die and Venice B mashup in my opinion. It’s fresh and light and makes me very happy to wear! Will absolutely be my summer go-to!

This one was pretty unexpected, for whatever reason I almost skipped on adding it to the discovery set. I'm quite glad I didn't. The opening is just so pretty to me. The clementine and woodsy notes are blended well. Gardenia is there but only for a minute or two. I absolutely adore how much staying power that clementine has. I could smell it even hours after spraying, way after dry down. really lovely scent. Side note, with a name like "Red Dakota" I was fully expecting an apple note of some kind, but clementine is acceptable too I guess!

This is so bright, fresh, juicy and happy! A super casual, easy to wear, sunshiny, citrusy floral. I don't wear this one enough - but every time I do it immediately lifts my mood and reminds me I should wear it more often! I love the way the clementine brightens up the gardenia - these two play really nicely together. Red Dakota has nice sillage and great lasting power too! Really enjoy everything I've tried from DedCool (my favorite still being 02). They are a really fun and exciting brand!!

not really getting clementine from this, but it does smell like grapefruit peel in the best way. can be a little strong at first but settles fairly quickly into a nice even level of astringent, slightly bitter, fruity tang. the floral note supports rather than overtakes the fruitiness. a very refreshing scent!

i am not a citrus scents kind of person because they always just end up smelling like cleaning supplies on me but the gardenia alongside it in this really balances the citrus on my skin and it smells so fresh and pretty! it doesn’t last very long though and stays close to the skin, i do wish it was stronger

There is something I just love about this scent. The first spray is bright, candy like citrus. It dries down into something musky and laundry-like but still a little citrus-sweet. It smells like a sweater that's been worn all day by someone you've got a crush on. I don't know how else to describe it.

the clementine is more reminiscent of sweet grapefruit on my skin. i am not usually one to be inclined to indulge in citrus heavy scents. more often than not, i find them to smell like overpriced cleaning supplies. but this... this is so juicy and edible, i absolutely adore this fragrance.

This scent is pure clementine peel, slightly bitter yet exceptionally bright. I find Red Dakota to be quite linear, but I appreciate that the clementine remains prominent for a few hours, unlike most citrus-forward fragrances where the citrus note disappears once they dry down.

What a surprise! I wasn’t expecting to like this based on the reviews. I usually enjoy citrusy and fresh fragrances, but many of them can come across as too green or pungent. This one, however, is bright and sweet, and to me, it doesn’t give off any cleaning product vibes.

Opens with grapefruit like it's a sunny Saturday morning and my serrated spoon has just broken through the skin of the grapefruit and the juice squirts out a bit. Dies down into the most lovely amber scent. I really, really enjoy this one.

I got a sample of this recently. The citrus is bright and sharp, with gardenia and woody notes. This seems like a very modern scent. Great for the office or for a sunny spring day doing nothing in particular. Very unisex. I like it.

This is one of my favorite scents to wear when I'm feeling energetic or want to project confidence. It's so light and refreshing and smells exactly like you've just peeled an orange. I get a lot of compliments with this one.

dedcool fragrances all have a strange smell in the base that i don’t love but this is by far their best work and one of the best citrus fragrances i’ve tried.

This is such a gorgeous citrus scent. It's a bit of a dirty citrus, but that must be the amber and wood note. It has been my summer scent and I adore it!

LOVE this! very springy/summery. it has a lovely citrus smell without being too in your face. although i don't know if it really fits me personally (i think it might be too bright and citrusy for *me*) i thought the lack of notes would make me not like this, and initially i don't care for the concentrated citrus but it does settle down and once it does, less really is more. i did reapply once in the middle of school because i felt like i couldn't smell it too much on myself, but i also could have just gotten used to the smell since its not super crazy and in your face once it settles in my experience. i also have noticed some people compare the scent to a citrus cleaning product - i *kinda* see it but thats only if i really think about it because its definitely not the first thought that comes to mind when i smell this. it does have a nostalgic feel to it for me; like you're a little kid at your grandparents house, exploring and looking around inside because its too hot and sunny outside. tldr: love this fragrance!! i do hope however to wear it more and explore the scents to see if it fits me however because im still not 100% sure how i vibe with it

I am currently testing this out. I can’t tell if it’s a scent I like. I am already getting the vibe that it’s more of a nighttime summer scent. Even though it’s citrusy, it has a darker more mature element. I sampled Jo Malone’s Nectarine fragrance a while back and while I enjoyed it, it wasn’t the right fit for me - too fruity. This fragrance has something that makes it slightly edgier. Juicy but sharp and slightly dark. It’s very different from what I usually wear, I think taunt might be my favorite of the Dedcool line. This scent will leave more of a trail than that one. I’ll update my review as the day goes on to see how it lasts and how the scent changes. Update: so I actually really like this. I’m excited to try it in the spring and on hotter summer days. I don’t get any of that cleaning product smell. By the end of the day I only smelled woody notes. But generally I think this is a pleasant smell, that challenges my comfort zone but doesn’t make me feel self conscious around others.

red dakota is a fragrance thats very reminiscent of citrus peels. my first impression when i spray it is pepper spice, but if it was somehow made of citrus. after it dries, it turns into more of an ambery lemony tangerine smell, which i really do like. i really like this fragrance because i haven't really tried/seen an amber and citrus perfume. sadly it does lack the wildberry scent too much for it to be listed as a note in my opinion. red dakota is definitely a one-dimensional citrus scent, so dont expect a layered masterpiece. that being said, i could see it being really solid for layering during the spring/summer when the weather is warmer. overall, red dakota is a nice warm orange and lemon perfume. i think its kind of expensive for the longevity and projection, since theyre both pretty mediocre, but i dont think its a waste of money. id definitely recommend it for a summery citrus fragrance!