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This is one of the most interesting and lovely scents I've ever smelled. The first 5/15 seconds have a very strong wave of durian/jackfruit smell. If you've never eaten either fruit, you might be put off by it but if you've smelled fresh durian it doesn't give off the same rotten trash smell- think more overripe jackfruit mixed with durian. After the initial spray, it instantly transforms into a tropical, fruity, milky/custard scent, I love it so much. It smells so intensely tropical and creamy, I definitely get the condensed milk note mixed with avocado and the lime peaks in and lightens everything up a little. The dry down is also lovely in my opinion- I still get the sweet milky nature of the condensed milk but it becomes more grounded with the amber note. It's lovely on my skin and after a few hours of wear it becomes more like a skin scent. Lasting power is not bad either- the bright tropical notes last for 2ish hours on me but the dry down lasts for quite a while on my skin (albeit subtle). I love this scent, it reminds me of Vietnam.

i love this perfume sooo muchhh! durian ice cream with sticky rice coconut milk.. my god please make it last longer. The durian’s gone within an hour and what’s left is an intimate sugary smell. I had to reapply so many times.

i like what this smell does. first whiff is SO durian which on its unpleasant side registers as hot garbage juice to me. HOWEVER; if you’ve stuck long enough with the fruit, you know that once you get past that strange off putting rotting smell and eat it, you may start enjoying it and associating it with something more creamy, rich, delicious and subtle. eventually as you come to appreciate it, scent does a 180 in your brain. this perfume does just that, because i thought i was past the stage of hating durian smell, but i actually frowned in displeasure when i first sniffed this. 15 seconds in and the foul aspect of durian is gone, replaced by something creamy bright and delicious and i started wondering if i made up the stench or if my nose & brain just needed acclimating. this is such a complete and fun illusion of growing to love durian and i’m here for it. my one downside is that on me the avocado-condensed milk & keffir lime note sort of smells like one of these cheap 90s paper wrapped chewable fruit candies and i dont care for it much. i see what james was going for but i find it slightly lacking in the savoury lactonic/creamy dept for a durian and a bit too much on the zesty agrume & sweetness. it leans too sweet for me in the end. but no matter this is unique and fun to experience if you’re thinking of getting a sample for the hell of it, do it!

I hate durian, so why do I like this? The opening smells exactly like durian, but the stink dissipates and I’m left with this fruity tropical creamy scent that I’ve never smelled in a perfume before. It’s only a faint durian, and it also reminds me of ripe jackfruit. Jackfruit has always smelled like a less offensive cousin to my nose. The lime lifts everything to an appropriate extent, ensuring the heavier notes don’t overwhelm and become cloying. It’s definitely more faint than some of the other fragrances in this house. The first hour of this or so is so so beautiful, then the brightness starts to fade and it becomes more ambery with a perfumey undertone to it. Not huge on the end dry down, but it doesn’t stop me from digging this. Now this is a work of art!

To me, this smells exactly like durian or jackfruit flavoured pastillas (a Filipino dessert made of condensed milk, milk powder and sugar). I like it. But that's because I have grown to not mind the smell of durian, especially after migrating from the Philippines because the smell now just reminds me of visiting extended family relatives in our ancestral provinces when I was a kid. It's nostalgic for me. But I wouldn't get the full size because the dry down is a little bit too much of a heavy musk for me. The longevity is also not the best amongst the d.grayi fragrances I have tried.