Loverdose

It’s strange - the scent I have worn the longest is the one I almost rejected out of hand. My first bottle of Loverdose was a gift at fourteen. I found it too “slutty,” too “girly”- yet I sprayed it in my room anyway, as if daring myself to find out who I might become if I wore it outside. The smell was overwhelming, cloying, almost suffocating - so foreign to my shy, quiet self that it felt like I’d stepped into a fantasy harem, a haze of sweet incense and performative seduction. I finished that bottle at nineteen. Bought another, and another. I am on my third now. For me, Loverdose isn’t just a fragrance. It’s a memory, a mood, a room where the purple curtains never open and the furniture is cheap IKEA painted in shadows. String lights blink half-heartedly overhead. It smells like late-night self-reflection - adolescent and aimless, curling up in the dark, letting the haze of vanilla and star anise fill the space I was afraid to inhabit. The star anise is the memory hook: childhood walks with my father, licorice eaten after the cinema, boots crunching on new snow on a dark December night. The licorice wasn’t even good, I never liked it, but the moment was sweet - bitterness cut with warmth. When I first started using Loverdose as a newly legal woman, it felt like a dare: a challenge to see if the scent that felt “too sexy” would make me feel vulnerable, even hunted. Instead, it did the opposite. It made me feel powerful. The cloying haze that once felt confining became something protective, almost regal: an embrace of purple silk, equal parts shield and invitation. Self-love, when you’re a broken girl in a broken world, is painful - but those blue-green bruises look good against heart-shaped glass tinted with poison colors. Years pass. What once felt too sweet, too much, mellows into something caramel-like, soft around the edges. The perfume doesn’t feel like a restraint anymore. It’s not a mask I put on for anyone else, it’s an accent I crave, a small indulgence I wear for myself. The memory of that shared licorice remains. Loverdose is no longer a test of my courage or a trap for the unwary; it’s just me: complicated, a little nostalgic, a little hungry for sweetness.

I have red loverdose and I love it,I also love the black one so this was a must try for me,today I received my sample and as soon as I dabbed some on my hand I was hooked!this is amazing! If you're looking for a liquorice/vanilla/anise heaven,this is The one..it's creamy,dreamy.delicious without being sugary,fresh in a special way..my nose is sticked to my hand..I desperately need to bath in it I can't even explain how much excited I am,after testing almost 400 perfumes I've just been this much excited a couple of times,so this can't be a generic scent I can see a little similarity between this and lolita but differences are more.more than any other perfume, it reminds me police blossom but loverdose is brighter This is as smooth and soft as angel's feathers,and veryyy yummy,and comforting and sexy and oh,I'm in love Highly recommended to vanilla,liquorice lovers Longevity is very good,sillage is just as I like,noticeable not just from so close but not also overpowering I can wear this everytime and everywhere but it's better in chilly weather There are very unique and high quality diesel scents,I should try the others too ❤❤❤❤❤ Edit:last week I received my bottle and there are some points I want to add First ppint is about it's longevity which is amazing.my skin is white and normal.most perfumes stay moderately on me(about 4,5 hours)I sprayed loverdose before night sleep.just two sprays on my wrists.I can detect it very easily next day.it becomes faint afternoon!so longevity is +12 hours! The other point is about it's opening.some people may find it medicinal or plasticy,I get that but make sure to let it settle down.I can't find slightest trace of plastic feeling after couple of minutes.I'm already addicted to this babe and I'm craving for liquorice delights all the days

I will begin by saying that this was a total blindbuy, based only on the reviews on Fragrantica and YT. Will it wow you? Maybe, only if you are at the beginning of your frag journey and your nose barely got used to more complex notes. This is a really good place to start with, as this overdose of love (pun intended) does indeed bare a resemblance to Alien and Black Opium and other ambery-vanilic-jasmine sugary fragrances. The DNA has benn done before, so you will not stand out in the crowd too much, but the chances that you disturb people with this fragrance are quite low (unless you stump across an Alien hater). However, the lions are not bothered by the opinions of sheep, so by any means, carpe diem with this fragrance. The opening is quite synthetic, with a pungent smell of alcohol prickling at your nostrils. Creamy vanilla and sugar is what I mostly get in the first 15 minutes. After that, the amber and jasmine come through and you get to experience a slightly (but only very slightly) more complex blend of notes. If you are afraid of licorice, I can only get a hint of it, nothing that is bothering, if such, it only compliments the fragrance and it gives it that kick, making it less generic. The stars of the show seem to be vanilla, amber and in the background sits the jasmine quietly. In its full drydown, it gets more warm and keeps a steady vanillic pace. In my humble opinion, I think men would like this. It is sexy but not overly so, it is warm and inviting you to hugs, it gives me bad-girl vibes. Overall, it is ok for the price, if you get it at a discount.

GOURMAND HELIOTROPE with Licorice & Jasmine Opens with a sweet burst of lightly sparkling mandarin with a spicy flare from star anise, that deepens into a white-floral heart of jasmine & gardenia that has powdery, sweet, spicy, violet & licorice tones. When I take a step back, I get an abstract heliotrope (nicknamed "cherry-pie flower" with baby powder, vanilla, almond extract & licorice tones). A nice cross between Black Opium Yves Saint Laurent & Hypnose Lancome. Requires several months of dark storage after first sprays to develop performance and true scent. Comparison to Daarej Rasasi: Similar vibe with heliotrope represented with licorice & white florals, but Loverdose is sweeter and leans a bit more to the soft-spicy-musky, while Daarej leans more to the cherry facets of heliotrope. Daarej is inspired by Hypnose Lancome, while Loverdose is closer to Lolita Lempicka. Having said that, these 2 are quite similar IMO. Roughly equivalent performance. Performance: slightly better than average but this will never be a powerhouse - has a relaxed vibe. Performance can be boosted by layering over Molecule 01 (or homemade Molecule 1 = iso e super plus perfumer's alcohol in a glass spray bottle), Great value - it's a love for me. Enjoy! Update 11/02/23: After this has aged a bit, I get the comparison to Black Opium, and for an oversimplified description, this is like a softer musk version of Black Opium, or halfway between Black Opium & Lolita Lempicka. Love it!

I smelled this for the first time about a year ago, and ever since I've been in love with it, but never could find in stores around me. Earlier today, I finally got it! To me, Loverdose is a warm/spicy, slightly powdery, black licorice scent with hints of vanilla. I believe the slight spicy powder I detect is the amber or the woodsy notes? Maybe a little jasmine, but I don't really get any gardenia or much orange scent from it. The vanilla isn't a overpowering note, either. I know some scents dry down to almost pure vanilla, but Loverdose keeps it's licorice or star anise notes strong. If you don't like the smell of black licorice, you most likely will not like this because Loverdose smells exactly like black licorice. I don't consider this "generic" like some call it, off the top of my head I can only thing of two fragrances that are supposed to have a prominent licorice note. Pink Sugar, which I personally can't smell any licorice in and Lolita Lempicka which I've never smelled. It's not the "generic" fruity sweet, or tooth decay sweet. Sure, it's probably not the most groundbreaking unique fragrance but it's definitely NOT generic imo. I feel like any age could wear this and rock it. I think it would be fine to wear in day time, but I think it would really shine at night. I think I'll end up wearing this perfume regularly, I can easily see it becoming my go-to fragrance.