Fruity Brown Sugar

I blind bought this and was worried because the comments on here are you either love or hate this. But luckily I was pleasantly suprised to really like this one. I think a more appropriate name for this would have been floral patchouli because its very patchouli forward but I'm a fan. Starts off bright and fruity/floral. I can luckily smell the raspberry note along with white florals. The berry note plus patchouli combo reminds me quite alot of the berry note in Blackberry Lily by 7 virtues. Very quickly this turns to a sweet but earthy patchouli. I'd even call it a slightly dirty patchouli smell but the sweetness and florals really balance it out and make it smell expensive. A very "perfumey" scent and it is very reminiscent of traditional scent structures like what you'd expect from dior. This is fun and flirty while also classic.

On my skin this is a citrus and brown sugar, patchouli-oakmoss bomb. I don't get any of the head notes but this is normal for my extremely dry skin. If you love patchouli and oakmoss, especially vintage 70s, you might like this. If your skin is quite dry and mature you may think modern chypre adjacent. I love it because of how it performs on my unusual skin chemistry. I personally wear this most often in the summer. This is when chypres perform the best. The heat really pulls the patchouli forward. When I spray this on a test strip I get some fruity waste of my time and energy. It's fruity but not in a Trésor la Nuit or even Erba Pura way. Immature. College student who parties a lot. Many times I wonder why we bother with reviews at all. Everyone's nose and skin chemistry are so different.

It’s been a long time since I smelled the real Mon Paris, but I remembered liking it when I worked at Ulta years ago so I figured this was a safe bet. Ngl, I love dossier because I can get several perfumes for the price of a designer one and I’m not made of money. Is it spot on the same? Probably not, but this $30 smells pretty dang good compared to $100. I love this one. Smells fresh and bright and lasts a long time on me.

parfait!! a great dupe, the drydown isn't quite as creamy as the original mon paris, but i actually quite enjoy it because it means that the top/heart notes of the fruitiness and woodiness stay all day. it's really hard for me to find woody fruity perfumes that don't turn into just straight vanilla at the end of the day, but this has a gorgeous herbal quality to it that makes it super unique and beautiful.

Love this, and it is so cheap! I get more sugar from this, compared to Mon Paris, and a sparkling champagne with berries. Strangely, I get more compliments from this than I do Mon Paris.