3+5 Extrait de Parfum

3+5 opens creamy almonds and white florals with hints of juiciness. Not so woody but light and cozy. A stand out scent for me here is that distinct pimento that I am familiar with. It’s not a “spiced” smell but more of the scent of peppers minus its spicy seeds. It’s not your regular pepper because I feel pimento has a distinct scent on its own. Surprisingly, the sandalwood in 3+5 is unlike the usual “pencil shaving” scent you get but this is creamier. An addictive beautiful scent that I find myself sniffing over and over. Luxurious but comfy and cozy. Laid back but glamorous. 3+5 projects moderately, a quite intimate scent bubble with moderate scent trails that actually lasts for quite a long time.

This is an amped up version of Dior Hypnotic Poison. Here, the tuberose is very present and on my skin, this makes it aftershave like instead of that hypnotic poison root beer like aspect... It’s lovely but it’s not for me. Tuberose is just not my thing, unfortunately...

Smells like the old school hypnotic poison before it was reformulated. However this lacks that body and seductiveness of hypnotic, it doesn’t project nor does it have that addictive quality hypnotic used to have.