Roman Fruit Sellers

My husband is a historian and years ago, he was so excited to take me to Ostia Antica, an archaeological site outside of Rome known for its really cool mosaics. We got there right from the airport, sleep-deprived, bags in hand, hottest time of the year. The return shuttle broke down for over 5 hours. They set up a tent for shade and handed out fruit, crackers, and water. The mood constantly shifted from awe, frustration, laughter, back to awe. It was one of the best days of my life. Drenched in sweat, eating bruised peaches and crackers, slightly delirious from jet lag and magically in two worlds centuries apart. I don't think this fragrance 'smells good' in the sense that it would smell like bright fruit and creamy wood. This is dark crushed fruit and wood and dust and heat and crowded bodies. There's a damn good chance that if it did not magically transport me to that day, I'd find it too dusty to handle. But that's sort of the magic of how scent impacts the brain, right? I can't believe I found this and that it fits that day so well. I had a good, happy cry over it. I will say that in 30 minutes, there is no smoky dustiness left and it's just dark, plummy fruit juice. I made sure to ask people because I thought maybe I'd gone nose-blind to the dust. Nope! It fades away.

Super Fluid Extract is another word for CO2 extraction. It delivers a very pure material with lifelike qualities. I find this scent very lifelike and not synthetic at all. Smells like a fruity vacation on my skin and lasts all day and night.

Absolutely love this, and the jammy strawberry has incredible longevity! Stop by the store in Venice Beach (on Abbott Kinney), it’s a vibe.

@Scent Detective To be fair...EVERYTHING from this brand smells like aroma chems to me 😅 However, "jam and dust" from another review is pretty on point, and not as bad as it sounds. It has a similar concept to Masque Milano Times Square with elements of decaying fruits, which is also better than it sounds, and I like 'em both!

My first batch bottle is now macerated enough that I can appreciate this. It's now sweeter and less screechy/synthetic that when I got it. With it currently being late fall and the air crisp, it smells great, fresher. It may also have affected longevity, just about 2 hours and then sits close to skin.