Sci Fi

I was looking for a vanilla-based perfume that wasn't too sweet for spring/summer. Most vanillas are heavy, making them harder to wear in the warmer weather. I picked this up and wow, it is perfect for what I was looking for. The green tea and bitter orange really tames down the vanilla. It gives it a nice freshness that isn't aquatic, and doesn't smell like laundry detergent (both of which I do not like). It's more like a brightness with the citrus and green tea. All the notes are really well blended and though it has a freshness, you can still smell the vanilla. On my skin, the bitter orange and vanilla really stand out, and I get a creamsicle vibe. I absolutely love the smell and taste of creamsicles, so I definitely don't mind. But again, it's not sickly sweet at all. It has just the right balance of freshness and sweetness. Perfect for the daytime - it's not loud or offensive. It has a nice scent bubble that wraps itself around you. I would wear it in the spring and summer evenings too if it was hot enough. I really don't see it as a fall or winter scent at all, unless maybe it was layered with a stronger vanilla like Kayali Vanilla 28. I can't speak to longevity yet, as I only just got it, but I can update my review when I have a good sense of it.

It may not sound special based on the notes, but to me this is a uniquely beautiful take on a tea scent (although the name Sci Fi and the blue color of the juice don't necessarily fit- why couldn't they have made this green?!) I'm surprised to read that there are people who don't smell green tea, because for me it's almost as prominent as the bitter orange. On paper it is kind of creamcicle-y, but on my skin the tea really sings, along with juicy orange and a little bergamot. The underlying sweet vanilla base rounds out the bitter notes nicely, but isn't warm or boozy at all- it's more of a subtle cold, ice cream-y vanilla that stays in the background. I think people who don't usually like vanilla-based fragrances might still really like this one. Although SciFi is light and fresh, I get surprisingly decent longevity. If you've ever tried Good Earth's Matcha, Sencha, and Orange Green Tea (this is a boxed tea, not a frag, haha) it reminds me a bit of that. It's also a little like the sensation of walking into an air conditioned bubble tea shop on a hot summer day.

This fragrance to me has such a rainy weekend morning vibe - it’s fresh, but warm, but not in the same way as a cookie. Despite having both orange and vanilla notes, it doesn’t smell like a creamsicle. That would be too obvious, right? Instead, you get more of the orange rind, combined with the green tea to create something kind of bitter. The vanilla first serves as a supporting note to give some depth to those fresh, bitter elements; but when those start to evaporate, the roles switch - the vanilla is at the front, with the leftover bitterness from the citrus and tea supporting it, keeping the vanilla from getting too syrupy sweet. I love how this develops on my skin, because it takes me on such a journey, but I just wish it lasted longer. If I can get it on my sleeves or the collar of my shirt, it lasts a while longer. I like to wear it all year round, but it’s especially refreshing in the summer. It’s a more casual, daytime fragrance, perfect for work (as well as a rainy weekend morning, as stated above!) so in my opinion, it’s a great signature fragrance.

I love this. On my skin, it’s sweet, creamy, and extremely orangey. Orange can come off a bit like cleaning products or essential oil but here it’s more like the smell of peeling fresh mandarin or clementine oranges. I can also detect a crisp, refreshing green tea note and a base of cashmere which happens to be my favorite synthetic “cozy” note as well as an almost lactonic vanilla. The result is really unique and absolutely fantastic on hot days. I hesitate to compare it to creamsicle, it’s smoother and more glamorous thanks to the tea and freesia. The magnetic cap bottle is fabulous and probably one of my favorite atomizers I’ve ever used. I appreciate this brand for the longevity of their scents as well—just like Bee and Fable, this has amazing lasting power. The projection is modest at arms length, leaving a subtle trail, but this stuff stayed with me for 8+ hours including a bike ride on a 94 degree day. It’s an easy favorite and it would probably work well in any season but it’s especially perfect for summer.

This scent is unexpected, refreshing, and really versatile. I am a lover of warm spicy scents and vanilla, and usually cannot find a fresh spicy that works for me. This makes finding unisex summer & spring fragrances quite difficult. Enter Sci-Fi by Ellis Brooklyn. The vanilla and bitter citrus notes hit you hard right away, followed by a swift undercurrent of fresh pine and greenery, then a tiny wisp of honeyed sweetness coming from the freesia flower. The green tea note helps resolve everything, with its bitter grassy note that plays well with the warm creaminess of the vanilla and mellows thanks to the lemon and orange. Altogether, this fragrance gives the impression of drinking a frothy, cool matcha latte with a wedge of lemon generously squeezed into it, while sitting outside in a dense pine forest in the early spring. I love this scent and will return to it often during the warmer months.