Blue Talisman

Man, fragantica really smokes something. How the hell is this a feminine leaning fragrance? Oh come on. Fresh, slighty fruity pear, smooth ambroxan-musky-heavy fragrance, with a woody drydown that screams masculinity. The ambroxan here is the clear example of you going anoxic from time to time but it is doing its work beautifully because people smell you by miles away. Fulfilling its purpose of one of the beastly compliments getter fragrances out there. Can't believe how many compliments I have gotten from this, and I am not that into compliments (I don't seek it like some people who get upset about it and judge fragrance solely based on whether they receive complaints or not). The musk enhances the airiness. It makes the fragrance much more complex than people give it credit for. Like in no way in hell this is that simple or basic. The idea is simple but there is enough depth, quality and complexity in here to somehow justify its outstanding price but of course I would go for discounters. The woody drydown, screams Jordi Fernandez signature. The usage of the cedar note and how it is blended here smells really similar to the cedar in Lucius by Fragrance Du Bois but lighter and accompanied by other slightly earthy woody notes that smell something like pachouli but it aint it; I imagine it is the Akigalawood doing its thing; Clearly noticeable. Performance is phenomenal. But again, you go anoxic or lose the sense of smell with it, sometimes which may confuse some people. This does not happen that much to me because of the way I spray fragrances. I mean, I don't spray on neck, but clavicles accommodated with fabric; frabics also help make the ambroxan much more noticeable. is it overrated? I first I thought so, but the more I use it the more I'm convinced the hype around it is clearly justified. Also, the extrait version, kind of like make it deeper and sweeter, almost a bit gourmand-floral but looses its appealing in my opinion. That one is a slightly more feminine version of the EDP. What about the dupes? Bunch of them; the infamous Art of the Universe, Turathi Electric (way sharper) for example, none of them come close to this. But if that satisfies your needs, and you lazy nose thinks of Blue Talisman as simple and lacking complexity, then yeah go for the dupes and enjoy them.

Fragrance Journal Entry #200 This will be my final fragrance review. Before i get into the scent i want to explain...i told myself once i've owned/sampled 200 fragrances that i would be done. This hobby is a blackhole, it's a never ending hunt for "the next best thing". I've decided to simply enjoy the ones i already have and get rid of all the ones that rarely get worn. Do yourselves a favor and set a limit, once you hit that limit then log out, unsub all influencers and invest your time and money into more prosperous endevours, this addiction will never fill that void. The biggest problem is there's about 2 major brands (L'oreal & Estee Lauder) that control the entire designer market, they own at least 80-90% of the fragrance releases giving a false sense of competition. This eliminates the need to create unique artistic scents and instead everything feels akin to everything else while the prices continue to rise...they are charging $200usd for new releases and it's the purest form of corporate greed i've seen. All that in combination with the oversaturated clone market is just over whelming. Thank you to those who followed my journey, i hope you found my reviews informative..just remember scent is subjective. Sorry of some seem rushed or lack depth, i've been burnt out on the whole "fragcom" thing for a while now. Now as for Blue Talisman... This stuff is incredible and it's my all time favorite scent, the perfect modern blue fragrance that doesn't get boring, mass appealing, long lasting and yes even unique. It's a sweet synthetic pear, floral ambroxon scent that checks all the boxes. You can wear it anytime anywhere and it just works...with all that said Maison Asrar makes a clone that's probably 95% close so if this is too pricey just grab that one, but i do prefer BT. Rating: 10/10 Blind Buy Safe? YES

I bought a decant of this a while ago and didnt really give any thought to it other then sweet pear and sunscreen. BUT, i came back to the decant, and couldn't stop sniffing my damn hand. Something clicked with this frag, and knew i needed a full bottle. Bought it off Olfactory for 310 USD for the 100ml so a little below retail. This is a sweet, fruity, musk scent. Im a sucker for that sedly/vibrato fizziness, this has a slight ginger fizz to it. Im also a huge sucker to orange and orange blossom, so its this very refreshing citrusy orange thats paired with the sweet pear (ha). It is unisex, which isnt bad, i personally would want it to be a little more woody but thats just me. Its bright and uplifting, and slightly blue, fruity, soft and musky. If i wear to create my own fragrance i would pull alot of inspiration from Blue Talisman. Its like mixing Musk Therapy with a sweet realistic pear, and adding that slight uplifting fizz to it. I love it, you could wear this out, your bf could wear this your gf could wear this, its bright and genuinely perfect for any occasion in the heat. i personally wear to work, school, the gym or just going out. Im biased ik, but I love it. 9.5/10 Scent 7/10 longevity 5/10 price overall 8.5/10

Love this, instant daily wear/dumb reach for me in the summertime or any warm/hot days. Sprayed this and the extrait on and after an hour I preferred this over the extrait so I got the EDP. I think the extrait might be more wearable year around, I could see it in the winter/cold weather even, so I might pick that up in the fall too because I really love this dna (but owning both is probably redundant). The EDP felt really airy/refreshing and the extrait felt like 'denser' to me. Definitely see a lot of people coming down hard on this fragrance in the reviews for influencers shilling this one, but I don't have an instagram/TikTok so I don't feel like I was riding the hype, I think it really is a great fragrance. Really unique, to me at least (I am admittedly not super knowledgable/researched on fragrance, I just smell a bunch and buy what I like). Longevity is really good. In my top 3 for warm weather fragrance for sure. That said, definitely would like this to hit the discounters, and I wouldn't like stretch your budget to get this, its great, but there are cheaper fragrances that aren't the same, but just as good in other ways (I'd say the same about almost any fragrance over $350 for 100ml though).

I've loved this fragrance for awhile, but could never justify a full bottle purchase. Tried a few dupes, but they never got the formula right, and the few I tried ended up being too strong on the cloying citruses, smelling like air freshener residue in Uber rides. However, I kept on going through my samples, until I finally decided to bite the bullet on the EDP over the extrait, which a lot of other commenters seem to suggest doesn't really share the exact characteristics of the EDP. I'm not really sure what people are talking about with the legitimate fragrance smelling like soap, cheap air freshener, etc. It's a distinctly refined, fresh fragrance, with a piercing, addictive quality-maybe because of the ratios of pear and basenotes. Almost aquatic, so it leans ever-so-slightly masculine over pure unisex or feminine. Anytime I've smelled it on others, 'in the wild', I immediately, internally reflect on just how much of a well-executed fragrance it really is. I generally try to avoid over-hyped fragrances, and quite often put off by more exoteric fragrances, but the attention to this one is completely warranted.