Friction Night Her

Another affordable win for FCUK. This flanker, due to its notes, and my love of the FCUK scents I've gotten, really didn't surprise me when I received it today and spritzed it on. The pepper and bergamot really leaped forward in sultry spice fashion with he Jasmine and Musk following quickly behind. As with most of their scents, the Unisex qualities are very pronounced, this one being exquisitely dark and sultry in its atmosphere. Unlike many scents, this one actually details each note as displayed here during the run of it's dry down. From the Pepper to the Fig to the final listed woodsy notes, each note can be identified, which I found pleasing, as many scents I have found seem to have notes listed that I cannot identify in the scent, or notes in the scent that I cannot find listed. This scent certainly feels fall/winter and dusk/night. Without being heavy or cloying, this scent manages to illuminate thoughts and feelings of a night out, or a moonlight stroll. It's warm, sultry, with a spicy flavor that seems best suited for nighttime activities, and says little to "Spring" or "Lightness" or even "Cheery"...leaning instead to the seductive, romantic, sultry and mysterious. The scent can be easily worn by either gender due to it's spicy and warm aura and I doubt anyone would question it's gender usage, be that a man or woman wearing it, neither would be looked upon as wearing something not meant for them and would probably be surprised that it isn't marketed as a straight up unisex scent, as it certainly is without any of the occasionally pitfalls of such a label. This scent pulls it off without any tricks or missteps. Very glad I gave it a try, and very glad FCUK once again lived up to my opinion of them as a fragrance house.

I was so sure this would list violet in the notes! It has something that smells like a cola note to me. There is something fizzy and effervescent about it but it has a super creamy sweet, tonka heavy drydown. I have a feeling that if you like American Cream from Lush, you will also like this one. Same with Pascal Morabito Pure Perle..... they don’t smell the same, but I get the sense that they could be related! American cream is a candied relative and Pure Perle is a citrusy relative! I might sound mad, but they all give me similar vibes!

I had this sitting unused in my collection for about a year, when I decided to give it another chance. After having a chance to mature a bit, this is a smooth, creamy, smokey, peppery fragrance that is actually really nice! I agree with those who compare it to cream soda. It actually reminds me of Versace Crystal Noir EDP. They both have creamy, woody, pepper facets to them which are really lovely.

I had heard of this perfume and after careful consideration, I bought it , for $20. I love unorthodox perfumes, and this one definitely doesn’t stray from that. It really does smell like a mixture of flat Dr. pepper & cream soda. Also, faintly, i get a pine note in it . Possibly a generic plastic smell somewhere in the mix. I do like it a lot, but not sure if i will repurchase just yet .

A very Christmassy gingerbread smell to me.