Hema

I have seen a lot of people who are not usually that into fragrances get really turned off by this (especially the opening), but I must say that Hema & Fugazzi really cooked here. I do think the HDP reference is a little dated, but that is probably because this fragrance has been in development for a long time. In the opening you are blasted with pear, kind of how a pear note would hit in a sweet champagne or a 'Festini pear'. I can see how this can be offputting, but I do really like it. It is really really really high quality for the price. The pear from the opening slowly fades into the background and makes place for a rather elegant drydown. The drydown is a invigorating sandalwood skinscent, which is really popular as of right now (at least in the urban area's of the Netherlands). For 30,- this is super nice!

I was hesitant given the mixed reviews online, but it’s a limited edition (affordable!) collab between two iconic Dutch brands. It opens with a fresh and sweet pear scent, that quickly fades into a more mature, spicy woody base. I prefer the dry down over the top notes. It’s totally unisex, I think it could work (if not better) on men. Longevity is good, 4-5 hours after spraying l can still smell it.

Fruity fizzie opening, i can relate the comparrison with Captain fruit from BiBi, BiBi is sweeter than Hema. The dry down is 98% MiuMiu by MiuMiu (Akigalawood). Today is 26 Celcius in The Netherlands, perfect weather for some fruity woody goodness on me. I love Sugadaddy too. I bought 2 of these cute 30ml bottles. No regret.

Geweldige samenwerking van 2 Nederlandse bedrijven! Opent fris en knisperend om later meer warm en een tikje spicy te worden. Heerlijk parfum welke makkelijk draagbaar is en lang aanwezig blijft.

Someone said its like fruit captain by bibi and I can totally smell that but it's definitely citrus leaning