Firecraker

I’m absolutely obsessed with this perfume. It smells like your cool friend with a nose ring and a dog, who gives great hugs and will drive you to the airport at 5 am with Walk The Moon playing in the car. It’s summery and fresh, sort of androgynous, and youthful without smelling anything like what you might have bought at bath and body works when you were 16. It smells nice and clean but not sophisticated- when I wear it I don’t smell expensive, I just smell fun. I bought the rollerball and it doesn’t last too long- a couple hours, usually- but it’s cheap enough that I don’t mind reapplying throughout the day.

I have owned this for a few years and I love it. I smelt it on someone and asked what she was wearing and proceeded to hunt down a rollerball. (I think it’s dc’d) Anyways this is the l first time I have taken a look at the notes. I definitely pick up the vetiver (it’s leans super green and mossy here) and I get the “watery clean “ vibe of the lotus. No clue what star fruit brings to the party - maybe that little bit of tangy-ness that I feel. But I would describe this as a spicy clean earthy woody scent. Some of those seem to contradict but it works for me. Really fun and IMO 💯 unisex.

starfruit lotus + vetiver I have no idea how lotus smells. I kinda can think of what a starfruit smells like. And I don' even know what vetiver is. ( I googled it.) I definitely don't get a floral scent from the lotus....so it feels unisex. At first spray I didn't like it. Now that it's been on my skin for a while I can say I will like this one for summer. It feels like a sunny scent but also sexy for night. It smells "cool" and green, like being under a shady tree. I think what I'm picking up that is confusing me is the vetiver. Smells very masculine but not so much that I won't wear it and enjoy it. There has to be some men in my life that wear/wore vetiver. Other than me being stuck not sure how to describe it, it's nice. Dries down bright but smooth if that makes sense. At first spray I was not sold, but now I'm glad I got it.

This scent is mellow-creamy-sweet, sort of rubbery, sort of woody, sort of citrusy. I'd expected something much sharper & bolder from a name like Firecracker to be honest! If we're sticking with the theme, I'd call this one something like "Hopscotch" to convey how sunny, light, & playful it is. This feels like a fragrance a babysitter would wear (not a dig).

I like the scent better than I like the performance. I can’t believe it has only three notes, because a smoky incense or a faint oud seems to play a part, but it is not listed. My initial reaction is love at first sniff. No wafts when I spray my chest. A few moments later I have to put my wrist to my nose if i want to smell it again.