Wild Child

I've really grown to love the Good Chemistry line and have purchased 9 of their fragrances. Wild Child is a fresh, lively, vibrant, scent. It's sweet but in a highly tasteful way, so it's not sickening or cloying. I believe the bamboo gives it that somewhat woody note that's not awfully masculine or overpowering. The vibrant notes may be coming from the bergamot, but the coconut balances everything really well, so to me, no one notes stands out more than the other. Sillage and longevity are moderate-- I did find myself reapplying the Wild Child, which is not really the case with some of the other ones. I don't mind because I love it and it's inexpensive. I blind-bought this based on notes and reviews, so I'm super happy that I love it. I can definitely see myself repurchasing this once it's done. There are two things I really hope Good Chemistry will improve upon. 1) To label your products as Vegan means they should preferably have zero chemicals/harmful substances in them. Denatured Alcohol is the very first ingredient, which means there's plenty of it in each product. Given all the research, there are clear and legitimate concerns regarding what Alcohol dent. does to the skin, so hopefully, GC can find safer alternatives. 2) I hope they'll make lotions so the perfumes have even better lasting power.

I absolutely adore this scent. At first I thought it might be really close to Diptyque's Philosykos - but then I tested them side by side and realized Philosykos is much more green. Then I thought it might be close to Creed's Virgin Island Water - tested them side by side and realized Wild Child is much more green than VIW. So it's really somewhere between the two. All three notes play an important role - you really get the coconut, the citrus, and the bamboo - and they work beautifully together. Like an elevated B&BW Coconut Lime Verbena with a strong green note. Lovely daytime scent for warm weather. Longevity and sillage could be better - but I plan to get a full bottle and keep the rollerball in my purse. For the price, this is such a good fragrance. GET IT!

Just got a rollerball and am already placing my order for a full bottle. The drydown is dead-on for Arquiste's Sydney Rock Pool. Yes, at first spray, Wild Child is missing some of Rock Pool's saltiness (in favor of citrus from the bergamot), and the woodiness is less evident. After half an hour, though, I can't tell much difference. Unfortunately, Wild Child lasts about two hours on me; fortunately, it's practically cheap enough to bathe in (and Rock Pool, for its obscene price tag, doesn't last terribly much longer).

I don't get much coconut from this at all, unless it's the greenest coconut you ever did smell. I use the roll-on and the first sniff is very woody-green-spicy, like you're pushing your way through thick undergrowth and broke or crushed something fragrant. It gets sweeter as it dries and overall has a warm, sweetly green-spicy feel. It becomes a skin scent before long but I keep the tube at my desk and apply a couple times a day to enjoy the opening repeatedly. For the price it's excellent. Will buy again.

This fragrance unfortunately doesn't last very long on me but I still love it. I'd say it's a good blind buy. If you removed the bergamot the scent would be very close to Elephant by Zoologist in my opinion. The bergamot makes Wild Child ever so slightly more citrus-y and sweeter than Elephant. I have the perfume in rollerball form but I'm also going to buy the standard bottle. Worth a lot more than the (very reasonable) price so check it out!