Gucci Rush 2

This reminds me of that "Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes" scene (the only scene from the movie which I remember) where the two main characters are bickering on the beach over a cocktail and then later it turns out that the beach was just a simulation projected over walls of a sterile white room. Of palm trees planted in corridors of malls' luxury sections. Spreading a towel to suntan on Dubai's coast with oil rigs before you and unfinished skyscrapers behind. I was once caught by a downpour in a middle of a walk through Singapore's National Orchid garden, waiting for the rain to end in one of its white-glass greenhouses -- Rush 2 makes me think of that. It's cooling, green, behaves well in humidity. For some reason it doesn't remind me of air refreshers as 2000s aquatics usually do. Is it the bitterness? Lack of citruses? Whatever it is, other aquatics don't really inspire me, but I would love to spend a season somewhere like Taipei or Sydney or any other warm seaside metropolis with pair of vintage Dior ski-mask sunglasses and a 75 ml bottle of Rush 2. Rush 2 is reminiscent of OG Gucci Rush as it had inherited its predecessor's unashamed artificiality, that light sweetness of cheap plastic but it is very different in its mood. Rush (an eternal love of mine) is pointedly pessimistic, stuck in a melancholy it doesn't want to be taken out of. It sits alone on a tiled floor of a bathroom in one of those abandoned industrial buildings turned night clubs, gone a little mad, mumbling Baudelaire to itself as people step over its legs: l'Espoir, Vaincu, pleure... Rush 2? For some reason the start of R2 clicks play on the Azealia Banks' "Count Contessa" in my head. R2 is more like: "The world is ending? Okay, fine, whatever. Bring out your swimsuit skin, we are switching the server's ambiance to Fiji."

I have just written my impression on the GR 1. I was so afraid to smell the GR 2. If you know the flankers, you know they usually change few notes, but it is still the same DNA. LUCKILY, not with this one. While I have a bit repulsive relationship with the 1, 2 was love at first sniff. Aaaand.... I am going against the crowd again 😁 Repeatedly I am shocked at the reviews. GR is certainly NOT the younger sister of GR 1. On the contrary. They are not even at one family. To me, this is completely different fragrance. The notes are blended seamlessly. Yes, I smell berries, but not in a juvenile, teenagery, simplistic way, like perfumes in a drugstore 👎They are deep, dark, mature and have a distinct elegant undertone. I can smell a note that I can't name, which reminds me of those very sophisticated perfumes from my childhood. Somewhere around the 80-s. It brings me happy memories. I think my Mum used to smell like that note - maybe it was the formulation of her face creams. And I haven't smelled that note since then. (Sidenote: I do not understand why has perfumery changed so much. Those scents in the 80-s were so good!) Well, this is another great example that notes do not give you much clue. Go and sniff it for yourself. And no offence to Fragrantica reviewers, but you can discover that you can totally rely only on your own nose. Because you can be like me, the White Raven😉

I first wore this perfume back in 2003 and immediately fell in love. I had never been so drawn to a perfume before. It is perfect. I wish I could describe it better in words but it's one of those fragrances that doesnt have one major note that sticks out, at least to me. At first spray and for several hours later it smells the same, and then it wears off to a light musk. To me there is something watery about the scent, like freshly watered leaves and flowers. I don't get the black currant at all. I mainly sense a presence of palm and narcissus. There is nothing sweet about this fragrance, it is fresh but not in a citrus way, and floral, but not in the typical sense of floral. It's like I said, watery floral. It is just divine. I want to buy multiple backups so that I know I will always have this. It is such a unique fragrance, and every time I catch whiffs of it throughout the day, it just makes me love it all over again. I would say it is more of a spring/summer day time scent for everyday.

Dear GUCCI: PLEASE do not discontinue this scent as well like you did with the original Envy some time back (big mistake!). The combination of notes in this look distinctive and the (plastic I know!) bottle is simple yet alluring. I have yet to own this scent but the few people who own it LOVE this fragrance and is often considered as a fresher alternative to the original Rush (far too popular!). I plan on making this fragrance my next signature as this fragrance is also very hard to find in my country so I will smell unique (as I am truly a unique person!). Edit: I managed to score a small bottle of this at tkmaxx for about 27% of the retail price and the scent exceeded my expectations! I kept having to smell my shirt after I had sprayed this 3 times! This scent is indeed unique! Now I just want more! I have to keep looking where to find bigger bottles of this in order to keep my supply high!

I originally found this perfume in 2002 on a cruise ship. I was 20 at the time and I fell head over heels in love with it. I have since purchased half a dozen bottles even though it has long been discontinued. My last OG bottle has gone bad, sadly, but I am keeping it for sentimental reasons. I have since found a good quality fragrance oil dupe and have been wearing the heck out of it recently. Compliments galore. I get an instant mood lift when I wear it. Bright, cheery, fresh and watery. This is one of those perfumes where I cannot detect any of the notes individually but I just know that I'm in love with how it smells. I've never found another fragrance quite like it, so if anyone knows something that is remotely similar, please DM me! I will continue to use the fragrance oil dupe but would love to continue exploring other options.