Frozen Flame

I was worried about trying "Target" fragrances that I got spammed with ads about from TikTok, but the 2000s-esque ad visuals suckered me in and the notes seemed cool so I went and tried it.. (I also started to notice Hawthorne had some serious perfumers behind their stuff) First whiff, I wasn't thrilled. Grew on me pretty quick though. It's pretty much exactly as they market it, its a very "chrome" and vanilla/woody scent that personally leans much too synthetically sweet for me but I still like it. Not that it smells like Babycat, but 'that' intense and unrelenting deep spicy sweetness is kinda present here, but it does fade into the drydown and I find the scent profile to be pretty unique and enjoyable. I got mine for 20$, I also got Night Swim which is decent. For the price, granted they're 50mls but parfum strength, I'd say Hawthorne is going to make a bit of a wave once more people hear about these. Studded Smoke smells a lot like Ebene Fume, turns out, same perfumer.. lmao. So Hawthorne is spending some money here, my guess is to compete with the influx of Middle Eastern houses everyone is buying from. Also, Santal Soundtrack from them isn't my jam but it is INTENSE and the smallest amount lasts on clothes stronger and longer than most "nuclear" niche frags. It was annoying how long that fragrance lasted on me after I tested it, if you like that DNA that's probably a killer deal. I like Frozen Flame, love the vibe the company is throwing out for the ad campaign, and I'll also be looking forward to new releases in the future

Listed notes: Black vanilla, chrome, and white cedar Presentation: I kinda like the chrome-plated bottle and the cheesy graphics the company uses. 50ml bottle. For a $25 USD fragrance that I bought at Target, this is blowing me away. I've spent much more money on much worse fragrances. The LAST thing I need is another vanilla fragrance in my collection but this was too good to pass up at such an affordable price. Hawthorne Frozen Flame takes a wonderfully cozy, warm, and pillowy vanilla note and wraps it around a fresh metallic sheen with a (slightly) woody backbone. Performance and longevity are both insane. I just wore this for the first time tonight, and I can still smell it on my skin after working a 12 hour shift AND taking a shower. I want to gatekeep this. This seriously deserves so much love and hype. It's an absolutely amazing fragrance at a steal of a price. Hands down the best supermarket fragrance I've ever tried, and quite possibly one of the best values in fragrance today. EDIT: This has some serious longevity. I could smell this on my shirts after washing them. In fact, it made most of my clean laundry smell like Frozen Flame.

Comfort in a bottle. Idk how to describe it in more words than that but that’s what it is. Last long with good projection but you can become noseblind to this a little easily. I’ve worn this before, literally could not smell it on my skin, but my mom still told me I smelled good. Everything from surround scent is good.

Mmm I love this one. It’s sweet, powdery, and soft. The metallic note gives it that “fresh” smell to it also. Really good cologne, one of my new favorites. also got it at target for 25$, only meh part is that it’s 50ml. Speaking of which I should definitely get some backups before they sell out. Solid blind buy

BLIND BUY #2: Amazing cheapie with niche qualities imo. Smells like eating a freeze-dried vanilla ice cream sandwich while you're floating in space. The metallic essence is captured well. Cedarwood provides a nice foundation. It's well-blended and underrated! Sweet, powdery, creamy, woody