Vidi

Had a tester of this I got at the Paris shop and absolutely fell in love with it. Came back home to find it is virtually impossible to buy in the states. I wish the Juniper Sling comp was accurate for me, Vidi has that sharp synthetic edge that surrounds the marine-herbiness of Juniper, and is way way WAY stronger and the longevity is amazing. Juniper Sling literally smells like gin and shaving cream and is more of a body spray in performance (totally nice don't get me wrong!) But I don't know what it is about this one... reminds me of the smell of Pert Plus at a public pool shower as you rinse the chlorine out of your hair. Refreshing, not at all organic, somehow nostalgic? And yet I've worn my sample to very formal black tie stuff and found it perfectly buoys a formal occasion, it smells expensive and decadent on hot silk. Sure, it definitely is an acquired taste, and -- giant asterisk -- I am also a huge fan of ELDO's Ghost In The Shell which is like a sweeter sweatier version of this and I guess just as controversial. Lesson learned: next time I have any affinity for a niche scent while traveling I should probably just buy a bottle. Anyway since everyone seems to hate it, if anyone has a used bottle they want to sell me, hit me up! ;D

Veni Vidi and Vici by Histoires de Parfums are from their Edition Rare series which is quite expensive and only comes in one size - 60 Ml. There are less than 10 reviews here on fragrantica which are mostly unfavorable and Vidi has a meta score of about 3.15 out of 5 which is quite low. I want to represent a completely different point of view - I own all 3 of the aforementioned fragrances, Veni Vidi and Vici in full bottle form and can't get enough of them. For me all 3 are among the most underhyped fragrances around. Vidi itself features one of my favorite notes: Immortelle and a note I couldn't care less about - Cucumber which fits Vidi perfctly. I recommend trying a small decant of Vidi for yourself and deciding if you are Team Edward or Team Jacob on this one. For me personally Veni Vidi and Vici are huge favorites. If you are worried about the full bottle price - I totally get that but that's no reason to avoid sampling these as a small sample can last for a long long time. HDP offers most of their fragrances as samples but I haven't seen Veni Vidi and Vici offered in that capacity just yet.

Light, airy, spicy and very refreshing. Definitely unisex. Simply amazing good feel optimistic scent. Will review properly later after I have worn it several times. Update: I have worn my sample a few times now and have somewhat gone of it. I think it is the combination of cucumber, saffron and cardammon which makes it an interesting scent but at the same time makes me feel a bit queasy. The longevity or projection aren't great and it is a very expensive scent. Whilst originally I thought I would want to buy a full bottle, now I am pretty certain I shan't bother.

The spicy scent of burnt plastic flowers brings me an extraordinary sense of travel. It is suitable for a change of pace, which is pretty good for me.

Although I love heavy scents, i love this scent. I think this is a wonderfully carefree summer scent! Maybe it is synthetic but thank god fortunilaty it is not laden with Yasmin like a lot of summer scents. It is fresh free and........eh, 1 hour later it smells a bit like cleaningsoap but that is lukely a short time