GryffindorTM Parfum

UPDATE: I couldn't help myself and purchased a full cupcake. The more I wear it the more I love it. If you like Replica's By the Fireplace, I think you would like this one. But it is a tad softer on my skin, which I prefer. A Smokey Sweet Hug! Pure coziness. This is a smokey fragrance. I pick up on the pepper, slight fruitiness and a musky tea at opening. It gets more vanilla with dry down, which adds the touch of femininity needed. I liked this more than I thought I would. It actually gives me Gryffindor common room vibes, warm, cozy fireplace crackling. Good for fall or winter. Also reminds me of a the Hogwarts library in the evening. I was surprised at how much I liked this scent based on the profile. There is something sexy about this fragrance. Someone said 'Dark academia' and that does describe this well.

I've tried all four and, contrary to popular opinion, I found Hufflepuff to the the "generic" one of the bunch. Just a standard sugar/sweet. It's nice, but totally unmemorable. Gryffindor, though, oh it was an immediate love for me! Even though there is Ambroxan, it doesn't read synthetic. I have a lot of fragrances that have that in it and this was done very well, and very softly. I agree with Yalamdd, it's Hogwarts in a nutshell. Slightly sweet but not in the sugar cube Hufflepuff way. It's warm and inviting (which I attribute to the orris) and feminine but not in the traditional sense. Coco Mad has NOTHING on this! Not every fragrance that has patchouli in it is a clone of CM. I found Slytherin and Ravenclaw to be heavy on the masculine side. Slytherin to me, was OG Good Girl Gone Bad but more manly.

Dark academia, sexy, sweet, making out in a cozy library type vibes. I love it. It smells like a black, lavender MILK tea. With a baby shot of musk, full shot of espresso and creamy ambroxan whipped cream. My second favorite from the collection. A night time cold weather, DATE night perfume. Very feminine, but I can see a guy wearing this. He has to be smart though. Another Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice perfume. A darker, more intense version of Black Opium (Le Parfum) I need it. Accio! BISOUS

Completely re-writing my review now that I have a full bottle and given a full wear. This is indeed quite sweet (especially in the dry down) so I can see how this can be compared to a generic sweet designer scent, although this is a very light scent. I also totally get the patchouli here. Patchouli is not my favorite but it doesn't annoy me here but its a LOT of patchouli. TBH, totally bought this for the bottle and also when I found out I was Gryffindor, but I am pleased with the scent (suitable for date night).

I get spicy powdery medicinal, slightly feminine leaning side of unisex I love powdered scents so this is good for me. Got a sale price, also good. I did do the samples, this and huffinpuff ( or whatever - probably confusing the name with a ‘70s kids show) were my favorites with the other two leaning masculine but still nice, I’m not enough into Harry Potter to know what each house scent profile would be. It’s a nice scent - a 7/10