Psychedelic Love

a reviewer mentioned this smells like pvc leggings and it's such an accurate description! you really don't get that scent profile until later in the drydown. upon first sniff, and having completely forgotten the notes, this immediately reminded me of heliotrope reminiscence except not warm nor comforting or spicy or earthy, in fact there's such an unsettling feeling from this which remains even after the drydown. pretty delighted that heliotrope winds up being one of the notes, which makes the comparison super accurate. i personally really like this perfume, and probably it will become a favorite but i don't know about spending $300 or more on a formulation that smells like powdery and somewhat sweet heliotrope and pvc leggings. for me, it's a definite must-have, but i think anyone else within their right mind or normal person budget could reconsider and purchase other fragrances from this house or in general that have an almondy, powdery, heliotrope aroma without the unsettling, weird vibe. 😆💖💐 update: definitely getting more of the pvc notes now and a bit of a cold and uncomfortable feeling. i really really like this. it's powdery and almondy and weird and smells like a specific texture of clothing, i will definitely be purchasing it. another update: the perfume morphed yet again within hour 8 or so. nomore of the pvc notes and now it's like one of the previous reviews describes it, as vanilla and almond cake sorta thing. 🎂🤍💐 another update: 100% worth the price. wearing this again and getting the same heliotrope (as it turns out, i really like this note in a fragrance) combined with pvc leggings and vanillic and almond notes. the right amount of weird and sweet and very unique i should add. addictive perfume which is saying something because perfume to me is already addictive so, idk if it really is the hedione that's adding the effect or if i'm being persuaded and in fact imagining this but either way, this is a for sure purchase for me. cannot get enough of psychedelic love, just wish there's a reason for smelling this peculiar. 😍🌹

Wow. Until recently I had never smelled any Initio fragrances because I don't want to like things at that price point. I've been trying to limit my perfume budget and keeping to more affordable (for me) fragrances. That said, I went into a boutique near me after hearing they sell many niche brands. Where I live it can be hard to buy niche brands in a physical store. I was so shocked to find the wonderful selection, especially a large display of so many beauties. The Initio display caught my eye and I smelled most of them. I definitely liked a few, but something about Psychedelic Love drew me in. It was one of only 2 fragrances that I sprayed on myself that day. This is so warm and cuddly, with a beautifully fluffy quality. It's like a sweet, warm hug from a lover. Though, it's not necessarily a "sexy" scent. I love the feeling this evokes and I literally could not stop smelling my arm that day. I fell in love with another (of another brand) and I kept going back and forth between my arms. Very different vibes and I will definitely add that to my collection as well, but on that day this one won the fight and I ordered it the next day. It just arrived today and I sprayed 3 times around 10am. At 1:30pm I went to a local market to grab lunch and I was stopped by 2 women asking me what I was wearing. One said "I walked through this fluffy cloud and I had turn around and do it again!". I was worried I oversprayed, but I think it's just the the sillage spreads. I don't get the rose, which is amazing because I very much dislike rose scents. It's creamy, softly sweet, mildly floral, and leans into the balsamic note toward the end. It's reminiscent of a Nag Champa incense, but not harsh and very creamy. Simply put, this is a stunner. I will never not have this in my collection! And that's a bold statement on day 1.

This perfume is pure sex in a beautiful purple bottle. My more than amazing husband bought it for me for Christmas and it has become my favorite scent. Creamy, smooth, a bit spicy and Ylang Ylang round this baby off. It’s a bit pricey but worth every penny. The presentation is lovely although I wish they would not have put the rubbery coating on the outside of the bottle. It starts off with a very spicy kick of Myrrh and extremely similar to Valentino Myrrh Assolute but the Ylang Ylang and heliotrope in PL keeps the fragrance from being medicinal as it is very medicinal in MA in the beginning. The Ylang Ylang also makes PL creamier and takes some of the edge off the spicy note in the myrrh. The projection and performance are amazing. I could smell it over 12 hours on clothing. About 6-8 hours on the skin. After it completely dries down, it smells like a delicious spice cake with vanilla icing. I did spray this on before taking a shower and was able to still smell it afterwards. In fact, the steam in the shower made the heliotrope really project so I imagine that when in high heat the florals in this fragrance will emerge at full force. I cannot say it’s a safe blind buy because fragrances are so subjective and everyone will smell them differently. But if you like the smell of sweet myrrh and Ylang Ylang then you will absolutely love this one. 10/10 for me. Thank you my love - my sweet Marcus 💕😘❤️ Edit: my husband said price doesn’t matter when you’re husband is buying it 🥺

Wow.. This scent took me on a journey. I love Musk Therapy it’s just.. perfection to me which surprises me because i’m more of a warm cozy gourmand type so when I heard this fragrance was vanilla and almondy while being woody and powdery I was like sign me up! Upon first couple sprays I didn’t understand the hype but i forced myself to wear it to bed anyways because i give everything a full wear fair shot sometimes even a few wears but let me tell you.. In the opening of this scent the ylang felt off.. It wasn’t jiving with the scent profile but on my skin in the dry down everything suddenly made sense.. The hint of yellow floral amongst the powdery base of some vanilla woods with almonds and then this yellow floral just makes it not only intriguing but adds to the intoxication factor. Like this scent in the dry down is so sexy. So warm. So intoxicating and unique.. I get why Jax on youtube said this was a masterpiece for her.. It is a masterpiece.. I can’t believe how it developed on my skin and went from something i was worried i might have to sell to something i’m beyond obsessed with and cannot stop sniffing myself. This fragrance is one you absolutely need to put on skin and let it develop over time because it unravels into something sensually entrancing. It’s worth every penny but i’m thankful SAG had a 40% off sale but knowing the smell.. I would definitely pay full price if i had to.

I recently wished to re-explore Initio Parfums, specifically Psychedelic Love. I recall very much loving the perfume way back in 2023 when I first sampled/bought it. I purchased (what I thought was) a great deal on a sealed, "authentic" bottle of fragrance. I immediately knew something was "off" because my experience this time was so VASTLY different from my first experience with Psychedelic Love in 2023. So, I decided to purchase a "carded sample" from a reputable Initio retailer, so I could smell authentic Psychedelic Love versus my full bottle, side-by-side. Yes, my full bottle is indeed a counterfeit. And straight into the garbage it went. Psychedelic Love is unique, exotic and positively gorgeous. The fragrance opens with a feminine, balsamic and powdery edge that is notable ylang-ylang with a hint of bitter bergamot. Heliotrope, hedione and rose emerge adding an exotic, dusty, floral-almond accord that blends seamlessly with the opening notes. The flowery, dry and dusty note becomes more pronounced with time. The base is a glorious, heavy measure of myrrh, creamy sandalwood and heliotrope. I want to think most of the fragrance sellers on the well-known websites are UNKNOWINGLY selling "sealed" perfumes that are not authentic fragrances. I imagine there are some sellers who are aware they hawk counterfeit garbage. For me, the counterfeits are pretty easy to spot.