Private Session

I have to agree with drakonia on this. This is lovely creamy anise & myrrh on a base of soft vanilla... Initial spray had me nervous - I can see the comparison with a room spray for the first couple minutes but it quickly dries down and loses that load of sweetness it opened up with - thank God because even though I'm a gourmand-lover I've been wanting fragrances that are less sweet lately. There's also a nutty (almost sesame?) quality that was too much for even me at first that has died down too. This is an oriental gourmand. Unisex, maybe leaning feminine. I can only see myself wanting to wear this during cooler weather. Personally I'm glad this isn't a beast - I also don't think it's a skin scent though either. I will gladly play around with this and see how it wears but so far I am intrigued and glad it's more unique. If you are a fan of This is Her! style fragrances you may really enjoy this. Have to be ok with an anise note, but luckily it does not smell like black licorice (I hate that stuff). This is more of an herbal creamy anise and it's lovely. I'm not feeling any of the fruits or really the woods either but everything else is there. :)

I don't know why the rating is so low?! This perfume is wonderful, good for wintertime, perfect for summer. Light and soft and intense simultaneously. One of my favorite perfumes, though, for me there is no raspberry, just a big cup of whipped cream with anise and myrrh. Lovely, 9/10

To me, this smells like a room spray. It does not smell like a perfume. Any gripes that I have with the scent are short lived, as the scent immediately becomes a skin scent and vanishes fully in under an hour.

On paper — Raspberry & lemon ice cream. Fruity, tropical, lactonic, but missing something to round it out. Just comes off a tad juvenile. On (my) skin — a weird & woody mess. Sweetness disappears.

Theres somethimg lactonic popping up all the time, which is ruining all other notes. Pass.