Magnolia Bliss

Does it smell like Magnolia? No. But it does smell intriguing, a little sharp, and cool/uncommon in the way that other peony and freesia scents often don't. To me, this is the perfect scent to wear out to the slightly overpriced coffee shop while you get some work done, or at least try to, but the important part is that you look cute and smell excellent. I think of this as a kind of smarty-pants, black turtleneck and thick glasses scent. Not date night, and not "universal" enough to be appropriate for close quarters office wear, but I come back to it again and again and find it's the closest frag I have to a signature scent. Having worn it for a while now, and repurchased, I think what I really love about this scent is that for me it represents the best qualities of JHAG ambroxan- strength and a little sharpness, (to the point that the very first few minutes after application are a bit much) but that after dry-down there's a real magnetic quality that the entire scent takes on. Unlike superdose, which is too much ambrox and comes off as screechy, and NAP which is far too little, I find that Magnolia Bliss is just enough. I will say that the base is warmed from what would be icy to just cool a bit by musk and tonka.

Anastasia Steele, no longer a virgin. In her Audi A3, the smell of her new car, first edition books and a new life... That's what comes into mind with this perfume. The night Christian took her for the first time on his helicopter. I can imagine this is exactly what she smelled like that night. With Ellie Goulding's Love me like you do playing in the background. It's fresh and floral but somewhat milky. I tried this perfume on a day when my boyfriend picked me up after he got out of work. I had to get his first impression. You know, the one where you get in the vehicle and they tell you if you smell good or not. Well, he said I smelled delicious, like the night we met. When he said that it automatically took me back to that exact moment. I can't recall what perfume I was wearing that night but now I'm eager to know what it was. Unfortunately I can't remember so all I can do for now is look for perfumes with similar notes. P.S. Those who say this perfume is boring and doesn't last, can't be trusted. It lasted all day on me. One spray. The dry down is still amazing. Creamy, like a bathtub filled with flowers and milk. I wore it alone. It's a soft yet potent perfume. BISOUS

I got an honestly very decently sized pen spray free with my full size Not A Perfume and I wore her all summer. She’s not complicated, but there’s something deeply nostalgic about her. On me she’s like sipping fruit punch made with ginger ale. Barefoot. Letting the sun warm your face. Your Spotify is on shuffle and something by Of Monsters and Men or The Lumineers is playing. She’s quirky, she’s twee. This would have been the most popular perfume if it came out in 2015, and I would have worn it to high school every day. To me, this is a great perfume for summertime daily wear. A sundress, a rosy lip stain and a crown braid. Shoshanna from “Girls” comes to mind, or anyone Zooey Deschanel has ever played. Jelly sandals. ModCloth. Flower crowns. Frozen lemonade. Biting into a ripe peach. Basket bags. I don’t know that I’ll repurchase but I really did like her a lot.

I think it ́s hard to find fruity florals with good sillage, that lasts all day without being overly sweet and heady, but this one has a great sillage with just a few sprays. It makes me more curious about the other JHAG scents. The nectarine is prominent in the beginning and the white flowers smell fabric softener. Dry down stays clean and shower fresh - a good smelling shampoo. I really like this one. Someone said the green note is bothering but I wouldn ́t detect it if I hadn ́t read this, and the green doesn ́t stay very long. A hint of cut grass comes through after 30 minutes and disappears. I don ́t agree it ́s sour, blends well with my skin. This is a summer freshy for me and a compliment getter. I was surprised I like this one because of the ambroxan.

I am currently obssessed with this perfume. I totally expected to like different scents from the discovery set but this was the clear winner for me. Initial spray is very strong and bright. It's not super heavy on the florals for me. I actually get bright juicy citrus fruits at the front. The musk comes through in about an hour and mixes beautifully with the light floral and juciness of the fruits. At the base I sometimes get notes of incense. To me this is an amazing complex scent with some dark edginess mixed in. I like to layer it with JHAG Not A Perfume and it works so well. I loved the tester so much i bought a whole bottle. Also longevity is VERY good. I'm excited to see how this perfoms in the upcoming heat and humidity of New England this summer.