Cheeky Smile

I love this... upon first spray, sampling it at Perfumology, on a test strip, I was like... wow I like it, and ended up buying the sample set. I’m trying this today for the second time before bed and it is so cozy. Woody with a hint of watered down amber, meaning it in the best possible way. Can smell similarities to JHAG Superdose but I don’t think it smells like kirke or Erba Pura. Maybe that iso e super/ambroxan reminds me of that particular dna but this is woods, soft amber, in my skin I’m getting very soft citrus (not sure from!?) and something faintly sweet, most likely from amber. Cashmeran lends a creaminess that is not lactonic, just smooth... I’m trying it for a few days to judge longevity and sillage! Update: Holy crap, compliments galore right here, 5 people commented on my fragrance ON THE VERY FIRST DAY I WORE IT! My boyfriend tells me HE gets compliments whenever he wears it. This quickly became my FAVORITE perfume of all time (for now!) It is sooo good: it has that soft woody/sugary scent that stays alllll day, and the warmer it gets the sweeter it smells. Now, I don’t mean sweet like Love, Vanilla 28, Italica, or any gourmand fragrance out there; it is a very elegant woody sweetness... growing up in Brazil, my dad made a lot of solid wood furniture (still does!) and the smell of fresh cut solid wood has a sweetness to it... each type of wood has a different sweetness, it is quite fascinating!! Cerejeira (blonde mahogany) is quite fragrant and rosewood is very sweet (to my nose) for example! So yeah, I wish I could translate what I smell into coherent thoughts and then translate it into words because I wish I could convince every one of trying this. My boyfriend loves it so much he keeps asking me if he can wear it... it is $210 bucks for 75 ml after all, so he feels bad wearing it but I don’t care, I love that smell on him. Besides, why am I gonna keep my favorite/expensive perfumes locked away in a special place by a special key and only wear them in special occasions? Fuck no! If I die tomorrow I’m not leaving all my favorite perfumes behind... I wanna enjoy them while I’m alive!!! And if I don’t die tomorrow and my favorite perfume runs out? Boo boo, I’ll either save $ and buy another one or I’ll use another one in my vast collection... the world has enough problems to turn this into a conundrum, thanks very much! And I digress, this is eternal, never fades from fabric, stays a good 12 + hours on skin and it never loses that soft elegant sweetness that u get once the perfume warms up. For reference I like Love by Kilian, LOVE Tihota and Vanilla 28, DON’T like Italica but love Lira, Dolce Amalfi, La Capitale... love Kirke and Dahab, Tel Aviv and Istanbul, Keep Glazed and Mango Skin as well as all the Delinas, Layton, This is Her!, and most sweeet, fruity, lactonic, gourmands and florals!! FYI: totally temperature dependent... colder weather = more woody, drier, ambroxan; warmer weather = sweet, soft amber, cashmeran!! ADDICTIVE!!!

Out of all the "woody amber" compositions I smelled, this is one of the good ones out there. Without a doubt Molecule & Escentric 01 come to mind, but actually I would put it next to Escentric 02 because there's more Ambroxan and derivatives than Iso-E Super, plus the Cashmeran that gives somewhat a sweet background but the scent itself is quite dry. You might get somewhat a harsh note like dry woods, which are woody ambers such as Amber Xtreme (IFF), Ambermax (Givaudan) etc. This harshness might turn you off big time if you are not used to these kind of scents, what people then call it as a chemical mess, holds some truth as well. To me it worked okay for a while, until it didn't. There are much worse out there, and Cheeky Smile is just on the edge, maybe a bit on the "too much woody amber" territory. 1 spray would do really. From my experience Jusbox Cheeky Smile is a very long lasting aroma chemical experience that goes for an easy 8-10 hours on skin, and for weeks on clothes that you really get sick of it. Also the ingredients used in this are quite resistant to washing, without a perfumed detergent there's a good chance the smell will still stick to your clothes. This is easier to experience while ironing, the molecules are so strong they cling to the fabric and comes out again when instant heat applied. And I do agree that the price is way too much (78 ml ?!?) for such fragrance, even if it glows in the dark (!). Knowing especially no ingredient has been harvested with high cost and effort and evidently very little went into the creative aspect. But this is how perfume industry works and every fragrance has a level of marketing or hype in it, which adds up to the price rightfully so. Just know that you can do very similar fragrances at home if you are into it. IG: @talkaboutscents

I received a few decants yesterday, one of which was this. Gave each decant a spritz, and this was the perfume that was an instant love for me. Decided to wear it for work today (5 spritzes), and a friend came into the office 15 mins after I did and immediately went "HOLY SHIT. I knew you were in office the moment I came up the stairs.", and I shit you not, that was good a 15-metres away from where I sat. This was also the 2nd time someone in office actually commented how strong my perfume was (the first time being BR540 obviously, lol). Even my other friend who generally doesn't care for perfumes and can't tell scents apart, commented on this. On to the actual review: the ISO E Super is very present in this, and carries on throughout the entire wear. The woodiness in this is gorgeous, and doesn't smell abrasive and leather-like (like how some woody perfumes can come off smelling). It's smooth and silky woods, akin to AnOther 13, which is my all-time favourite fragrance (which explains why I love this too). They're definitely in the same scent family, but with notable differences. To me, AnOther 13 is minty and bright. Like, 'the sun beaming off of a chrome-covered muscle car' kind of bright, thus exuding a coolness like no other. Cheeky Smile, however, has a more silky wood presence with an ever so slight touch of sweetness, while still retaining the same level of brightness. This bitch will make you feel confident and sexy as hell. I can attest that this cuts through hot & humid weather (32 degrees celsius and up) and will not go sour on you. Be warned though. Because of how nuclear the projection is, SPRAY. SPARINGLY. But overall? A 10/10 perfume. I'm honestly surprised how I haven't heard much about this perfume, and maybe I'm also actually secretly glad about that ;)

Cheeky Smile is easily one of my favorite fragrances in my entire collection, probably top 2 for me. What makes it so special is that it does not smell like a normal fragrance. It has this warm, synthetic, amberwood-like texture that gives everything this electric zing. It is slightly sweet, woody, musky, plasticky, warm, and almost sparkling in a weird way. That might sound strange, but that is exactly what makes it so addictive to me. This is one of those scents that feels alive. It is not just clean, sweet, fresh, or woody. It has personality. It has that warm plastic, amberwood, modern synthetic glow that makes it stand out immediately. A lot of fragrances smell good, but Cheeky Smile adds texture. It makes whatever you are wearing feel more interesting. One of the best parts about it is how versatile it is. I honestly think it can work in any season depending on how you wear it. In warmer weather, you can go light and it gives a fresh, musky, electric sparkle. In colder weather, it becomes warmer, richer, and more textured. It can be worn by itself, but it is also one of the best layering fragrances I have ever smelled. To me, Cheeky Smile is almost like a signature modifier. It can add energy, projection, warmth, and weirdness to other fragrances without completely ruining them. With the right amount, it makes a scent feel more unique and more “me.” It is not the safest or most normal fragrance, but that is why I love it. Cheeky Smile has character, texture, and identity. It is one of the fragrances that really shaped my taste and made me realize I like scents that have something unusual about them. For me, Cheeky Smile is top 2 in my collection. It is electric, warm, synthetic, addictive, and one of the most useful fragrances I own.

Dear Lord... I love it!! Jusbox took all available synthetic molecules, threw them into a jar, shook the jar, and the result was this incredible cozy and ultra strong concoction! Which accord comes exactly from what molecule is hard to say... but it really doesn’t matter... this poison is simply delicious... caramel-ish musky woody ambery... and a true beast!! As always, the backstory Jusbox is trying to push has absolutely nothing to do with the juice... and trust me on this one, I was a DJ in one of Mexico City’s best Night Clubs in the late eighties and early nineties... precisely the Acid House era... and this perfume has absolutely nothing to do with that, not with the music, not with the era, not with the ambiance... nothing!!! I do love the Glow-in-the-Dark accents in the bottle though, probably the only link with the 80’s... and an instant fascination for any true fan of the decade. We have to mention the similarities with other perfumes... just to name a few, we have Another 13 and Tonka 25 from Le Labo, or Magnetic Blend 7 and Blessed Baraka from Initio, or so many others... and the answer is yes, this fragrance has quite the same DNA... but Cheeky Smile, although way more synthetic, it’s somehow also much better!! This is foremost a cozy caramel/woody scent, therefore ideal for cold or mild weather and preferably for evenings. It’s also unisex, slightly leaning towards men because of all the wood accords... perhaps some added fruity or sweet scent would help make it more feminine... although, it would also work on any woman just as it is. Performance is amazing, it has a strong projection, it leaves a trail, and lasts for 12+ hours. Truly one of my favorite perfumes!!