Unforsaken

LOVE. First spray opens up very citrus orange. Very similar to the scent of peeling a sweet orange - the smell of the oils and moisture within the rind spraying out. Other reviewers have said it has a "sharp opening." I wouldn't call it "sharp" per se, rather more akin to a very crisp aromatic citrus and a very light hint of ginger. This is really the only time I smell ginger in the perfume. It quickly has a creamy powdery vanilla to it that mellows the opening citrus orange oil zesty aroma...and the scent becomes a very dominant, very sweet orange that has a very subtle natural coconut. Behind the very sweet orange, a light creamy very natural coconut sits mixed with vanilla. The vanilla is very nice. It is lightly perfumey, almost powdery. I don't think I would call it 'makeupy powder.' It is better than that. I want to say it is slightly similar to the powdery accord that is in APOM (however the orange in APOM is not as sweet nor creamy as Unforsaken). I also want to add that the sweetness, benzoin and sweet orange notes in this remind me a lot of By Kilian Sweet Redemption. Not exactly like Sweet Redemption but definitely a similarity. The coconut in this scent, like I said, very natural. It is not a candy sweet coconut or overly pronounced at all. As the scent wears the dominant orange becomes sweeter, but it begins to give way to more pronounced coconut. It blends beautifully with the scent giving it just a hint of a tropical note without ever becoming a suntan scent or overtly tropical at all. It sort of skims the line between being a lovely creamy light coconut cream with candied orange dessert and almost a tropical scent, all the while being a refined, classy, beautifully elegant perfume.

This one is really beautiful but it doesn’t last. It’s definitely NOT any beast of a fragrance. Maybe many years ago when Pegg first started, his fragrances were strong. Not anymore. This one is so beautiful that it’s a shame it’s gone in half hour. On me it’s a nice sweet citrusy scent that is a true gourmand lover scent and I do love gourmands. I tried all 18 of his fragrances, many are weak and don’t last. All of the ones I love, it seems. The ones that I find repulsive are beasts. I bought a few bottles too, hoping for the best, since the samples he sells are 1/2ml and nowhere near enough to know if a fragrance is one you want to buy a full bottle of. What I find despicable is that he charges for these minuscule samples. And the only place you can find his fragrances are on his website. Not even anyone on eBay has them. Actually no, there was this one seller who wanted $130 for a used bottle. I told him for $10 more I could buy a new one, with free ship on Kerosene website. The nerve of some ppl. Anyway as beautiful as this fragrance is, it’s not unique as some of his others. And not worth $140 for it to become a skin scent so fast. Now if he turned this one into an extrait and charged more for it, I’ll be the first to buy a few bottles . But as it is. No. I put it on before I started my review, now it’s been 15mins and I have to smash my nose into my wrist to try and smell it. That is not good. That’s very very bad.

Oh Boy, do I love this! Tom For- uhh I mean Kerosene Unforsaken smells so good, it makes me want to get a bottle immediately. It seriously reminds me of Tom Ford Costa Azzurra! It starts off with a strong citrus smell, which seems to be something I really enjoy. Later it comes down to a less strong citrus smell, combined with some kind of salty, maybe marine or aquatic kind of smell? I also get some humidity from this. And while I know that you can‘t smell humidity, I just associate this with humid climate. It reminds me of the rainforest but also of beaches and rich parts of a beach town with fancy restaurants, surfers and golfers. I tried Black Vines from Kerosene earlier and I had to spray this right next to it because I couldn‘t stand it. Unforsaken helped me get through this! This might actually be my favorite one from Kerosene so far. It‘s just so good! Unfortunately it doesn‘t last very long on me.. maybe that‘s just the nature of citrus scents. But it‘s not that bad! Just less strong than other scents from this house, which are super strong. Great stuff! Love it!

This one is a chameleon on my skin. It starts with a monstreous blast of orange blossom and I am NOT a fan of orange blossom. I thought this fragrance would end here for me, with 1 try of a 2 ml sample. Oh how wrong I was... The fact that I own and LOVE a full bottle tells a different story. Once I let the scent settle on my skin, 20 minutes in, it starts to change and the mid and base notes come out. The fragrance does go from cool clementine to warm coconut vanilla macaroon. I smell mostly coconut and vanilla, but not the suntan lotion. It's drier, more of the dried coconut meat than the juicy, just cracked open coconut. This prevents the fragrance from going into the tropical or too sweet territory. I enjoy this fragrance all year around, but mostly in fall / winter. If you want a winter coconut scent, this is it!

May 1, 2023. I am trying to be more honest with my fragrance reviews. On paper, I'm supposed to really enjoy this one. I love orange and I love coconut. There is something about this that I don't love and I don't know why. I don't hate it and I wouldn't mind it in my collection, but there are others from this brand that I want more. I'm disappointed, to be honest. It gave me a stomachache after a while. There’s an element of artificiality. Reminds me of goo-gone. That really concentrated tangerine smell. However at the same time, it's addicting. Kerosene is, in my opinion, such an underrated Brand. Even if I don't like something, I have to admit, it's intriguing and interesting. Very high quality. As I'm writing this, I'm convincing myself to purchase it. Well Played Vanessa lol