Lil Softie

I’m broke and really shouldn’t have bought this, but after one sniff, I couldn’t stop literally dreaming about it. At first I get a very realistic lucky charms note, but not in a sweet body splashy type of way, it’s more like the smell of a memory, which might sound like a crazy, but if you’re familiar with Lore, you should know that they’re really olfactory storytellers, no wonder they’re called Lore. So after the opening settles, I get the milk note, which is a dream come true, so soft and very fresh. A lot of perfumes that are described as lactonic are simply vanilla perfumes, which is a boring interpretation in my opinion. This one is so different, so exciting through and through. It sits pretty close to the skin after an hour or so, which is not a bad thing, it feels very intentional and aligned with the whole concept, but I’m hopelessly addicted to it so I’ve been spraying myself obsessively all day. This bottle will not last. No regrets!

Ok so I’m seeing SO many mixed opinions and negative reviews on this one, but if you really understand olfactory and the noses behind this fragrance, you’ll appreciate the beauty that is Lil Softie. This is for the Glossier You lovers. The ones you want an effortlessly chic, your skin but better, lean in closer type of fragrance. You definitely get the fruit loops cereal up top which fades after about 30 min, but is always lingers in the background. To me this dries down to a cozier and more mouth-wateringly yummy version of glossier you. The more I wear it, the more I love it. DANGIT

smells like a starchy version of studied by liis. it's sweet and musky with a hint of citrus and starch. i definitely see the comparison to fruit loops, but i don't think it's overwhelming (i'm not someone who personally wants to smell like fruit loops all day long). i think it's just the starchy citrus-y sweetness that gives that vibe. i.e. i don't think a random stranger would think you smell like fruit loops - i think they'd just think you smell good! overall, this perfume is right up my alley as someone who loves skin scents and musks.

Just got this today & quite like it! It doesn't smell like the notes listed to me so much. But it does smell similar to Glossier You & Fleur. I don't get pepper, which is nice. It's like You without the peppery note. It almost has a minty quality in the opening, which I also get in Fleur. It's soft and sweet and sits fairly close to the skin. My daughters all loved it, as well, & they're teenagers who are quite choosy. I wouldn't blind buy, but if you like the You/Fleur profile, I think you'd be safe.

After reading the notes and seeing a few reviews, I decided to blind buy this fragrance. And, oh my gosh, this is absolutely beautiful! I do get a little bit of a Glossier You vibe but this has that yummy, fruity note that amps it up and I love the pink pepper note that adds a bit of spice. It's cozy, a little milky and starchy with a sweet, musky dry down that's intoxicating. I love it! I'll always have this in my collection.🩷

Love!! This is a very interesting fragrance. The cereal note scared me a little, but it is quite subtle, and once it dries down on my skin, the cereal note loses its "breadiness" and turns more musky, clean, and slightly sweet. Very wearable, and I like how soft it sits on my skin. It doesn't project much, which I prefer because I have a sensitive sense of smell. Great fragrance!!

a very pleasant clean sweet skin scent with a fun initial whiff of grainy cereal milk. then it gets very pink peppery and glossier you-like but then starts to smell like ambre vanille by laura mercier but much softer and lighter and then fades to softly sweet skin. I got a travel size and I probably will get a full bottle for wearing to work!

Out of the entire Lore collection, this one blows me away. I'm a big fan of milk scents, but I was nervous when I saw this had a pink pepper note. It's mainly present in the beginning, and it mellows down to a slight powdery finish that really complements the cereal milk. It's so unique; I'm definitely picking up a big bottle.

I honestly did not think I liked this when I first bought the travel size, but I just could not stop smelling myself. This reminds me of spilling a bowl of cereal on myself as a kid and sucking the milk out of my wet sleeve. Very specific memory, but it's comforting.

10/10 this is so soft and beautiful. has a bright fluffy citrus opening, not harsh in a cleaning product type of way. dries down softer and more musky while still carrying the fruit loop scent in the background. thankfully, this is not gourmand at all

Waking up early in the morning to cocoon yourself in a blanket and eat cereal from a frosted glass bowl . You are watching television and your cat is making biscuits in your lap. Like being late to brunch because you are savoring the stillness

such a delight, very light but lasted on my skin for a few hours. bought it immediately after testing it. if you dont like glossier you, you will hate this. I'm very into musk & ambroxan right now, and this just itched the right spot.

VERY cereal milky at the beginning. fades away quick i have a way too picky and sensitive nose so it’s a nice sweet skin scent to me! will likely invest sometime soon. 9/10

love at first smell...... this is absolutely a beautiful milky skin sent. I cannot get enough. it gets better as you wear it too. ugh.

IMO this is not a sweet gourmand. It's a fresh musky perfume. It starts off as a citrus-like fruity scent, then as it dries down you can detect a hint of fruit loop-esque cereal (but it's the dry fruit loops) - this is NOT lactonic whatsoever. You definitely detect the ambroxan/musk and pink pepper throughout the wear - I like these notes and they make the scent stand out so I don't mind. Overall, I do love this scent!! The marketing is misleading though because it's not really a true gourmand for a fruit loop milky lactonic scent. Go for Morning Cartoons by Skylar or Cereal Milk/Rice Milk from Mochiglow if you really want a lactonic froot loop/fruity pebble scent. Still love this though and got the full bottle! It's giving the essence of a fruity cereal breakfast, but not the actual thing. Great for summer too! Performance is moderate on me. Note: This is my first Lore perfume and will be interested in their upcoming future releases. The first 4 they released did not catch my attention as much as this one.

Initially met with the milk, subtle but not distracting, but then the Fruit Loops come on full force... for me personally. And as someone who doesn't really like Fruit Loops, I don't really care for the initial application. But if you can ignore it for a bit, then you'll be fine. After some time, it does have a more neutral dry-down and actually reminds me a lot of Father Figure by Phlur. Which honestly, if you already have Father Figure, you're really not missing too much with Softie. The Fruit Loops effect goes away pretty quickly. However, if you do want a longer milk experience, it definitely layers well with Mineral Milk by Dedcool

Initial spray, can definitely smell the milk/cereal as well as the bergamot. The people who were describing the opener as Froot Loop-like were spot on. It definitely dries down to a more skin scent quite quickly, almost too soft to even smell, but still there. Very soft and gentle. Honestly, I wish the more lactonic aspects lasted a bit longer, but the description as well as the notes listed are pretty spot-on. I was scared about the ambroxan (typically turns into a chemical nightmare on my skin), but my fear was not needed.

As soon as I sprayed this my brain said “I already have this!” And I realized it was 11:11 Moon! I LOVE 11:11 Moon so much... a bit more so this isn’t something I would pick up a full size of but I do like it and will use the travel size I picked up. I get more a more citrusy musky profile more than anything else, it’s pretty. I don’t get cereal really but I do for a bit pick up on the milky lactonic aspect of it but it disappears.

Not really my vibe but I still appreciate this and think Lore did a good job as making something special. The cereal note isn't sweet-- it has a bit of a savory, oat-y feel to it, and it is very subtle. The rest of the composition almost feels cold and slightly aldehydic, which could be interpreted as cold milk. The whole thing is more of an abstract interpretation of cereal milk. Musky, refreshing, clean, unique.

This is totally Glossier You with a creamy fruit loops opening. It’s wild how realistic the cereal milk is, unfortunately it is short lived. The dry down to me is the classic glossier you musky pink pepper dna with the addition of some tangy bergamot. I personally think this is really fun and I will definitely be picking up a bottle during the next sephora sale.