Kurky

Absolute love from first try! Coup de foudre for sure. This is beyond what I would have expected from the MFK brand, but I just can not help but fall in love with this scent. I was waiting for something beautiful from this house, something that I would crave to buy and have and cherish just as I did years ago when I first tried Baccarat. All those new releases from this house APOM, 724, aqua line... did not make me excited to the point I was going to bed thinking and dreaming about a scent. I am so happy that the spark is back and finally, I am wide awake at midnight because I can not stop thinking about this perfume - Kurky. I first tried it in a boutique and in the split second... NOSTALGIA. Straight to my heart, something familiar, something lovely, something deep and emotional. I think if you were born around the early 90's this could feel very nostalgic. I am not surprised this scent is from a childhood of the perfumer himself - Mr. Kurkdjian. There is something familiar and distinct about this scent that puts you right back to the days when you were just a kid. It is not a sexy, opulent and luxurious, or voluptuous scent. It is heartbreakingly beautiful, absolutely beautiful and something devine, something you want to keep for yourself, something that you want to cherish. An incarnation of pure love, some moments in life that you keep to yourself deep in your heart and go on to face the world. What an amazing scent.... Aside from my emotions, this is not your typical fruity scent, there is something very distinct about it. It is not harsh or zesty but feels just a bit powdery and just a tiny bit sweet. Musk here is like a skin scent, not harsh and medicinal but very much skin-like. And this skin scent is complemented by fruity notes so so well it's just perfection to me. Whomever rates longevity as weak probably hasn't even tested the scent. The longevity is great! I have tried this perfume several times now, and every time I could smell it all day, I put this on my hair, and my hair smells like this scent till I wash it. On clothing it stays and projects perfectly fine - a lovely aroma bubble, those around you can truly detect the scent. So don't be fooled by the rating. Longevity and sillage ar great! Thank you, MFK, for bringing the spark back!!! This scent brings so many emotions! I love love love wearing it! 100000/10!!! Bravo!

**Edit: Now that I've had time with it, it's stronger than I thought. Maybe just needs time on the counter. I love it. It's like a candied baby powder. Or powdered candies. Like Candy necklace. Reminds me of wax lips. It's a lovely scent, with hideous performance. I mean the smell of your sour pillows has a wider bubble. So spray heavy. Keep a decant to refresh in a few hours. Could also use a 200ml** Projection: 0/5 Sillage: 0/5 Longevity: 3-4 hr Scent: 4/5 Definitely a sugar, powder, plastic colored rings. It's very childish. Almost infantile. Not in a negative way, but very "I have a nanny". It's giving baby lotion? Baby hair spray? Baby diaper? Baby powder? Colonia de bebé? Baby something.. I cant place the scent.. there's something familiar, but in the nursery or daycare realm. It needs an extrait. Its light. Airy. Very subtle, but it's there. Maybe it's too subtle for some. I can't say the price is right, especially for how subtle. If you tried it in-store, and didn't smell anything, it could have been the decoy bottle. Nordstrom in Bellevue Washington puts decoys out for things like BR540 and other big-kid items. Go back and try again. But it could also be the subtlety. Definitely get the "invisible ink" reference here. Could be a social experiment 🤣

i remember i saw this described in an article on this site as "the concept of having a little sister," and i knew i needed to get a sample. i've been looking for something more suited for fancy-ish or formal occasions while still having the sweet, fun, and childish aura that i strive to exude. when i finally got to try it, i was absolutely in love, until about an hour and a half to two hours later i realised it had already become a skin scent. it absolutely DOES NOT have the lasting power it should for the price point its at, so i'd honestly advise just getting a dupe even though mister kurkdjian despises dupe culture. overall, absolutely lovely fragrance, i could detect every note listed and the progression is beautiful, but it felt like bringing home the hottest person you've ever seen in your life only for you to find out they completely fall flat in any form of intellectual conversation. i'll start listening to mister kurk when his frags last longer than 30 minutes.

What a delicate work! It's amazing how the perfumer managed to make the fragrance both gourmand and fresh at the same time. Gourmand, yet not edible. The sweetness is not sticky, but subtle. Notes of candies or gummy bears only come to mind because of earlier comparisons, not because the perfume straightforwardly smells like them. If you don’t cling to that image, it’s a scent of refined sweetness with a gentle tartness and a hint of floral. Long-lasting, with a beautiful base. I don’t agree with many reviews calling it overly simple or almost childish. Not at all. The theme of the scent may indeed feel somewhat youthful and pleasantly uncomplicated, but the quality of its execution: the balance of ingredients, the interplay of sweetness and freshness, the finely crafted base-all of this speaks to the high level of the perfumer’s skill and talent. If one could call it “simple,” it would only be in the sense of “true genius is simple.”

I fell in love with this perfume after receiving a sample with a purchase and I knew immediately that I had to buy the full bottle. It’s a truly beautiful fragrance - warm, sweet, cheerful, charismatic and completely addictive. It’s surprisingly difficult to be described. Because it’s inspired by the perfumer’s childhood, it feels both comforting and playful. For a long time, I couldn’t quite pinpoint what that specific sensation was that made it so special. Then I watched an interview with Francis Kurkdjian, where he mentioned that some of his childhood memories are tied to the warm sand at the Atlantic coast—and suddenly it all made sense. That’s exactly what it smells like: warm sand on a carefree, sunny beach day. Not in a sunscreen way, but in a soft, nostalgic way. It’s definitely not a safe blind buy, but I highly recommend trying it.

I still don't understand why admins would not delete reviews and ratings that were clearly ill-intended without providing actual experience with this perfume. Do we not remember this perfume having less than a 3.7 rating - even before samples came out - just for its name? Ridiculous. While this perfume isn't proper gourmand - which I'm very glad it isn't - it provides very mellow vanilla fruity scents reminiscent of fruity snacks we once had in our youth. Regarding criticism of the strength of this perfume, this is by no means "watered down" nor "weak". It lasts more than a day on my shirt and at least 5 hours on my skin. Not every fragrance has to smell like Satin mood extrait or Rouge 540 extrait. Expecting non-synthetic and non-wood based to last that long is proving no proper intention of knowing how different notes work on fragrances.

A strangely comforting sweet peach/raspberry candy bomb, but quiet and close to the skin with just a gentle trail as you move about. I think it causes anosmia quickly as people try to sniff it harder to get more out of it after the intense first seconds, but that's not the idea. Once I stopped trying to huff it I enjoyed it a lot more. This is a fuzzy fruity musk snuggle up close, never meant to reach across a room to get attention. If you want a loud raspberry sharp slap grab some Individuel, but that's a very different thing. I do have to accept it is overpriced for what is a small relatively private pleasure when the other scents I have in that category are at most half the list price - but they aren't as tidily balanced as this and don't linger as kindly. Snagged a bottle at a little over half price and content with that.

This smells so nostalgic and familiar but I can’t quite put my finger on it... The crazy thing that shocked me about this fragrance is that its not really even sweet. I was expecting some kind of synthetic fruitbomb but this is quite the opposite. It’s musky and creamy and the fruity notes are relatively tame. It smells like a really good hand cream or body lotion. I need someone to figure out what this smells like because this smell is reminding me of childhood but I can’t understand how lol. Anyway, it’s not sweet or cloying and you could wear this any season day or night. It comes of as if you’re wearing a scented skincare product. Really clean smell. I hate fruity fragrances specifically because they’re often very sweet by nature, but this one is different for exactly that reason. 10/10 in my opinion.

Just received my sample today. 🤯🤩 WOW!🤩 so this is a sweet (but not too sweet) fragrance that expertly blends a sort of “gummy peach ring” candy scent with raspberry, juicy peaches ‘n cream and a warm white musk. It’s yummy enough to satisfy gourmand noses, but not so candied that the scent leans too juvenile. The musk grounds this very well. MK’s fragrances typically smell “expensive,” and this one is no exception. On me, it projects strongly the first hour, then tapers down closer to my skin for the next 2 hours... at that, I feel the longevity is just ok, but this is my first wear, so we’ll see how this lovely scent performs over the next week or so.

This strikes me as a kind of expensive Loves Baby Soft for this decade. I loved LBS! I love Kurky, too. Like Dana’s pink girly frag water of the ‘70’s and 80’s, Kurky is charming, but fades awfully fast. Loves Baby Soft, however, didn’t make a gal cry by first bleeding her coin purse dry, then stringing her along for less than two hours only to just...ghost her😅 Those two hours though?— —WOW👃🏻🤤🫦🥰 Dear Mr. Kurkjian, I believe in you. But— —Would you please, please, PUH-LEEAASE start offering this in a more affordable 1.2 ounce bottle... like, really soon?? Respectfully, A Loyal Customer (still)

Pure joy in a bottle. It’s tender, playful, and full of life, like laughing near a toddler while eating gummy bears. Not childish, not angelic, just fun and light-hearted in the best way. I don’t usually go for perfumes with this profile, but this one makes me smile every single time. And if you think it doesn’t last: spray it on clothes. I wore it to the gym at 3 PM, and the scent was still all over my shirt the next morning. This isn’t a loud perfume, but it stays if you know how to wear it. MFK really captured something special here.

Absolute genius, I don't understand the hate. It's a collection of juvenile, candy and fruit notes which manages to be neither sweet nor childish in the wearing. At first spray, I just smell alcohol. It takes about 10 minutes for it to start wafting from my skin, and then I'm sold. It's absolutely magical. It also manages to be fresh, but not in the same way as the freshies he kept doing for years, which we all got so fed up with. If you like ultra quality synthetic musk perfumes, do yourself a favour and wear this for a day. 10/10

I’ve been wearing Kurky for a few weeks now and wanted to weigh in with my thoughts. I think Kurky is a beautifully blended feminine fruity, sweet and musky scent. I find it actually very pretty. I don’t think it’s juvenile, but it is fun and young. It is a skin scent but it lasts for a long time on my skin. I still get whiffs of it in the morning when I wake up and can smell it on my clothes. It isn’t strong and I don’t know if anyone else can detect it. I gets whiffs of it throughout the day and it smells really good.

Beautiful and light perfume. I love that it’s not overly sweet, not too strong. It’s like comfy, unique skin scent. It’s very interesting perfume in my opinion, nothing I can compare it to. Yes, it’s very mild.. but to be honest, I can still get whiffs of it even after 6-8 hours. It’s like Baccarat where I feel it’s gone but I get whiffs off it long after. This is a great layering or daytime scent for me. On my list to purchase next. Would be great for summer.

Don’t know why so many bad reviews and people comparing to 540 and even the new Dior. Smelled the new Dior it’s ok. 540 ok and Kurky ok it does smell on me, it’s a summer fragrance so I don’t want something strong or I’ll be saying hello to migraines, I’m sure in the summer months will perform better with the heat. It’s sweet fresh and I won’t consider it a feminine fragrance but unisex

Received as a birthday present. This smells like a Care Bear on Saturday morning, (yes, I'm Gen X.) This is very sweet, fruity, sugary forward with a musky skin scent drydown at the bottom. Full stop spring and summer. I love it as a gift to add to the MFK section of my collection, but can't say I would've bought it for myself. That doesn't make it bad... the price does.

Luxurious pâtes de fruits, . . . possibly made with honey because sugar was expensive. Very thin, luminous, low-grade honey with no beeswax. Stabilized with citric gelatin. Others have mentioned plasticine, so tapioca citron musk. It is a very agreeable scent, gentile and delicate. The opening is a powdery violet fog that straightens up later into a proper edt.

Incredibly arousing. It reminds me of certain specific yet indescribable queues of adoration. Perplexing attraction. It smells like a girlfriend in a collared t-shirt and jeans with no makeup. It smells like small teeth and a comfortable face. It’s a very cool, cute fragrance. Bright and playful. I won’t wear it but girls in my dreams will.

I need to add a second review and a honest one, just got back from a trip to Sal and omg what I expected it works amazing with the heat and humidity this perfume is bang on everyone around me could smell it, it worked well on my skin, from time to time the smell just hits u and the smell stayed on my shirt till I got back home.

Today is my first time wearing this. It has been six hours and it is still going strong. I really enjoy this fruity musk a lot. It reminds me a bit of Hypnotic Musk from Micallef. I find the musk in here to be very sensual. It really isn’t a light scent, so I am wondering if perhaps people are going anosmic to it?

Look is it over priced 100%. Is there probably a dupe that smells like it? I’m sure. However.. I must have a full bottle of this and I don’t care how stupid expensive it is. The fruity fresh blend is something so angelic I can’t explain it any other way. It’s light, sits close to the skin, peachy, and innocent.

Heard about the lack of longevity and projection of this fragrance. However, i still love the scent of it! It really evokes the feeling of kids eating fruit candies or gummies. For its uniqueness and nostalgia evoking scent, i will bypass its potential lack of longevity. Would love to buy one in the future.

For me it was love at first sniff , this is a little sweet but there is something addictive about it. The musk and the sweet peach is well blended. And even though I couldn’t smell it on me unless I sniff my arm, my sister said it smell very strong. I could still smell it on me the following morning.

I think of this fragrance as a baby sister to BR540 - simpler, easier, sweet, and keeps close. It wears on me almost like a skin scent and I love it because the nostalgic fruit scent makes me happy. I get hours of wear, and it's a lovely kiss of bright energy in AM.

Superb It's unique, pleasant, comforting, super nice It won't offend anyone apart from the man below All the perfumes are totally the same these days, but this particular one greatly stands out Either it's of your preference or not, the perfume is GREAT!

I love this. It is a delicious, sweet, fruity, skin musk that smells of quality. I wish it lasted longer because I want to bathe in it. When I layer it with Essential Faith oil- bliss (for me)! But alas neither scent lasts very long.

Lasts unbelievably long. So long I attempted to scrub it off twice but the scent still lasted til the next the morning (15+ hours later). The scent is quite strong as well but not overwhelmingly strong, which makes it perfect.

Like a basic synthetic bag of gummy Haribo you buy on holiday. But I don’t dislike it. It lasted 3ish hours on me, didn’t turn sour or weird at any point, and was nice to sniff. I won’t be paying MFK prices for it though.

I love this scent but my husband does not so I will wear it when I am not with him. He hardly ever comments about my perfumes but he told me he did not like this one at all. To me its a fluffy soft sweet refined scent.

It smells so yummy but super weak and I only can smell it when I put my arm next to my nose. No projection and nobody else will be able to smell it. Super expensive for this and I will wait for a dupe instead.

This fragrance has quickly become one of my top 5. It’s so easy to wear and light. It’s not strong and doesn’t project, but that’s what I love about it. It’s sweet, musky, and intimate.

an airy peach vanilla.. smells luxury, not childish, its a good one.. kinda smells like a peach soda but its elevated/expensive smelling. not so airy that its barely there, its there.

In LOVE! This is the perfect smell- smells like musky fruity candy. it is very light, if this was stronger it would be perfection. Anyhoo, I am happy to have it in my collection. :)

I love it so much, it’s a new favorite, i just want to bathe in it and smell it all day every day. It is an intimate scent, but on the clothes I can smell it for quite long.

Mr. Sketch scented colored pencils :) I’m obsessed with this and always have a sample on me to spray if I go out. My “play time” scent. Irreverent, sweet, musky, unique.

What’s wrong with people? 🙈 The fragrance hasn’t even been released yet, there’s nowhere to smell it, and they’re already claiming what it will resemble. Seriously!?

I couldn’t believe that someone doesn’t like it. It’s just so soft, cozy, and versatile. But sadly, it doesn’t last.

This is terrible. Sweet with a side of funk. I own 9 other MFK fragrances and I’m. Huge fan but this is a big no!

I’m a powder lover so I like it. Raspberry pink sherbet opening dries down to a vanilla musky powder.

Peachy and just gorgeous. Perfect for a sunny day any time of year. Love love love very uplifting.

Smells exactly like Wella shampoo

I got the opportunity to try Kurky early from a MFK AE back in January. Kurky was Francis Kurkdjian's childhood nickname and the fragrance is meant to mimic the images of the grandiose moments of Francis Kurkdjians childhood and its release is set for mother's day 2025. As for the fragrance, Kurky was very light and pleasant. In my opinion it leans about 25% feminine and is very wearable according to everyone i know who has also tried it. To me it smelled very airy and fruity for the first 3-4 hours before drying down into a very soapy almost baby wipe sort of smell. The fragrance itself last closer to 12 hours but truly became a skin scent after the first 2 hours, like truly almost no presence whatsoever except for when your nose is right up against your skin. This may be different upon release since the batch I had smelled was most likely pulled from maceration early to give the reps an opportunity to smell it early. The packing is pretty typical for MFK but the interior box has like lined notebook paper lines with doodles similar to that on the back of the label. Overall Kurky is a good summer fragrance, I think it will work perfect for a gym scent or an early morning hike sort of thing. Scent: 7.5/10 Longevity: 7/10 Sillage: 2.5/10 SSB: N/A (need to give it a second try)

Fantastic and really a head-turning opening for me, a fruity, sweet, almost sparkling scent upon first spray, but not cloying at all. I then got a musky type of candy, which conjured up pictures of those mixed bags of candies that you pick out yourself, a mishmash of everything in the shop - but particularly those marshmallow 'teeth' that doesn't really taste like anything. When it settles, it's 100% Tutti Fruitti Jelly bean for me. Kurky stays close to the skin and honestly I don't mind this scent at all. I went in being doubtful of this creation but surprisingly found myself appreciating how whimsical it is. It really is too bad that the opening is gone in seconds, and the rest refuses to stay on my skin. I over-sprayed when testing in order to smell it properly, and it's pretty much gone 2 hours later on my skin (but scents generally don't last as long on me). It's a hot and humid day today, so perhaps, and I do hope, that it may perform better under different conditions.

I smelt this at Harvey Nicks when first released and wasn't too sure. The first spray did not impress me and I left it writing it off as one to pass on. However, I kept going back to the tester card and the dry down changed the scent profile. I therefore acquired a 5ml bottle to try before committing. Someone said to me the initial spray reminded them of 90's hairspray and I can't unsniff it now I reckon they are right. I think that is why it wasn't love at first spray for me. But, the magic happens when it has had a chance to sit for a few mins. The peach/sweets fragrance comes through making this a pleasant sunshine inducing fragrance. But, it also doesn't last - at least not on me. So while I am glad to have tried this out and will use my 5ml. I have other fragrances with similar scent profiles that last longer so it isn't one I plan on upgrading to full size.

I’m surprised at how many negative reviews there are for this fragrance. I also find it irritating to see so many reviews on this site by people that have only smelled this on a card and have never worn it for the day. It’s fruity, clean and refreshing. It does smell candy like at first spray but dries down fruity, sweet and a tiny bit musky. I personally don’t smell much floral in this. On my skin it lasts at least 6 hours. I can smell it on my clothes and in my hair the next day. Do yourself a favor and sample it. Wear it for a day, particularly on a sunny and warm day. It smells even better in the fresh air. Don’t listen to the generic, childish reviews listed here. My 12 year old could come up with a better review than so many I’ve read on here. And not just for this fragrance.

Weirdly, this is unisex. Spray it as much as you want, I won’t smell a thing initially. A few Hours later, probably over 4 hours later, I smell the a sweet steamy perfume. When I say steamy, I mean you used a fruity unisex shower gel in a hot shower and the room steamed up and you can still smell the shower gel after you finish up. The fruity element is feminine, the watery element is masculine, together it’s a fun clean scent that is a skin scent. Honestly it has that post-shower stream in the mix. If I were you, I’d wait until a good dupe comes out to buy it. Smelt this on paper and it is a nice smell to be honest. Didn’t get to smell it on my skin. If you sniff it too much it’s a bit cloying/sickly.

I'm wearing Kurky right now, I actually quite enjoy it however it does feel like something I would grow tired of after the sample has been used up. I was worried I wasn't going to enjoy the fruitiness aspect but I actually quite like it! It's not an incredibly cloying type of sweet, its just sweet and it mellows out dramatically after about 15 mins or so and becomes quite pretty. I honestly feel good and am enjoying wearing this fragrance today however I probably wouldn't buy a full bottle only because I have other frags I'd reach for over this. BUT I do enjoy this! I say give it a try, you might love it! Rating: 7/10

I appreciate the brand's clean, transparent aesthetic. Initially couldn't smell this on myself, but others consistently notice and compliment its fresh scent. I had to overcome my bias against the candy-like branding concept. Compared to Rouge Trafalgar, this is lighter fruit with clean musk. Excellent longevity—stronger the next day. Projects well despite being undetectable to me. A "silently powerful" fragrance. I enjoy Liis Studied, but think has replaced it in my choices for me. By comparison Liis becomes too much musky pear and feels this offers a lighter musky fruit scent.

If it had a stronger projection or silage I’d buy it tomorrow. It’s a beautifully crafted scent that is unique. It’s so good but I don’t want to have to put 15 sprays on for people to be able to smell it when they hug me. I do kind that it lasts a skin scent for several hours which is good. Still for the cost, I can’t justify it being only detectable if my nose is literally up to my skin to smell it. I hope the make some sort of update to this or extrait somehow without changing the scent at all.

I do not know how could somebody capture this fragile childhood scent so well. It smells just like gummy candies or some pricey French bonbons from a tin + gentle childhood memories. It does last long on me and my clothes, but sits close to my skin. I generally like strong loud scents and would enjoy of Kurky was a bit stronger, but I get the artistic idea behind and I think that indeed not all scents must be loud and in your face. Truly appreciate this unique, beautiful smelling gem.