Kirra Curl

I got a random 2ml sample of Kirra Curl for free when I had other other fragrances online, and already upon opening the package I could smell this already. The overall scent is so reminiscent to me of shopping in City Beach during my adolescent years when brands like Rip Curl and Roxy were at the height of their popularity. This fragrance is also what I would imagine the characters, specifically the younger male characters in shows like Home & Away or Blue Water High would wear. It's what I thought Chris Hemsworth and Isabel Lucas would have smelt like back in 2006. To those not well versed with Australian pop culture and therefore do not really understand the aformentioned references, the best way to describe this is that this smells like hair wax that's labelled as giving your hair a "beachy, tousled" look. I feel like all the mentioned notes on this for me is quite evenly represented, especially upon the opening. Later as this dries down, it ends up smelling like a handmade woody vanilla scented candle that I'd buy from a weekend market during a road trip to Kiama. The projection seems quite significant in the beginning, but I find this dries down to be quite close to the skin afterwards. The longevity is okay. Not the worst but also not the best. Beyond the 6th hour, the fragrance is essentially gone. This is a beautifully unique scent that I feel like personifies the best of the Australian coastline landscape in a perfume bottle, but for $300 ish for 100ml it is a bit expensive. I may get around to purchasing a travel size because I do like the fragrance profile a lot, but I think for the price this is not really worth the splurge.

Opens with the mildest lemon zest, with a slight salty bias, then grounds to a faint, synthetic-esque leather that you might find in surf wax on a surfboard. Have never smelled surf wax on its own but it's not how it naturally smells—it’s just scented paraffin wax. It does have a faint vanilla direction, but it is dwarfed by the woody direction it’s going for—both are not particularly notable but can be detected if you look for them (in deep drydown, the woodsy aspects come out more). In a way, it does remind me of Pool Boy by Xyrena, but it is less sweeter/gourmandish in the initial phases. It’s not to say this perfume isn’t sweet/gourmandish—it’s present, but it’s just below the threshold of what I’d find acceptable and with the combination of all the sensations presented in this juice it’s definitely FBW. + 1 * Clean Sensual -> -- A new favorite by Josh Mihan and Jules Brown.

Smells like you chucked your surf wax in your salvos open weave leather tote, came back after a surf, and now you're sitting on the sand, half your wetsuit peeled off, slowly drying off in the getting warmer mid-morning sun. It's a very memory specific scent for me, but I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this for what it is. It's a great variation on summer scents, which typically aim for citrus, tropical, coconut, fruity cocktail, or sunscreen. Kirra Curl is more sophisticated than it sounds, a wonderfully layered salt, skin, leather, sand, warm wood, and surf wax scent. Perfectly unisex, and definitely a vibe for those looking for a much less generic summer fragrance.

Wore this all Summer. it’s beautiful and has a new-wave summer b**tch vibe which i LOVE, it’s warm and synthetic af, wears pretty linear. Longevity is ok, sillage pretty weak even in cold weather. It can be layered with other woody/vanilla fragrances, perhaps leather too. Pretty unisex but def a bit sweet, almost coconut-y. It does become somewhat of a skin scent after like an hour. It’s sexy, fresh, vibrant, unique & synthetic in an awesome way.

It’s my forever love. The smell of surf vax is soooo specific. Sadly, my bottle got broken out of nowhere 😢 I will buy another one anyways 😁