Mukhallat

This is one of the most unique fragrances I’ve ever smelled. It’s incredibly fake-smelling, confusing, and beautiful at the same time, and evolves throughout the wear. At first spray, my nose picked up a strong gasoline-like scent, but seconds later my brain registers it as plastic, like the smell of a Barbie as others have mentioned. In the beginning I don’t smell any of the strawberry, vanilla, or almond that the notes indicate, so initially I did not like this. Around 30 min later I start to smell bubblegum mixed with plastic - super fake, kinda like an old school lipgloss scent, but I kinda like it. About an hour and I’m really enjoy it! I’m starting to smell all the notes, not all at once but a sniff here - oooh there’s that vanilla! A sniff there - Yumm that almond... another sniff - strawberry. After 2 hours, it starts to get really sweet and creamy on my skin, a little bit nutty, and honestly kind of sexy. This is definitely a playful scent, but not childish. I can see a young or older adult who likes to go out and have fun wearing this, and imagine their personality is super playful, confident, and bold. I swear at some points it smells like the inside of a fancy hotel in Vegas, like Caesar’s or the Wynn? That’s who I imagine would wear this, the human version of those hotels - you know how to look good, people want to hang out with you, you’re fun to be around, and you can be trouble! Lol. My only con is that the first few min of the wear is headache-inducing, and takes about 30 min for me to start enjoying. But honestly, it’s so unique and beautiful that it’s sort of exciting to go through the “story” of the wear - such a unique fragrance.

Those who've read my reviews will have realized that I'm not a fan of sweet perfumes and that my preferences usually fall somewhere else entirely. However, Mukhallat—despite all my prejudices—surprised me and became addicted. The olfactory pyramid is small; it's not a perfume with many distinctive facets, but it gives you an idea of what you're smelling: a sweet, full-bodied, slightly lactonic fragrance with a hint of strawberry. But be careful, this isn't a real strawberry, but a chemical one. In this case, that's not a flaw in the product's quality, but a specific intent: to evoke a childhood memory. It's a strawberry reminiscent of strawberry milk lollipops, the plastic of certain scented dolls, and lip glosses from magazines—an obviously "fake" note, however, nestled in a sumptuous bed of musk, vanilla, and Peru balsam. The latter, in particular, lends the fragrance a dense, full-bodied, and intoxicating scent that accompanies it throughout its evolution. The opening is surprising and unsettling, but then settles into these soft notes, where the strawberry (which gradually fades) takes on a playful, fun, and jaunty role in a warm, luxurious cloud. In short, what can I say? Once you get past the initial prejudice, you fall in love with it. I can't stop smelling it, and it gives me a feeling of well-being. A clever, well-executed fragrance that lasts a long time and projects just the right amount. If you are a lover of sweets and gourmands, for me it is an unmissable must-have, but in general even if you are not, perhaps it is worth trying it but on the skin, not on the mouillette.

I LOVE THIS PERFUME SOOOOOOOOooOoooOooOoooOoooO MUCH! If I could afford to, I'd buy 100 bottles of these and shower in them. Like, this is just the cutest smell EVER. Keep in mind: this is most definitely a niche perfume. Not a lot of people will like it. It smells very synthetic! It's also not a very gourmand smell unfortunately. It smells like strawberry shortcake dolls and those adorable scented erasers and car freshener (in the best way), it's so nostalgic and sweet and creamy and yummy and everything perfect and ughhhh, I've been wanting this for like 2 years and I finally got it as a "blind buy" (I knew it was exactly what I was looking for because I researched this perfume so much but I had never smelled it before so it was a blind buy) a couple months ago and I've found my favorite perfume in the entire world. Like I can't get over it omg. It gets softer after a couple hours and smells like a powdery, vanilla strawberry ice cream. The performance isn't as good as everyone else says. I'm sad about that. Maybe I got a diluted or faulty bottle? I'd hope not... Either way, I sprayed like 10 puffs of this all over myself including clothes but it just didn't project as much as others say it does. It does last a long time though! But it just isn't super crazy like filling a whole room or stuff like that. I will still use this and love it though <3

Really? My first review after YEARS of being a member. And it's for likely one of the most controversial fragrances out there. I have spent a long time researching it, watching videos, reading reviews on and on and on. And when I received a coupon to get a 100ml bottle for roughly 70$ I just had to BLIND BUY it. Ok, I do get that urinal stone vibe, but boy is this a luxury urinal and if public washrooms would smell like this, well, there's nothing to complain. It actually does remind me of a bathrom scent my parents used back in the days (like... 40 years ago...). I really love it - maybe it's just the memories of a wonderful childhood it brings back? So be it! I don't get any 'fresh' strawberry, rather one that's been sitting on a window sill in the sun for a while. And I like that, too. Looks like this is one of those Marmite/Cilantro situations... you either love it or you hate it. I love Marmite and I love Cilantro... and i LOVE Mukhallat! Folks, if you are unsure, get a decant or a sample and try for yourselves. I agree that blind buying this is kind of a risk, but it's not like you're jumping off a cliff, right? So even if you blind buy it and end up hating it... there's plenty or resell opportunities :-)

I was looking for a perfume that smelled just like "Melissa" Brand shoes. In case you're not familiar with this brand, Melissa shoes are all made of recycled plastic, and they are high quality amazing shoes, usually known as "jelly shoes". On their website they state "To add to the Melissa experience, the decision was made to infuse all our shoes with a sweet, distinct bubblegum scent and it is one of our most talked about features. The smell will not last forever but it does remain for quite a few months. Some of our fans have told us that the scent has lasted for years on their shoes but that will definitely depend on how well you care for them." The smell of these shoes, to me, is ADDICTIVE. Like sweet, rubbery, bubblegum, with a new plastic scent. i was going crazy trying to find something that smelled similar to that and this, so far, has been the most similar scent to those shoes. I swear this perfume is like 80% similar to those shoes. The thing to achieve this is to NOT overspray. 1 spray will get you the "Melissa experience" as similar as it can get for sure! If you are a fan of this brand and their shoes, and you've been looking for a perfume that smelled the same, this is it for sure!