Narco Oasis

As always when I start a review of a fruity fragrance, I will mention that I rarely like a fragrance that is clearly fruity. Often they are poorly made and the fruit aroma is anything but realistic and delicious. Of course, most fruits have to be made synthetically, but there is a huge difference between how they are made and how the real aroma is imitated. This is one of the best distinctly fruity scents I've ever smelled. It's velvety soft, pampering, thick, and it's sweet but not synthetically sugary or syrupy. This is subjective of course, but it has an incredibly good collection of fruits and all of them are among my favorite notes in fragrances that aren't overtly fruity, but the fruit brings an irresistible sweetness and vibrancy to the scent. Now they all have the same scent, which is a really distinct fruity scent and I love it. If I have to choose which fruits stand out the most, the answer is Passion fruit and Peach. They create a tropical fruity core (Iris and Jasmine of course play an important role, especially technically) around which the fragrance is built. Vanilla blends seamlessly with fruits, softening the sharpness of them and making fruity aroma creamy and rich. Tonka and amber add depth, taking away the transparency and thin watery texture that so often occurs in fruity scents. In my opinion, they smell more like some poorly made body mist or unpleasant hair conditioner. The Sandalwood finishes what the Vanilla started: the richness of the fruit, and it balances out the sweetness, which could be too much if Vanilla alone was adding thickness. The further the scent develops, the more it becomes powdery instead of creamy. It becomes fluffy, cotton candy-like in texture and extremely gentle. To my nose, I don't detect any obvious sugariness throughout the life of the scent, even though it is present in the notes. Still, I want to emphasize that the scent is really sweet. The blend is harmonious, polished until perfection. I always think that fruity scents are not elegant, and they are not formal, serious scents for people working in management positions, for example. This one is not either, but this one is incredibly attractive, addictive and luxurious. It is also not aggressive, so that is why it is perfect for office work. The duration is good, about 7 hours and the scent floats around like a charming cloud, which is not huge, however. The fragrance is also easy to layer thanks to its structure: the dominant fruity accord of the fragrance, along with Vanilla, Sandalwood, amber and musk, goes well with countless scents. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more.

This fragrance will take you on a journey, let me tell you. I ordered a 1ml sample from Scent Split and fell in love so I ordered a 5ml. Well, I was saving the 5ml for my honeymoon but couldn't wait to use it so I went ahead and made my most expensive fragrance purchase ever....I got the full bottle on Lucky Scent. Guys, I CANNOT stop smelling this. I think I'm addicted. I've been getting into fragrances more but I'm early in this hobby and this is THE ONE for me. This will be my signature scent moving forward. So let me describe the scent picture for you: You are at a beachside bar, not close enough to the water to smell it but close enough to hear it. The waves are hitting the sand softly as the sun sets and you just received your Rum Punch/Bahama Mama cocktail. The scent of passionfruit, blood orange, and pear fill your nose all at once. The person beside you eats vanilla ice cream for dessert and it slowly wafts toward you underneath the fruity goodness of your drink. As you walk around the beach holding your drink the hint of sandalwood and jasmine twitch at your senses, the juicy fruits of your drink still being the primary scent. If you are a gourmand lover looking for a fruity, tropical scent WITHOUT COCONUT you need this. Do not hesitate, this is your sign to get a sample! Not to mention the sillage and longevity are amazing. For office wear you only need one spray. Actually, I sprayed 1 spray on my office sweater the night before work because I was scared it'd be offensive to some people, and when I was in the office (12+ hours later) someone could still smell my perfume. They said they could smell it around the corner. One spray, guys, one spray. It's just the juiciest fruit punch with brown sugar and vanilla that any gourmand lover will love!!

I am not an advocate for "all things performance" but gotta admit that, either I'm the only one I know who gets okay performance or people were actually exaggerating the performance from this to be super strong. Wonderful, invigorating/happy opening! Smells definitely how I picture a sweet passion fruit chocolate truffle desert, without the added chocolate (think about a thin coating of a white chocolate that almost tastes like vanilla frosting without being overly sweet). Wearability is top notch. Very much a casual wear with added sweet sourness from a fruit like passion fruit, as previously mentioned, with a velvety coat from, likely, the peach. This combo makes it lean unisex to me, aside from the development which does smells a bit more masculine than the opening. Definitely develops into this very wearable vanilla even for the summer - again, not too sweet - now, with it being a quite concentrated extrait, maybe not the best for being exposed to the sun for a lot of time. Performance is where this gets me. I bought it after purchasing a decant - my bottle will likely still mature/oxidize to change this - and kinda disappointed at the performance I'm getting from the bottle. 5-6 hours with moderate initial projection and to a skin scent after around 1.5/2 hours. Smelling it on myself is not happening after that, only up close, so I don't feel perfumed. Cost-benefit makes it overpriced compared to fragrances like Aican from Kajal (whenever you can find it for cheaper haha). Though in a similar profile, they're not redundant, but I wish this would be around $180 instead of $220-280. Excited to try more from the brand, but quality wise, this one is hard to beat!

Fakemink, IYKYK. I'm a middle-aged Gen-Xer mom with 3 teenagers, but I do feel like I am in tune with current culture. One of my teenagers love listening to Underground Rap and has been following Fakemink / 9090gate, and since Narco Oasis was spotted on his IG post, I've gone to our local perfume store to try this. Let me preface by saying this again: I am a middle-aged-young-at-heart Gen-Xer, and I typically don't reach for sweet fruity perfumes because of the age association. However, this one is an exception. Is Narco Oasis a sweet and fruity scent? Yes, it is! But guess what? It's so expertly blended by a master perfumer (no less), Claude Dir, that this is totally an elevated fruity fragrance. There's a bit of an adult boozy edge to this. This takes me back to summers in the French Riviera or in Southern Italian beach resorts, with a cold tropical cocktail version of a Riviera Spritz or a Monaco or a Sgroppino in hand. It is so addicting, especially if you want to bring back memories of carefree and indulgent summers by the beach, filled with parties and all sorts of dangerous liaisons. Who wears this type of perfume? The White Lotus clientele. And Fakemink.

This is a tropical fruity fragrance paired with a strong vanilla smell, similar to a blended tropical drink. It's very unique and combines the fruits with vanilla in a special way almost like the fruits are topped with sugar. This fragrance excels in every category, checking off all the boxes. I wore this today and my friends that also are into fragrances were impressed as the smell was something new to them as well. This may lean semi-feminine, but I think it's fine in the right environment, it's definitely a summertime-forward fragrance, the vanilla and strength could allow for all-year wearability. I love the smell of this fragrance and it makes me think of tropical locations and the passion fruit is done very well. I just purchased this for my dad as a Christmas as we got a free sample of it at Scentroom LA when we purchased SHL God of Fire. I will definitely be sneaking sprays of this whenever I can. Scent: 9.25/10 Good Longevity: 7.5/10 Decent Projection: 7/10 Price: 5/10 $280 for 100ml decent as this fragrance would last forever I wish they offered smaller-sized bottles Final Rating: 9/10