fluo-ral

I absolutely love this perfume. I believe I had ordered a set of samples of nomenclature perfumes and this was my favorite. I immediately ordered a bottle. Smells like plants, instead of flowers. It’s so different from any other perfume I can think of. My daughter says I smell like tomato plants when I first put it on (I don’t disagree, but I love it). Throughout the day the scent softens and becomes more balanced and feminine. It’s probably a love it or hate it scent. I don’t usually see colors when I smell scents but this one is clearly green, green, green, but for some reason has a flash of fluorescent, reddish, pink. I’d say it’s in my top 3 favorites but I only wear it in the summer.

Uncanny valley wristbreaker. I got blackcurrant, tomato leaf, and a blast of calone's signature "shower gel" note as soon as fluo_ral touched my wrist, like an alien Garden of Eden where they somehow have body wash. As it dried the scent felt more herbaceous and balanced and a sharp rose came through. Really sexy use of a fruity, green composition, gone too soon, no idea who to recommend this to.

The initial opening is herbal, green and tomato (leaf) and it does give me a slight ‘cold pizza’-vibe. But fortunately it fades very quickly. Still green it’s also fresh, floral, soft and a bit salty in the dry down. Silage and longevity is soft-medium. Good for warm days. Nothing spectacular - but that could be my untrained nose.

I got a few Nomenclature samples with a recent Aedes order, and I was curious about this one given its colorful ad copy. For all the promises of innovation, this is a very pretty but very quotidian fragrance. Blackcurrant (my first thought when I sprayed was “Pulp!”) in spades and rose. Calone is there, but I don’t smell anything that could be described as rhubarb. Was hopeful that this fragrance would be quirky and interesting enough to help me create some new, positive associations with the calone note. No such luck, unfortunately. This isn’t bad, but it’s not mindblowing either.

I absolutely love this scent. It’s a soft, crisp, green, fruity, and refreshing take on rhubarb + rose. It’s a perfect summer floral fragrance. I suspect the team at Oddity were inspired by this one when creating their latest “Delulu”, which feels like a warmer and sweeter take on the same DNA.