Chemical Love

I’ve had this sample for months and didn’t try it because the description just didn’t sound like my cup of tea. Boy was I mistaken! Chemical Love was created by Luca Maffei who also did one of my favorite fragrances of 2017, Savannah’s Heart, also by Olibere. He seems to have a true knack for making contrasting notes work somehow, which is a real skill. Very often far too differing note combinations can clash and smell “busy” or unbalanced. Not here. In Chemical Love he combines sweet, bitter and metallic, giving an almost dizzying narcotic effect, booze like, even nefarious. Something about it feels forbidden and glamorous, in a flashy way, like an environment that mom wouldn’t approve of at all. It’s quite remarkable. It dries down to something almost gourmandish, with the sweetness of the Bailey’s Irish Cream combined with vanilla and ylang ylang taking over. It’s perfectly balanced, not too sweet, and even with the electrifying opening it still feels controlled and balanced.

Bonjour... Après l avoir senti,... la déception. Une tasse chocolat chaud à l eau 💦 !!!Et puis, le miracle a eu lieu, légèrement différent du bailey's mais si addictif. ...je ne peux plus m en passer. Je l ai, je le garde. Si bon et si puissant, inoubliable,... Et devant tous ces concurrents. Mais Attention !!! Une pulvérisation de trop et attendez-vous à des heures détestables et écœurantes. Comme un flan aux œufs, on dévore, on se gave et après... On regrette. Avec une fraîcheur en fond, il aurait été parfait (pour moi). Troisième jour... Il est toujours sur ma manche. 👍

It is some sort of reinvented Dior Addict. A very well blended notes that gives you addiction. Creamy and vanillic.

Ohh Gosh this one is unik and so lovely . Sprayed this one last night for the first time and had a big smile on my face right away . Lasted well into the morning (testing again this morning , boy i crave this stuff ) The tart opening with wormwood elemi and bitter orange . wow.. so unike . makes me think of Rhubarb tartnes in away ,but not quit, slightly metalic too.but not at all unpleasent just adds to the tartnes . Then the baileys and flowers kicks in . still tart but turning more gourmand ,but the orange flowers and ylang lifts it up so its not to sweet . indeed intoxicating and seductiv and a bit badass realy. Too me this is more of Girl then unisex scent . But thats just how it turns out on my skin . I would love to smell it on a man too see how it differs . This is my first testing from this house .but sure wont be the last . Lovely unik and straight to my want list .

Very strong ylang note with some strange (licorice) freshness. Also I can get some sour and spicy notes, but can’t really distinguish them. In general it’s a strange combination... I don’t feel any vanilla or Baileys notes from it. For me it’s not sweet (or creamy) at all. Reminds me a bit of some Tiziana perfumes. Follow me on IG: scent.guide