Rush of Unicorns

I just delved into the world of Parfums Vintage and I guess im slightly underwhelmed with one exception - this fragrance. Imo, I disagree that these can truly be likened to other niche offerings. Not that I cant see the similarities but they dont quite come close. Sunset in Heaven isnt enough of a match to BR540, Vintage and Xbatch arent close enough to Aventus, etc. There is something little missing in each that doesnt quite complete what masterpieces the originals are and for their own good, I guess I am glad that the niche are still special in that way - kind of justifies the hefty $ premium people pay. Looking at a Parfums Vintage Bottle is underwhelming as well. The box is decent but the glass bottle is simple with, from my experience, a sticker stuck on that was not completely flush and with a chintzy cap. But after being less than blown away with Sunset in Heaven, I decided to take the plunge on a few samples which ended up being a smart decision. Despite my criticisms thus far on a full bottle I purchased, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by my sample of 'Rush Of Unicorns'. While it isnt a replacement to Millesime Imperial, I find it so enjoyable that I might actually get a bottle of this. A few days with the sample I ordered will help me determine if I end up preferring this to MI. It is a fusion of MI with Guess Suede. While that might not sound so pleasant, the smell is captivating, smooth yet versatile . Update 1: I continue looking forward to and enjoy smelling the scent of this juice that I went ahead and purchased a small bottle. I anticipate it makes my top 10 and possibly my top 5 for the spring/summer rotation.

I'm not sure what kind of experiences people have been having but I have several PV bottles and every one of them is excellent quality and arrived as stated. This is the only PV frag I own that I dont also own the original to compare it against. All of the others are at least as good or better than various vintage productions of the original. (Imbue smells like a niche interpretation of Gucci Pour Homme 2 with matching improved performance) Rush of Unicorns is super fresh and sexy. Very very salty. It took me a while to get used to, having mostly been exposed to melon notes in lower end fragrances. I smelled it in cold weather for the first time and thought it smelled like 90s shampoo!! Well I love it now in the heat! The melon note is distinctly higher quality than most melon notes I have encountered (melon note in Apres La Mousson is also excellent) and the thick, heavy salt is sultry. This fragrance is not very citric to my nose, being rather all about the melon and salt. Simultaneously rich and fresh.

This is fun, casual, and clean at its best! I was looking for a good summertime scent that was long-lasting and didn't smell like one of those horrible linear cheap body sprays. After doing some research, I ordered a sample of Rush of Unicorns and found exactly what I was looking for. Superbly blended, this is a warm-weather fragrance with a main accord best described as aromatic-salty-melon. It's refreshing and a bit citrusy, but also softened by amber and warmed with sandalwood. It's simply juicy and delicious. I've never smelled Millésime Impérial by Creed, but if this is as good a clone as people are saying, it's totally worth the price, which pales in comparison to MI. Thank you for another accessible masterpiece, Parfums Vintage!

This scent is as good of a clone to MI as I would need to switch over - this may be the only scent the house is worth imo. This one is heavy on the Melon and Salt which is my favorite part of MI. I wasnt much a fan of the other samples I tried despite the hype. Perhaps the Elysium 'clone' might be worth a try but Ill look for it on ebay. Easily the WORST customer service. I ended up getting what I wanted but I would avoid PV in the future. Someone needs to buy a large shipment and redistribute - I would pay extra not to have to deal with the woman that I had to deal with. Attitude and excuses galore. Their customer service is a huge shame for the 'house'.

Have only tried the new Millesime Imperial, Rush of Unicorns crushes it. Rush of Unicorns opens very salty, and over the next 20 mins the fruit creeps in. Dominant fruits to me are melon and bergamot, with a drop of lemon. Remains quite salty, develops a little more over time but is fairly linear after the first hour. Far more fruit than new Millesime Imperial. Performance is near nuclear for me, detectable from an arms length on skin for around 7 hours and remains a skin scent until you wash. I don't understand the comparison below to Invictus, I don't get that at all. Nicely done Parfums Vintage plan on getting a full bottle of this soon.

For those of you who have sniffed the original MI (gold bottle). This is very close to that. It’s a lot more heavier on the sweeter melon note than the newer versions of Creed MI. That is what people genuinely love Mi for. It’s got better longevity and projection than MI generally speaking. I say that because of the batch variations of Creeds in general. If you are on a budget and don’t have the funds to shell out for Creed Mi, look no further. This will cover your needs for a much better price point. The only thing that I question is the source of their materials. If you aren’t concerned much about that, it’s a great buy.

Love this fragrance. It smells regal without being stuffy or formal. Fruity cantaloupe accord with this breezy saltiness. The scent smells beautiful and familiar, never generic. I can’t say that it ever feels “woody.” Perfect for summer. Performance isn’t the greatest, arms length at best, skin scent after a few hours, but close up its such an inviting scent. For me, more a casual scent, definitely unisex. (And fwiw, though I don’t know what it has to do with a fragrance review, I’ve had no issues with PV customer service — and I’ve ordered 3 bottles and countless samples.)

Rush of Unicorn Intense: Whereas the original, was reminiscent of sweeter, muskier batches of Millisime Imperial, the Intense version recreates those saltier and much airier batches of MI, with amped-up ambergris. Sweetness is still there just toned down, and the overall scent feels more balanced and breezy. With that being said, this is still a freshie and performance is moderate, I get about 4-6 hours. Much more refined and luxurious, than the horrible Armaf which is harsh, synthetic and riddled with ambroxan.

Rush of the Unicorns smells just like older batches of Millisime Imperial which are much sweeter. I'm not really a fan of the sweet accord in RoU or MI as I find it too sweet and it throws off a noticeably synthetic vibe. (Creed does this too.) I much prefer the non-fruity, salty, musky, heavy ambergris batches that are reminiscent of a coastal sea breeze. But that will mean I'll need to batch hunt and I'm not down with that. Now if PV were to create a salty ambergris batch -- that I'd buy in a heartbeat.

This scent is amazing. It’s great for brunch dates or just a chill night out or even just a gathering where it a social event. This one is strong, sexy, invitng and playful. I wouldn’t wear this to any office setting or meeting though. If you were looking for a quality scent forcheaper then this would be it. The opening projection is loud and will fill up a small room in my opinion. It’s fruity and aquatic but the aqua isn’t so loud. I feel like I smell pineapple too. Overall great fragrance 9/10

I just got this Fragrance today ! It is amazing, Bergamot, Melon, & Sea Salt! Can't wait for warm weather of late spring and Summer for a full wearing . I will come back with an update. Update: Wore this all Summer, beautiful scent. It sits close to the skin, not alot of projection. Great summer scent, I will just spray plenty on and carry a small decant to reapply every 4 hours.

First of all, I can't believe how good the longetivity is! As for the scent, it starts aquatic with candy-like sweet fruit (melon). Dries down to mostly a musky ambergris and stays on skin for incredibly long, considering this is a fresh scent. Great casual scent with amazing performance. Definitely worth a sample. I am without doubt picking this up for summer.

Wow - just wow! Surprised I love this so much as MI leaves me completely indifferent. I'm only familiar with recent batches - this may be why. With a few tweaks, the fragrance has gone from indifferent in MI to amazing in Rush of Unicorns Parfums Vintage have done an amazing job.....again!

I absolutely love this fragrance, I have a sample of millesime imperial from Creed and it smells exactly the same as Rush of unicorns. Rush of unicorns is a super fresh scent that can be worn by anybody anywhere anytime I highly recommend it. I give Rush of unicorns a 10 out of 10

@grooveK must be the wrong fragrance. If anything at all, it could be Emerald Isle or Verbena Fields, PV’s take on Green Irish Tweed (which to me smells solidly of clovers and dirt.)

Pretty good but the intense version is the best

On my journey to find the perfect MI clone to recreate what I felt 10 years ago when MI was the best perfume in the world, I had to give this one a try. As a standalone fragrance, it's honestly great. It smells awesome, high quality, very pleasant, airy, ever so slightly salty with a hint of fruit. 9/10 easily (although the performance isn't that great which is a bit off putting given that the PV variants are supposed to have much better lasting power than the frag they're based on) As an MI clone, I'm very disappointed. About 60-70% similarity. It's much more of a clone of the recent batches of MI than the older ones that I fell in love with. Far too watered down, way too floral, the opening (by far the greatest part of the original) isn't MI at all. Overall this is going to be a thumbs down from me. If you're after a very nice smelling slightly salty slightly fruity frag, can easily recommend this. If you're after an MI clone reminiscent of the older batches, honestly just go for Armaf Milestone. That thing gets you 90-95% of the way there for a fraction of the cost. While I'm here, I'll also leave my impressions of Dua's Imperial Pastique as it's relevant. That thing is atrocious. For whatever reason, some of the Duas I've tried have a horrible heavy waxy undertone that kills the whole scent, even after letting them macerate for weeks. This is absolutely one of them. Even ignoring the wax/oil smell, it has absolutely zero saltiness and freshness. It took the fruity notes of MI and turned them up to 11 and that's it, nothing else. Pure waxy fruity sweetness, and absolutely not worth purchasing.

This smells very close to Millesime Imperial and so therefore appears to be high quality, even up close. It is very linear and doesn't develop much but don't see this as an issue and believe this was very much intended. It is also slightly more masculine than the Creed. Longevity on skin is also very decent however I'm not convinced projection is that great after 1 hour. Think it sits very close but will test further. I have received several nice compliments on this but they weren't as intense as the complements I received from my Creed packaged sample of M Imperial, which were jaw dropping "you smell amazing" type stuff. I think this might due to the Creed having better projection and sillage initially. Still on the fence as to full bottle this or MI. Comparison aside, this is a great smelling fragrance and is worth its salt (no pun intended) as a non-clone

So at first i did hate this scent, it smelled like moldy ocean puke with hints of disgusting melon. It's been sitting for about 2 months now, i just sprayed it and it smells much better a very natural ocean/aquatic type of scent with just a little bit of powdery melon/citrus in the back Maybe my batch just needed to mature cause i did get it right when Rush of Unicorns dropped so idk sometimes frags need a few weeks to develop (so i hear) when they are fresh off the line. It's good and the dry down is pretty pleasant to me, opening is maybe just a tad bit too salty but i think that's just a preference. If you buy this i think you will be completely happy, even if it starts out moldy just let it sit for a bit and i think it'll come around (hopefully) but it is a nice fragrance for sure and smells high quality and natural

Enjoyable fragrance though, I wouldn't bother buying a bottle. The melon-y scent carries similar to Invictus, along with the black current underneath. Gives off a grape jelly vibe. As it settles down, it turns more powdery, and I'm not about to smell like a freshly huggied baby. Also, not looking to smell like koolaid...Oh No!!!!!!!!! Side note: I've ordered from PV a ton, and never had issues. Don't plan on buying more due to unhappiness in finding a scent I want to buy a full bottle of. I've gone through so many, and there are only two scents I own full bottles of (one was a B-day gift). Evolution De L'Homme Soir Parfums was the only one I bought, though it doesn't project terribly off my skin, it still smells great, and is a nice clone to Elysium.