Amicus Cumulus

I managed to score a secondhand discovery kit and this was the first one I tested. I was super intrigued by this line and especially this scent. I will warn people not to blind buy based on the listed accords here. This is a very unique scent! It does “niche” better and truer than so many other duds I’ve smelled. It smells like rain clouds, absolutely. Other scents I’ve tried have attempted humidity, fog, etc, but none managed convince my stubborn nose. I agree, more of a city pavement rain than the country. When it first opens it smells a bit like an old school powder laundry detergent. The laundry suds fade after a few minutes and the clouds roll in. I agree with the other reviewer who said it also has a “pool chlorine” type of scent too further in, as the sweetness emerges. I wouldn’t consider this a very sweet fragrance overall, definitely not gourmand. It has a slightly sweet strawberry fruity base that keeps it smelling good, opposed to smelling like chemicals or something unwearable. The strawberry isn’t loud or obvious. Overall the fragrance comes off as ozonic, aquatic, fresh-green, slightly spicy, with a light fruity sweet base. Ultimately gives a unique summer skin fresh from swimming or playing in a garden sprinkler vibe different from any other fragrances I’ve smelled. Usually scents like this vanish on my skin in record time. This surprisingly lasts though it is a bit more soft/intimate. I now officially want a bottle. This would be perfect for spring and summer days when I need a bit of a cool down/refresher. I love it, but I will recommend people test before buying as it is a bit strange and lacks anything mainstream designer or fruity gourmand that is popular nowadays. Truly unique! Update: I couldn’t stop thinking about how this scent reminded me of Chicago during rain storms, which is where I spent the first 26 years of my life. I then read that the designer is Chicago based. I wish I could give extra points to this scent for so accurately capturing the (frequent, if you live there) scent of clouds rolling in and drizzling on the city pavement, a scent I often long for now that I live in a dry California desert sandbox. Definitely will be ordering a FB as soon as I can!

whew. me and this fragrance have gone on a JOURNEY together this past week. i sprayed it on a tester while i was sniffing through the pearfat discovery set, and at first i thought the licorice was way too strong and off-putting, but i thought, ok, i was expecting to like some of the other scents more anyway. a few minutes later i pick up the tester again and i’m in love with it and had to spray it on my skin. the licorice is strong for the first minute, but it really quickly dries down and you get some of that strawberry and tea. something is sweet and lactonic. it’s like a strawberry milk tea with a little edge from the licorice. i love the concept behind this fragrance and i’ve been wearing it on sunny and rainy days alike. it lasts about 4-5 hours on me, but i wear a friendship bracelet and i can smell it on there for 12+ hours. there’s just such a comforting quality to it. so excited to get a bigger bottle! also, i just love pearfat in general, and alie is so cool. the discovery set came in such a cute lil box with a sticker and a handwritten note. small businesses and indie brands are unmatched!!

amicus means friend and cumulus means clouds. im so surprised by how many negative reviews this has, i think this is actually my favourite pearfat fragrance from the discovery set which is weird because i anticipated it being my least favourite. i always have such a hard time describing this, but to me it feels like a chilly, early spring morning. sunny, but with a threat of rain over the horizon line, puffy dark clouds forming in the distance. cumulus! it's heady and playful (amicus) from the strawberry, but weirdly sophisticated at the same time from the oolong. i actually barely get liquorice. very complex, definitely unlike anything i've ever smelled before. i've been wearing it every day lately, it will forever remind me of my morning walks to class in the last semester of my undergrad.

got the discovery set and settled on a 15ml of this, so i’ll review it first (i’ll get to all of them as i get to know them!) . give me grace i don’t think i’ve ever really tried to write about smell before (trying to change that) this is so so lovely .. reminds me of spring before all the flowers get started up; not so much the dirt but yes the cold air — but there’s some warmth too, probably from from the tea. i think the cold smell is the licorice root— it’s prominent for the first hour or so and then fades back into a creamy, kind of fresh smell. i suspect it’ll shine even more when the weather gets just a liiiiitle bit warmer (i’m only asking for low 50s) but i like it now too.

This scent is GORGEOUS. I always get tons of compliments when I wear it! Upon initially smelling it I definitely get the Oolong tea right away along with powdery strawberry flavored gum, it smells like something I want to drink with boba. It has a gentle spiciness to it that I don't register as licorice but the spice is definitely there. It definitely has an earthy root/spice undertone, it kind of reminds me of black pepper. Overall perfect scent for a warm sunny day! It definitely evokes the comforting feeling of walking outside to see the fluffiest white clouds scattered across a vividly blue sky.