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.

This is my first purchase from Pearfat and I’m off to a strong start. This scent opens very green and a little pungent, like loam and rhubarb. It invokes fresh green sprouts more than a candy strawberry, and the licorice is smartingly sharp and anise-y. It pretty quickly mellows into a sweeter, juicier true strawberry while maintaining a strong green, herby undertone. For me the milk oolong is very subtle, maybe a touch of bitterness and creaminess like dregs at the bottom of the tea cup. Blooms beautifully on skin, and very unique and captivating.

Another win from Pearfat. All of the fruity fragrances I've tried from their line have had a fresh, sticky, candied body to them without being overly sweet, and Amicus Cumulus is no exception. The opening is anise-heavy, but it quickly melts into a drizzly, eerie strawberry-oolong heart. The character almost reminds me of sugar-free strawberry boba tea: robust and flavorful, milky with a hint of spice, but not sugary. This is a fun one. I can see this being incredible to wear in the Spring, or on a rainy day.

This smell is so new to me, it was weird at first but then I was like, wait, they’re onto something, started smelling it more, noticed how it dried down, etc and now I can say that: On the opening , this smells like opening a freezer, and there’s a whole bunch of strawberry inside. As it progresses, the oolong tea and licorice go up. It has a sweet and fresh profile, and I mean fresh as in cold, hence the “freezer” thing, but in the best way possible. It smells like a carefree spring baking strawberry pies.

the smell of summer. opens with the ozonic notes reminiscent of the tall fluffy clouds in the name. Then tea like parched grass. On me those faded pretty quickly and I am left with chlorine, sunscreen, and melting popsicles. I have been wearing it 15min now and it has been getting sweeter the whole time. I normally can't stand licorice or gourmands, but I am loving this experience and it does not smell like food.

This is so unique. To me it smells like grass, and cotton candy scented smencils pencil. It’s a very nostalgic fragrance for me for that reason. I can smell the licorice and strawberry, in that if I try, but without looking at the notes that’s what it shows up as for me. I think the oolong tea is what gives the woodiness of the pencil to me, and the strawberry gives me cotton candy vibes.

This is a super interesting fragrance, it’s unlike anything I’ve smelled before. I have a hard time describing it. It’s a sweet, airy, almost milky, with a slight spice to it. It starts a bit more bright, and airy with the licorice and strawberry, and warms up as time goes on to a sweet, milky oolong. Milk oolong is my favorite tea, this reminds me of drinking a good cup.

The licorice note pulls through heavy with this one, accompanied shortly with that herbal oolong tea note and left off with a sweet and subtle strawberry. I love this, it's ozonic and smells just like a misty and cloudy sky. I feel as if a wizard would smell like this, airy yet dank and interesting. I love the touch of sweetness you get with the strawberry.

8.4/10 This is my third favorite Pearfat perfume behind Multiball and I'll Never Learn. This scent has two things I love: strawberry 🍓 and black tea 🍵 and it's equally balanced. It does smell like a strawberry iced tea from you favorite cafe on a summer day. It's one of the strongest perfumes in this line which is why it'll be in my pear trio.

i keep lifting my wrist to sniff this. earthy, sweet but clean? maybe the reminiscence of clouds. it smells like i spilled tea on my freshly washed bedsheets, and the detergent i used wafts up with the oolong. its very comforting in a medicinal/tea shop way, and the strawberry keeps it sweet enough to not be too pungent.

I'm not sure if it's just me but this to me smells like a slightly nicer version of Rabbit Rabbit by this brand; it's purely lactonic. I would buy this though! Just a quick heads up though that at least in my opinion, the opening smells like a mild hint of puke and cucumber water 🙊 haha

oolong tea steeped for way too long + a sticky sweet licorice root + eating one too many strawberry lollipops before bed. a storm is brewing in the distance and it’s rattling the windows...or maybe you had too much cough syrup and it’s all a weird dream.

Like enjoying a powdery strawberry candy on your porch with a warm cup of milk during a spring downpour. Everyone who dislikes this is blatantly wrong and I'm not sorry. This is incredible.

Guys... I can’t believe it. Has a perfume ever made you CRY before? This is my first one EVER! I captured it on video too, my first time smelling it. I held the test strip close to my chest immediately. I looked off into the distance and a wistful smile surfaced. Then all of the sudden tears started coming from my eyes. I of course was laughing too, because how ridiculous is it for a smell to make you cry? As I was rambling and trying to wrap my head around it, finally, it came out: it reminds me of playing old-school Animal Crossing. The menu opens and the music starts playing and you’re transported into a world where everything is beautiful but none of it is real. I landed at the end of my tearful journey with the statement: “it’s precious. the kind of thing you remember more positively than it probably actually was. like it’s too good to be true.” As it developed on a test strip, the oolong dialed down and the synthetic strawberry dialed up. I liked it less. That said, I have not smelled this on my skin yet and I have a feeling when I do that I won’t be able to resist it. Amazing work, Pearfat. Listen to their storytelling for this fragrance and you’ll see that they achieved (for me at least) exactly what kind of liminal longing and nostalgia they were going for: “It’s about to rain, but for now, the sun’s still out, illuminating the fringes of clouds that seem so full of water it’s a wonder they stay in the sky. Her tea is on the table inside, in danger of getting cold, but she can’t help but stand in the yard in wonder: how can something this soft be so mighty? It’s only the first week of March, and the world is still paralyzed from what felt like the longest winter so far, but she notices something out of the corner of her eye: a single strawberry amidst the grey-green leaves of her defrosting garden.”

I get a strong licorice opening with a synthetic feel that is kind of fuzzy and nice. Definitely looking up at city clouds, not country clouds. The zing of a cosmetic-like scent blending with milky oolong and licorice and a slightly tart sweetness that must be strawberry makes me feel like a woman doing her makeup in the morning on an overcast day. It is cheerful. My boyfriend smells it and says it reminds him of a crusty box of inherited oil pastels–”which is a good thing! The pigment’s starting to separate from the oil a little bit.” We agree that it’s a synthetic element to the fragrance that is really pleasant and a bit nostalgic. More oolong-forward as it dries, definitely lactonic. All melted together into sticky milky sweet that isn’t too sugary. I don't get any green notes, but I do get a waxy doll head note even though this isn't Kewpie Doll. It's very different from perfumes I usually like, but it's really nice. A single spray is almost too strong for me, so I could see this being irritating to people who aren't into perfume. Wouldn't want to wear it in an office setting or anything like that. Curious to come back to it and see if it's changed in a couple of months.

The summer has just begun as you meet up with your friends after school to go run around and play basketball, go to the pool, and do dumb stuff. It’s the first day and the freeing feeling you have will never be the same after today. After awhile you make it back to your friends house where his mom made you one of the best midwestern summer treats ever: whipped cream and strawberries. It’s too early for the strawberries to be really good so they smell very green and almost vegetal off the first spray. The licorice and oolong making this light and fluffy cream below it as support in the beginning but regaining harmony as it begins to dry down. This is NOT a gourmand. This is NOT a green fragrance. It is is somehow BOTH. I think if you are at all interested in niche or weird fragrances, you gotta get your nose on this. This is such a unique combo of notes and the subsequent accords that I can’t recommend this enough; even just to try it. Ultra unisex, it rides more green on me at first but it’s entirely chemistry dependent.