Kewpie Doll

This perfume makes me so nostalgic for so many different eras of my life! Now that I have the full size the first sprays are so much brighter, greener, and zingier with the spicy tomato leaf and crisp basil. When I first sampled this perfume all I would get is the musty vinyl dolls head note, which is what made me fall in love with it. Now that I can spray more that note is a little more coy, allowing the greens and the bergamot to play out in the backyard first before finally making its entrance. Like the VIP babydoll at a summer birthday party lol. The vinyl is sooo musty-dusty and it lowkey reminds me of when I lived in a hoarders house, but it somehow transforms that scent memory into something fuzzier and cozier. Like being surrounded by dusty boxes and vintage dolls but being totally stoked to be there. It really is such a quirky and funky scent, especially when you smell it up close. But luckily the scent bubble reads a lot more mild to other people. I've gotten comments from people who say I smell like tea or wood, especially in the dry down. Because as it fades, that Nana's Back Porch note really takes center stage. It's a dark, warm wood and somehow the mid-note powdery dolls head morphs seamlessly into it. It reminds me of summer, of watering tomato vines with my mom in her country home, making caprese skewers with my grandma, and playing with my nieces in their rubbery inflatable pool. But yeah, it also does remind me of living in the house of hoarder disney adults lmao. But don't let that scare you away! It's not a safe blind buy but it is so artful and evocative, and I think it will resonate with a very specific type of person 🍅☀️🌱👼

Very true to the scent profile! First thing I immediately got was antique shop/plastic baby doll. I have never smelled a scent profile like that before and I thought it was very impressive. Immediately after I get the green garden scent. You can truly smell the vinyl but it smells good in my opinion!!! I was worried I would be put off by it but there's a sweetness to the scent, perhaps accented by the flowers and bergamot. I have smelled strong tomato leaf/basil scents before, this one comes off more as simply "green" to me, so if you're looking for a true tomato leaf/basil scent this one might not be exactly what you are looking for. Definitely a summery scent, but be warned, I can potentially see this becoming a bit headache inducing in some people. It never tipped me off to that point but I will spray lightly for sure. Couldn't stop thinking about that enchanting vinyl note after wearing!

Let me tell you, this perfumer is, no pun intended, right on the nose. They could easily work for some midwestern chemical company and make their fragrances and would probably be highly successful - However, they have chosen to blaze their own path into the tall prairie grass and the results are a niche-level daydream. These scents are on a whole other level, wearable nostalgia, she doesn't get deep into woods, or citruses, but rather places and moments that trigger memories. I love her philosophy toward fragrance. Yes, it's tomato leaf with action figure/baby doll plastic. Perfectly complemented and apparently molecularly partners. I don't wear it, as these notes are quite strong. I spray it into a room when I want guests to feel at home. If you're not into this, that is fine, you can not say it is not exceptionally well done and meets the marks of the goals intended.

This was the first scent I bought from Pearfat. It was a blind buy solely because of the adorable name and my love for Kewpie Dolls. Upon my first sniff I got heavy basil and tomato right away. Then the dry down transforms into powdery baby doll head with vinyl and citrusy bergamot. It's cozy and fresh like the perfect spring day. It evokes nostalgia towards the bright and colorful memories of childhood. I love this scent and I'm glad I bought a full size because the scent fades pretty quickly on me and the sillage is on the intimate side on my skin. I like the drown in the scent and I find myself having to reapply since it's so light and airy hehe I recommend this for anyone who doesn't like heavy perfumes and likes green aromatic scents with a hint of sweet floral.

and review i will! i really really like this one. decidedly sunshiney,, definitely feels like the thick of summer and i look forward to wearing it then. i get a little bit of that soft baby doll plastic for the first couple hours, but it’s subtle— the tomato leaf is more the star here (at least on me). smells like im seven in the backyard with my sister and caitlin and abby, and we’re all covered in dirt, it’s late afternoon, and my mom is picking tomatoes, for bruschetta, for book club (it’s our turn to host— when it gets dark the adults will start arriving and we’ll go inside and watch nickelodeon and sometimes get up to steal m&ms from the snack table. but we have a good hour left until the sun sets).

I was in the garden about a month ago looking at the growing tomatoes, separating the vines giving them air. I came back inside and was taken by the tomato leaf smell all over my hands and arms and wondered how I could prolong it. This house and scent came to me immediately after while looking for something unrelated here, first time buyer and wearer of Pearfat. The scent itself is so unique and full of summer produce-I consider it my farmers market scent. But the experience is extremely fleeting and that is my one note- 4 sprays even and two hours later not a trace. Perhaps that is intentional and I'm being greedy-but it's that bright and happy I want to smell it on me all day and all summer.

Reminds me of mixing my own perfumes as a kid out of my mom's essential oils, because I was obsessed with ylang-ylang and that is definitely the dominant factor here. The basil doesn't really come through on its own, but I think it's just a very artful blend. For me, it's easy to smell the vinyl and tomato notes beneath the ylang-ylang, but if you are not a fan then this perfume won't work for you. I frankly love the sweet plasticky nature of this.

This is my favorite scent EVER. I don't usually like green scents, but something about the tomato leaf in this one really does it for me. It smells like you're walking through a beautiful tomato garden in the middle of summer. I don't really pick up on as much of the vinyl note, so maybe that's why it's so wearable to me. But really it's the perfect layered tomato scent, and I WILL be saving up to buy a full bottle (˶˃ ᴗ ˂˶)⚟)).

Obsessed with this and can't stop smelling it -- just a perfect plastic doll scent that reminds me so much of Strawberry Shortcake and the 80s-early 2000s My Little Pony dolls. It feels more spring than summer to me but could be worn for both seasons. Out of all the Pearfat fragrances I've sampled, this and Stomped on Bed of Lettuce are my favorites.

easily my favorite fragrance i own. i get compliments every time i wear it, deep sniffs when i enter the room! fresh, spicy, soooo green and distinctly tomatoey. i get more vinyl on the drydown, and a totally spicy opening blast that at first i didn't like but settles well. I ADORE kewpie doll, and every scent i've tried from pearfat has been a hit

the zingy, spicy greenness at the top is short lived... within the hour it becomes a softer, powdery greenness. forgotten baby doll left out in the rain covered in wet grass and flowers. i do like it a lot and it feels very nostalgic. i wish i got a stronger tomato vine note, after it fades it does feel like there’s something missing.

So wonderful! Somehow so green and the spicy tomato leaf note is the bomb...love love love. Love the first spray with its wet minty note, love the dry down that smells like leaves in the sun, love it layered with Not A Perfume which makes me feel like I'm lying in a flowerbed. Awesome!

reminds me of: a little troublemaker with a heart of gold, feeling awkward, playing with your favorite dolls in the “hidden” corner beside your family couch, batting your eyelashes and asking, “who me?”, chewing on a straw out of nervousness, believing in yourself...✨

Revisiting my sample of this one. I still love it. I saw someone voted this as smelling like one of my favorites, Jasmin et Cigarette, and WOW I did not see the connection at first but now I do. This is like Jasmin et Cigarette's herbal plastic tomato cousin.

kewpie doll transports to a warm memory, such a wonderful wear. standout notes are basil and vinyl—synthetic notes can make a fragrance feel more real than anything.

Smells like the top of a baby doll's head after you played with it outside in the yard all day. I'm kind of obsessed with it.

wearing this in winter because i'm longing for summer

This brought out a very surprising and visceral reaction of nostalgia for me that I was NOT expecting. This perfumer takes a lot of inspiration from living/being raised in the midwestern US, and having been raised there myself I can see why now. This reminds me of the EXACT smell of my aunt's backyard in the summer when I was younger. The smell of the vegetal basil and tomato leaf mixing with the smell of non descript flowers, all with a weirdly lovable backbone of plastic from my action figures hits really close to home. Off initial spray you get a healthy dose of bergamot that almost smells lemonade-esque when put in combination with the rest of the notes. This is pretty much the entire scent, the plastic-y vinyl becoming less noticeable as it dries down more on my skin. I might give this a wearing or two more before the weather truly turns. I can dig this, not necessarily a love as it is SO SPECIFIC to my memory of summer afternoons, and the plastic-y vinyl note can be a bit screeching for the first 30 minutes; but I can still dig this. This is a completely unisex fragrance, this is art.

Pearfat does a beautiful job at invoking memories with semi indescribable scents. I can't tell you exactly what this smells like but I can tell you the moments I see behind my eyes when I smell it. I remember sitting out in the grass at my aunt's house listening to radio Disney through weird rubbery headphones on a satellite radio that had 2 weeks left of free trial service. I remember sneaking through the golf course behind another aunt's house and trying not to get caught so we could reach the ancient willow tree where I'd read while my brother played DS. I remember neighbors begging us to come in their backyard and pick as many tomatoes and zucchini and squash as we could carry. I remember chasing my escaped cat through the forest behind a house we only lived in over one summer, the ground was so soft and lush that my feet didn't make a sound but the rocks I was collecting in my pockets did. This fragrance smells inviting and carefree and soft. I'm not sure pearfat is meant to be wearable but it certainly is a brand of stirring scents

It's.... fine. My co-worker absolutely adores it and good for her, but for me, I get way too much plasticky new toy smell and not enough tomato leaf and greenery (which I adore). Wanted to like it in my sample kit but it's not worth a bottle on me. Might get some as a gift for my co-worker! Update: Okay, pause. I picked it at random after a shower and decided to give it another shot because what the heck, I’m not going anywhere today. All of a sudden, I’m getting SUCH lovely green notes, the sharp and spicy-sweet tomatoes that bring me directly back to childhood, playing in the mud and bamboo trellises that my grandfather set up to grow tomatoes in the wetland of our backyard. Holy hell. The plastic scent is still there, but the tomato leaf is now dominant and it makes it so lovely. Still not my favorite of the Pearfat collection, but it’s definitely bumped up. I might snag a Demeter tomato leaf to pair with a proper bottle to capture this effect again, or else only apply after a fresh shower with my tea tree body wash.