Fresh Cream

I’ve spent a couple days with this fragrance so far and I’ve decided I really love it. I first smelled it on a test strip and was immediately taken by that realistic, fatty whipped cream scent. I was a little apprehensive that it may pull too vanilla—I tend to avoid vanilla fragrances as I find them boring at best and cloying at worst—but the full warm, milky scent of this really saves it. It reminds me so much of when you’re about to take a sip of a hot latte from a mug and you can smell the melting whipped cream on top, or like melting vanilla ice cream. not like vanilla bean ice cream, but that real shit—rich, pale yellow, fluffy, you know the kind. I think what other people are describing as sour I would say hits my nose as tart, like how a lightly sweetened yogurt smells tart. it definitely does not give spoiled milk or vomit to me, and is actually my favorite facet of this scent—it could’ve so easily veered into an underwhelming, run-of-the-mill vanilla type of scent, but that tartness paired with realistic, warm milk totally saved and elevated this. it’s like vanilla extract mixing with the natural sweetness released from the sugars in milk when you heat it up. unless you’re reallyyy not used to actual funky perfumes, I wouldn’t say this is even remotely funky, but it is realistic—if you don’t like the actual smell of milk, I don’t think you'll like this, and if you happen to get hot/sweat while wearing this, it will amplify that richness. I’m personally a huge fan of that, but I can see others not feeling that as much. also worth noting that despite it being listed as a note, I don’t get powder from this at all. this projects for about 3 hours and settles close to the skin from there on out. I can only catch traces after about 8 hours. about what I expected from an edt, so no tragedy there, but you get a good amount for a fairly easy to swallow price, so I haven’t been bothered by having to reapply. my only real complaint is that I wish it didn’t turn sweeter on my skin, but my skin tends to do that with most perfumes, so I’ll blame that on my chemistry. I’m 8/10 levels of loving this, but it’d be a solid 10/10 if it smelled on my skin the same way it does straight out of the nozzle. that said, I think this will satisfy your nose if you like sweet scents, but aren’t crazy about a sugar OD. aside from my interest in the scent profile, I also got this to rotate into regular wear to help my stupidly expensive main fragrance last longer, as once it runs out, I won’t be able to get more for a looong time, so I’m also very satisfied with this on that front. very every day wearable, and a lovely marriage of palatable and interesting. this is the first fragrance I’ve found out in the wild in a long time that I found really compelling, so all in all I’m very happy with this!

My ride and die. My safety blanket. They could never make me hate you. I read a lot of people layer this but I have ALWAYS worn it by itself. It was love at first sniff, I've gone through 5 bottles in 3 or 4 years? The scent opens with a cute punch of whipped cream, sweet. Bam! It's like suddenly I have my armor on, but it's made of fluff, but it's doing its job. It's HEAVY on the whipped cream part, which is why I would not see someone who is more chill wearing this. In fact, it's more for women who probably have some type of issue and need something to hold onto for safety, this perfume. No, this perfume is for women and girls who are bubbly, cute, a lot. If a person also liked this smell ON me, I would say they have issues too OR they wish they could one day swim in a tub of sweet sugary puppies. However, oddly enough, I've had guys tell me I smell like flowers. Go chemistry I guess. If applied to clothing, it lasts forever in my experience. Could someone quiet wear this? Yes, but I bet they're a whole lot of person. The perfume is not for someone who wants to be invisible. However, note that I have lost track of how much I spray. Is it milky? 1000% yes. It's pure whipped cream to me and the most delicious thing I have ever smelled. It's not elegant, it's not fresh, it's not sweet in a red way. It is bam! and aww and oh? It is creamy, and A LOT. It's like if whipped cream could be a light switch, a light bulb, and then said light bulb gives you a hug and then you think to yourself, "I am not alone" and no one knows you're thinking these crazy things so they just go "aww she's nice."

Fresh Cream by Philosophy, where to begin... I think this is a wonderful fragrance! To me it smells like very cold whipping cream from the refrigerator with the sugar mixed in to sweeten it then a few drops of pure vanilla just for comfort. This such a light and airy scent though. It is almost what makes it so hard to convey in words. There also is what seems to be maybe a drop of citrus (my guess is manderine, but that is a guess) that is not noticeable in a note type of way, it is like it is there just to make the fragrance bright and not heavy. It is wonderful on alone and I have layered it now too with a couple other perfumes and it is a great way to tweak a perfume to be a bit more creamy. I do own Lann-Ael and I get the compairison. It is not that they smell exactly the same it is that sweet light milk scent they both have that just wraps you in comfort. I LOVE Lann-Ael as well. The lasting power for me on this fragrance is about 6 hours or so (I voted moderate) and the sillage starts out moderate, but I would say by hour 6 it is close to the skin on me. I actually blind bought this and I have not one regret; infact had I passed up purchasing it and smelled it later only to find out I could not get it I would be very annoyed with myself. This will be a comfort scent for me in all seasons as well as a great perfume to layer with other fragrances.

At long last I found the perfect milky, creamy perfume that I was beginning to think only existed in my mind. Fresh Cream smells like a vanilla steamer--scalded, fatty whole milk with vanilla syrup. It hits your skin like a tame, creamy version of Buttered Popcorn Jelly Bellys. It's not that sweet, which was a nice surprise; however it does sweeten up in the heart. Also in the heart you can smell a touch of powder as well as some very obscure florals, but they are just right! This perfume is all about creaminess and milkiness. It's more of a novelty scent for me. When I smell this, I think of being home on a rainy day, curled up on the couch with an ultra soft blanket and a good book. I'm not sure I would want to smell like this around other people, as I don't aspire to smell like vanilla milkshakes. This one is just for moi. Fresh Cream reminds me just a little bit of those kinds of perfumes that smell like vintage powder compacts or broken Chanel makeup at the bottom of a purse, probably because of the floral and powdery notes, but then pour a scalding hot vanilla steamer into the purse and there you have it. Seriously love love love this stuff!

The best for layering! I always crave a creamy note and got tired of searching for it and wishing for more in every fragrance. Now I just have a huge bottle of Fresh Cream and I layer it with literally every fragrance I have! Highly recommend the body lotion as well. I mix a little of the lotion in my hands with all my other lotions. This scent just makes sense in lotion form, so I would try it if the EDT feels too weird at first, but on dry down they are the same. I understand people not liking this though. When I first smelled it on my skin I did get that heavy milky baby spit up feeling and it scared me away. And yeah for the name Fresh Cream it’s really not that fresh! But I always came back to it and I found that layering it really freshens it up and then you can really enjoy the creaminess. Goes well with basically everything - florals, fruits, freshies, honey, spice, woods... try it, you may like it.