Afterglow

I LOVED this perfume and was really sad that it didn’t last very long. So I went on a mission to find the most similar perfume with longer lasting power. I bought at least a travel size of all these perfumes to wear them throughout the day and get a solid read. So for anyone interested, this is my list: 1. JHAG Superdose: It doesn’t have the same apricot fruit opening or soft lavender, but the dry down is the most similar. That molecular smell. And this truly lasts for hours. This is the only one I felt was a close sibling match on dry-down. I will be buying a bigger bottle and using it for layering. 2. Glossier You Fleur: Has the same vibe. I would say a cousin fragrance. You fleur is bit cleaner and saltier. Really nice though. 3. Snif Me: There’s that ambroxen and cashmere fuzziness, but it smells cheap and the fruitiness comes off as too syrupy. Didn’t like this one even though they are somewhat similar. Afterglow is much better blended. 4. Another 13: I found it had a bit too much of that dill pickle sandalwood and was more unisex. Not everyone genetically smells that “dill pickle” though, so maybe this would be a close match to someone else’s nose. 5. Ariana REM: I already owned. It’s a very cozy bedtime scent. The only one from the list with a similar soft lavendar note. Good lasting power. But maybe a second cousin fragrance. 6. Glossier You Reve: Nice fragrance, not similar enough. 7. Commodity Milk Orchid: Another I already own. The opening has a familiarity, but the dry down is entirely different. 8. JHAG Ode to Dullness: Really comfy skin scent. I liked this fragrance a lot, but not similar enough to Afterglow compared to some of the others. 9. Mix Bar Coconut Palm: I can see why this one was voted as similar, but the waxy coconut is fairly strong and it fades even faster than Afterglow, so it was a no for me. 10. Finery I’m a Musk: this is obviously a dupe for Another 13, so not similar enough.

I worked at Victoria's Secret for like 10 years...this reminds me EXACTLY of something from there....I think Love Spell Maybe because I feel like some of my memories of the smell were even in high school, so before I ever worked; and Love Spell was one of the only smells from there I knew at the time...(The only difference to me is that this one brings a slight woodsy or more fresh note with the lavender and sandalwood, but right upon spraying, those are just hints in the background.) Anyways, it's nice and warm and fresh in the beginning...I get the apricot and coconut right away. Then I start smelling the orchid and the lavender, I usually am scared of lavender scents on me because they end up quite sharp sometimes, but this is nicely hidden amongst the fruity, floraly, creaminess, so it works on me! I have to agree with most that it really doesn't last long at all... especially the first notes...hours later on me, all I get is sandalwood and a bit of amber, which I really appreciate that there is at least somewhat of a smoothness to it at the end, because sandalwood is also one that turns sharp on me and tends to give me a headache. Despite the iffy notes for me, so far, they don't cause a problem and blend in well! The first spray really feels like I'm entering a dream-like world of the past...I get image flashes of memories in my head and feel the whispers of the emotions in my body that I felt while this scent bubble surrounded me in the past... and it makes me smile! Overall, it opens as a mouthwateringly juicy Love Spell (I think), with a splash of warm, woodsy freshness - and finishes as a faint, hint of sweet, creamy wood

I'm sick and purchased today. My smell sense is off. I will say that I dunno if I agree with this being a skin scent. I cannot give a full review on notes because I can barely smell. But what I can smell is juicy fruity with something woody and creamy, something very nostalgic about it. I cannot figure out. I am shocked that ppl keep saying this is a skin scent. I cannot smell much but it def projects more than a skin scent on my opinion. I sprayed 4-7 times max on my hand and keep getting nice whiffs. I would def buy a large bottle of this. I cannot wait to really get into these notes. It smells so niche to me. I'll be back to add to my review once I'm no longer sick. 1/13 update: this fragrance becomes a skin scent quickly on some places on my body. Some places it lasts 3 to 6 hours especially when I have on aquaphor or Vaseline and have just taken a shower. When I smell this bottle it smells very juicy fruity. But then slightly powdery creamy. Like maybe a velvety feeling to it. Something about this reminds me of commodity milk which, I always thought it was slightly a little screechy and I do pick up on that slightly. Likely it is the cashmere. I do get lavender, the same lavender in Rem by AG. The coconut on the initial spray to me was a very, very prominent, and I could smell that when I was sick. Very easily a bedtime satin pajamas, fresh out the shower, cute white fuzzy slippers fragrance. You're going to feel really feminine, classy, maybe something Claire huxtable would wear to bed. I love it so much. 8/10 for projection and longevity.

This is one that truly shines & smells best in the air wafting around you once it’s heated up on your skin Vs smelling it directly from your arm/paper. This is such a special perfume to me. It’s kinda hard to describe but i’ll try my best. This is mainly a molecular woody musky scent. If you love JHAG not a perfume & the way that wears, I think you would LOVE this. Visa versa if you hate NAP I don’t think you’d like this. It’s slightly fruity in the opening 🤏 but mainly this is molecular musky/woody, creamy, clean, warm, soft, enveloping, diffusive, soo addictive n comforting/cozy. I love to wear this after the shower or to bed it makes me feel so clean relaxed & happy. It’s also SUCH a good layering scent! This layers w almost anything and adds such an addictive touch and i’m obsessed 😍 one of my most worn perfumes in my whole collection. Performance is great on me personally, it projects surprisingly strong (sometimes too much) and lasts the whole day +some on clothes. Highly recommended if you love addicting molecular scents. 🌫️🪵🫧🌬️🥛🍑🥥☁️😇

afterglow by phlur is the softest fruity musk. everything is so harmonious with this fragrance. the opening is bright and fruity, i picture the juice of an apricot and tangerine dripping down my skin and the coconut foam note is truly gorgeous i also picture leftover coconut foam on my lips. (not sunscreen-y at all but light and beautiful.) on me this dries down so warm and my skin but better.... like im addicted to sniffing my wrists...the notes in this fragrance are so beautiful. the lavender milk, ambrette, vanilla and woods go together so so well. the perfumer being inspired by “the spark of a first connection...” makes so much sense...warm & alive. my favorite phlur fragrance for sure a job well done!! ✨❤️🔥