Not Your Baby

This one was super surprising to me. I do not, as a rule, like powdery perfumes. The opening notes in this one cannot be described as anything but powdery. However, at least to my nose, it does not give baby powder. I think it is the powder note most often associated with violet that I pick up on. I can't honestly say that I detect cardamom, mimosa, Tonka bean, sandalwood, or vanilla as individual notes, but I think they come together to make an innocent sweetness that I just love. It's probably been 30 or more years since I last smelled Love's Baby Soft, but when I first encountered Not Your Baby, I got a very strong memory that took me back to middle school dances. It's not a replica, but it's Baby Soft's sophisticated older sister--still innocent, but with a touch of sensuality. It's a perfect every day perfume and light enough for wear around people who don't like fragrance. It doesn't project far--maybe arm's length--but it does last all day.

Well, I have had a baby, and nothing about this perfume reminds me of baby wipes. It reminds me more of milky baby’s breath. It also reminds me very much of a fragrance I loved a long time ago by Crabtree & Evelyn, called Susanna. It came in the sweetest baby-pink packaging. I was probably 12 when I fell in love with it and bought a tiny bottle. I still have the bottle! It was a sweet, soft and innocent floral. I always got the image of pink baby roses. This smells so similar to Susanna but with an added note of warm milk. I detect mimosa and a hint of violet in the mix. It becomes increasingly milky into the heart and base--and it's the best milk note I have ever come across in a perfume. Reminds me of condensed milk. Nuclear strength, this perfume! One spray in the morning is still radiating straight to my nose 6 hours later. I’m so glad I discovered this! Thought I’d never smell “Susanna” again! This is like a creamy gourmand version of it.

Love this one. It is strong from first spray, with a prominent violet note. Overall it is a powdery sweet violet scent with a hit of spice and vanilla. After a half hour or so the violet calms a little and it becomes more blended and the individual notes are not quite as distinct. As it progresses it becomes almost a skin scent, clean, powdery, fresh. There is absolutely no fecal or even fruity smell - I feel like I'm smelling a completely different fragrance than some of the reviewers below and I'm a mom and have dealt with plenty of poopy diapers. I'm stumped by some of the analogies. It's a love for me, but not a safe blind buy unless you love powder and violet notes. Also, the performance on this one is far better than Missing Person! ETA: This is in the same vein as Kenzo Flower but I find it much more wearable. I love rose but the prominent rose in Flower coupled with the powder and violet is too much for me to wear regularly.

I’ve been having a hard time with Not Your Baby by Phlur. I bought a bottle two years ago and loved it, wearing it every day. After about three months, I noticed the scent started smelling off, and the liquid inside had turned yellow. Since then, I’ve sprayed it a few times at Sephora, and it smells great when the juice is clear. However, I’ve seen a few different bottles at different Sephoras with the liquid turned yellow, and when I sprayed it on myself, the off-putting smell came back. I’m starting to think it’s the formula. Has anyone else experienced this?

Surprisingly long lasting(8-10hrs), very modern, very chic. On me the cardamom and mimosa, and violet, really project on me and the sandalwood base sticks around forever and smells like buttery popcorn...it’s strangely delicious. Every time I’ve worn this and people hug me they dig their nose into my neck. Love this perfume, it’s innocent and playful. Not the loudest, but if over-sprayed can be more noticiable and get a really solid moderate projection. Summer scent for this year, for sure! And the bottle is so cute!