Soft Spot

Soft Spot opens sweet, soft and fluffy. It’s a delicate fruity floral with subtle hints of bergamot & fresh orange but nothing loud or obvious, more indistinguishable, well blended notes with a hint of coconut milk. After five minutes, the sweet fruitiness settles. It becomes a very gentle, ever so slightly woody vanilla floral. Not a warm sensual vanilla bean or a baked goods vanilla. With the vanilla orchid mixed with the water lily, it’s almost like the vanilla whiff of a vanilla ice cream. It’s cool and a little bright but still remains comforting and cozy. The jasmine here is very gentle. It’s dries down to a beautiful dreamy, creamy, ambery, cozy and fuzzy hug. A gentle breeze of flowers on a solar wind whilst being smothered in shea and cacao body butter. Soft Spot might fall into the ‘your skin but better’ category but I find it’s projection perfect for the scent - two sprays and I’m enveloped in a cozy scent bubble of fluffy clouds. About 5 hours later it has dissipated, but Phlur’s distinct DNA is there on my skin, like a whisper of Missing Person. I really enjoyed this. It’s like a Vanilla Skin for non-vanilla lovers. Soft Spot is a perfect bedtime scent or for cozying up on the sofa, post shower, fresh PJs and a good Netflix series.

This scent doesn’t get enough love. I’ve been wanting to review it for a while now since it was love at first sniff once I finally got to try it in-store last year. However, It’s honestly a bit difficult to describe. When I spray it, I get amber and musk above everything else, with vanilla orchid, sandalwood, and white florals as the supporting characters [in that order]. I’ve heard it described as slightly tropical. Others say it pulls grandma-ish. I don’t get either of those things. To me, it feels like a soft, sophisticated, skin scent with just a hint of floral sweetness. It’s super clean and warm, like a fluffy blanket fresh out of the dryer. Basically, it’s just lovely. If you’re like me and found that Missing Person gave more “toenail” vibes than soft skin scent, give this one a try. It’s not a sillage powerhouse, and the wear time is in the 5 - 6 hour range, making it a good choice for people who want to feel clean and cozy without announcing themselves before they’ve even walked into the room.

The initial spray is a burst of bright, citrusy sunshine - the bergamot and mandarin are definitely the stars of the show. It's refreshing and uplifting, perfect for a morning pick-me-up. As the fragrance settles, the floral heart takes center stage. It's a delicate blend that's not overpowering at all. The waterlily note adds a cool, lighter feel, while the jasmine and freesia lend a feminine touch. It's a lovely, airy floral. The drydown is where Soft Spot really shines for me. The amber and musk create a warm, cozy base that's sensual and inviting without being overpowering. My wife has gotten compliments on it, and it seems to last a decent amount of time. It's definitely more of a subtle, skin scent than a bold statement, but I personally love that about it.

soft spot is a very comfortable fragrance. its white floral with ever so slight citrus on top, shadowed by a creamy musk. its a more feminine version of phlur's father figure, in my opinion. this scent is very inoffensive and sits very close to the skin, so if youre expecting good projection, it wouldnt be my first pick. despite this, its a great day-to-day "i dont know what to wear so ill wear this" fragrance. it's one of those scents that cant be placed, it just smells GOOD. soft spot works incredibly well for any season and any time of day, with the citrus complimenting daytime sunshine and the white florals and musk bringing a subtle complexity during the night. 100% would recommend if youre searching for a slightly powdery white floral fragrance!

Phlur Soft Spot reminds me of something I smelled often as a little kid, like my mom's shampoo. I think it's the water lily and vanilla orchid combo. At the same time, it reminds me of that mall in Baltimore before everything changed, when the arcades shuttered and people stopped living in real time, choosing the Internet over in-person interaction. I teared up because it took me back to neon lights and rollerskating, fireworks were still exciting and there were still lightning bugs in the bushes on the way home. As the initial spray dried down, I was simultaneously in September 1987 & March 2001...wondering if I could ever go home again. I will buy the full sized bottle.

Just when I finally settled on Extradose as my favorite Valentino Donna Born in Roma flanker, and was prepared to add it to my Full Bottle Wishlist: I sampled this. The dry down brings Extradose to mind. It smells just like a combination of Extradose and Juliette Has A Gun Musc Invisible to me. Soft Spot’s the one I can’t get out of my head. On me, it is the softest, smoothest, most cocooning, comforting, soothing, enveloping, addicting, intoxicating veil of aromatherapy. A warm, creamy, slightly sweet blend of subtle citrus, florals, and velvety musk. Sultry, cozy, romantic, and lovely. Enjoyed it clinging to my jacket for days. So taken by it. First Place easy-reach.

This reminds me of Ariana Grande Cloud not because of similar notes, but because both fall into the same categories of soft, sweet, “fluffy” scents. There’s something very comforting and pleasant about this, without it being overly cloying or immature. It’s very clean but in these sense of clean skin, and when I tried it in store even before reading the copy I was struck by just how much this evokes the smell of a lover’s neck. For that reason alone I couldn’t stop thinking about it until I bought a full bottle, and I love how there’s enough light florals and creamy sandalwood to balance out the vanilla enough for wearing even on hot summer days.

This perfume is so pretty but also hard to explain I typically like gormands and fruity and dislike powder/musks and ouds so I really wasn't sure if I would like this because of the musks but I wanted to try it because of the vanilla but so far this is my favorite Phlur fragrance BY FAR. It is very powdery at first like loves baby soft BUT then it drys down into a creamy Sandalwoody vanilla I definitely get what people mean by balmy or beachy and how they wished or expected this to be how missing person smelled because this feels like a your skin but better it's warm sensual and sweet, It's so gorgeous.

Within the first five minutes, I immediately got a lovely powdery scent from the freesia, along with a honeyed note (probably from manderine) which was very prominent on my skin. The two citrus notes add a fresh, bright vibe. I also caught a whiff of vanilla orchid, which gives it a delightful gourmand edge. Surprisingly, the water lily adds an unexpected aquatic element that I really enjoy. Because I tend to pull out vanilla notes, the vanilla orchid really shined on me. The final dry-down is a sweet, delectable vanilla with a tinge of saltiness from the water lily. It is truly sultry and fun

I blind ordered a FB during Sephora's current sale, and my eyes lit up upon first sniff. Soft Spot is somehow polished and cozy at the same time. The white florals are dainty and airy without verging into laundry detergent territory. This perfume also seems to last and have decent projection, unlike many of Phlur's other offerings. I honestly don't have anything else in my collection that reminds me of Soft Spot. It's not quite a skin scent nor a clean girl scent IMO, so I find it rather unique for what it is. It's *probably* a safe blind buy if you're a fan of most of the listed notes. :)

Soft Spot and Missing Person feel like emotional opposites despite sharing a similar DNA. Soft Spot is bright, clean, and comforting. Like freshly washed sheets after a shower, wrapped up with the person you love. Missing Person feels like those same sheets after they've left. It's quieter, more melancholic, like catching the lingering scent of someone you miss. Neither fragrance is wrong; they just tell completely different emotional stories. I discovered that I'm drawn much more to the feeling of presence than absence, which is why Soft Spot instantly became my favorite of the two.

I love how bright and floral /citrus fresh this is on first spray... The freesia and bergamot are warmed by the base notes while the vanilla orchid and water lily make this a warm, sexy, skin close scent. I've found that vegan fragrances don't have a lot of longevity, but I can still smell this on my skin hours later. I wasn't sure if I'd like this, so I bought a travel size on Mercari. A week later, I bought a full size, also on Mercari. I wear it every day. My favorite fragrance is true star by Tommy Hilfiger, pure paradise by B&bw, and mood ring by phlur.

I'm honestly surprised how much I like this one! I'm not usually a musky your-skin-but-better person but recently I've been wanting something more subtle for the summer months. I'm seeing comparisons to Burberry Goddess and Replica's Beach Walk, both of which I own and enjoy, so I can understand why it's pleasant to my nose. This is lightly woody and sweet and also has a hint of a coconut/sunscreen vibe but its not bothersome at all. This is the first Phlur fragrance I've liked enough to buy.

I absolutely can't stand powdery or like "just kinda fresh and clean" scents but WHY is this drydown is so addictive!? I can't stop smelling my wrist. What I see when I smell it ~20 mins after spraying: clean laundry hanging on a clothesline on a cool spring day, the breeze is carrying the scent of the detergent to you as you sit on grassy hill under a clear sky surrounded by delicate white flowers. Initial spray is a lot. The drydown is so intimate and soft and cozy. I love it.

I think this is lovely. To me missing person does smell like hugging a relative, which isn’t an unpleasant smell, but it’s not something I want to spray myself with. Soft spot also makes me think of a hug, but it’s more floral and a little sweeter than missing person. It’s very light and pretty. I find this lasts all day on skin, it’s lasted several days when sprayed on clothes, so I have no complaints about longevity.

When this scent was released I kept it on my radar and just smelled it today. These notes are divine. This fragrance is soft, warm, clean, white floral, cashmere sweater. Perfectly named. The opening is light, fresh yet still warm, not harsh at all. The dry down warms up a little more in my skin with the vanilla orchid, amber and sandalwood. I’m in love.

This is a really nice musky floral. It is light slightly powdery and a bit sweet. I really like this one for daytime and work. It lasts so long on my skin but is not overpowering and is pretty close to the skin. More powerful than Missing Person. I actually prefer this over Missing Person. It is one of my favorite from Phlur. Not very complex, but nice.

This is such a delicate musky flowery scent, but don’t get me wrong, it’s not ultra-feminine floral. It’s rather a warm hug that leaves a Jasmin after-scent. Perfect in every weather and season, and something I’d wear when I don’t know what to put. Pretty sexy, even though this is so versatile and intimate silage. Lasts pretty long on me, about 6h.

Where did the coconut scent even come from? Why does it smell like coconut?? I like this one a lot. I feel like it can be enjoyed by many, whether you're the wearer or the smeller. It almost has beach-y vibes, but not in a marine way, more in a relaxed sunbathing, sitting on a soft warm towel kind of way. Or like a hug. It's quite intimate.

wow finally something from phlur that i LOVE!!!! i liked father figure but not enough for a full size, hated missing person and strawberry letter, and was completely let down by mood ring. this fragrance is beautiful and cozy and full bottle worthy!!! for being a light fragrance the longevity is decent, i’m in LOVE solid 10/10 for me 🧸🤍