Cry Baby

I finally got my hands on this one after 10 years now and honestly... I find myself pleasantly surprised. To preface this: If you’re looking for a creamy strawberry milkshake-adjacent perfume, try something else! (SugarMilkCo’s scents might be more your speed.) Thankfully I saw a review on YouTube before ordering my bottle that clarified that the Milky note in this scent is more watery, like smelling your milk jug straight out of the fridge. Which is pretty close to how I experience it as well. The perfume is rather citrus forward right after the first spray, then the powdery note immediately developed on my skin. I’ve been wearing it for a few hours now and I definitely understand what other buyers were referring to when they described it as “nostalgic”. It oddly reminds me of those Böhme chewy candies from my childhood. There’s a tangy undercurrent to it without tipping into syrupy/dense territory. The milk actually feels like a support role instead of being the star, blending all the notes together. The “lipstick” accord I detect leans more toward expensive Dior ones (you know the smell) rather than waxy and cheap cosmetics. As for the caramel note - I have a high sensitivity to certain molecules and usually have trouble with perfumes that feature any caramel whatsoever (my nose immediately distorts it) However, this one doesn’t turn fecal or smoked ham at all. The caramel adds a comfortable, sugary warmth to it without overwhelming the base. Not burned caramel. It’s basically not even detectable. Summary: Comfortable. Citrus-leaning sweetness. Not sour at all. Milk is sidekick, not leading role. Soft powdery warmth and a tangy undercurrent. This is basically what I imagined GUDU’s White Rabbit perfume to smell like. Just slightly more sophisticated. Is it worth the money? If you’re a Melanie fan and/or have trouble with most gourmand/sweet scents? Then yes, definitely.

let me give you my honest review of someone who has been hyped to own this perfume for the past ten years and was even willing to buy small samples from resellers. disclaimer: i do not own or have smelled the old cry baby, this is a review purely focused on the new release. the perfume is not bad. it smells quite interesting, however for those notes it is not what i had in mind. of course, this has nothing to do with how good the perfume is. the citrusy smell is strong, something we have read in other reviews as well. you can also smell the touch of powder/milk. the more it stays on your skin, the smell becomes more caramel-like. but not hard caramel - something melted, soft. not an off-putting, strong smell. this perfume reminds me of those vanilla cream puddings with whipped cream on top - the whipped cream on top is exactly what the perfume reminds me of. dupes - not a direct dupe for this one, atleast from what i have smelled so far. BUT (and i believe most might not agree with me, however i am sure in myself and my nose) it reminds me a bit of a more softer, caramel version of ariana grande sweet like candy. that's the closest i could get to the original, its not the same but i cant get atleast 40% hint of it. was it worth buying? yes, definitely. it is still a nice perfume, but definitely not worth the price. i am a very big collector and i have grown with the crybaby album (i was 14 when it came out, and now im 24), so this is a very important, nostalgic item for me. i see myself using it, but this is not what i had in mind when i would think about crybaby. i was thinking something cute, but dark at the same time, morute. for me, the crybaby perfume should've smelled similar to kayali - boujee marshmallow. it does it more for me.

Such a dreamy little fragrance! After years of waiting, I finally got my hands on Cry Baby during the rerelease, and it feels and looks every bit as special as I had imagined 🍼 The opening is a gentle swirl of creamy milk, soft caramel, and a hint of citrus. The citrus notes aren’t bitter citrus however, and remind me more of a lemon cake, so yummy!! 🌟 It’s delicate, comforting, and truly so delicious!! As it settles on the skin, it becomes even more magical, and on me I smell notes of warm milk, strawberry sherbet, freshly baked cookies, with a light powdery softness and very subtle woodiesness! 🎀 I was imagining this scent to be a lot more strawberry-esque but on me personally, the berry notes aren’t that strong and do tend to fade away throughout the day, but when layered with a strawberry fragrance or even just using a strawberry scented moisturiser it really captures that warm strawberry milk with powder and caramel!! 💖 Sweet and tender without ever feeling artificial, Cry Baby has a nostalgic, delicious quality that makes it so easy to love! It’s so versatile, comforting, and without a doubt one of the most precious scents in my collection! 💗 As someone who has also tried (and LOVES) the miim miic 52, in my personal opinion, they smell almost identical!! The only downside I’ve found of the miim miic is that the longevity is worse than crybaby but other than that, it’s an amazing dupe for my bbys that wanna smell delicious but don’t wanna blow hundreds for one perfume!! 🍼💗

I remember when this perfume first came out. I instantly wanted it and was intrigued to see what this smelled like. I was in middle school and didn’t have my own money yet, so I had no choice but to let the years slip by while this perfume became more and more expensive through resale after being discontinued. The day they announced that Crybaby Milk was coming back, I immediately preordered and began counting down the days until it finally arrived. It was love at first sniff for me. I pretty much knew from the notes alone that I would adore this. All of my favorite notes blended to perfection in an adorable bottle. This is sweet, creamy, woody, fruity and powdery all in the best possible way. None of the notes are too strong or stand out in a negative way. Crybaby Milk smells like a scented makeup pallet or an old Strawberry Shortcake doll from your childhood. I want to spray this on everything that I own. Is this fragrance worth the price? For me, absolutely yes. It doesn’t perform as well as some of my other fragrances, but I love it the same. To me, Crybaby Milk is nostalgic and childlike wonder in a bottle without smelling overly cheap. I’ve truly never smelled anything quite like this. I have smelled the dupe from Miim Miic and it is similar but not quite the same. Crybaby Milk is blended better and lacks the synthetic note I got from the Miim Miic dupe. I’m hoping this perfume will be stocked for years to come! <3

first off, this layers absolutely lovingly over fraise fouettée by le monde gourmand! its soso heavenly and helps amplify the strawberry and milk notes in cry baby. it also makes the scent more powdery, as if it adds a note of baby powder, which i adore ᰔᩚ as for cry baby herself, shes lulling, dreamy, and comforting, opening with bright berry jam notes simmered with a cup of warm milk, a hearty dose of lemon, and a dash of brown sugar. i love that this isnt too sweet, but keep in mind that the tart fruity notes are very domineering when initially sprayed. the fruits lean more photorealistic over synthetic, and theres a hint of strawberry and mother’s lipstick in the concoction somewhere. when it dries down, the berry notes disintegrate and im left with whiffs of milk tea, one brewed with caramel powder, and remnants of a freshly baked cake; this is what i imagine a little tea party inside a secluded wooden cottage smells like <3 its truly a comforting, one of a kind scent ~ this would make for the loveliest bedtime scent if it werent for the price tag (╥_╥) still, its far exceeded my expectations and is my second signature scent now! 🍼 ૮꒰ིྀ˶꜆ ́ ̆ `꜀˶꒱ིྀა