3121

I've been waiting a while to review 3121...and that's because I'm in love with it. That happens sometimes..when I really love a scent, I put off reviewing it because I don't know if I can do it justice or truly convey how I feel about it...and...also it's kind of like a special secret that you sorta don't want to share. Reading the reviews though, I can see that I'm safe. There are many that just don't like this one...I get it...I'm ok with that. For me though, 3121 by Prince is sensual and magical and a little strange...just like the the man, himself. Although I do love the artist ( is there anyone who doesn't?) my love for his perfume has little to do with him. I like to call this one a Green-Floral-Musk. It is completely alive with the smell of fresh green florals...not just the white flowers listed above but their leaves and stems and roots and maybe even a little dirt too, the Bergamot lends a citrusy/soapy vibe. This combined with a salty, woody, musky base leaves it feeling bright and fresh yet earthy and hot.....like a summer romp in the meadow next to the woods. It's really, really sexy...to my nose anyway. I don't smell cat litter and I don't smell cedar and it doesn't feel masculine to me...yet I would love to smell this on a man! Our noses all work so differently...it truly is amazing. There is only one other perfume in my collection that compares to 3121 in style and feel and that's another favorite of mine, Maroussia by Slava Zaitsev. It probably helps that, for me, both of these have an aura of mystery about them as they are not well known or used among people that I know and they both have gorgeous bottles! Yeah....3121 ( and Maroussia) can both be found inexpensively on line and I hate to say it but there might be the teensiest smell of "cheapness" that weaves in and out of the scent experience...but...I kinda like that about it. Here's another thought that just popped into my head while typing.....I feel like I'm smelling the eighties ( although this did not come out til much later) and not the powerhouse perfumes of the eighties that women and teen girls wore. It's like the smell of being a kid in the eighties ( which I was) I have no idea how to explain myself but while wearing this, I just picture myself in a roller skating rink, wearing florescent jelly bracelets, a checkerboard patterned shirt...with my collar up, carmex lip balm, chewin' on some hubba bubba and flyin' around on wheels to one of Prince's songs...probably "Raspberry Beret". Where am I going with this??? Up top I said "sexy-romping" and now I'm going on about innocence and childhood??? Maybe 3121 takes me to that place in-between.The sweetness of innocence morphs into the thrill of the discovery of womanhood. Too much?

The initial blast was bergamot and musk, with white flowers following it, tuberose and neroli, patch and other notes.I do sense the cedar but it is not as strong as the bergamot that makes it fresh, the white flowers are there blended together but are not center stage. The front is still bergamot and musk. I think the bergamot is what others say makes it seem like cleaning liquid. I think I may have gotten a spoiled sample though, it just feels like it falls flat, I purchased a tester without a cap. I feel dim, I had to spray twice, overall it smells citrusy, lemon-like, the bergamot is so strong, and so is the musk, it does have a masculine feel to it for certain, definitely gearing towards masculine this one. The desired white florals are just too quiet in the background. Cedar, bergamot and faint gardenia, patchouli lingering, very masculine, very dim. The florals are there, gardenia, faint tuberose, and neroli, they are there indeed, blended, yes blended, but they are so light and quiet. I can sense them and they are nice, they are. sometimes white florals can become cloudy. I am disappointed, I have to buy a non-tester to try again, this is not what I was expecting, it is ok just not what I desired. There is citronella, I catch it quickly, as it is used in bug sprays too, citronella is so there. The bottle reminds me of the versace dreamer. It is somewhat strong or there is a synthetic quality to it that made me a bit uneasy or irritated when inhaling it, beware! I would say it is a lemony, musky, woody, white floral, in that order. I do feel my bottle has turned, but I understand the pretended scent, in the right condition, I think it would be a very nice. I get the idea and I love it, woodsy, musky, fresh, white floral, with bittersweet facets. You can sense it in the dry down. I realize after the dry down, I adore it, the bergamot is actual the citrus sweet kick to it, and you have to accept it. it kinda smells like Prince after a long night singing, sort of a musky male thing, skin scent, but dreamy, I love it. I think his decision in choosing a low key manufacturer and poor designer, was his mistake, no wonder all the issues and chaos ensued.

I've read he was involved in the making of the perfume, which is itself a bit androgynous, with floral and musky facets. Both male and female, cedar and musk are the most masculine notes I know and gardenia and tuberose the most feminine. If the prince of funk was so involved, why did he later deny it and refused to promote it? He was sued and settled out of court with the manufacturer. I love white florals mixed with woody, musky notes, and this is a hidden treasure, I cannot wait to try it out. I bought it today, I could not hold myself back, the gardenia, the tuberose, the cedar and musk, and yes Prince himself, such a lively, colorful, passionate individual. I feel joy and will post a review later. The designer, Adriana Medina does not have a very strong creation resume, so I truly hope Prince was really behind it all, picking the notes as I read he was. He did choose a small perfumery company on purpose, so that may have played a role in choosing the designer, articles do state he was personally involved in its creation so he may have picked the notes himself. I love cedarwood and musk as truly masculine delights, and tuberose/gardenia as beautiful and sensually delicate, it seems a versatile fragrance just like Prince was, masculine and feminine.

It doesn’t smell nice when you first spray it. They should have used a cleaner musk. That said, this does not smell too bad if you let it dry instead of panic scrubbing it off. This is NOT something I would want to wear often. Picture this scene: You go to your mom’s house for Christmas dinner. She’s got a number of poinsettias in the house and wreaths with real flower accents, giving a bit of a floral smell to the air. She has a generic “winter” candle burning explaining the kind of woody, powdery, musky, patchouli smell. She also invested in a real tree this year, and you definitely smell it. THAT is what this smells like to me. Combine all of those smells. Since it reminds me so much of Christmas trees and scented candles with “flannel” or “sweater” in the name, I would probably only wear this for a holiday. It’s so strong that I think it would help cover the “I’ve been cooking all day” smell. Do I think you’ll love it? No. It’s it automatically sexy because it has musk and patchouli? No. Does the ylang ylang give it a slightly mature and powdery smell? Yes. Finally, it smells like an intentionally unisex fragrance. On a man, I think the cedar would come out strong. On a woman, I think it would dry down more powdery or floral.

Hmmmm... millest alustada? Pakend kiiskav lilla-kolla-kuldne karp, kaleidoskoop-mustriline ja lärmakas. Pudel ja kork on imeilusad lihvitud kalliskivid. Edasi - pudeli sisuga tutvuma - võivad minna ainult hulljulged, eriti enesekindlad ja natuke veidrikud :D Koormatäis jasmiini, tuberoosi ja magnoolia õisi, mis vajub tsunamina peale ja matab enda alla. Esimese hooga võtab hinge kinni. Kehvemal päeval paneb pea valutama ja võib tekitada iiveldust. Kuskilt aimdub pisut puitu ja piisake bergamotti. Androgüünne. Lärmakas. Egotsentriline. Kui see üle elada, siis muutub nahal äärmiselt erootiliseks ja magneetiliseks. Ülimalt tugev, kauakestev ja edasikanduv lõhn, mis võib jääda sinu külaskäiku meenutama mitmeteks päevadeks. Ma ei ütleks, et 3121 on mu lemmik, aga ma armastan seda lõhna! Ei soovita alla 30-stele ja peavooluga kaasaminejatele.