El Dorado

My previous worries about El Dorado being a standard mens body soap/aftershave fragrance have been washed away by a crisp, stone like, underripe apple note. Wild and bitter and bright. Followed by a breeze of wet field grasses and hay baled under a stormy sky. All of these blend as it dries into a lush, dense juniper paired with it's own berries. Dry, wine like. What I assume is lemon balm feels more like a dry bergamot peel. Thick and pithy. This fragrance, to me, clearly takes after Macanudo from Maison d'Etto. Really quite surprised and delighted. It's a beautiful, fresh, earthy green fragrance that I'm sure will be in my weekly rotation. Edit: Final edit on these reviews since I don't like deleting things. I cannot express just how fucking sad and embarrassing it is for a grown ass woman to say the shit SDW has said online. With her entire chest and name behind it too. What a miserable person. I can't imagine this brand survives very long.

I never thought I would relate to the nostalgic feeling people talk about with this but I genuinely do. The coniferous notes being introduced with petrichor immediately reminded me of my grandpas old house in the mountains of Northern California, and it also reminds me of the park I used to frequent as a young child in a Utah. It’s a cool and serene scent that makes me remember the head clarity from walking in a park surrounded by trees. I can definitely see this being someone’s signature scent for the cooler seasons!

El Dorado is by far one of my favorite green scents. The lemon balm note lingers in the most beautiful way, creating a scent that truly wavers back and forth between feminine and masculine. As it wears the petrichor note grows stronger, settling into a serene and grounding sensation. Like laying out in the sun by a still lake or pond, this note might be my favorite thing about this fragrance. I purchased the discovery kit & found this fragrance to be my absolute favorite of the three.

This one would be my personal favorite from Scout. The lemon balm is so refreshing and adds to the woods layered throughout. It’s so simple but also as you inhale you get a new layer every time. The only reasons I’m not rushing to 1.) it’s more masculine than I typically lean, 2.) longevity on paper was the worst with this scent. But maybe a skin test would be the real test! I will probably update after I have the chance to try it that way.

I love this one, haven't had El Dorado long enough to parse out all its intricacies though! First impressions are that this smells like a version of Fischersund No.101. This one is a little more focused on the woody aspects and does give the impression of an American coniferous forest rather than the icy feel of Fischershund (obviously lol). Great frag!