Natural Talent

This is a surprising "love" for me. The suede is strong and lasts throughout, which I don't mind. I find suede notes to be so sexy and appealing; they mix well with florals and with sweet notes. This is a sweet suede, with the apricot and the other florals. Great longevity. This also gives me a "skin" scent vibe...which I am not a fan of skin scents, however, this has depth, and projects a bit. Very pretty for a low-key meeting, around the house, even going to bed.

I had to try a few other osmanthus fragrances before this one actually grew on me. I wrote it off when I first got it, but I'm glad I did a bit more digging and retried it. Today was my first day at a new job and I grabbed it kind of randomly, but DAMN do I feel like a badass with leather and osmanthus. It's funny, it has extremely similar listed notes to Dries Van Noten's Fleur du Mal and gives the same emotional resonance as Dries Van Noten's Fleur du Mal, but I don't actually think they smell anything alike. It absolutely does smell like someone's beat-up favorite handbag, it just turns out that's a thing I'm into. Suede and leather are turning out to be some of my favorite notes now, when just a year ago I said I avoided them.

Clean, inoffensive, an easy everyday scent. Citrusy, woody, leathery and floral. Can see this being worn in any setting, day and night. Versatile. I mostly get the citrus and leather notes. It’s bright and fresh but the woods and leather keep it from disappearing immediately like so many freshies do. This one surprised me and I’m excited to experiment with it. I feel like it would layer beautifully with Tangerine Boy by Phlur. Unisex. I’d like to test this one out on my boyfriend. Glad to have it in my collection but unsure if it’s going to be a repurchase.

Natural Talent was the scent that I kept out of the collection. It is a fruity, leathery, fun yet slightly sexy concoction. The apricot/peach is most noticeable, but the violet and leather are there, too, and those two are one of my favorite scent combinations. Unfortunately this scent doesn’t have the same longevity as Snif Sweet Ash and tends to fade after 3-4 hours. That’s okay for me as a spring/summer scent, though, as I don’t want anything too heavy!

Got this as confetti in a swap and was really surprised to enjoy it, since I probably wouldn't ever tried it otherwise. Instantly reminded me of peach iced tea, which isn't an easy vibe to conjure without being saccharine, but Natural Talent finds a way to make it both fun and mature at the same time. Nothing mind-blowing, and I wouldn't buy a bottle, but my sample was a very nice compliment to hot days in LA. A solid unisex for the beverage girls.