Child Perfume

I never really believed the hype around Child. I did know that some of my favorite celebrities wore it such as Britney and Lindsay. When I found out how much an ounce cost, I couldn’t justify the purchase until recently. I figured that if I ended up not really liking it myself, it would be an easy sale on a gray market site since there’s such a dedicated fan base. Now, I have never tried Jennifer Aniston’s debut scent. I do remember a good friend telling me that she loved it but hated that it had absolutely no staying power (which has been echoed in the reviews on here) so I ended up steering clear of it for all these years. I guess Child smells pretty similar to Jen’s ‘Lolavie’ fragrance but it’s not a replica. I believe she was another part of that celebrity cult following dedicated to this oil also. She probably drew inspiration from another cult classic, Coty’s Sand and Sable. The first day I wore this, I wasn’t expecting much. I think I finally understand why this is so hyped up and expensive. I got the butteriness of the tuberose almost immediately, then the soapiness of the citrus, musk, rose, and mimosa followed. You do get the purple flowers that lend to the slight powder in the backdrop. I don’t get the indoles from the jasmine but more so the sweet and fresh pikaki. In summation, this performs like a dream. I’m not just talking about the sillage and longevity but those are both of course really good. There’s just something special about a potent oil like this where it absorbs into your skin and works some inexplicable magic on you. Child exudes a clean, polished feel and I always feel rejuvenated and uplifted when wearing it. I wish this wasn’t so pricey but I feel like once I start running low, I will feel justified in rebuying. I already have a lot of white floral dominant scents in my collection but after having worn this and really tested it, there’s something substantial about the quality that sets it apart. Still though, because I have a tendency of having champagne taste and a 40 oz bank account... if anyone DOES happen to know of any spot-on dupes for Child without that Child price tag, please share with me! P.S. So far, the only perfume I have been able to find that comes close to duping Child is Fleurs de Nuit by Badgley Mischka. It was a happy accident because I wasn’t looking for something close to Child but found it nonetheless. Fleurs has amazing quality and performance but it’s a notch or so below Child. Also, it’s not exact but very close.

So, you know how when there's a hype about a perfume and then you smell it and you don't get it and then years later you revisit it and still don't get it, but are ready to try and see, for reals this time, what all the fuss is about? Ya, that's Child in a nut shell for me. Well this internal war story has a very happy ending, in fact, it's quite unexpected. Just the other day, I made my way to Fred Segal, went straight for this oil, put it on, then went to the beach. Remarkably, the initial Jasmine accord (which is actually lovely, but not much a man pleaser) turns into I-don't-even-know-what. It's like soap, meets fairies and they dance and sing and sprinkle you with their magic dust, forcing you to betray your set in its way nose, and completely fall in love. I don't know how it's possible, but it happened and now I get it. It's so multifaceted, it literally morphs into 3 separate perfumes. Jasmine, pure and beautiful, but only for a few minutes. Then onto soap and beach, with something sharp and enticing (I can't help but compare it to J LO Glow at this phase, which is the dominant phase) and finally, finishing with the most amazing incense-y skin musk with a hint of sweet Amber. The dry-down is what I live for. I do believe there must be a bit of crack in there too somewhere, because I find myself addicted. When I'm not wearing it, my nose can smell it and I immediately ache for it. But all of this aside, what it really comes down to, for me, is how it makes me feel. Its a truly empowering scent. Unlike any other scent I own. I feel like the sexiest, prettiest, most interesting girl alive. I am bewitching and mesmerizing and nothing is out of my reach. That's some powerful stuff, evoked by one little vial of oil, one cannot ignore. So, naturally, after my day at the beach, went back to the shop, bought the damn charmer and now we're in love. The end.

Another love! I've had this on my buy list for a long time and when I saw someone selling the oil at a discount I snatched it up, and I have zero regrets. Opening notes are strong, mentholated but unsweetened tuberose (thank God, Fracas went straight to bubblegum on me) and for a few minutes I was unsure if this would work. But then, the lilac came in, a gentle powdery break to the white florals and kept them from becoming indolic. It's definitely the lilac I smell alongside the tuberose, I don't get the jasmine on my skin. And then upon dry down, the musk comes in. This actually does remind me of a Jasmine heavy scent: Bobbi Brown Beach. But take out the jasmine and replace it with Tuberose. It's also giving me Kai vibes, but maybe it's because I also own that in oil format. Although Child reminds me more of Kai in it's EDP form than the oil. Kai oil is more creamy + sweet. Wheras Child is more powdery + white musk with the white florals. Overall this is an amazing scent, I'm so glad I own this now. I'm really lucking out on my blind buys lately (finally! For so many years I had fail after fail) One thing I will say is strange, but in a good way: The sillage of Child perfume oil is so strong! I can really smell it on myself wafting around in the air. Which is uncommon for an oil, they are notorious for sitting close to the skin. I got on the website to try and find more information about this fragrance and I noticed they now sell an extrait de parfum spray (50ml), but I think for what you get, even at the higher price point, the oil is very much worth it. I know if (and that's a big if) I use this up, I'd have no problem shelling out the money for this at full retail price.

Child (the oil rollerball version) was my signature scent for roughly 14-15 years before I started detecting slight changes in the formula a couple years ago and even ordered directly from the Child website to ensure I wasn't getting a wonky batch. After some digging, I learned it had indeed been reformulated to comply with new regulations (GLURG). I am not sure what ingredients specifically changed, but to my nose, there are some differences in the transition of top notes moving into the middle notes. Regardless, I still love it even if it performs slightly differently than it used to. The drydown seems to be the same. This is a long lasting, happy, beachy California perfume oil in the vein of Kai & Monyette Paris. I've worn all three at any given time, but Child emerged ahead of the others as my "daily driver"and consistently garnered more compliments than any scent I've ever worn (well, aside from the highly polarizing original Mugler Angel formula in the mid-90s/early 00s). Child is often described as a pikake (Hawaiian jasmine) scent but I've always smelled more tuberose than jasmine. All the flower notes combined together with the musk base are what really give it the unique profile – clean, innocent, dewy, mildly intoxicating, and slightly sweet on a bed of woody, vanillic musk. This is not a sunscreen or coconut beach, but it evokes the beach vibe. Before the reformulation it was my consistent comfort and signature scent. I didn't feel like myself without it. I wear it less often these days, but I don't ever want to be without it because it was a huge part of my fragrant life for so many years and it still brings me a lot of joy.

This is my guilty pleasure perfume. It's really cool that it's an indie scent, but it's a pretty one-dimensional white floral that doesn't change in the drydown. And after hearing John Mayer going off about how much he looooved Child, then smelling it on countless bubbleheaded ditzes, I put my bottle away out of shame. It just didn't seem sophisticated enough for someone over 30 to wear, you know? This was sad because it's a really beautiful fragrance - sexy, long-lasting, with just the right amount of sillage. I was therefore very happy when I moved to Japan and discovered that Child was pretty much unknown here. So I can wear it without worry of anyone's preconceptions. And the compliments! My dentist, strangers on the train, even a young friend who would grab my arm and pull me close because she said she loved the smell so much. (I ended up gifting her a bottle on her birthday.) I have both the oil and the spray. They're both nice, but I prefer the oil.

I, along with many, headed over to Fred Segal in Santa Monica to experience this scentsation and during the time of an almost bygone era where I'd spend hours on myself, Child seemed like a simple fragrance that one could wear that would make others get the impression that I did not spend hours on myself! What can I say? I bought it, wore it, loved it, and remember it. A very developing fragrance that all could wear because the layering aspect of what was used beneath was so easily blended. From your bath to your shower to your lotions and creams, Child was so easily and readily accepted on your skin and there's something so nice, innocent, and sexy about feeling "natural" during the nineties (and early millennium) when one got soooo dressed up just to go grab a bite to eat.

Perhaps my favorite Jasmine perfume. This is no fake synthetic Jasmine. This is a real pure clean ultra feminine earthy Jasmine. As an 80s kid this reminds me of early memories on the West coast and all the sophisticated ladies in their 30s & 40s. I love to layer this with the Jen Aniston Lolavie (which directly copies the Child scent profile). Perfect for all year around if you ask me. There is something magnetic about this fragrance that is hard to describe. The trick with this is not to apply a lot, as this is a highly potent oil. One dab on the wrists and back of the neck does the trick and you will have people asking you what you have on. This will always exist in my collection.

This is it. This scent is my scent and it always will be though it comes at a rather steep price. I consider myself to be a sophisticated, East Coast woman which seems at odds with the playful, West Coast vibe of this scent. I adore bold, white florals, and this fits the bill. All I can say is that I am a fragrance junkie and have worn plenty of scents where I've gotten "you smell great" comments. This is the only perfume I have ever worn though where I was held tight by a lover who could not let me go because the smell was so intoxicating. Not for everyone, but definitely for me.

Child is a beautiful jasmine, tuberose and lilac fragrance. This perfume initially opens with a sharp, green, synthetic note (similar to freshly cut flower stems and plastic doll hair). However, several minutes later it develops into a soft, ethereal bouquet. Child reminds me of several scents from my '80's childhood: Tinkerbell cologne and Prell shampoo. Child intensifies with sweat and heat. Wearing it in my hair makes it last even longer. Can't get enough of this stuff---my husband loves it, too! The rollerball dispenser makes Child ideal for travel.

Just beautiful! This is what I think Jennifer Aniston's perfume was trying to achieve but failed to pull off. Her fragrance has a chemical edge to it that turns me off. Child, on the other hand, smells very natural. I mostly get jasmine, tuberose and a clean musk. It's long lasting with moderate sillage. It is a little powerful when you first put it on, though. After a few minutes, however, it settles down. I have the 1/3 ounce roller ball, and since I only need a little, I know it will last me a while. But it sure is expensive! It's so worth it though!

I bought this because of all the positive feeback I read about it from Hollywood's "elite", if you will. I'm a Jasmine girl and this is definitely a "white" scent...lots of Jasmine and, I've been told, some Gardenia comes out on me. I have the roll-on and I pretty much wear this every day. It's nice & subtle yet very pretty. A little strong when you first put it on but SO pretty in the drydown. This is one that's definitely worth the price! Try it...you'll love it!

Child is absolutely gorgeous. At first whiff, I'm six again, at the beach, slathered in original Coppertone. Then jasmine floats in and stays poised on top, creating a lighter-than-air quality that is so sweet it seriously touches my heart. And I'm not trying to be cutesy when I say that. It is not at all cloyingly sweet. Sweet like ... well, a child. Chubby and rosy and a little sweaty from playing. One of my new favorites that I wish I'd discovered sooner.

Agreed.. Child is mainly a soliflore of Pikake a variety of jasmin known as Jasminum Sambac. It is also called Sampaguita (the national flower of the Philippines). Child is a perfume oil, that is why it comes in rollerball. When in contact with the skin it warms and the scent intensifies. This variety of jasmin is fresh, tropical, and very sweet. If there are other notes in Child they are over taken by the jasmin pikake.

I finally had the chance to sample this, and wow, i'm in love! It is so fresh and so clean! There is a hint of banana cream I get after it starts to dry down, which is quite lovely (Its not in the notes).This is very similar to Jennifer Anistons fragrance, but Child is so much better! I personally think its worth the $98 for the bigger roller bottle. This is def my new fav!

😍. crazy story: I was trying to get pregnant, and had two miscarriages. then I purchased this "child" fragrance at Henri Bendel NYC, wore it, and then got pregnant. My son is now 8 years old, and I have saved a couple of precious drops in the bottle to remember the moment. Love this delicate innocent fragrance.

My friend's mom gave the rollerball version to her: absolutely wonderful. I like scents that are less complicated, and definitely the jasmine is the main attraction here. It's sickening to the people who dislike sweet floral scents but I love them. Lasts for a very long time on skin.

Next stop on my home sick tour, it's amazing how scents take you back. Smelled like every club girl in L.A. ten years ago. Pure pikake with a citrus top note, intense at first, but beachy and clean as it dries down. Slays the male gender, particularly when mixed with vanilla.

Im so glad its on the database now yay! This is one of my favorites! Very soft an fresh. Jennie Garth calls it a "man magnet". It reminds me a little bit of Pure Grace?? but with more Jasmine. I highly recommend this if you want a young fresh smell.

One of my all around go to, when I don't know what to wear, fragrances. It's a lovely floral with out being overly powerful or sweet. On my skin, the dry down is a soft incense like smell. Perfect for spring or summer, yet I wear it year round.

I was curious about this scent partly because so many celebrities wear it...I like it a lot. The lastingt power is OK but could be better for something so expensive. The smell is really pleasant though, but I have no idea how to describe it.

I love Child. It starts out as a strong jasmine on me, then develops into a softer scent, reminiscent of Annick Goutal's Petite Cherie, but nicer and with a note of something extra that I just can't place, but lovely nonetheless.

Pikake, musk, and a citrus top note. It's a gorgeous white floral with a beachy feel, and very heady. For some reason pikake is the only floral men seem to love! I've worn it from time to time, and it's worth the money.

Let me start off by saying this smells NOTHING like TerraNova Pikake. TerraNova smells like bathroom toilet bowl cleaner. Child is simply dreamy. Reminds me of a tropical beach vacation minus the coconuts.

wow, an in-your-face natural white floral that is completely about tuberose as the top and main note; there is supporting lilac, magnolia, jasmine, rose, mimosa and musk but tuberose is the star

I adore Child, it's so feminine, sexy and intoxicating! If you are a tuberose lover this is a must!! It's very long lasting, on clothes up to 2 weeks, on skin ( at least on me ) up to 12 hours.

Very clean, super soapy jasmine :) I got a sample with an order and I was really pleased. It's a higher price point than it should be, based on the ingredients, so that's the only thing.

Jasmine and tuberose made love and this is their newborn baby. The most sparkling and pure white floral I’ve ever smelled. Sweeeeet and darling. A bow of a perfume.

For those who love this perfume but are not willing to shell out the $$$$, Kuumba Made Pikake Lei fragrance oil is a dead-ringer for this stuff and is a mere $8.99.

I've never tried the perfume but I have and love the roll on oil. Does anyone know how alike or dislike they are?

I'd never heard of this (or even seen it) until this week, so I must have been living under a rock for most of my life, as well. (Wait, what? This came out in 1990? *How* have I not heard of this? Oh, right... as far as the world of perfume is concerned, I live in the middle of nowhere -- as in, nowhere near a flagship department store. That probably explains it. :) ) I sampled the oil version... being an oil, I expected something relatively quiet. This was quite the opposite; it *bloomed!* It filled the room! (I didn't mind this at all, as I love fragrances that possess a certain amount of "oopmh," but I certainly didn't *expect* that level of performance from a small smear of oil perfume on my forearm. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised! A little goes a long way with this one.) This fragrance does not joke around; it means business (and it gets to the point). Blooming, beautiful business, of course. I got a hint of lilac, along with a bit of jasmine and a heaping dose of tuberose. And green stems (there's something very "green and living" about the flowers in this one). And... indoles. Did I mention the indoles? (I should probably mention the indoles.) Because, oh, yeah... they're there. Child has indoles to spare, no matter how innocent its name may make it sound -- especially during the initial stages of wear. It calms down after that, but I think it only fair to mention that you should expect the indolic ride of your life for the first hour or so. (At least, that's what I smelled.) I'll admit to experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance when trying to reconcile the name of the perfume with the wafts of fragrance emanating from my skin. If you can handle that, though, this turns into a lifelike floral with a musky (not too clean, not too dirty) base that is quite pleasant, yet attention-getting. I've asked around in my little social circle, and I don't know anyone else who ever heard of or sampled this, either, so... if you're like me, and you live in a "perfume desert" of sorts, you might be the only one rocking this if you decide to wear it.

In the beginning this perfume oil is a very strong, slightly indolic jasmine with a root beer note. It then starts down the generic white flowers path, adding a bit of gardenia and citrus and orange blossom. As the scent develops on the skin, it produces a huge cloud of sweet, flouncy, candied sillage that’s clearly jasmine-based, but thankfully it’s not a jasmine soliflore. Instead of fading, the sillage continues to grow, developing a harsh edge that subsides after an hour or so. For a white flower perfume, it’s not bad at all, and seems perfect for a hot, sunny day in LA. However, given that jasmine and white flowers are one of my least favorite genres, it’s doubtful that I would wear this very often. I would caution anyone trying Child that it’s super-strong, so use only in well-ventilated areas. A single tiny dab will permeate your surroundings in at least a 200-meter radius, and will probably stay behind for at least an hour everywhere you go. It lasts a good 8 hours or more on skin. If you plan to go out in public, apply it at least 1-2 hours beforehand so as not to asphyxiate anyone.

To my nose CHILD is a clean, resinous, very natural, and very potent jasmine perfume. I was actually surprised at how simple the composition is, given the hype. CHILD has the big volume diva quality of FRACAS but without all the complexity and with none of the tuberose. I think that this analogy sums up the story best: KAI:gardenia::CHILD:jasmine I really find this to be nearly a jasmine soliflore, but a very clean and clear, non-indolic one. There is no real darkness or grassiness in this composition, in contrast to many other jasmine perfumes I've tried. I like CHILD very much, but it is only for people who have a high tolerance for high-volume, rather intense white floral perfumes. I disagree with the comparisons to Jennifer Aniston's perfume. CHILD is much more natural smelling and does not have any sort of industrial cleaning product edge whatsoever.

Hmm. I'm on the fence. I've had a small dabber vial of this for awhile. Every time I wear it, I'm definitely intrigued, and I'm into how strong it is. But I also feel like there's something about it that makes me not want to wear it around other people. It's so overpowering. I can see why celebrities would wear this because they want something loud and commanding. Something that bowls you over when you smell it. I think, for me, it would have to be a special occasion fragrance. Maybe for a wedding or a garden party. I don't tend to buy fragrances that I already know, off the bat, I won't wear regularly, but this could be an exception. Hard to say!

It's true that this is a pretty linear white floral, but what a floral it is. There's strong tuberose, jasmine and magnolia combination, which isn't so unusual, but the prominent lilac propels this into the realm of a fantasy English garden - the kind Alice Liddell would have nodded off in before her tumble into Wonderland. The florals are thick but natural. It's almost preposterously pretty to my nose - a floral fantasia. The projection and longevity are nuclear for an oil, so the small rollerball lasts forever. I love it.

This goes on with a white 'n' floral punch to the face! It's a monster bomb of florals, and while lovely, not my thing. I smell virtually all the notes save citrus. And they are all a level 5 trebble. I get the Prell connection that someone said below: this is both lushly tropical, but also garden-party floral, and clean--all at once. Though I think of scents generally being unisex, this one really does conjure up frothy blouses, lacy pink and white silk lingerie, large brimmed and beribboned summer hats.

I feel like I’ve been living underneath a rock because, until this morning, I had never heard of this perfume oil. A heavy tuberose and jasmine scent, on the freshly cut, slightly indolic side. The scent is extremely powerful and realistic. Child is hot, heady, and sexy. The addition of lilac, rose, mimosa, magnolia and violet only add to the powerful, stanky, floral blast (and I can’t pull them out individually). Apply sparingly — unless you can handle attracting everyone in a three block radius.

This is a powerful ,mostly linear jasmine/tuberose with prominent lilac accents- the tiniest amount has lasted all day without the slightest pause- Reminds me of Olene minus some of the indoles... and also of vintage Camay soap- more creamy than powdery, imo- If you're seeking a spring bouquet, look no further!

This actually very pretty. It’s like the best parts of essential oil when it been diluted properly and smells soft and sweet. It also reminds me of the scent that came inside of a Princess jasmine perfume doll I had as a child. It doesn’t go soapy which is a plus. I could see myself wearing it.

To me this smells exactly like Bobbi brown's Beach. it's a pleasant, light, and beachy jasmine scent. it does not last very long at all, at least on me--it disappeared within an hour of application in my case :( it's very pretty, though not at all complex.

I get the jasmine and tuberose. Boy, do I. There's also an undercurrent of Coppertone tanning lotion which I guess makes it beachy, in a weird innocent way, like the old ads from the last century with he dog tugging at a little girl's bathing suit bottoms.

OK, this is another cult fragrance I was excited to try. I wanted to love it because it seemed so insider-y, but it smelled too strong, like cleaning solution and like straight undiluted essential oil to me like straight jasmine and tuberose and nothing else. It was just too much and not in a good way. And so, I gave it to my sister as a gift. WHO I PICTURE THIS ON: Honestly no one, I don't get it the appeal at all, but apparently every celebrity ever wears it?

Oh man, I remember when this perfume was ALL the hype. The late 2000s to early 2010s. Well, at least to those “in the know” and who spent way too much on the internet and reading magazines. This, along with Kai, was seemingly EVERY celeb’s go-to perfume, the one they *actually* wore (and not advertised, at least not directly), at least according to the internet. It was the “cool girl” in the know fragrance. I was in high school, and I read a lot of fashion magazines (right at the very end of their heyday, their last hurrah before everyone switched to the internet for such needs) and spent way too much time on the internet (before social media totally took hold, and before the internet was as “big” as it is today. Back when themed/topic-focused forums were the main form of internet socialization rather than big social media sites. Back when only the weird loner kids knew all the deep annals of the internet, because we didn’t have many irl friends. That was me, and I seriously miss those days of the internet, but I digress.). To those younger than I, we had less options back then. Now there are seemingly literal MILLIONS of scents, whatever you could possibly want, it exists, and you can probably get your hands on it too. We're truly spoiled for choice. But such wasn't always the case, and perfume and cosmetic-knowledge was something of a rarity at the time. Not many people read ingredient lists or knew what niacinamide was, for example. Back then with the cosmetic and fragrance markets less saturated, and with forums being the standard mode of communication for, and consisting largely of beauty and fragrance geeks such as myself, certain products would take on an almost mythical cult status. This fragrance was most definitely among those products. In some ways it was the pinnacle of such products. Admittedly this particular one was less forum-driven, however, and more the result of another uniquely 2000s relic of the internet: random shoddily designed websites dedicated to certain random topics. For example, websites that claimed to list beauty products and fragrances that were favored by celebrities. Supposedly ones they actually used and wore, and not brands that they advertised for. And if you ever visited such websites, there were two womens fragrances that were ubiquitous, and those were Kai, and this baby right here, child. Interestingly, both are naturalistic white florals, and both are very niche brands that most people had never heard of, let alone seen in a store. Well, at least on the East Coast. Maybe California was a different story. But anyway, teenage fashion and beauty obsessed me just HAD to have these. It didn't help that I loved all things beachy, and I so badly wanted to be the cool girl who wore the REAL "cool-girl" perfumes while all the other girls wore Fantasy and Pink Sugar. Cringey, I know. I got my hands on Kai first because quite frankly it was half the price, and these perfumes were NOT cheap for teenage me. I actually ended up really loving Kai, which drove me to want this even more. Eventually, years later, I finally got a small roll-on of it. I still have it. Strangely enough it is one of the VERY FEW perfumes that has somehow followed me over the course of many years and several moves. Not so much intentionally-there are MANY perfumes I've had and sold or lost that I'd MUCH rather have now (including several LE's and DC'd perfumes that are insanely expensive or downright impossible to find now, most regrettably and depressingly an original formula and bottle Guerlain Encens Mythiques full bottle that was stolen from me-*sobs*), it just has. Child was, and still is, disappointing. It can be described in one word-soapy. These are white florals, but they are not the kind I love (fleshy, lush, creamy, indolic), they are the kind I dislike most, which is soapy. Thanks to this scent and a few others I've learned that one type of smell that I just really thoroughly do NOT like is soapy white flowers. I don't mind soapy aldehydic, iris based, or green scents, but soapy white florals are an absolute NO for me. And this is NOTHING but soapy white flowers. It's pretty linear, and I recall it actually getting WORSE (even more soapy) with time. It's too unpleasant for me to be willing to try it again for the sake of this review. It, at times, would smell a bit honeyed, but that was not nearly enough to save it. It does smell natural, and it smells like a very expensive soap. It's not that it's a truly horrendous scent that nobody could enjoy, it's just well and truly NOT for me. And unless you like or at least can appreciate soapy white florals, this is probably not for you either. Kai wasn't soapy, it was just pure gardenia. This is pure soapy jasmine, honeysuckle, and neroli soap. Soap, soap, and more soap. Even if I wasn't extremely averse to the smell itself, the "feel" is just not for me either. This feels very softly feminine, and it evokes a very specific picture of sundresses, daisies, straight yellow-blonde hair with bangs, white, pastels, forget-me-nots, wicker baskets attached to girly retro bikes, flouncy fabrics, grassy fields and popsickles and summer days. It makes me think of innocence and young girls or very naive and virginal young women. Cute, but ENTIRELY not me. Even if I liked the actual smell, I would find this very hard to wear simply because it clashes mightily with my own personality, which is darker and weirder and more experienced and worldly. I guess I can appreciate that the perfumer managed to evoke such a specific image, but it just isn't an image or vibe that *I* want to evoke in any circumstance, nor is it one that I want to experience as a mere observer (you know like when a perfume isn't really "you" but you still love the image and feeling it evokes so you wear it anyway for personal satisfaction). It's nothing I want to smell like, and it's nothing I want to smell. I don't hate it as a perfume, but it clashes so much with me in every way that at the same time, I kind of do. I'm not mad that it exists, I just don't want it on my skin. And perhaps that is why I still have it after all these years, because while other much more loved perfumes got lost in the shuffle of life, this one has always been relegated to the back corner of some box that I hardly ever open except for every once in a blue moon when I’m reorganizing, packing/moving, or simply going through my belongings that I’ve forgotten about. It never gets taken out, and therefore it’s never been lost. Pretty ironic. Just like this fragrance-the one I desired for so many years and believed all the hype about turned out to be unbelievably drab and disappointing. I wish it were something more polarizing that i outright HATED at first and didn’t understand, because such a scent would have had a better chance of me ending up liking or even loving it. This one was just “ok” at first, objectively pleasant enough, but so very drab and dull. And not actually pleasant at all to me. Such scents I tend to end up disliking far more than the objectively offensive (but interesting) ones. A shame, if only because of the great expectations I had and the great memories I have of the times when I was reading about it and wanting it. Unfortunately the memories of the times leading up to me eventually getting this fragrance are much better than the fragrance itself.

I had a roll on bottle of Child years ago & it was very synthetic smelling to me. The longer it was on my skin, the more it smelled of overly potent suntan oil (good) mixed with rotting jasmine (bad). This "cult favorite" is said to be worn among Hollywood "elite" (I’m sorry, I kinda cringe even writing that), but it is definitely not a safe blind buy in my opinion. I just snagged a bottle of Kummba Made Pikake Lei @ Whole Foods while in California, at the suggestions of the reviewers below, to see if it would somehow work better with my skin chemistry, & ding ding ding! I found a $9.00 winner! Thanks for the suggestions for a dupe. I'd review it, but it is not in the data base & I dislike reviewing "dupe's" under the original listed scent out of respect to the "nose". :) Cheers!

I love a good jasmine or white floral and I was curious about this one since it's gotten a lot of love and hype, so was delighted when a sample came unannounced in an order from Beauty Habit. Well, I can put my curiosity to bed with this one. To me it smells like every jasmine oil I've ever gotten from the hippie shops (and then let sit in a drawer for years because they just weren't "the one"). Green and soapy with a twinge of chemically sunscreen. None of the other supporting notes stand out for me really. I found it pretty harsh, high-pitched, and cloying. A little dryer sheet-ish with an odd sour note. Fortunately, I have enough white-floral loves, so I'm not disappointed in my disappointment.

Indolic jasmine. This popped up on my radar recently so I ordered a sample of both the perfume and the oil. I didn’t even try the oil as the smell was so offensive to me. The EDP made it to my skin but after trying it two times the sample went into my “give away” pile. I think you must enjoy seriously indolic jasmine to enjoy this. I really don’t get any tuberose, a note that I usually like. The perfume would be fine for some but jasmine is a funny note for me. I enjoy it in Aerin’s Ikat Jasmin but dislike it in J’adore and Child.

There is definitely something off/sharp in the dry-down, and by dry-down, I mean after 20 minutes. I'm assuming it's the "woody" notes. That usually always means a shrarp ISO E or Ambroxan. Kai and Monyette don't have this sharp dry-down, hence, I prefer those.

I love jasmine and had high expectations for this one. Sadly though, to me this smelled like a better quality Tresor. I worked with a woman I disliked who doused herself in Tresor so this was a no go for me.

This is a headache, overwhelmingly syrupy, cloying, banana like, and pungent, largely because of the excessive amounts of synthetic tuberose. Prior to smelling this fragrance, Madonna’s Truth of Dare held my personal title of “Most awful synthetic tuberose fragrance” but this has undoubtedly surpassed it. If you’re someone whos enjoys a synthetic tuberose, most often described as having a banana or bubblegum quality, there is a good chance you’d enjoy this. However, I am of the belief that where fragrance is concerned, only some materials can still be enjoyable when rendered synthetically, then there are a few that are far less forgiving, tuberose being the clearest example of this. I have smelled well over 300 fragrances and tend to be incredibly selective when it comes to what I like and dislike. Out of all those, only 21 have earned a “hate” vote from me, and this is one of them. If you enjoy this fragrance or enjoy it but feel that it’s too intense, you would probably like Zoologist’s Cockatiel.

This is such a beautiful, well-balanced jasmine! It reminds me of a slightly smoky jasmine tea initially. It's more bitter than I expected, just naturally floral with no added sugar, like sticking your face into a boquet or a tin of tea leaves. I think the downfall of a lot of jasmine scents is that it often gets paired with sugar or honey. That type of jasmine gets cloying fast, this one is more like jasmine was intended to be: dry and relaxing. After about thirty minutes, I think the other notes start coming out a little bit more, particularly the mimosa and tuberose. This is very Los Angeles. It's warm, larger than life, and it commands attention. It's not something I could see myself wearing in winter, it's a spring/summer kind of perfume and it feels like a special occasion scent, although I suppose it would work in casual settings as well. The longevity and sillage are insane. A little goes a long way and the scent easily lasts an entire day. In fact, I put this on a few hours before bed yesterday and I could STILL smell it on myself when I woke up. That's a good 12 hours of lasting power. Make sure you're staying hydrated, because this could very well mean a headache for some. I'd also say that this probably wouldn't be an office-friendly choice. You're not going to stop smelling this until you wash it off and people who are sensitive to fragrance are going to smell you coming from a mile away. The good news is that other people seem to really like the way it smells. It's noticeable, it's loud, but it almost doesn't seem deliberate, you could have just rolled around in a bouquet or spilled a cup of tea on yourself while wearing fancy lotion. All in all, if you like jasmine and you don't mind a strong perfume, try a sample of this! I am glad that I did and it's definitely now at the top of my list for white florals. .

Got a little sample vial in a BeautyHabit order. While excited to have a new smelly to try out, my very first impression was "No," because it's very familiar and it's very much not the kind of scent I normally go for. But there was something...pure...about it. The notes in this that I normally can't tolerate just come across with more delicacy here. There's very little synthetic screeching, and there's no distortion. I kept smelling the unopened vial. Finally wearing it and, to me, it just smells like the aftermath of a day at the beach. It's skin that was slathered in overly perfumed SPF and then subsequently rinsed off in salt water, before being baked golden in the sun's zenith, and this is like the scent of the steam after you've gone home to hop in the shower and wash your hair. Extra dollars in my pocket told me to go ahead and buy it, knowing it's not even my style...but the actual price of 10ml of perfume oil made me pause. Sent me to Fragrantica to see what others had to say. I'd never even heard of the stuff. I found out this is something of a cult classic in some circles, and MakeUpAlley confirmed the hype with it's nearly 200 reviews. And frankly, this is alarming to me. Because, while pleasant, Child is not...especially special. I've smelled it 100 times before in other forms and the only distinguishing factor here is in the smooth subtlety it manages. I truly believe this can be achieved by other means, so I think I'll try some regular ol' Pikake oil and call it a day.