Majaïna Sin

This is such a unique take on a spicy scent. I don't know anything like it and don't find it similar to the usual vanilla gourmands. You know how scents with a prominent cinnamon note usually come across as very autumnal or Christmas-like? This has heaps of cinnamon and doesn't do that. Majaïna Sin opens up with a bracing blast of ginger that quickly turns fizzy and sweeter. The mix of ginger and citrus notes with an underlying sweetness from the heart and base notes reminds me of ginger ale, it has a bright and uplifting effect. Then the scent turns warmer. This has a maple syrup note that is for some reason not listed on fragrantica, but is very noticeable to my nose. It works together perfectly with the vanilla, heliotrope, ginger and cinnamon, very warm and sweet but with a fiery spiciness to set it all off. The florals in this are subtle but keep the fragrance fresh and balanced. It never goes full gourmand, but stays on the edge of it. Texture-wise this is lush and syrupy with a light dry overlay from the spices. It feels a bit synthetic at times, but in a cool, modern way, like a fizzy drink or a candy is synthetic but still tasty. I sometimes get phantom berry or plum notes from this for a moment, but it makes sense that they're not in the notes list, it's more of a vibe than a true replication of those fruits. I'd say this is wearable almost year round, day and night, even though autumn might be the most obvious choice. It has a normal, good performance but it's not an extremely heavy hitter.

Great gourmand, it increases your blood sugar to risky levels but in the right person it is signature material for its glow and sensuality. It is definitely not for me, I tested this once in a meeting with many friends and thought it was overwhelming but then looked around and spotted this red-haired, gorgeous, mid 20s friend of mine and said: "this is you!" Everyone raved over how good and appropriate this was for her... she exuded charm and presence. The sillage is amazing and behaves well. It lasts very long and I wonder why it works so well even if it has some of my least liked notes (tonka, heliotrope). My guess is the candied orange, chestnut and ginger add a twist that makes this smell well blended and pretty recognisable among the 1000+ gourmands in the market. I don't recommend a blindbuy though but sample it and wait some minutes after the first sugary impact. It could well work as unisex although it needs a certain personality behind to give it depth. For many it will be a mess at first test but believe me it is sensational. As I said when reviewing Deliria by L'artisan Parfumeur, these cloying sweeties are stupendously successful on some skins.

I highly recommend you don't look at the pyramid while smelling a perfume for the first time. It'll clout your perception and I look for a guttural response when smelling a perfume-I like what I like and I trust my nose to just smell something and for me to have an unbiased emotional response from a fragrance. Immediately after trying this, I was pleasantly surprised and it was a definite YES for me! I love this one. It's a very wearable, spicy fragrance that is blended well and not overwhelming or stifling by any means. This could be worn during the day and it's safe to wear in all seasons, IMO. It just smells good! I'm not a big fan of nutty notes in fragrances or heavy ambery spicy perfumes and this is none of those. It's sweet, a little spicy, airy and light but the scent payoff is fairly good. I think Cooperman did a fantastic job of blending all of these notes to create a very harmonious composition that doesn't lean in any one direction. I don't perceive it as a citrus fragrance, but a light airy amber+spice fragrance and it has that same light and airiness that you find in BR540. BONUS-discounted at Fragrancenet.

So impressed with this one. wow. very classical french using oriental ingredients. Vanilla, orange, heliotrope, nutty, cinnamon, sandalwood. All perfectly perfectly blended. No notes are overpowering each other. It's sweet but the the citruses, the neroli all the fresh notes are balancing the composition. I've been dying to try this house since 2016. It's in the same category as PDM Herod, but i'm more impressed in this one. They both smell like warm vanilla. And I love Herod so much but this one dethrones Herod but in beautiful smokier base Herod wins. It dries down similar to feve delicious, but there is so much more going on here. The vanilla acts as a backbone of all these high quality ingredients. It's not cheaply sweet, the sweetness comes from the florals. Now i'm more curious in this house. Blind bought Oriental lounge. Wearing it for week it's not a gourmand. it's more like a floral vanilla. the heliotrope and the orchid is quite prominent. Smoooooth like heaven.

This quite a weird combination! It has a velvet touch yet slightly sour and gourmand! It has hazelnut, chestnut, then few heliotrope, sandalwood, then the Tonka and vanilla comes, then the ginger and orange neroli comes in. I even can detect cinnamon. The colder it goes the more amber I can detect. Quite wired to be honest as I kind of feel it's cloying sweet. Fair and fine. Edit (31st Oct 2018) Oh MY GOD! this is extremely similar to "Malia" by Nobile 1942 with that sharp gourmand rosy and tobacco blossoms. I am infatuated and very pleased! i really wonder how did this one passed me by that easily. Since "Malia" is one of my favorites, "Majaina" is a LOVE, "a bewitching elixir"?? indeed! Wow.