Dead Sexy

Sexy is an apt way to describe this fragrance. Right after spraying there is an undeniable creamy wood + vanilla. I would've guessed something rich like sandalwood, or oak. Then as it develops, a smokiness appears and slowly begins to burn through the woods and vanilla. This gives a smoked leather scent combined with the vanilla, which goes from a rich gooey gourmand type to a drier and more subtle herbal kind. It's intriguing, and unlike any other vanilla fragrance I've tried, which is really saying something as I've probably tried hundreds. I found Bvlgari's black to be a bit too strong on the rubber note which gave the impression of new tires, and thus I found it better suited for a masculine scent wearer. This one is more in the middle, which makes it fitting for a much larger audience, I could see anyone of any gender pulling this off. It's got a bad a** side to it, but it's not so overwhelming that it will offend. The sillage is noticeable while still remaining quite tasteful. I've sprayed one spray on my wrist and then dabbed the excess onto my neck, and I believe this probably toned the projection down a bit. I think I could probably get away with wearing 3 sprays max of this fragrance, and not need to reapply it until later in the evening. Tokyo Milk fragrances get lots of critical feedback, and a few of their scents I've tried did sort of put me off. But this scent is beautiful and deserves so much more attention than it gets. If you like subtle vanillas with a hint of woods or other interesting notes, give this one a chance. If you liked Bvlgari Black but it's too hard to find after discontinuation or you found it just a bit too over the top, give this one a chance.

Smoky & seductive. It doesn't smell like I've been smoking gross cigarettes, but rather, have just been in the company of smokers in a high end, dimly lit cigar bar - perhaps indulging in a glass of brandy while discussing power moves with unbuttoned tailored dress jackets. I feel like I mean business when I wear this. I know I smell smoky and I own it - cause I know where I've been. Paired with black attire, in colder months in the evening is the best time to wear this. You can't be shy, this one owns the room! Moderate sillage if you go light handed on the sprays but you can easily send this baby out into the atmosphere with one or two extra sprays. Lasts longer on clothes but on skin I can get a good 4 hours. I've tried nearly a dozen fragrances from Tokyo Milk and this one is by far my favorite. Simple composition, could easily be layered to pull even darker and rich (bourbon vanilla vibe) or would be beautiful with fruity scents to act as a base for the fruits to bounce off of (think of a fruit flavored cigar). She could layer either way! I do think it's slightly expensive for a 1oz size but am still willing to pay for it. And the bottle makes me happy, I love the skull design through the backside of the bottle.

Testing this as a decant splash. I’ve never smelled a perfume quite like this. It carries a dark, enchanted-forest aura and leans witchy/vampy in the most elegant way. The woods aren’t typical perfume woods; they feel shadowed, slightly smoky, and earthy, softened by a quiet sweetness and soft, ghostly florals. A creamy vanilla base anchors it all, adding a velvety depth that feels mysterious rather than gourmand. A subtly resinous thread runs through it, almost floral-resinous, and it reminds me a bit of "Midnight" by Satya, one of my favorite incenses. As it wears, the scent softens beautifully: a touch powdery, more delicate, yet still undeniably intriguing. It keeps its dark, moody edge without becoming heavy, like slipping out for a romantic, moonlit stroll through a garden. This would be gorgeous in autumn and winter, especially at night, though the gentle dry-down makes it perfectly wearable during the day as well. Sultry, dark-femme, smoky, and slightly otherworldly — but without any “dead” or decaying quality, and no synthetic edge on my skin. Just pure magic.

I'm normally a light-floral kind of person, but this caught my attention in the store so I took a chance on it. At first all I could smell was the wood notes, and they had a bit of a bite to them that I found interesting but not my cup of tea, so I was going to pass on it. But before I even left the store the fragrance softened up a little bit and the vanilla came through, which gives the woods a soft, warm, smoky-sweet kind of quality that's actually very nice. It does have a rubber element to it, but not in a bad way, and again it's tied to the vanilla which keeps it from being too harsh. And it is sexy, in a warm-mischievous-inside-joke kind of way. Tea at midnight in our bathrobes with liberal sprinklings of sly smiles kind of sexy. But I also find it just comforting. I actually wore it to bed the first night I had it. Overall I probably won't wear it often because it's not my normal type, but it's an interesting scent and I'm glad I bought it. Ordered a couple of other Tokyo Milk fragrances and I'm looking forward to them.

Oh hell yeah, this is work-safe Bvlgari Black. It doesn't have BB's legendary nose-assaulting new tire smell (found strongest in 90s/00s OG twist-lock bottles), but I'd say it's about 95 percent identical, actually affordable, and definitely scratches that itch. Compared with BB, Dead Sexy... • is sweeter • is more ambery • is more woodsy/resinous • still has the faintest soapy, rubber accord . . . . . . . . . . but isn't loud about it so it's SFW • is similarly powdery • is slightly less leathery • has tighter sillage (intimate vs arm's length) • has better longevity (12+hrs) • same dark, sensuous vibe • same unisex Y2K baddie vibe This one is best worn over clothes/hair, and in cooler weather. Otherwise, it starts to develop a weird, sour, DEET bug spray smell as it mixes with skin oils and sweat. I'll suffer the atomizer (it's stingy and has horrible range, so you have to hold it like 2 inches away from your skin), I'm just happy to finally have a cheaper, more wearable BB :')

Spraying with the bottle was super heavy, made my skin feel very wet instead of like a mist. Fresh out of the bottle, at first sniff had the odor of baby powder, waited 30 minutes and it finally settled into something more complex and woody, slightly floral. The vanilla became way more obvious than anything else, but the scent overall is as if a sweet tree bark was rubbed down with vanilla extract, flower petals and baked slowly for a whole day. Very rich and sweet aroma, and lasted a whole day into the next. Friends could smell it up to a good 4 feet away from me without it being overpowering or headache inducing. Honestly love the scent but I can see why it may not be for everyone considering how it first hit my nose.

Dead Sexy begins with a sharp resin ("bug spray") smell and heavier woods which fade fairly quickly, soon leaving a nice, spicy, vanilla-sweet, and smoky woods. This is one of my faves, it has a nice, strong personality and is great for fall & winter. It could definitely be worn by a man as well. I don't get much floral - they just peek through a touch a couple of hours into wear, the woods really cover them up. It is almost identical to "Pomme Poivre" from M.E.'s Love + Toast line - odd to copy yourself. This is definitely better, it's a little more potent. Is is also similar to Sage Oil's "Onyx" which has VERY heavy moss & woods, vanilla & tobacco (although not this is not as sweet and has no coconut.)

This is really nice smooth creamy sandalwood with SOME vanilla sweetness to it. It reminds me of THE 7 VIRTUES Santal Vanille, but here the sandalwood is smoother and more fragrant (probably from the orchid note). It isn't super unique by any means, but it's easy to wear. The ebony woods does come through as it dries down more and reads slightly smokey on my skin - slightly**, as I smell it up-close. I would have no have problems wearing this but my collection is huge at this point with a lot of bangers and this may get overlooked... I can imagine wearing this to a bon-fire or camping trip, going hiking - that sorta thing. This is Unisex.

In my quest to find a signature scent I've realized that most vanilla smells turn into suntan oil/lotion on my skin, but not dead sexy. This one stays consistently vanilla on me, and I love the richness, although it can be a bit overpowering. I think this works for my skin because it smells alcoholic in the way that vanilla extract smells alcoholic. It's also not too sweet smelling which I think helps a lot, and definitely gives it a boost over kabuki, which is a very similar fragrance. Edit: idk why I thought kabuki was that similar, it's much sweeter and with more citrus. It's distinct enough from dead sexy to be its own thing.

This was a blind buy based on reviews. I have a very hard time wearing gourmands or anything sweet--something in my chemistry takes it to pure cotton candy and cheap hand lotion. Instead of icing, the smell of the vanilla in this reminds me very much of that warm and sweet-but-bitter taste you get if you ever have tasted vanilla beans straight from the pod. The spiciness and wood make it feel a little bit dirty in a good way. I only get a bit of orchid late, but it is very pleasant on me. I do well in powdery floral. I do wish the 'dirtiness' stuck around a bit longer. While this is simple, it is a complete winner for me.

I get more soap and firewood than orchid and vanilla from this one-- but the vanilla is the stronger undercurrent and well matched with the woody notes. This doesn't have much longevity on me. I used the travel-sized rollerball that comes in a tin along with a lip balm. Maybe it's better to get the spray and to apply this on a greater surface, more skin and possibly the clothes if you want it to last longer or have more projection? This is a cold or cool weather, or night time scent to my nose. The "people who like this also like" includes several of my favorites: hypnotic poison, and old school lolita lempicka included.

This basically smells like sweet vanilla and boozy vodka. I don't get any powder from this. There are florals in the background but they are there to give the perfume structure. This is not a floral perfume and not gourmand either. Just picture vanilla and vodka. It does have a plasticky note in the background, but it's not bothersome. Some people in their reviews say this is masculine but I don't get that at all with this perfume. On me, it's very feminine. Very widely likable scent. I got mine directly from Margot Elena. 10 out of 10. For reference, I'm female.

On me this smells like a fresh/clean vanilla. It is an absolutely heavenly scent. I will admit that I can see where some people might be getting “plasticky” but ONLY upon the initial spritz. Smells quite strong at first but it dries down to a very fresh, slightly floral, creamy, smoky vanilla that lasts 8+ hours on my skin. I like to layer this with JHAG Superdose and I cannot stop smelling my skin when I wear that combination! I get whiffs throughout the day that smell so good I want to roll my eyes back in my head with pleasure. Seriously! I love this perfume!

This is such a nice creamy/spicy sophisticated and sexy vanilla scent. I love vanilla based scents so much and I own many of them, but this one is so unique. This is sweet without being cloying, I think the spiciness helps make this feel like a grown up vanilla fragrance. I like gourmand scents but sometimes they are too sweet, but this is just right. The vanilla is creamy and rounded vs smelling too juvenile. This isn't a complaint for me, but I would say this is a heavy scent best in colder months. If you like light airy scents, this wouldn't be for you.

Definitely a cool fragrance. Rubber? Yes indeedy. A slight whiff of new plimsols, tempered by a deep but shy salty, sexy vanilla musk base, the whole thing is rounded off beautifully by a soft, velvetty wood binder which holds the whole thing into it's delicate shape. Yes, its delicate, in the same way as a woman's bedsheets hold the scent memory of what happened two nights ago...it IS sexy, its a memory jogger. If I were twenty years younger, I would REALLY love it, but I'm not, so all I can say is, Nice, Young, You could do worse.

This was a blind buy and I wasn't crazy about it on its own. It's not a warm vanilla sugar type flanker (regular vanilla perfumes are harder hard to find than they used to be) although it still has a sort of synthetic quality to it that I couldn't place. Like lower budget vanilla perfumes before warm vanilla sugar came out maybe? I added light musk to it and that's all it needed. It's been one of my favorites to use as a base when I make my own fragrances because the dark wood and vanilla combination is so versatile.

If you love Dead Sexy, the Bon Bon Shea lotion version is even smokier, a little less sweet, more depth and silage. Who would have guessed. I LOVE the vanilla, caramel, amber, smoky woodsy NOT smoky tobacco. I agree with "smells like a sweet tryst on a wooden table" followed by vanilla. Wondering how it will be on long time male companion. He usually mixes his own essential oil based fragrances but I bet he will try this one. Silage - 5 hours & counting. Expense to joy ratio: excellent.

The smell of a sweet tryst on a heavy wooden table! Wait--did I say tryst? I meant meant shy flirtation touching hands briefly while drinking steamed milk with vanilla...The vanilla is sweet, but not heavy-toasted. The ebony note is fantastic! While Wish by Lollia was so sweet I had to scrub immediately, the sweetness of this one is perfect for the composition. On the top of my wishlist you go, Dead Sexy!

i loved this perfume all through middle school. no idea why i was wearing it at that age, but i loved it. very mature, wouldn’t wear this scent much now but it’s so good. was very strong but faded into a pretty unnoticeable scent, if my memory serves me right. i mean i didn’t wear it that long ago, i got my first bottle at 11 and my last bottle at 14, i’ll be 16 soon. so my memory isn’t that foggy.

Dead Sexy to me is a wonderful scent, It didn't carry as well as I had hoped but I'm glad it wasn't super strong either. It has nice layers that make it subtle and sophisticated. It is masculine but I think its a fine balance suitable for a woman who really likes the smell : ) The smell over all reminds me of the holidays in a log cabin, for some reason I always think I smell fir in the mix.