Moko

I received it from a friend and didn't like it that much at the beginning. After using it a couple times i started falling in love with it. It has a unique aquatic and freshness smell with a hint of earthiness and woody notes to it. The smell reminds me a bit of a rainy day in the spring and wet soil. My rating: - Projection 8/10 (Can smell it on a person around 4-6 feet away, the first couple of hours) - Smell 9/10 (Smells unique for an aquatic perfume) - longevity 8/10 (Lasts around 8 hours on my skin) - Price 8/10 (£108.33 for 50 ml where i live) Overall: 8.25/10

A photorealistic scent that paints the vision of wet soil and woods then on the dry down it gets more fruity with the notes of figs and raspberry. This is a mariner’s scent truly but with slightly green notes, also the salicylic acid is surprisingly apparent in it which is why it could give you “toilet cleaner” scent, it’s a scent that needs to grow on you to enjoy it and let it dry down. Performance is fantastic surprisingly for a “summer” scent and it’s definitely on the heavier side because of the 25% Extrait.

Smells similar to Maison Margiela When The Rain Stops, but I would say Moko is more unisex. It's less flowery, with a hint of fruitiness. Both me and my mom love this fragrance!

Opens strong with an aquatic sensation with a fig tree, akigalawood bias, in that order of intensity, though no raspberry personally for me noticed here. I regularly use salicylic acid as part of my routine, though it’s scented; you can make that sort of association here. If not familiar with it, think of it as calone but a bit more clinically sharp, but significantly mellowed out (though pure salicylic acid is odorless, it’s more of a fantasy interpretation from off the shelves). It’s made a bit more green and soapy by the lily of the valley facet, and the s.a. is uplifted a bit more aquatically by the mild oakmoss. The profile is grounded also with a faint woodsy bias, to give it some sort of character. It’s a bit different than something you’d find in Kenzo Homme, potentially less powdery than Kenzo from experience, but if you have KH I feel like this is a bit of a redundant purchase. On the flip side if you don’t like the powderiness from the fig tree, then this is a good option for a similar profile. Personally, not really FBW for me, but still an interesting marine composition.

Smells like "static electricity", kind of metalic. Not a blind buy

I was really hoping to like this. I don’t necessarily hate it, but it’s not something I would wear often. First off - fig. I can’t stand fig and I was hoping it wouldn’t be noticeable, but it is. That creamy slightly sweet fig note is here. Couple that with dirt and marine notes - and voila! It seems pretty unwearable and more experimental, though I’m sure there are people who would really enjoy it. Unfortunately, I’m not one of them. I was however impressed with the packaging and details. High quality.

A rainy summer day, pulling carrots from damp soil. This fragrance captures the earthy scent of carrots and their green tops. Utterly stunning in its grounded, natural character! It is a very unusual scent that takes some getting used to and certainly won't appeal to everyone. I see this as a regular choice for the right people, with summer being the perfect season for it.

An aromatic version of Kenzo Marine with a small hint of sour fruitiness from the raspberry note. I own both. The similarity is based on the use of akigalawood in both. Akigala overpoweres the composition. But the rain note is noticeable.

Very bizarre scent. The salicylic acid is making me think of pickled vegetables or some kind of Russian soup. It's also creamy and watery and floral. It's not my favorite, but it's unique.

Smells a bit like toilet cleaner to me. Very forced "fresh aquatic"