Thallium

Bought this on a blind buy online because it looked interesting, and for the ridiculously low price, coupled with the generally high reviews, I figured 'what the hell?'. Honestly, judging by the shape of the bottle, I was totally expecting a barbershop vibe to be Thallium's strongest characteristic (reminds me of the old school Barbicide bottles in every barbershop on earth with the used combs sitting in the bottom), but damn, this one surprised the hell out of me! No barbershop whatsoever detected here. What I do detect is that Thallium has a dual personality, it is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is definitely not what it seems, and I would not call this a fougere as the above description states...but amber, yes, and aromatic, and downright sexy in the final analysis. I have to say, coming right out of the gate I couldn't stand this, it was so f-ing sweeeeeet, I just about threw it in the trash, but I gave it some time to dry a bit, and now I'm digging this, immensely! The opening is straight up pineapple upside-down cake decorated with those little powdery, pastel-colored candy hearts with the words on them, the ones we used to give to our potential sweethearts in middle school, extremely sweet, damn near unbearable! But the uber-sweet 'sheep's clothing' starts to drop off as it starts to drydown after about 15 minutes, and the wolf slowly emerges. It becomes a cross of aromas reminiscent of JPG Ultra Male, YSL 'Y' EdP, Versace's The Dreamer, and even a bit of Mugler Pure Malt (minus the burnt whiskey note), to my nose. If it's to be a wolf, it is a shy one. Thallium has a reserved strength about it. It's strong, but it doesn't project itself as being so. It's got a reluctance about it that I can't quite explain (maybe if you have it you can relate); it comes across as if it could be a beast if it really wanted to...but it has a kind of meekness to it, that says, 'no, that's all right, I'll stay back here.' (I didn't spray very much of this to get an idea of it though. I could be totally off-base; one or two more sprays might've had me whistling a different tune).. I get a pretty vivid impression of two fairly young people who either just met or who are really into each other making out on a sofa in a dark corner in the back of a club somewhere from this, so I mean it's strong in a more intimate, come-hither-to-my-lips sort of way (hence the lipstick note i'm getting from this, perhaps?), that doesn't necessarily need nor want to broadcast itself. I think this is a straight down the middle unisex fragrance once the overly-fruity/cakey opening subsides. A lovely sweet powdery ambery musk keeps developing after the initial fruity notes dissipate. It might lean ever so slightly toward the masculine, but I hardly notice it. This has a really nice powdery, lipsticky, sultry, seductive vibe to it about an hour into drydown, I'm loving this part of it! I imagine this gets a lot of compliments from just about anyone, particularly a younger crowd. In fact I would recommend this to any young person as a good inexpensive starter fragrance, it has a very youthful energy about it, and I can see this really appealing even to the forty-somethings with a Peter Pan streak in them :) Thallium would likely be best for the colder nights of the year, due to the warm sensuous cloud it eventually becomes, but it just might do well as a cooler summer evening fragrance as well. This could go over very, very well as a date fragrance, as long as it is sprayed at least 20 minutes in advance of your meeting up, giving it time for that sweetness to tone down a notch or two. And I wouldn't be surprised to hear more about this one's effectiveness and would-be popularity in the clubbing scene. For the total romantic factor, it's 40% cuddly, and 60% grab-you-by-the-collar-come-here-right-now sexiness. For the low price of around $15 for 100 ml, this juice is an absolute steal! I think it does smell synthetic and a tad bit discount-store-cheap, but it is what it is... You get what you pay for, and More! It is long-lasting and keeps getting better and more seductive as it dries down further. The basenotes are just delicious, well blended! I give it a 9 out of 10, for what it is. Overall, I say if you can get past the sickly sweet opening, and if you like sensual amber and musk notes, you will enjoy this, probably a lot. If it weren't for the obnoxious sweetness in the opening, I'd give it a perfect score. For the price, its longevity and totally decent performance, and the awesomeness it evolves into, Thallium is worth having, whoever you are. And if you don't like it, you can always send it to me :)

I absolutely LOVE this stuff. I got it a few weeks ago and it's all I've worn since. I've passed up my more expensive bottles for this. I find this fragrance very comforting when I wear it. And I love the sweetness of it. GENERIC: Maybe as it's not gonna challenge your nose or anything. It's not a complicated scent by any means. SYNTHETIC: Make no mistake this is synthetic. Especially the opening. But when it dries down it loses that synthetic part. But I like the opening so it's not an issue for me. "OLD LADY SCENT": It has, at least on me, a floral powdery aspect to it, which I think is where this criticism stems from. I think some people associate that with the fragrances their grandmothers wear. But regardless I LOVE it. I like powdery scents if it isn't overdone and this one isn't. Also it's sweet without being too sweet. I don't get the fruity notes everyone else seems to get on the opening. I get a synthetic candy like blast that disappears within 15 mins or so. Then I get alot of powdery sweet floral notes. I do get a slight creamy vanilla note on the dry down also, altho I don't think it's listed as a note for this scent. And the dry down is the best part on me. I've went thru bottles and samples etc looking for something like this, thinking it would have to be an expensive scent but it isn't. And for the price you can't beat it. I will always keep this on hand as long as it's available to purchase. This is the best cheapie I have ever found so far. And I do think this could easily be a unisex scent as well.

Ok I'll make this short and sweet. This is the best BEST cheapie on the market. All you nautica voyage fans move over cause Thallium is the king of cheapies. I would buy this if it was 15 dollars or 50 dollars for that matter. A sharply fruity sweet opening QUICKLY dries down to a fresh and woody and florally musky base while keeping the sweet tones all the way through to the end. The overall impression I do get is a heavy sea - breeze type of scent that as one reviewer mentioned is noticed much more as you get whiffs of the frag coming off you or as you heat up. You can smell it close up and get a different impression which would make it smell much heavier and sweeter. Picture being by the ocean or even like a bay where there are flowers growing along with the fresh sea air and having a sweet fruity tropical drink in your hand and meshing those scents together with a touch of musk and you have thallium. I highly highly recommend this. The projection is great for the first 2 hours or so then sits closer to the skin which is ok with me. The longevity is solid....about 6-7 hours. Only one downfall is the atomizer. Could be a little stronger. But overall I give this 9 out of 10.......for the price and quality.

I feel like the specific blend of lavender and apple in the mid created a really nice, and not overly sweet, grape for me at first. The initial opening of citrus is short lived, but who cares. make more room for the dry down! It’s great, you want to a smell like this. You want to smell like this around someone with whom you may be attempting to break the friend zone barrier. Why? Well, it smells like you care about your appearance and the way others experience your company. A happy trigger finger may work in more of your favor when the weather is cooler. If you live where it’s pretty warm year-round, letting one or two sprays waft around you for the morning is going to have people notice. Maybe switch to something a little brighter as the day does so as well. Date night? Thallium. Meeting the girlfriend’s parents? Thallium (easy on the trigger👍🏻). Interview in an office setting? Thallium. Church? Thallium. You get it. Go buy this stuff and give it to your neighbor if your nose for some otherworldly reason can’t appreciate it. Should be no loss since it’s averaging $15 a bottle. Thanks for making it this far. Rating: 9.9/10. -.1 for the grape bubblegum going away so soon.

I just bought this fragrance for a ridiculous price (€13,00 for 100ml). What a precious gem it is. I really wonder why this frag it's not a lot more popular. I can only understand it because Yves de Sistelle is not a well known designer... It should be. Some very good reviews have been made in this page. I do not feel the need to repeat them. I just would like to state: - I love Eros and Thalium and really do not consider Thalium a clone of Eros or even similar. I do believe that Thalium was launched before Eros (I am not sure). - This is a super versatil and please everybody EDT. - The scent is unique. I do not know similar fragrances although it does make me remember faintly Au Masculin EDP by Lolita Lempika (another amazing fragrance). - Thalium is a newcomer to my 130+ shelf of perfumes. It is still a rookie but fighting his way to my top 10. This fragrance is so amazing that will get there in a couple of weeks. Rating for Thallium: Scent:9.0 Longevity: 7.5 Sillage:7.0 Versatility: 9.5 Uniqueness: 9.0 Quality:7.5 Presentation: 8.0 Average: 8.21/10,00