R&B

Sampling one of the most recent releases from Zernell Gillie, R&B, a bright, fresh, fruity amalgam of guava, papaya, rose, cedar, and white chocolate, a great blending of the tart, fresh fruits with something a more grounded but still sweet, floral, woody, as the notes suggest. It performs quite well and practically is a fragrance that I could wear in a lot of situations, accessible and bright enough for a summer day but bold and dense enough for cool weather, quite playful but elegantly constructed. R&B, like the whole house, is extrait concentration and priced at $120 for 30ml, sold in the US via the house website and great boutiques like Perfumology. This and Jazz for me are instant winners, with cool concepts behind them, and fun, wearable, robust perfumes. 8 out of 10

Fruity opening with sweet tangerine, sweet guava and a faint amber accord. Dry down is sweet/salty guava + lime forward with faint white floral notes. The dry down reminds me a lot of tales from zanzibar. This seems to sit close to skin on me. This will not be a beast of a fragrance like zanzibar. Quality of the notes seems similar, but for performance reasons, tales from zanzibar continues to be a better buy at retail price

Candied tropical fruit executed at a masterful level, this stuff is amazing. Everything just works I do not get white chocolate but I can pick up on the creaminess though. I also wish personally I picked up on more rose both accords I really enjoy. As with anything Zernell makes there are layers and R&B is no different. 9.1/10

Bright, zingy, so juicy and good!!!!! Bought a bottle at Scent Bar downtown LA today. Gonna be a staple this summer. Happy Juneteenth

So fizzy and bright. Shimmering fruit in the sun on a nice summer day with a perfect breeze. When I first smelled this, it genuinely made me stutter as I tried to put words together to describe my thoughts about it. It almost confused me! I really enjoy this fragrance for its novelty, I genuinely don't know if I would reach for it enough for a FB or anything at this point in my fragrance journey. Hopefully one day. It makes me miss the days before my collecting frenzy; when I had much more limited quantities of seasonal favorites-- I would definitely curate this to be my summer daytime signature.