S-ex (2004)
by S-Perfume

Simply, and subtlely, striking!
I DO get some salt, LOTS of malt, and a TON of long-lasting & ultra-quality "skin musk".
I have found a new favorite, which will undoubtedly be used in heavy rotation this summer.
I am impressed by this.
I find it to be the most amazing and creative fragrance available.
Did I mention I really like this?

7th April, 2011.

S-ex perfume! From the reviews I found online and the rumour of it having sperms printed on the bottle, I expected a more masculine scent but I still couldn't resist trying such a perfume with such a cool combination of notes of two different types of leather and musk, strawberry, salt and malt. Malt! My fave thing in the world in a scent? Just couldn't resist the combo.

Now to the scent. I found this to be very sweet! You can hardly detect the saltiness if any. My beloved malt was MIA! I would describe the actual scent to be a "not clean yet not dirty" musk with whiffs of leather which is only noticeable in the top notes, and stable fruit note accompaniment. I assume this is supposed to be the strawberry. *smh*!! At such low level of quality, all "fruit" notes are indistinguishable. They just read as 'cheap subpar fruit of no particular kind' and of course when you sniff them, you know that no fruits smell like that. If you are all excited to try this because it lists strawberry, expecting the said note to smell like strawberries, you will be gravely disappointed!

S-ex is neither ugly nor attractive. He is just average but only in appearance! S-ex is NO one minute man. I'll tell you that. Whatever he lacks in appearance, he easily makes up for in performance. This one outperforms his more attractive and unique peers! I'm talking over 40+ hours of powerful nonstop continuous action, in the shower and out and this S-ex machine just wont quit! This well endowed mister has a very strong back I tell ya!

Of course S-ex avoids a thumbs down for being.. well, a machine :P. Overall, I won't say this fragrance wooed me but I must be fine with it because cutting my arm off from such a monstrous lasting power never crossed my mind...... Then again, why would it? ;)

1st April, 2011. (Last Edited: 4th April, 2011.)

I find S-ex to be the subtlest suede, incredibly easy to wear leather..the strawberry is also very present but subtle, along with something fresh and the smell of clean skin. Definitely not sexy in a hard core way! I find it beautiful as it penetrates the air and fabric in its vicinity in the softest way. S-ex is never powerful or strident but its longevity is excellent. I can tell it is a CL creation in the same vein as Aura or Amanda Lepore which also share these understated qualities..very artistic yet wearable for any occasion.

2nd February, 2011.

S-eX is an abstract leather scent, mixed with florals, and a touch of musk. The leather in this is sheer, somewhat aquatic, and very synthetic. Think fake black leather. It gives off a sort of dust particles in compressed air vibe. It's very futuristic in style.

Some find the name of the scent misleading. I have to disagree. This isn't sex in the conventional way of two lovers under a warm blanket in bed. But the kinky, sadistic kind. A dominatrix wearing head to toe leather, whips, metal handcuffs, and BDSM. Interesting, but not for everyone.

23rd January, 2011.

I think I might have liked it more if it wasn't named S-ex. I have a real "truth in advertising" issue with this one. I get aquatic and I get fruit but I get almost NO leather, no nasty bits. Had a few other people at my office give it a sniff and they were equally confused about why someone would think this is reminiscent of sex.

5th January, 2011.

Held captive within a triple-glazed, Calone-filled fume cupboard is the secret subject of S-ex: leather. A simple leather, of a homeopathic quantity, but it's undoubtedly there and is divulged most prominently in the first hour. The drydown, unnervingly long-lived, ensues in a watermelon and red berry direction and S-ex reluctantly expires as a fruity, steely musk. I can't fathom why a perfectly fine leather accord should be submerged in a medium as uninviting as what the official pyramid of notes refers to as 'Spirit of Life'. If you can move beyond the urge to voice a spirited rant about the chilly lifelessness of Calone, S-ex does repay attention: the leather is darkly, smokily convincing. But if it were just amplified to something more than a miniscule concentration there'd be less work to do in tearing away the clingfilm tomb and the fragrance would feel less like a misconceived cryptoscent.

23rd December, 2010.