Fragrance Reviews by kanaires

This one started with a lovely galbanum-orris accord similar to that found in the topnotes of Chanel No. 19(which I find nutty), and slowly fades into a low-key dark rosy floral heart.

The rose is lightly spicy and accented by overtones of jasmine, turning slightly more spicy as the notes progress, and eventually the sweetness tones down and the powdery iris rises again, this time returning with hints of lavender and amber.

A iris based floral truely wearable by men, look for its female counter-parts in Chanel No. 19(preferably the EDP) or Hermes Hiris.

Kudos for Phat Farm in their marketing department, as I received 9x1.5mL sample vials from them thru the mail. It did take quite some time to arrive, and there was to be feedback follow-up survey, but still impressive.

As for the fragrance itself, it starts as a somewhat metallic accord, somewhat reminding me of the scent of keys, and this accord remain from start to end. The start has faint citrus that quickly gets buried under the burst of musk, which is quite sweet but gets held back by a liquorice-like note and the metallic accord. In general it is still aspartame-like-sweeter than what I'd prefer, but this is certainly something I can wear w/out wanting to wash it off in the first 5 minutes. The end gets better as the sweetness fades somewaht and the icy metallic note dominates, backed by laundary like musk. Too linear but not bad I must say.

At first I did not care for this very Angelica root like fragrance. Being familiar w/ the root as a herb, I wasn't so sure if I'd want to smell like Angelica. But subsequent wearings this grew on me and now I enjoy this much better. It is a very dry herbal scent that feels "white", it is the brut sibling of Bvlgari's white tea, although I don't see a tea accord in this one. The angelica doesn't last too long before it turns into a light musk. Longetivity is really the only issue I've had with Malle, but I appreciate the pieces from this house as works of art while they lasted. Great ideas and great creativity here.

A warm vivid image of sweet lilac blossoms accompanied by watery cucumber to neutralize the sweetness and toasty bread that adds depth. A very Monet-like impressionistic fragrance, where the perfumer did not strive for micro-details but captured the imagery better than photography could. The longetivity isn't all that great but it was beautiful when it lasted. Shockingly beautiful? I agree.

Highly delicious edible scent. Composition is one part sandalwood to one part musk, and a sprinkle of spice make this more edible. The EDT is light and does tend to be more musk than sandalwood towards the end, and I would recommend getting the shower gel to layer with the same EDT or another sandalwood EDT on this. A nice comforting scent, but lasting power isn't all that great.

On the blotter this is sweet green almost floral top accompanied by a good dose of spice with warm ambery undertones, with the fizzy green floral-spicy top reminding me of some sort of soda. On skin however, the top goes instantly, leaving sweet cloying incense and amber. Strong and good lasting power, but I find this unweareable although I can appreciate how it smells on paper. My skin kills the original balance of this scent on paper.

A very aquatic aquatic, reminds me of fresh sea weed and sea breeze after the initial citrus fleets. A very watery scent that can get synthetic if too much used. The posidonia gets a light spicy lift from a cedar-like note which last pretty much thru the end. A nice clean aquatic but nothing worth raving about.

My experience with true sandalwood dates back to my days in Asia, where my mentor had a chunck of sandalwood heart that we sometimes light up briefly and puts out, creating a heavenly sandalwood aura that lasts and lasts. I am delighted to declare this is probably as close as a perfume gets to true sandalwood. The green cypress top notes makes me go off a tangent and visualize a living tree w/ leaves, and light spice makes the already edible notes of sandalwood seem more delicious, almost a peanut-like kind of feeling although no where near real peanuts. Lasting power is great, lasts at least 12 hours on me w/ moderate application. While not terribly complex I find myself loving this creative simplicity, showcasing the main note not burying it.

My favourite yet from this house, a very peppery and non-sweet freesia floral balanced by monsterous green notes. Very underrated here this vivid fragrance captures the true scent of freesia and enhances it with an extra dosage of pepper. Almost as if the whole plant of freesia was rooted, with dew and wet soil the whole plant be crushed, releasing the odorous green juices from the stem and leaves, while the flowers strives to scream as the extra pepper is crushed into the mix. Absolutely a love affair for me. The longetivity is amazing too. It's almost been 18 hours since my application last night, only 2 spritz and I can still smell this now coming from under my clothes.(my first full application w/ 4 spritz turned out to be too strong) A very comforting scent and strikes me in a similar way as Malle's En Passant as "shockingly beautiful".

Given to me as a part of a gift-set years ago. While the deodorant is light spices and predomently moss and almost nothing else, and I can certainly use this, the EDT is a disaster. A mix of cloying sweet spice and mossy musk that smells synthetic, tolerable as a room spray but not perferred either way. It does a nice job covering up the smell of bleach in a just washed bathroom, and from time to time I spray some into the toilet to make it smell somewhat nicer, but the 100mL bottle seems to last forever. From how well it lasts in the bathroom I can say it has good sillage and longetivity, but I just can't bring myself to wearing it. A true "toilet water" for me.

Clean green tea accord with citrus, where the rhubarb enhances the freshness and sourness of citrus notes. Light inoffensive scent that I find almost unisex. The heart smells like green tea and turns over to a lightly floral musk at the end which I find to the the most feminine part of this fragrance. Get past this then a man can wear this no problem. Summer scent or one for people just getting into body fragrances.

Just wished the Artemisia top lasted longer and longer and looooooonger! The artemisia top along with white pepper presented a dry tea accord that feels "white", which reminds me of chinese silver needles I brew up from time to time. On my skin the artemisia top fades in seconds, and either turns to be a strong peppery musk or a sweet powdery almost animalic musk. I much perfer the former, but would have just wished the artemisia was stronger and lasted. This is a bottle worthy one if it matches your chemistry, and I look forward to the possible Extreme version.

Pungent lavender top with some leather and moss in the background, liked it better on the first trial but find myself not caring for it as much at this time of review. Lavender-leather accord gives it a almost tar-like quality which I still enjoy, although different from my initial impression which was more of a lavender-citrus chypre, still nice by any standards. Lasts very well and highly masculine; may be too heavy for some.

Vibrant almost edible citrus spice herbal floral top, remins quite linear on my skin like most Trumper's creations, but this may be due to the fact it's a rub-on not a spray. While GFT remains king of my Trumper samples, this and Curzon remains close seconds and thirds. Longetivity is pretty good. Something I would appreciate but not exactly a full bottle worthy, but definitely worth a decant of.

I really don't know what to make of this. This is a nice men's-fragrance-like-fragrance, but I just couldn't bring myself to like it. The opening to me is a chaotic mix of sweet citrus floral which I find slightly nauseating. If applied very lighly from Trumper's official sample vial w/ applicator this forms a tolerable scent that I can wear, but using one full applicator stroke on each wrist I find it too sweet and cloying. The dry-down is the better part of this. While it is still nothing I find to be true sandalwood, it does approximate a sweet "sandalwood accord", which I find to be a fragment of actual sandalwood. Once the choas passes this does become quite nice, and the lasting power is pretty good, which may or may not be a good thing.

Simple almost lemon pie w/ meringue topping creamy lime, a high quality lime oil in perfumer's alcohol solution. While as much as I like this it is by no means anything that impress me, due to the lack of creativity. Maybe this has more than just lime EO in alcohol, but as far as I could tell there is none, and this is why I am giving this a neutral rating.

One of my favourite from this house. Nice citrus top that actually LASTS YEAH! Lavender makes this barbershop-masculine but I have no trouble with this worn by a female. The heart remains a good dosage of citrus, and does have a sort of cool minerality that reminds me of Terre d'Hermes, but is still quite different as TdH has is more of a radiating warm mineral note. Reminds me of good dry white wines that has good amount of influence from the soils. This is better made than most other simpler citrus scents.

I'd agree with the previous reviewer regarding this being a stronger scent than Bvlgari's rendition. To me this is the more citrusy and bright sibling of Bvlgari's slightly darker Green Tea, while being more potent. This may also have a good bit to do with the longer spray which I find to be a pros on L'Occitane products in general. While being bitter I do find this to be quite sweet, and used in moderation this can be quite nice. I do like the solid perfume version better as the top citrus notes on this actually lasts, which IMHO provides better balance.

To me a enhaced version of the original green tea which I find somewhat cloying. The original is Moroccan mint green tea without the mint, which has a minute citrus note that doesn't fully balance out the sweetness. This to me impressionistically resembles FRESH green tea, as just harvested teas under 3 months of age sometimes does contain a light minty note. This is still green tea with a high dosage of mint and sugar, and can still be cloying especially on blotter or used as a room spray, but on skin the sweetness distributes and is tamed, and only gets sweeter as the base note musks starts to reveal. I find this fragrance to make me more awake, so definitely not a pillowcase but a stay-up fragrance.

Nice cool slightly sweet citrus note notes, not exactly what I'd call a burst of citrus but citrus and aquatic notes in harmony. The heart usually remains a quiet cedar type woody scent remaining cool, but can turn lightly spicy and warm depending on the days. This is by no means a complex scent, it is simple citrus then woods. The lasting power on skins is subpar, the citrus may last a hour or two, the woods gone in under six. To me this is a nice in-offensive "cologne cologne", best as a before bed pick-me-up or mood modifier. It does last much better on clothes and I'd recommend spraying on underclothes if used for day-wear.