doomsday_disco Report post Posted March 12 Mandarin A strawberry stain on scarlet silk: strawberry nectar and translucent lychee folded into rock sugar and creamy sandalwood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilhelmscream Report post Posted March 24 In the bottle, ooh! Fruity! Sweet! Tart! Smells like fruity candy. On the skin, the intensity of the fruit gets to settle down immediately. I smell the sweet strawberry nectar and the tart lychee individually. There is a definite sugary element from the rock candy and all of that is really crowding over the sandalwood, so I'll have to give it a minute... Something... kinda... peeking... through... Okay once the sandalwood starts coming out, this turns into such a gorgeous, fun, fruity incense. Truly the life of the party! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galahad Report post Posted April 16 In the Bottle: more like nectarine in the bottle. A slightly tart, indistinct fruitiness On the Skin: For me the lychee and strawberry meld to give an almost grapefruit-bitter fruit which is where it stays for a while. This gets a little more interesting when the sandalwood shyly peeks out. Not a love at the moment but will need to try a full wear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomsday_disco Report post Posted May 4 (edited) I tried this three times, in case it was a fluke, but I had the same result all three times. This is only lightly fruity on me with something akin to an undertone of anise when it is freshly applied. I have no idea what could be doing that -- maybe it's in the rock sugar? I'm not sure. The strawberry nectar is not as strong as an actual strawberry note, and I'm surprised by how light the lychee is in this as well. After a while, the sandalwood emerges and it ends up being a fruit-tinged sandalwood scent. This was not a win for me, sadly. Edited May 4 by doomsday_disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Biocarbons Report post Posted May 5 (edited) Those strawberry lychee hard candies with a swirl of cream and a spritz of citrusy sandalwood. I get more cream and sandalwood as this sits on my skin. See also, strawberry taffy. Edited May 5 by Biocarbons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VioletChaos Report post Posted Thursday at 02:14 PM In the bottle, I mostly get the tart juice of the lychee, a short sharp crunch of the rock sugar followed by a little sploosh of the nectar (as has already been mentioned, the strawberry nectar is NOT the same as the fresh strawberry note of, say, this year's Strawberry Moon and its Duets. This is softer, sweeter and accurately described as a nectar for those reasons). Wet and then warming up on my skin, I, too, am getting that strange whiff of anise in the mix that doomsday mentioned. It's not overpowering and it's not like "oh hey black licorice!", so don't worry about that. For me it's literally like the rock sugar was flavored with anise seed. I'm totally flummoxed and have no idea what could be reading that way, except perhaps an undertone of the lychee? It's keeping things interesting to say the least! Drydown. Okay, this is downright bizarre. The 2008 version of Huesos de Santo, a beloved old 'Weenie of mine, had both anise seed and sugar glaze as listed notes, and that scent produced an element that is near identical to this...whatever this is in here. It's more what I was saying before, like anise-seed-flavored rock sugar. I guess there's some molecule in the lychee? Anyway, I'm into it! In all- low throw, vaguely sweet but not in an over powering way. I definitely get the 'love bite' intention with this scent. Not a big ol' hickey but a little nibbled stain over by the ear lobe, and I'm all for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leopard403 Report post Posted Monday at 07:00 PM I’m surprised by how “juicy” this is, given the scent description and the reviews above: I don’t really get anything candy-like. No identifiable fruit notes, either, but that’s not a bad thing. (Sometimes I *want* to smell “like strawberries” but it’s okay to smell “like fruit” too!) Sandalwood can be really hit or miss for me, and here it is buried just deep enough that at first it offers a powdery puff base note, though with longer wear it tends more toward that plastic doll scent I dread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
