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alikkirov – :
There’s nothing spicy about this to me. The impression is soft powdery woody mineraly warm-skin. Very on-trend without being obnoxious. I’ve been wearing it almost exclusively since buying it over a week ago.
It seems to fit all occasions and weather: office, camping, dinner, beach, hot and sunny, cool and cloudy. Those aren’t all theory — it’s been a busy week! The balancing act of this scent encompasses warm/cool, sweet/bitter, damp/dry, masculine/femnine, natural/alien. After the quick fruity ctrus opening dissipates the effect is beautifully soothing.
I’m surprised there’s no wood note listed. It reminds me of unlit palo santo sticks (not smokey). The late drydown smells kinda plastic but not in a bad way. Like a clean new car but still sensual and human somehow.
Wish the label wasn’t so big loud and busy. It looks cheap and immature for a smell that wears fairly refined and sophisticated.
nik5985 – :
I sampled a few of the Good Chemistry fragrances at Target. Brainiac is my favorite one so far. This is a very bright and lively fragrance with a lot of pepper and citrus and a hint of vanilla. Very enjoyable!
rakhimbigtorrent – :
Very peppery and hot but the citrus lightens and brightens it. Woody on the drydown, a huge pile of logs. I really think the entire Good Chemistry line is worth sampling, they really have something for everyone’s taste.
леонардо – :
I agree with Melina41, body chemistry plays a big role in this one. It’s a strange one that at first spray I did not like much then after it warmed up on me it turned into a calm soothing scent that is hard to describe.
It’s not super sweet, nor bitter, it’s just “calm”. The only way I can describe this is with a scenario. It makes me feel like writing when I wear it, perhaps the scent of old musty pages from a book, cold rain on asphalt and soil wafting in from the window, ink on my fingers from writing in my journal. I just don’t know…but I like it. This scent makes me feel inspired somehow, in a literary sense.
UPDATE:
So I wore this for the entire day yesterday, during my 10 hr shift which I am standing and moving around all day in a cold storage type plant. The whole time I kept smelling this wonderful woody, musky (but a cold type of musky) scent, and it smelled strangely familiar to me, until I realized it was me, and I figured out what that familiar scent was, OUD. Yeah.
This fragrance is truly a chameleon…it seems to change entirely as the day goes on. On my skin, this lasted quite a long time, well into my 10 hr shift. Granted I did apply a lot cause I wanted to get a full effect for the sake of experience. Silage was between about arms length with movement, and hugged close to the skin most of the time. Enough to surround my head in a wonderful cloud of musky oudiness, like cold fog in a forest but just the fog, yeah this one is so hard to describe. It’s an etheral beauty in it’s simplicity, one to remember, and in a sea of boring fragrances that tend to smell alike, this one is refreshing to me. I feel so happy to have found this gem and the bonus was it turned into an oud scent on me. Awesomeness!
I also love the 90s reminsicent, Mondrian-esque bottle design. It all comes together so well. Unique and beautiful. Well done!
sashchek – :
I admit I was drawn in by the name of this perfume, but after I tried it on, I realized it was ideal for summer here in Texas. The citrus isn’t overpowering as the vanilla and peppery notes control it.
Not sure about the longevity factor, but this seems to really differ according to individual body chemistry. For example, I really like Maison Martin Margiela’s Lipstick On perfume and it has some staying power on me, but I see a lot of reviews complaining that it wears off too quickly (especially for the price).