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Sergey_Pruchay – :
This one is soooo sooo powdery on me! It reminds me a lot of The Healing Garden’s Zzzz Therapy scent from several years ago. I am only about 1 hour into wearing this one, so I will update if this one morphs on me at all. Overall, I smell jasmine behind the powder. Nice, but not a full bottle purchase for me at this point….
infiniti080490 – :
This Jasmine is very umm indolic
kst2500 – :
esteban747 smells this exactly like I do. He may like it more than I do, but word for word he described what I smell!
metr82 – :
This is supposed to be light and floral, but there is a weird sour hammy smell in this. Maybe its just me, but that sour note ruins this. Maybe it was added to smell niche or unusual and maybe it works on some people. Not me though, thumbs firmly down.
SvetlanSehjy – :
I have been reviewing each fragrance from this collection and saved my sample of this for last, as I love jasmine and sandalwood. This is surprisingly green and on me, I get funeral home lilies. Do not like it at all! Had to wash it off immediately. My least favorite from the line. Disappointing.
Fahrenheit – :
Beautiful white floral peach mix. Well blended and classy.
adelaida2879 – :
So interesting. I smell ham and yoga/gym mat before knowing the notes. Maybe the name reminded me of an elliptical machine so the smell of plastics at a slightly stinky gym came to mind. Bleh! I will for sure give this another try though because I really like many of the other Derek Lam fragrances that I’ve tried so far – I received the 10 piece sample set as a birthday present and they are fun! It’s possible the ham and yoga mat smell is also due to my not showering. I’m not saying I smell like meat before a shower but weird smells have emerged when both my husband and I try fragrances on unwashed skin! I’ve smelled play doh and other weird things – some John Varvatos fragrances also smell like meat on my husband if he hasn’t had a shower.
Эльвира666 – :
Longevity is poor, the first 2 minutes smells like a fresh and sweet jasmine, not realistic jasmine but pleasant, 5 minutes later all the florals are gone left with an unpleasant cat pee smell on my wrist and lingering on for an hour, and finally disappears.
Don’t like at all…
biokarll – :
This is a neat fragrance. So weird it only has 2 ingredients because I smell something different each time I try it. Initially I got the nice jasmine & a nice powdery woodiness. 2nd time it was a nice white floral and almost a fruity tone. Now this time I smell Carmel & the sandalwood. Only complaint is it doesn’t stick around very long. I got complimented when I wore it out.
Axxxel1996 – :
I love jasmine, i love sandalwood. 1+1 should =2. Nope, not so much. There is a strange gourmand element that interferes for me. Quite unwelcome.
Actually reminds me of the syrupy elements of Bond West Side.
Sergey Akimov – :
I get an extremely strong and cloying jasmine on first application – almost like a cross between gardenia and honeysuckle. The first few seconds remind me of Alien, but less refined and less balanced. It then turns indolic and I wait for the sandalwood to soften it, but it never arrives. I have a generous sample that will undoubtably last a long time. Just a tiny spritz on one wrist and it fills the room. I do like jasmine scents, Molinard de Molinard being one of my all time favorites, however, Ellipsis is not for me.
MASALEVA2009 – :
Isn’t it strange? I smell caramel popcorn and pineapple. A weird gourmand concoction.
Maybe maple syrup and blueberry pancakes? Perhaps I’m just hungry, but anyways. I’m not a big fan of Derek lam, but at least ellipsis makes me feel curiosity about the scent.
I keep smelling my wrist, still smells like some dessert with caramel. Do I like it, yes, sure why not?
zharkov – :
At first it was a strange flowery woody smell I couldn’t quite identify. Later it dried down to smell like actual flower petals on my skin. I didn’t like it at first but it is kind of growing on me. Don’t think it’s worth the price tag though, I’ll stick with my sample 🙂
Update: over time it retained the petal smell but got much sweeter and more powdery. It actually reminds me of Kenzo Flower, if you want something similar and cheaper.
jxc748speagoessenda – :
The jasmine in this is not obvious or cloying – it’s almost unrecognizable. When I think of jasmine I think of very prominently jasmine scents like armani code, alien, dkny pure, etc. The one in this doesn’t smell like that. It’s very woodsy, almost spicy, with some generic florals in the background. A nice clean scent that isn’t really unique or memorable but still good.
levifan – :
I sampled all the Derek Lam 10 Crosby perfumes when they first came out and this was by far my favorite one. It’s very subtle and powdery, and almost sweet smelling, which are all my personal favorite perfume notes. It took me a while to pull the trigger and by it because: a) it’s pretty expensive and b) sometimes I would spray it and it would smell very strongly of jasmine, which is not what I like. If you don’t spray it directly on your skin and instead spray it around you and walk through it, that’s when the sandalwood really comes through. This has become my all-time favorite fragrance. I like the Derek Lam 10 Crosby perfume line because I feel there is something for everyone.
beard – :
I swear the top notes of this line all remind me of another perfume. It is very odd. 2am Kiss reminded me of Womanity, and this reminded me faintly of musc ravageur. In fact, I thought I was holding the bottle for “Something Wild” and thought appreciatively, “ah, he is going animalic with this one…clever title”. But alas, it was this supposed jasmine/sandalwood combo. As in my 2 am review, I will state that I believe that he is being very coy with his notes, and that there is certainly musk and vanilla in this perfume. Strangely, it is in the dry down that I get lots of powdery jasmine and sandalwood. It smells very beautiful and clean, which is a strange juxtaposition from the animalic opening. All of his perfumes seem to be an odd journey, as they change a great deal over time. I am not quite sure how I feel about finding elements of controversial perfumes in his line…I can’t tell if it is brilliant or a cheap ploy to create ripples. Definitely worth a trial spray, if you like curious scent experiences.