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wolf_lg – :
reminds me of a manhattan at my favorite whisky bar….
VESOVOY – :
Really enjoying this now that the weather is colder! I bought this on major clearance at J. Crew, together with No. 31. Of the two, I think I prefer this one, No 57. It is, as others have said, a warm, golden, whiskey-inflected, vanilla woodsy composition. It has a sweetness to it that I don’t find cloying or gourmand. It smells to me the way whiskey should taste if whiskey tasted good (I’m not a whiskey drinker). I don’t pick up a lot of the cinnamon, just a touch, which is good because I don’t want to smell like one of the ubiquitous cinnamon brooms that haunt supermarkets right now. On me, this last pretty well, at least 5-6 hours although it gets softer and softer. By hour 7, it is mostly gone. Glad I bought it (on sale) when I could!
drugspino – :
This is a nice unisex vanilla for 20 bucks. Just don’t go into it expecting something more. When I first tried this i was turned off because I was expecting something much darker, heavier, and boozier. There are woods and smoky peaty whiskey notes, but the drydown is all about vanilla. A woodsy, cinnamon-kissed vanilla that is perfectly cozy, unisex, and lasts all day. Nothing essential, but very wearable and pleasing.
7.5/10
hispa – :
Pretty surprised. Got this on clearance for $20 and I was stunned at how good the scent was. I get a woody, boozy, cinnamon. Performance could be better but for the price I cannot complain. If this lasted longer than 4 hours it might be a perfect 10.
9.5/10
Aleks55511 – :
This totally reminds me of a spicier version of Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille at the beginning–that beeswax woody vanilla, but with cinnamon here too. It’s really lovely. Opens with a realistic whiskey note, which fades into a cinnamon-vanilla-wood accord. Altogether cozy and warm. Far into the drydown (~5 hours later), it’s still all cinnamon and vanilla on a woody base. Pretty good sillage; I can still catch whiffs without putting my wrist to my nose after 5 hours, from only one spray. Super happy with this one; and such a bargain too, on sale.
valiev993 – :
Yep a dull blob halfway between ck euphoria and Kat Von d sinner. Pretentious but lacking in development, complexity or vision. Pass.
Бэшан – :
Picked up rollerballs of both Arquiste for J. Crew No. 57 and No. 31, hoping for a rather cheap and accessible introduction to Arquiste.
No. 57 starts off with a smooth hit of whiskey – smooth because it could be a lot headier and sharper to get “whiskey” across – but this is tempered by the vanilla and woods. It dries down to a soft, clingy veil of golden, woody vanilla. I’m not getting as much cinnamon as I’d like.
It’s not bad, but I won’t be needing a full bottle. The rollerball will do it for me. I can see myself dabbing it on when I’d like a comforting (but not entirely edible) vanilla, but it’s not blowing me away either.
Warning2011 – :
I was very surprised that this was as nice as it was. I get woods and a little cinnamon, and as it wears, a little booze, and a small amount of vanilla in the background. It’s warm and cozy, and could actually pass for a high-quality niche fragrance, in my opinion. It may even be fb worthy!
berkut022 – :
Can anyone tell me if this smells like Soivohle Pink Praline at all? I love the notes of this J.Crew and Soivohle has similar…wondering if it would be a match for me. thanks
sergius20 – :
Shockingly surprised how good this one smelled. Woody, cinnamon, and vanilla are the main notes in my opinion. Whiskey in the background. I think I’m gonna take a bottle. Solid juice for a J Crew fragrance.
pbc845elipseskism – :
I really wanted to like this one, but to me it smells like Cinnabar mixed with Neutrogena Rain Bath.
Hielsdime – :
While the ad-copy for the two new Arquiste for J.Crew scents is utterly compelling in its specificity and art historical citation, the scents don’t quite live up to what the copy or the note lists promise. No. 31 and No. 57 are a pair of uninspired EdTs that fall prey to the worst homogenizing effects of commercial perfumery.
No. 57 is more attention grabbing than No. 31, but it’s pulling the same trickery: a handful of intriguing top notes designed to mask the Sephora-style blob that exists underneath. This one opens with something that resembles coffee—the listed notes of whiskey, cinnamon bark, and oakwood, however, are largely vacant. It’s a mildly gourmand and sweet affair that, like No. 31 reveals a standard-fare structure after 10-15 minutes. The base is a cliched synth sandalwood and sugary vanillin thing akin to what’s in 75% of contemporary fragrances. Once more, the omnipresent sweetness is rendered humane in attempt to preserve the wearer’s dignity. As with No. 31 the goal is clearly to move units; therefore, all character has been erased in favor of a homogenous blob of crowd-pleasing sugary-woody-amber.
This is somewhat cynical and slightly condescending perfumery; frankly, it’s the kind of release that presumes the buyer to be uninformed (especially if you get to see the training material that accompanies the scents). Both No. 31 and No. 57 are stationed by the cash register and priced “appealingly” as an impulse buy or an afterthought. One can only hope that these scents turned out this way due to massive budgetary and creative restrictions as opposed to a lapse in Huber’s otherwise judicious (albeit pedestrian) judgment. While the ad-copy genuinely led me to believe that there might be some hope for these two, they succumb to the same problems of most modern commercial releases: mass appeal necessitates vague clichés drained of personality. In fairness, they’re probably on par with the kind of thing you could buy from other similar high-street clothing chains (such as GAP, for example), but given the perfumer’s history alongside such a promising concept, these can only be described as missed opportunities.
huntli – :
I smelled this today and the first thing that hit me was Escada Sentiment which I owned a but over 10 years ago. You really get the cinnamon burst in it followed by hints of sweet vanilla; very solid for $70.