02/11/2020

Smellavision
119 Reviews

Smellavision
A complex puzzle...
So I finally got to test the famous and now discontinued Antidote.
I must say I had high hopes, given the praise it receives in the community. At first try, I was disappointed - it's complex and hard to point out the single notes, but seemed slightly generic.
At second try, a picture started emerging painted on a peppery sandalwood canvas. Please note that I am not too fond of pepper, but this was discrete.
From the third try and on, lovely notes of lavender, cinnamon and incense are peeking through on top of the sandalwood/amber/pepper background and I've grown to like it.
From the outside, it smells like a quite simple familiar barbershop scent with some spiciness thrown in, but it appears there are several layers hiding and every time you catch a whiff of it, the top notes are a little different. Also has a little more "gothic" vibe when you work your way into the composition, which suits the bottle design quite well.
I really like it, but still have a gnawing feeling that if it were still in production, it wouldn't be hyped so much.
My opinion : if you can get it for a reasonable price ($80 or less) give a shot - if more expensive, don't buy without trying. I believe you can get better perfumes for your bucks at this price.
I must say I had high hopes, given the praise it receives in the community. At first try, I was disappointed - it's complex and hard to point out the single notes, but seemed slightly generic.
At second try, a picture started emerging painted on a peppery sandalwood canvas. Please note that I am not too fond of pepper, but this was discrete.
From the third try and on, lovely notes of lavender, cinnamon and incense are peeking through on top of the sandalwood/amber/pepper background and I've grown to like it.
From the outside, it smells like a quite simple familiar barbershop scent with some spiciness thrown in, but it appears there are several layers hiding and every time you catch a whiff of it, the top notes are a little different. Also has a little more "gothic" vibe when you work your way into the composition, which suits the bottle design quite well.
I really like it, but still have a gnawing feeling that if it were still in production, it wouldn't be hyped so much.
My opinion : if you can get it for a reasonable price ($80 or less) give a shot - if more expensive, don't buy without trying. I believe you can get better perfumes for your bucks at this price.