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07/13/2021
Landshark321
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Landshark321
4
Multifaceted, blended, semi-fresh, nicely put together
The newest Happyland release, Shameless, is the first explicitly fresh / warm-weather-targeted offering by EJ Wells. It clearly has a citrus/fruity side to it but also a woody, slightly herbal dry down, that smells sort of tobacco-like but is likely a function of the patchouli and oakmoss, modulated by lavender and rose, with a dry down of musk and vanilla. So it’s fresh, citric, musky, a little fruity (apple, blackcurrant), with a floral, patchouli-laden heart. Overall, it feels very well blended and I actually do not regard it as overwhelmingly a warm-weather fragrance, myself, with some of the deeper elements giving it a year-round and even nighttime sort of versatility, and it leans slightly masculine but not significantly so, in my opinion.
To the obvious question, Shameless does not remind me of anything specifically, which is mainly to its credit in that it’s not excessively any one of its descriptors nor too familiar, but it does have a certain familiarity, sort of a designer/niche crossover which, again, even though it’s not a listed note, gives me a bit of a tobacco vibe, specifically in the dry down, which I take to be a function of the patchouli, rose, lavender, oakmoss, and woods, specifically.
Shameless is priced similarly to other recent Happyland releases, at $55 for 50ml, $42 for 30ml, very reasonable, with samples available for $7. The performance seems to be quite good, as well. Certainly I’d recommend that those interested check this one out.
8 out of 10
To the obvious question, Shameless does not remind me of anything specifically, which is mainly to its credit in that it’s not excessively any one of its descriptors nor too familiar, but it does have a certain familiarity, sort of a designer/niche crossover which, again, even though it’s not a listed note, gives me a bit of a tobacco vibe, specifically in the dry down, which I take to be a function of the patchouli, rose, lavender, oakmoss, and woods, specifically.
Shameless is priced similarly to other recent Happyland releases, at $55 for 50ml, $42 for 30ml, very reasonable, with samples available for $7. The performance seems to be quite good, as well. Certainly I’d recommend that those interested check this one out.
8 out of 10
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