10/05/2023
Dryasiulia
53 Reviews
Dryasiulia
1
Save your $$$
The sweet rice pudding in the opening is fabulous. I spent a few days testing this trying to stretch out that open, but unfortunately it’s fleeting and the rest is generic; especially considering the asking price.
It absolutely could just be my chemistry, but the projection and longevity on my skin for this is abysmal. I actually prefer skin scents; but after about 15 minutes this disappears outside of about an inch from my skin. It’s decent on clothing, but that’s not how I prefer to wear my fragrance.
Plus, after about an hour that gorgeous jasmine rice pudding fades into a generic vanilla-toffee-lira-esque fragrance which I’m super not crazy about. And even that’s gone on skin after around 4 hours.
The marketing etc for this is a bit off too? Honestly I’d rather not pay for marketing, but if you’re charging $280 per 50ml it seems strange that no one seems to have noticed the rice note in any of the ad copy? There are literally hundreds of (better) sweet white florals out there…the rice is the only thing setting this apart.
Also, I realize it’s largely BS but I feel like in this price range, especially if you’re an unknown perfumer, I expect you to try to sell me some etc crap about “rarest oud and the distilled blood of unsuspecting peasants aged 25 years in crystal barrels” to at least excuse your pricing?? I feel somewhat disappointed no one even bothered here.
So, I’m not sure what you’re paying for in this one. The vanilla-tonka dry down actually even has an element of that indie waxy-chap-stick-vanillin-type scent. I guess you’re paying for the bottle then? There are countless better things to spend $280 on.
It absolutely could just be my chemistry, but the projection and longevity on my skin for this is abysmal. I actually prefer skin scents; but after about 15 minutes this disappears outside of about an inch from my skin. It’s decent on clothing, but that’s not how I prefer to wear my fragrance.
Plus, after about an hour that gorgeous jasmine rice pudding fades into a generic vanilla-toffee-lira-esque fragrance which I’m super not crazy about. And even that’s gone on skin after around 4 hours.
The marketing etc for this is a bit off too? Honestly I’d rather not pay for marketing, but if you’re charging $280 per 50ml it seems strange that no one seems to have noticed the rice note in any of the ad copy? There are literally hundreds of (better) sweet white florals out there…the rice is the only thing setting this apart.
Also, I realize it’s largely BS but I feel like in this price range, especially if you’re an unknown perfumer, I expect you to try to sell me some etc crap about “rarest oud and the distilled blood of unsuspecting peasants aged 25 years in crystal barrels” to at least excuse your pricing?? I feel somewhat disappointed no one even bothered here.
So, I’m not sure what you’re paying for in this one. The vanilla-tonka dry down actually even has an element of that indie waxy-chap-stick-vanillin-type scent. I guess you’re paying for the bottle then? There are countless better things to spend $280 on.
Rachelg
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