Dopeweasel
Reviews
Dopeweasel
Inky but i love it
I honestly understand the strange ink opening that slaps you across the face just as hard as im slapping my own face trying to describe it. It's as if theres a jarring cacophony of tea notes against the other base notes sandal wood and musk. The ink is what draws me towards it and thats what makes it niche
Although this is a very dated fragrance there is almost nothing i've smelt that has come close to it. The strange inky opening is something that you cant find anything else and its very alluring. I may be biased as i loved this fragrance at first sniff. But let me just go a bit deeper as everyone describes it as an ink and nothing more. No its not like getting high off a sharpie (not that i've done that), nor a bull point pen, a fine liner or a white board marker. I'm a physio as i swear teaching patients, teaching courses and all, drawing anatomy and concepts for hours on a whiteboard gives me a headache with all the "ink" notes. But this is nothing close. The inky note in swm is just the perception of ink. Since distinguish the tea, blackcurrant and sandalwood/musk together, we just generalise it as "ink". But in fact its honestly just a more complex musk. Gradually what i get most after 1 hour wear you do get a unique refreshing musk.
Sillage and longevity on my skin is average. I'll get 4 - 6 hours wear and it projects about 1 arms length at most. Thats fine for me since i work in close environments and the ink note is "jarring" in its opening; the rest is absolutely inoffensive. Would even dare say i get better silage and longevity in my clothes when they get incidentally sprayed.
Can confirm the fragrance does lean male but is 100% unisex. Perfect blind buy (if you're made out of money), and suitable for young and old males and females.
The reason why i think this is better than Millésime Imperial (even though i love that too) is because it's slightly more long lasting.
Although this is a very dated fragrance there is almost nothing i've smelt that has come close to it. The strange inky opening is something that you cant find anything else and its very alluring. I may be biased as i loved this fragrance at first sniff. But let me just go a bit deeper as everyone describes it as an ink and nothing more. No its not like getting high off a sharpie (not that i've done that), nor a bull point pen, a fine liner or a white board marker. I'm a physio as i swear teaching patients, teaching courses and all, drawing anatomy and concepts for hours on a whiteboard gives me a headache with all the "ink" notes. But this is nothing close. The inky note in swm is just the perception of ink. Since distinguish the tea, blackcurrant and sandalwood/musk together, we just generalise it as "ink". But in fact its honestly just a more complex musk. Gradually what i get most after 1 hour wear you do get a unique refreshing musk.
Sillage and longevity on my skin is average. I'll get 4 - 6 hours wear and it projects about 1 arms length at most. Thats fine for me since i work in close environments and the ink note is "jarring" in its opening; the rest is absolutely inoffensive. Would even dare say i get better silage and longevity in my clothes when they get incidentally sprayed.
Can confirm the fragrance does lean male but is 100% unisex. Perfect blind buy (if you're made out of money), and suitable for young and old males and females.
The reason why i think this is better than Millésime Imperial (even though i love that too) is because it's slightly more long lasting.
I love it, but its not great.
First review on parfumo, i'll try my best to keep it a buck.
The opening is a 10. Burst of lemoney (bergamot) freshness upon opening, the iris is worth noting as well (not as strong as prada l'homme's iris, more casual but refined). Although this sounds cliche, it honestly reminds me of standing amidst a field of flowers. There is a strange appealing aquatic feel to this scent too, reminds me of my days swimming, or coming out of the shower fresh. Very bright and inoffensive notes. I will admit i'm not getting rosemary at all.
Simple fragrance make up , but as the bergamot leaves, you get the subtle musk lingering on. However the scent becomes no more than a skin scent after 1 hour on me. I do however, catching myself take whiffs off the back of my hand just to enjoy it, however it would be strictly a scent the wearer can enjoy. Longevity wise its not great, quickly goes into a skin scent after 3 hours and then fades more rapidly after. I've hear other youtubers say the same and occasionally the dissenting opinion that it may last 6 - 7 hours.
This is one of the weaker scents by a long shot. He is the yamcha or krillin of the givenchy line when it comes to longevity and sillage, but he is a fan favourite. Not a great anime reference by a long shot, but you get me.
Hard to say whether this is worth its price being 100$ aud. Bright citrus and aromatic is honestly the most generic accords of the fragrance world. But definitely try it before you purchase it. I loved it from its opening and i work in a very closed environment (physio) which is why i purchased it. If i were to go further, you can increase the longevity by spraying it on your collar as well as your sleeves; it's a clear scent so it wont stain.
I would say that this would also be a perfect gift for others when you are not sure what fragrance to gift them (blind buy worthy if you can forgive the poor longevity and sillage). Givenchy did a great job at pertaining to a wider (15 - 30 yr old) audience with this one, but it's not as sophisticated and mature as their givenchy gentleman edp.
I highly enjoy this scent, however it's not the greatest performer.
The opening is a 10. Burst of lemoney (bergamot) freshness upon opening, the iris is worth noting as well (not as strong as prada l'homme's iris, more casual but refined). Although this sounds cliche, it honestly reminds me of standing amidst a field of flowers. There is a strange appealing aquatic feel to this scent too, reminds me of my days swimming, or coming out of the shower fresh. Very bright and inoffensive notes. I will admit i'm not getting rosemary at all.
Simple fragrance make up , but as the bergamot leaves, you get the subtle musk lingering on. However the scent becomes no more than a skin scent after 1 hour on me. I do however, catching myself take whiffs off the back of my hand just to enjoy it, however it would be strictly a scent the wearer can enjoy. Longevity wise its not great, quickly goes into a skin scent after 3 hours and then fades more rapidly after. I've hear other youtubers say the same and occasionally the dissenting opinion that it may last 6 - 7 hours.
This is one of the weaker scents by a long shot. He is the yamcha or krillin of the givenchy line when it comes to longevity and sillage, but he is a fan favourite. Not a great anime reference by a long shot, but you get me.
Hard to say whether this is worth its price being 100$ aud. Bright citrus and aromatic is honestly the most generic accords of the fragrance world. But definitely try it before you purchase it. I loved it from its opening and i work in a very closed environment (physio) which is why i purchased it. If i were to go further, you can increase the longevity by spraying it on your collar as well as your sleeves; it's a clear scent so it wont stain.
I would say that this would also be a perfect gift for others when you are not sure what fragrance to gift them (blind buy worthy if you can forgive the poor longevity and sillage). Givenchy did a great job at pertaining to a wider (15 - 30 yr old) audience with this one, but it's not as sophisticated and mature as their givenchy gentleman edp.
I highly enjoy this scent, however it's not the greatest performer.
