SmellsFargo
Reviews
Filter & sort
SmellsFargo
Almond sugar cookie
as i got this in, i tested it with a friend of mine, and we both came to the immediate conclusion: that it smells NOICE. it also doesnt smell like its note breakdown, as its actually kind of gourmandish, smelling like a freshly baked almond sugar pastry. but we differed on the intended audience, as i feel it definitely leans more femme, and she thinks it's more masculine.
speaking of the note breakdown, its not much, as its just magnolia, almond and hedione. its rich and light at the same time, its very floral and sugary as noted, its creamy and its got a surprising facet to it: its fresh too, so color me cucked. its pretty, and a little dainty.
i can see the similarities to pegasus though i think this is its own thing. this is not a room filler, but if the wind is blowing you will catch attention. longevity is good, not great, and the versatility is medium as this is definitely a daytime scent. as sweet as it is, it works well in the warm weather... damn this makes me feel pretty, not gonna lie.
so as i sit here in my Fenty boyshorts, sipping my white wine and listening to Whitney, i gotta say i enjoy this alot.
what?
speaking of the note breakdown, its not much, as its just magnolia, almond and hedione. its rich and light at the same time, its very floral and sugary as noted, its creamy and its got a surprising facet to it: its fresh too, so color me cucked. its pretty, and a little dainty.
i can see the similarities to pegasus though i think this is its own thing. this is not a room filler, but if the wind is blowing you will catch attention. longevity is good, not great, and the versatility is medium as this is definitely a daytime scent. as sweet as it is, it works well in the warm weather... damn this makes me feel pretty, not gonna lie.
so as i sit here in my Fenty boyshorts, sipping my white wine and listening to Whitney, i gotta say i enjoy this alot.
what?
Real Gs move in silence like Mcgillicutty
what's in a name, really? to some, literally means nothing; while others find complete investment in the name alone. well I'm here to tell you that this is probably one of the most applicable names I've come across for any fragrance.
it's a fruity floral gourmand with a ton of different notes in it, and it's also very loud a soft spoken. have you ever heard someone trying to whisper but they're loud as fuck, so loud that it defeats the purpose and they might as well have just carried on with a regular conversation? well this fragrance does that same exact thing but in a good way.
it is so intensely sweet and floral that would enough sprays your choke your damn self out let alone those around you, but it's still manages to capture this air of softness, of tranquility. this shit is obviously subtle; an oxymoron basically is what I'm saying. some people think it means femme and I totally get why but for me it is totally unisex and anybody can pull it off.
it's a Nishane, so the projection and longevity is not in question. is it as loud as hacivat? hell no and thank goodness cuz I don't think anyone would be able to wear that and survive, BUT its plenty loud, so careful with the sprays. this is one of those bottles that you would call a tremendous value pound for pound, ounce per ounce because all you really need is four sprays Max. versatility on this is moderate, it's strong enough to survive the harshest Winters but not advise wearing this on any day that's above an 80.
an oh boy this is a tremendous base if you want to layer; later this and hacivat over each other and it is sugary green at its finest; I've layered this with Prada l'homme l'eau and its sweetness tones down a bit and the floral and peach shine more with a touch of powderiness: its tremendous really.
one of my favorites from this house, and top tier scent in general. my favorite aspect is that its a gourmand but a totally different profile than your standard coffee/cacao/cinnamon excursion.
im frolicking in the fields and feeling a 8.8/10
it's a fruity floral gourmand with a ton of different notes in it, and it's also very loud a soft spoken. have you ever heard someone trying to whisper but they're loud as fuck, so loud that it defeats the purpose and they might as well have just carried on with a regular conversation? well this fragrance does that same exact thing but in a good way.
it is so intensely sweet and floral that would enough sprays your choke your damn self out let alone those around you, but it's still manages to capture this air of softness, of tranquility. this shit is obviously subtle; an oxymoron basically is what I'm saying. some people think it means femme and I totally get why but for me it is totally unisex and anybody can pull it off.
it's a Nishane, so the projection and longevity is not in question. is it as loud as hacivat? hell no and thank goodness cuz I don't think anyone would be able to wear that and survive, BUT its plenty loud, so careful with the sprays. this is one of those bottles that you would call a tremendous value pound for pound, ounce per ounce because all you really need is four sprays Max. versatility on this is moderate, it's strong enough to survive the harshest Winters but not advise wearing this on any day that's above an 80.
an oh boy this is a tremendous base if you want to layer; later this and hacivat over each other and it is sugary green at its finest; I've layered this with Prada l'homme l'eau and its sweetness tones down a bit and the floral and peach shine more with a touch of powderiness: its tremendous really.
one of my favorites from this house, and top tier scent in general. my favorite aspect is that its a gourmand but a totally different profile than your standard coffee/cacao/cinnamon excursion.
im frolicking in the fields and feeling a 8.8/10
Blast from the past
how do i say this without sounding... you know? well ill just come out and say it;
this smells foreign, and i love it. this fragrance is unique, lovely smelling, very complex and best of all, its cheap. i bought my 100ml bottle on fragnet for $19, and it might be the best value, lb. for .lb, $ for $ in all of fragdom.
there's alot of notes in this, and the first thing that hits you a powdery lemon blast, with slight fruity touches as fragantica says there's no plum but everyone else pretty much assured there is, so what can you do? (maybe its the black currant) its 40% lemon/40%powdery/20%fruity, with some picking up the lemon more than others.
in the mid, the lemon takes a backseat for the floral aspects, and while i wasnt able to pick out individual notes, its decidedly floral, slightly powdery, with my brother picking out the rose while my cousin (a girl) noticed the jasmine more, so take that for what it's worth. and while the lemon takes a backseat, it is still there in the background lingering like a creep at a bar who's waiting on last call but hasn't taken a single sip all night.
and then comes the chocolate. chocolate isn't necessarily one of my more favorite notes when it comes to fragrances because to me usually they're done as the main players or often times they go overboard to my nose and they often become a little too intense, here though? the chocolate comes out and is prominent in the base but the vanilla and the woods show up to the party as well, and with the floral aspect still faintly there, makes for an ecclectic finale, as this is what you get for the rest of the life of the scent.
the performance on me is pretty cool, I get 6 to 7 hours, sometimes eight if you made a particular sweet spot on the temperature where it isn't exactly cold but isnt exactly warm. projection is pretty good as I say it's not quite full arms length but it's certainly a little bit past the elbow, and sillage is very moderate. versatility is very high for me, as a fragrance is pleasant enough to wear to the office and close environments, the floral mid is great for lunch dates, if you spray it enough it'll get particularly loud and slightly bold and mysterious enough to wear to a black tie event in my opinion. the base with the chocolates of the wood one sure that is fragrance as enough heaviness that will withstand some cool days, biy dont grt too fucking crazy now.
this fragrance came out in 1997, basically 24 years ago but to me does not smell dated nor does it smell modern. if this had a little more in terms of performance power )like an extra 2 hours), you can easily smell this and think that it was a niche because it doesn't smell designer at all. I would tell you to sample this but there's no place that I've come across thats actually doing this one, but it's so damn cheap you can just buy a 50 ml or 100 ml, give it a shot and if you don't like it then fuck it, we've all foolishly blown 10 to 20 bucks before.
this smells foreign, and i love it. this fragrance is unique, lovely smelling, very complex and best of all, its cheap. i bought my 100ml bottle on fragnet for $19, and it might be the best value, lb. for .lb, $ for $ in all of fragdom.
there's alot of notes in this, and the first thing that hits you a powdery lemon blast, with slight fruity touches as fragantica says there's no plum but everyone else pretty much assured there is, so what can you do? (maybe its the black currant) its 40% lemon/40%powdery/20%fruity, with some picking up the lemon more than others.
in the mid, the lemon takes a backseat for the floral aspects, and while i wasnt able to pick out individual notes, its decidedly floral, slightly powdery, with my brother picking out the rose while my cousin (a girl) noticed the jasmine more, so take that for what it's worth. and while the lemon takes a backseat, it is still there in the background lingering like a creep at a bar who's waiting on last call but hasn't taken a single sip all night.
and then comes the chocolate. chocolate isn't necessarily one of my more favorite notes when it comes to fragrances because to me usually they're done as the main players or often times they go overboard to my nose and they often become a little too intense, here though? the chocolate comes out and is prominent in the base but the vanilla and the woods show up to the party as well, and with the floral aspect still faintly there, makes for an ecclectic finale, as this is what you get for the rest of the life of the scent.
the performance on me is pretty cool, I get 6 to 7 hours, sometimes eight if you made a particular sweet spot on the temperature where it isn't exactly cold but isnt exactly warm. projection is pretty good as I say it's not quite full arms length but it's certainly a little bit past the elbow, and sillage is very moderate. versatility is very high for me, as a fragrance is pleasant enough to wear to the office and close environments, the floral mid is great for lunch dates, if you spray it enough it'll get particularly loud and slightly bold and mysterious enough to wear to a black tie event in my opinion. the base with the chocolates of the wood one sure that is fragrance as enough heaviness that will withstand some cool days, biy dont grt too fucking crazy now.
this fragrance came out in 1997, basically 24 years ago but to me does not smell dated nor does it smell modern. if this had a little more in terms of performance power )like an extra 2 hours), you can easily smell this and think that it was a niche because it doesn't smell designer at all. I would tell you to sample this but there's no place that I've come across thats actually doing this one, but it's so damn cheap you can just buy a 50 ml or 100 ml, give it a shot and if you don't like it then fuck it, we've all foolishly blown 10 to 20 bucks before.
We all scream for...french toast?
today's been the shittiest day of your fucking life; there's just no fucking way around it. your boss reamed you out twice and what makes it worse is that both times were a result of your doing so you had no one else to be mad at but your God damn self. you forgot to put the seal on your lunch and you just happen to pack cod fish salad and over hear everybody complaining that now the entire break room smells like fish, and you're not about to go grab that bag so you join in and be like "who's the dirty mother fucker that stunk up the break room?" and you left your wallet at home, so you can't even go and buy something quick from across the street at that burger stand; so you're just going to eat your thoughts for lunch.
your hard drive crashed and IT department is telling you that you might not be able to recover the files so the case you been working on for your client for the last 2 months might literally be erased off the face of the Earth, even though your work husband Terry told you to save it on a backup drive " you never know". speaking of Terry, you don't know how to interpret his mixed signals and you're not sure if he wants to fuck you or if he's just stroking his own ego. and in the back of your mind you're justifying it because hey you're both married you're both seemingly unhappy with your spouses you both get along great; what's the harm?
the only thing that made this whole fiasco seem worth it was that vacation that you're going to be taking at the end of next week ...well you WERE taking; your boss strolls into your office, I'm sorry, your cubicle and told you that your vacation is going to have to be pushed back and there's no time frame on when that will happen but they will "keep you updated". so you take 10 minutes to go online and cancel your reservation and flight tickets but because you booked this since last October, they charge you a 50% cancellation fee. the fee being so high that now you can't even go anywhere whenever your vacation time actually arrives.
the end of the day comes and you feel awashed with a sense of relief that this hellacious day is almost over. go to your car turn on the engine, before you pull off you think of yourself "what the fuck is this horrendous smell?" you look down and it looks like you stepped in shit and tracked it into the car. you think to yourself "know what I'm just going to go home drink a whole bottle of Pinot grigio take a couple of Xanax and go to bed fuck it". that's when you receive a text from your ex-husband saying that some things come up so he cannot take the kids this weekend and it's at that very moment you feel the strong urge to just swerve your car and send it careening off the overpass.
so you the roll up on the kids school pick them up awaiting for the Armageddon that's about to ensue and surprisingly they're well-behaved. they tell you "hey Mom it's good to see you" and that they actually apologize for their father not being able to pick them up this weekend. and you're stress starts to temper a bit and you decide to maybe start getting the ball rolling and form some momentum so you ask the kids what they want to eat for dinner, you don't feel like cooking (not because you're stressed or overwhelmed but you will not be able to handle the reality of another day of the kids willingly refusing to eat your dinner because you can't cook worth a shit and that would be the straw that broke the camel's back).
so after a surprisingly good Big Mac, the kids ask if you could go take them to the ice cream shoppe and you think to yourself "God damn it it's been years since I've had ice cream". and the wave of nostalgia hits you for when you were a little one so bad, that it almost washed away the crap feeling you've had over yourself for most of the day, keyword: almost. you guys get there with about 20 minutes to spare you ask the staff if it's okay to order since those guys are about to close up in 20 minutes and they cheeringly welcome you to come by and get a couple of scoops.
but then you walk up to the counter, you get on your knees and you begin to have a nervous breakdown; you see they only have rum raisin and pistachio left, the horror. you pull out that revolver in your purse that you've been hoping never to use against someone attempting to assault you, put it to your mouth pull the trigger and end it all.
a whiff of a waffle cone captures that magical feeling and smell when you walk into an ice cream shoppe that makes its own waffle cones on the premises, where it seems like time stands still and life is all good, before you decided to channel your inner Cobain. Josh Myers and the guys over at imaginary authors always throw in this magical fabricated note that you know is impossible but still manage to conjure up a mixture of molecules that evokes that very feeling. that very note in this fragrance is ice cream shop and that is exactly what you smell, from the sweetness to the cream and even the metallic tincture of the machinery.
when people see the art on the box and promo they're going to be have preconceived notions that this ithis is going to smell like ice cream and it doesn't. its definitely a gourmand and to my wonderment, it's not exactly linear. beginning opens up you smell the metal tinctures you smell the cinnamon and the caramel, then the dry down about couple few hours in it turns into this very creamy sugary fragrance that actually kind of smells like French toast. the vanilla is a heavy player in the drydown on my skin.
the longevity on this is rather excellent when you wear it on cool days, as I can get around between 8 to 10 hours. sillage is very good, projection isn't heavy nor do you want it to; this is more of an intimate brunch date or gathering with other people who you're going to be in close proximity to. it's $65 for 50 ml so the values extraordinary. and as the box says when you get it, spray it and spray it liberally: as liberally as Josh Meyer votes.
one of my favorite gourmands, I am hesitant to wear it because this is really a limited edition that's going to be vaulted some point soon so if you can get your hands on this if you love gourmands; this is excellent.
your hard drive crashed and IT department is telling you that you might not be able to recover the files so the case you been working on for your client for the last 2 months might literally be erased off the face of the Earth, even though your work husband Terry told you to save it on a backup drive " you never know". speaking of Terry, you don't know how to interpret his mixed signals and you're not sure if he wants to fuck you or if he's just stroking his own ego. and in the back of your mind you're justifying it because hey you're both married you're both seemingly unhappy with your spouses you both get along great; what's the harm?
the only thing that made this whole fiasco seem worth it was that vacation that you're going to be taking at the end of next week ...well you WERE taking; your boss strolls into your office, I'm sorry, your cubicle and told you that your vacation is going to have to be pushed back and there's no time frame on when that will happen but they will "keep you updated". so you take 10 minutes to go online and cancel your reservation and flight tickets but because you booked this since last October, they charge you a 50% cancellation fee. the fee being so high that now you can't even go anywhere whenever your vacation time actually arrives.
the end of the day comes and you feel awashed with a sense of relief that this hellacious day is almost over. go to your car turn on the engine, before you pull off you think of yourself "what the fuck is this horrendous smell?" you look down and it looks like you stepped in shit and tracked it into the car. you think to yourself "know what I'm just going to go home drink a whole bottle of Pinot grigio take a couple of Xanax and go to bed fuck it". that's when you receive a text from your ex-husband saying that some things come up so he cannot take the kids this weekend and it's at that very moment you feel the strong urge to just swerve your car and send it careening off the overpass.
so you the roll up on the kids school pick them up awaiting for the Armageddon that's about to ensue and surprisingly they're well-behaved. they tell you "hey Mom it's good to see you" and that they actually apologize for their father not being able to pick them up this weekend. and you're stress starts to temper a bit and you decide to maybe start getting the ball rolling and form some momentum so you ask the kids what they want to eat for dinner, you don't feel like cooking (not because you're stressed or overwhelmed but you will not be able to handle the reality of another day of the kids willingly refusing to eat your dinner because you can't cook worth a shit and that would be the straw that broke the camel's back).
so after a surprisingly good Big Mac, the kids ask if you could go take them to the ice cream shoppe and you think to yourself "God damn it it's been years since I've had ice cream". and the wave of nostalgia hits you for when you were a little one so bad, that it almost washed away the crap feeling you've had over yourself for most of the day, keyword: almost. you guys get there with about 20 minutes to spare you ask the staff if it's okay to order since those guys are about to close up in 20 minutes and they cheeringly welcome you to come by and get a couple of scoops.
but then you walk up to the counter, you get on your knees and you begin to have a nervous breakdown; you see they only have rum raisin and pistachio left, the horror. you pull out that revolver in your purse that you've been hoping never to use against someone attempting to assault you, put it to your mouth pull the trigger and end it all.
a whiff of a waffle cone captures that magical feeling and smell when you walk into an ice cream shoppe that makes its own waffle cones on the premises, where it seems like time stands still and life is all good, before you decided to channel your inner Cobain. Josh Myers and the guys over at imaginary authors always throw in this magical fabricated note that you know is impossible but still manage to conjure up a mixture of molecules that evokes that very feeling. that very note in this fragrance is ice cream shop and that is exactly what you smell, from the sweetness to the cream and even the metallic tincture of the machinery.
when people see the art on the box and promo they're going to be have preconceived notions that this ithis is going to smell like ice cream and it doesn't. its definitely a gourmand and to my wonderment, it's not exactly linear. beginning opens up you smell the metal tinctures you smell the cinnamon and the caramel, then the dry down about couple few hours in it turns into this very creamy sugary fragrance that actually kind of smells like French toast. the vanilla is a heavy player in the drydown on my skin.
the longevity on this is rather excellent when you wear it on cool days, as I can get around between 8 to 10 hours. sillage is very good, projection isn't heavy nor do you want it to; this is more of an intimate brunch date or gathering with other people who you're going to be in close proximity to. it's $65 for 50 ml so the values extraordinary. and as the box says when you get it, spray it and spray it liberally: as liberally as Josh Meyer votes.
one of my favorite gourmands, I am hesitant to wear it because this is really a limited edition that's going to be vaulted some point soon so if you can get your hands on this if you love gourmands; this is excellent.
Remember that song Happy? Imagine it, but instead of pharrell it was sung by a rose
as i get older in this fragrance race (and life in general) i notice that my nose is switching shit up on me; things i liked last month are less impressive today, and vice versa. or it could be the psicosis messing eith my mind, who the fuck knows really?
now me, i am a rose lover in my fragrances, especially when its well or uniquely done; from POAL , atomic rose, gold rose oudh: im just a sucker for the shit (lol).
so i decided to do a write up for Al Kimiya because quite frankly, there arent many reviews (if any) for this online, and many for the house of Royal Crown in general. i mean, the house is really expensive (even with or without the dope connections) to just straight up blindbuy for most folks, and as far as im aware, not many if any boutiques carry them either, in case you wanted to try before you buy . also, as my esteemed colleague @an assumed identity pointed out, their write ups arent exactly what youd call accurate.
anyway enough preamble, on to the damn frag. if you read the previous paragraphs of nonsense, this is obviously a rose based scent, and a damned good one at that. if i can compare it for a quick second, to my nose its closest sibling would be Ardent from Boadicea the Victorious, only not amywhere near as jammy, and brighter: ALOT brighter.
in fact, id go as far to say that this shit is uplifting; i feel good and upbeat when i throw this on. it's a nice floral freshie that's a slight touch jammy, wth other florals making their presence known but rose is the star here. it's supposed to be some honey in here but I don't get that at all but our noses are different so maybe you can pick it out. my favorite thing about this is the versatility: while ardent is a little too syrupy to wear in the hot months, lyric man is a little too formal to use as a signature and Porpora is very very dark, almost gothic like, al kimiya is in my opinion is an all year, all occasion all weather fragrance.
I went a little heavy on the sprays (10) and have not went nose blind, nor am I choking out any of my colleagues, so id say projection is moderate from past experience; i get around 9 hours of longevity, about 4 before it sits closer to the skin. as far as complexity goes, this baby is pretty linear, and thats ok, not every frag needs to take twists and turns until its gone: its a dummy reach for sure. scent as i said is bright upbeat and uplifting white floral, but we'll talk about the one downside...that price.
this fragrance retails at around 475, and would I pay 475 for this fragrance? hell no, you are out of your goddamn mind: but I also wouldn't pay 475 for almost any other fragrance either. if you can find a retailer on get a hookup with receiving a Facebook group and it's in between the 150 to $200 range I say go for it; its worth the price of admission at that point.
now me, i am a rose lover in my fragrances, especially when its well or uniquely done; from POAL , atomic rose, gold rose oudh: im just a sucker for the shit (lol).
so i decided to do a write up for Al Kimiya because quite frankly, there arent many reviews (if any) for this online, and many for the house of Royal Crown in general. i mean, the house is really expensive (even with or without the dope connections) to just straight up blindbuy for most folks, and as far as im aware, not many if any boutiques carry them either, in case you wanted to try before you buy . also, as my esteemed colleague @an assumed identity pointed out, their write ups arent exactly what youd call accurate.
anyway enough preamble, on to the damn frag. if you read the previous paragraphs of nonsense, this is obviously a rose based scent, and a damned good one at that. if i can compare it for a quick second, to my nose its closest sibling would be Ardent from Boadicea the Victorious, only not amywhere near as jammy, and brighter: ALOT brighter.
in fact, id go as far to say that this shit is uplifting; i feel good and upbeat when i throw this on. it's a nice floral freshie that's a slight touch jammy, wth other florals making their presence known but rose is the star here. it's supposed to be some honey in here but I don't get that at all but our noses are different so maybe you can pick it out. my favorite thing about this is the versatility: while ardent is a little too syrupy to wear in the hot months, lyric man is a little too formal to use as a signature and Porpora is very very dark, almost gothic like, al kimiya is in my opinion is an all year, all occasion all weather fragrance.
I went a little heavy on the sprays (10) and have not went nose blind, nor am I choking out any of my colleagues, so id say projection is moderate from past experience; i get around 9 hours of longevity, about 4 before it sits closer to the skin. as far as complexity goes, this baby is pretty linear, and thats ok, not every frag needs to take twists and turns until its gone: its a dummy reach for sure. scent as i said is bright upbeat and uplifting white floral, but we'll talk about the one downside...that price.
this fragrance retails at around 475, and would I pay 475 for this fragrance? hell no, you are out of your goddamn mind: but I also wouldn't pay 475 for almost any other fragrance either. if you can find a retailer on get a hookup with receiving a Facebook group and it's in between the 150 to $200 range I say go for it; its worth the price of admission at that point.
