Liquid Brun Overhyped?
Received a decant for Liquid Brun some time back from a verified seller.
It starts off spicy, sweet and complex. The initial few minutes were delightful. Good enough to make me want to order a full bottle on the spot.
The immediate dry down however was a sad story. It smelled like a chemical mess. To me, it smelled like a cardamom scented eucalyptus balm.
I had someone else smell it on me and gave them the list of notes for reference. They did agree on the fragrance matching the notes, however, didnt find it to be very appealing by any means. They described it as just "nice"
I couldnt bare the aggressive cardamom balm so I washed my hands and it smelled pretty good again.
However, I dont think I can get past the clauseating balm smell that I get on the initial dry down.
Performance - 7/10 Lasted 6-7 hours on skin. Tested thrice on two different people.
Fragrance - 5/10 The initial dry down makes it unbearable for me but the opening and the post-projection dry-down were pretty good.
Projection - 7/10 Projected for a good 3 hours. Was able to smell it on myself later but people around weren't able to notice unless intimately close.
Overall a let down for me because Le Male Elixir is my second favourite in the collection. All the hype made me think this would be a better gourmand fragrance than the JPG.
I know people will disagree a lot but I'm curious if someone else had a similar opinion on this fragrance.
Received a decant for Liquid Brun some time back from a verified seller.
It starts off spicy, sweet and complex. The initial few minutes were delightful. Good enough to make me want to order a full bottle on the spot.
The immediate dry down however was a sad story. It smelled like a chemical mess. To me, it smelled like a cardamom scented eucalyptus balm.
I had someone else smell it on me and gave them the list of notes for reference. They did agree on the fragrance matching the notes, however, didnt find it to be very appealing by any means. They described it as just "nice"
I couldnt bare the aggressive cardamom balm so I washed my hands and it smelled pretty good again.
However, I dont think I can get past the clauseating balm smell that I get on the initial dry down.
Performance - 7/10 Lasted 6-7 hours on skin. Tested thrice on two different people.
Fragrance - 5/10 The initial dry down makes it unbearable for me but the opening and the post-projection dry-down were pretty good.
Projection - 7/10 Projected for a good 3 hours. Was able to smell it on myself later but people around weren't able to notice unless intimately close.
Overall a let down for me because Le Male Elixir is my second favourite in the collection. All the hype made me think this would be a better gourmand fragrance than the JPG.
I know people will disagree a lot but I'm curious if someone else had a similar opinion on this fragrance.