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Commodity Fragrances – Rain EDP I ordered a sample of Commodity Rain (“Rain”) during a period of weather here where the rain seemed to be non-stop.  I was curious as to how close this floral aquatic could actually get to telling the story of  “a walk in the rain, cleansing, refreshing, as escape to a clean slate in life”.  It should be noted that Rain was a part of the brand’s White Collection which is comprised of scents that are lighter and intended to be worn alone or layered. Rain does, in fact, tell a straightforward story with its notes.  It’s clean, fresh, floral, green, and aquatic.  There is a lightness to the green, moist, opening as it’s layered with a fresh lushness of the florals.  After an initial burst that’s fairly citric and lemony, the Springtime florals appear with a blossoming greenness.  On my skin, the jasmine and lotus blossom are the most prominent of the floral notes although the bergamot and freesia are detectable....

Creed - White Amber (Les Royales Exclusives Collection) One of the first pieces of “real” jewelry I owned was an amber necklace bought for me by my parents when I was a teenager.  I remember being fascinating by the stone which seemed to glow from within.  When I began actively buying fragrance, I was drawn to scents with amber in the notes.  So began what has been a lifelong love of amber.  When Creed released White Amber, I knew it was a fragrance I had to try. With White Amber, Creed elevates amber by alternately combing the resinous note with fruits and florals.  It is interesting to note here that Creed classifies this fragrance as a fruity floral.  White Amber opens with a delicately sweetened, lightly fruited amber.  The fruit is akin to a mixed fruit salad and is not citric.  The amber is rich, warm, and somewhat woody. As White Amber develops, light white florals punctuated by a stunning jasmine appear.  The addition of ...

Mugler - Alien Eau Sublime Some of the Mugler fragrances seem to be quite polarizing in the fragrance community at large.  It seems that many have very strong opinions one way or another about each release, myself included.  When I had the opportunity to try this new Alien flanker, I was cautiously optimistic. Eau Sublime (“Sublime”) takes the classic Alien jasmine jammy heaviness and lightens it with solar notes.  The perfumer has significantly softened the opening with this flanker.  Sublime opens as a light, fresh, lemony citrus touched with a soft jasmine and tiare flower.  There is a bright airiness to Sublime that is not present in the original.  As the juice wears, the heliotrope lends a floral vanilla powderiness to the fruity floral.  The heliotrope adds a slight sweetness without coming near the sweetness of Eau Sucree. The drydown mimics the base notes of the original giving us the cashmeran wood and amber.  The florals are...