Pleasantly Surprised

I smelled one of these scents on someone and had to check it out the brand.These all smell great especially after dry down. The “not a perfume” was my favorite. These minis are deluxe indeed- very heavy duty and good quality dabbers.

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Full long review!! Helpful tips!

Three important tips: 1. It may smell like alcohol at first and/or very strong. Let it air out and settle. You’ll start smelling the differences in under a minute, and it becomes more saturated within five minutes. 2. Do not rub it into your skin—you’ll dull the scent. This goes for all perfumes and colognes. Let it dry naturally; dab lightly only if needed. 3. When taking it out of the box, use your pointer finger and thumb to grab the top and bottom, then gently wiggle it out. 4. Longevity-wise, this probably won’t last a full 24 hours unless you apply a good amount or pair it with lotion, but it can last your day. *Not tested at work though*. Now this is what you call a mini set. Other brands make theirs extremely tiny. These are small but still hold a good amount of perfume. If you apply correctly, you won’t finish one bottle in a month—honestly, this set should last about a year if used respectfully. The only scent I didn’t like was Lust for Sun. It smells too mature for me—very strong. It comes off soapy, tropical, floral, with a slight mothball note. Not my preference. The dry down is more tropical and floral with a hint of coconut, so you might like that more. Now that I think about this you could slightly compare this smell with creed virgin island water perfume. At first, I was going to say Pear Inc. too, but after smelling it again, it’s actually not bad. It smells like a really good hand soap. You may need to apply more since it can be faint, but overall it’s decent. Not a Perfume has always been my favorite—clean girl and unique. Juliette I didn’t like at first dab because it smelled mature, but on my skin the chemistry is amazing. It turns into a clean scent with slight sweetness. Hard to describe—definitely a perfume scent, not old. It even reminds me just a tad of carpet freshener, but the dry down smells really good. Ode to Dullness smells like vanilla mixed with a touch of burnt sugar—very slightly syrupy—with baby powder vibes. Not

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