First Instinct

This brand is not so common where I live so I have a clean pallette and no judgements towards it. I have not even red any reviews when writing this. I finished early so I decided to go to city center to test some fragrances. I went to the shelf that carries all american brands and I knew I wanted to test Kate Spade Cherie and Abercrombie Fitch My authentic self. I had previously smelled those just from the nozzle of the sprizer and but never on the skin. Happens I was not blown away with any of them 2, so I proceeded to test the boring looking bottle of first instict but I got interested by looking at the deep brown liquid inside and so it happened I was so blown away by sexines and spicyness by this scent. It reminds me of Dior Poison but a wearable one. It does not smell like that but I think it is because of spices that it makes me think of that. It also reminds me a bit of a smell of a smokers car that has one of those air freshener trees called wonder baum. I love that smell. I get good memories of it even though I never smoked myself.

Though I am always too keen on trying something new and not repurchasing, this is one of the favorite perfumes I ever had, even though it really leans a bit young and I have moved on to more mature scents. It is just so pretty, feminine and delicious. Has something unique and cozy to it, feels suitable for any occasion and season. Even my MIL who generally is not a fan of anything about me, complimented me on this one. After FI, I fell in love with amber. Tonka bean shines a lot too. Longevity is poor, yes, but for this price, you can reapply without worry. I also very much like the men’s FI blue, probably one of my favorite men’s fragrances. Pleasant surprise from this kind of brand.

I want to pay attention to this gorgeous smell. Had a voucher to redeem and strolled along the store. After several disappointing trials this was the fragrance I took home in the end. First impression I had was a sunny spring day when you have a walk in the park surrounded by magnolias, orchids and slightly warm air. The heart is made from powdery orchids, hints of passionfruit while tonka gives the right plenty of sweetness. It has the right balance and it makes you feel so youthful and fresh. I wear it since 6 hours and it's still there - now smoother than in the morning but just lovely. Try try try!

What a lovely bright scent, not sharp but crisp and fresh. I get mild passionfruit ( I’m not usually a fan but in this fragrance it’s not sharp or sweaty at all), orange and soft undertones of Tonka and Amber…does head a little powdery on dry down but it’s actually really smooth, creamy and well blended. It wears well about 2hr then settles to a beautiful skin scent. I like reapplying so generally respray around 3-4hr mark which I think is fair for the price point. Easy summer reach would recommend.

Very strong sweet, floral powdery scent. Generic scent that is not offensive but not groundbreaking either. Dry down is sweet and musky and longevity is pretty good. I consider this a successful blind buy as I quite like it but I probably wouldn’t buy this if I had tested this prior to buying it.