Sunset Hour

I don't enjoy super sweet fruity fragrances. At all. And had I read the other reviews prior to blind buying this one (I found an amazing deal on a tester bottle), I may not have ordered it. But I love this brand and I must say, I don't have the same take on this at all. Its fruity, yes. A bit sweet/tart with a slightly spiced vanilla. But the peach and the pear in this are stunning. You know how sometimes you can describe a perfume as "cold"? It's not a smell...it's more of a feeling. If you know, you know what I mean. This one?? Possibly the first perfume I've ever felt perfectly described as "warm". Not a cozy blanket warm. More like a sun on my face warm. I can't imagine a more perfect summer fragrance. I have 250 bottle of perfume. And thousands of samples. And although I think I always smell fabulous, I don't always get compliments, even on some of my personal faves. Today? This one? Three compliments. One from a total stranger. So this is a big winner in my book. It lasted 4-5 hours on clothes. A bit less on skin. I'd say more femine leaning, but it would work on a man, for sure. No regrets!

This is genuinely one of the best summer/spring fragrances I’ve ever smelled, unisex but really feminine leaning but a guy can still wear it, much better if you layer it. Really safe blind buy. Got compliments instantly after getting it. It smells like when you go to the mall and you get that fruity fresh feminine smell that makes you feel so happy for no reason, it’s so uplifting. The type of fragrance that makes you smile just because of their smell. Sweet, fresh, relaxing, nostalgic? for some reason. I can see why it’s call “sunset hour”. It takes you to a beach with the sunset about to end, everything looks orange and the breeze of the ocean hits you with a sweet smell. This is genuinely the best summer/spring fragrance

I used to work at Sephora and I got a 2ml sample size of this to try. I just chucked in my purse and went to a birthday party, I was in a leather halter top, the venue was this very nice indie restaurant with a bar and open balcony overlooking the city. I spritzed this ONLY on my neck and wrists. I got stopped all night by guests asking me what I was wearing. I was complimented over and over. People would come by and say "I'm sorry, I have to smell you again, it's amazing." I would just pull out the little sample and let them take a picture of it because I'm not a gatekeeper. (Now, I wish I lowkey did.)

The ginger in this one helps the sandalwood to be more powdery and softer. For anyone wondering if the ginger is heavy. It's not. It's fruits in a sweet and creamy and tropical way with soft balanced wood. Smelling this blind I would have expected there to be pineapple, because of the fruity tropical scent. And maybe coconut in the far faaaar distance because of the wood and the creaminess. It overall smells sugary, like Prada Candy can be sugary, altho Candy is more woodsy and this one tropical. After a while I detect the strawberry in a jam kinda way.

(GF&B Discovery - 4/10) Sunset Hour is pretty feminine, but can be worn by a man no problem. I’m a guy who loves peach notes in fragrances, and this one does it amazingly. It’s heavy on raspberry, with a hint of peach behind it. Those blend to make a great, realistic, juicy fruit scent. There’s a vanilla note in the drydown that turns it from a floral fruity to a cocktail fruity. Not something I would probably wear often since it is pretty feminine, but it’s an amazing scent, and I’d love to smell it on my girlfriend.