Billie Eilish No.2

This is very interesting as it seems to fall somewhere between Encre Noire and Tom Ford Ébène Fumé...palo santo, musk, and incense. Not as dry as the Lalique, and not as complex as the Tom Ford. Definitely unisex and a challenging scent profile for a pop star's signature fragrance. Cons are the sharp chemical opening and the dry down to the dill pickle scent noted below. I don't get "pizza sauce" but then again I'm not familiar with any pizza sauce that features Dill... and to be honest, it's the same sort of dry down I've noticed on people from Le Labo Santal 33, which frankly is probably the most overplayed Niche scent of the last 10 years. I would certainly recommend giving this one a try though, M or F or anyone in between. Nice bit of packaging too. I admire the audacity of the scent, I certainly would not have trouble wearing it as a cisgendered male, but I know it's going to dry down to that dill pickle note on me. For the price though worth a shot if you haven't already.

This is my winter go to fragrance, I fell upon it accidently while perusing in Macy's, I thought the bottle looked unique and sprayed it. I was taken aback, I had never smelled anything like it before, I do not have anything like it in my collection. My Aquarius rising was intrigued. It was outside of the box and unique, more masculine leaning, but I have and like to wear men's colognes from time to time. I like the fact that it contains incense, palo santo, vanilla and musk. The heavier notes like the black pepper and musk are more noticeable to me. There is no softness to this fragrance but it is not harsh either. It gives Root Chakra very grounded and earthy. It gives meditation and wellness retreat vibes. Namaste. ✨

I love this scent so much! Although I have now smelled more perfumes, this was a very unique scent that introduced me to this scent profile. It's dark, moody, and sexy. Very much so unisex. I am a woman and I love it on myself, but I think this would work very well on a man too. I love the bergamot at the beginning and then from there I get the black pepper and papyrus (paper note) and wood notes the strongest. I think because of the papyrus note, it also has a bit of a dark academia vibe. While they are two distinct scents, it vaguely reminds me of Orpheon Eau de Toilette from Diptyque.

I blind bought this for $30 at Ross. The first spray is very very sharp. It almost reminds me of the smell of blood, smells like something metallic, and a little bit fruity/feminine. It scared me at first, so I didn't touch it for a year. The dry down smells sweet/leathery to me. I'm not getting woody from this, but my boyfriend told me it smells like sandalwood. For $30 this is a bang for your buck. It smells expensive to me. And lasts quite a while on clothing. You don't need to reapply this one all day. Definitely buying again.

Obsessed with this scent as it gives an androgynous, dark academia feel that is incredibly unique. The bergamot and flowers give it some levity, but the scent as a whole is grounded in a gorgeous woodsy, slightly smoky spice that reminds me of writing by candlelight in an old library. The papyrus is surprisingly noticeable and evokes the feeling of writer's block to me. Ironically, I do actually like to wear this while writing or if I want to feel mysterious when running errands.