Cruz Del Sur ii

I just finished testing a 2ml decant of this fragrance and I really enjoyed my time with it! The opening is a fruity, delicious mango with some hints of pineapple and guava in the background. The dry down is creamy, milky, and sweet without being overly cloying. I get no hints of the rancid milk note on my skin. This fragrance does lean slightly more feminine, but I had no issues rocking it on hot, sunny summer days. People who self identify as "manly men" may want to avoid. Definitely worth picking up a decant or sample of this fragrance and trying it out. I get a little bit of the woods in the drydown, but it still feels mildly sweet several hours later. The longevity on my skin is solid, lasting 5+ hours, but the performance hasn't been insane, as the projection and sillage have not been as large on me as other people are reporting. I generally don't overspray, so if you spray more you may get more performance out of this fragrance!

I sprayed God of Fire earlier and it reminded me of this beauty that I bought a fb of back in my more profligate days. For a moment I panicked, not being able to find its name on the label. Throwing me into a bad spin because I still believe I can remember everything. Anyway it’s laser etched almost invisible on the glass. Geeez this is nearly ten years old! It’s the milk fruit spew thing in the best way! When I say spew, I mean, from the BODY. Breast, kissing, warm thighs, trying to get a peach pit out from an overripe peach with your fingers, the fuzz too acerbic. My bottle predates the iron filings note. It reminds me a bit of the fruity abstract things like Calyx, but the fluorescent fruit aldehydes are muffled by a milky nutty feel. Desert island ‘fume, still a stunner, magnificent and beautiful, it takes me away

Love live live this. I’m no perfume expert. I just live perfumes. You’ll get that milk smell not spoiled but definitely milky. Very very sweet I don’t see how this can be a unisex perfume. Smells great on its own BUT spray some Armouage Guidance (few sprits) on top ! CHEF’S KISS. You’ll smell so expensive. I get dried fruits nuts milk sugar and I think a greenish pinecone scent. Maybe my nose is off but I sit get mango I do smell tropical essence. To keep the milkiness smell away I rub the perfume into my skin. Ppl say you are supposed to do it but it works for me. Blind buy and I’m so happy with my purchase. It’s definitely spring summer and you can make it fall winter with some vanilla body oil or a caramel scent like Prada candy. Expensive but worth the price at a discount site like fragrancenet.

Interesting one. It as a bit of chemical quality which I dislike about some Xerjoff perfumes - a bit powdery, green, hard to describe. This particular scent is dominated by apple blossom, at least to my nose, and here it is captured beautifully. Also fruits like mango and guava are there, but mango is not super juicy flavourful tropical one, but rather a bit powdery/starchy subtle mango plus guava are detected. Dry down has somewhat more noticeable vetiver. It lasts rather well and radiates from your skin a familiar warm (but still better suited for warmer weather) floral, fruity, a bit lactonic, a tiny bit green yet sweet super feminine cloud. Something you would imagine a pretty lady wears. It's a modest like, not a love. Not considering getting a bottle.

Whether or not you like this fragrance i think entirely depends on your skin chemistry. For some people the lactonic note in this comes across "sour", so i don't blame them for despising this scent. On the otherhand (like me) this fragrance comes off as a juicy mango smoothie, i know that may seem like something you wouldn't want to smell like but for me personally i wear this leisurely for my own enjoyment...a "guilty pleasure" if you will. Something completely out of the box. I'd say get a sample as it's quite expensive. Overall it's really high quality and long lasting and who knows you might enjoy it as much as i do! Don't be fooled by the voting this is unisex and men can rock this.