New Fae Fragrances - not that great :(
Got this set as I like the brand's makeup and their marketing was quite good.
These are first impressions but my first impressions about fragrances are pretty spot on, so hope this helps.
Bottles are nothing to write home about. Cap plastic seems cheap. Atomiser on one of the bottles seems wonky. Got the charm for free and it's definitely worth only being a freebie.
Last night in Thailand - I was most excited about the Mango Sticky Rice scent, but it was a let down. It has no scent of rice not even the comforting scent of pandan has been captured. It's more of a fresh mango scent with a bit creamy/slightly coconutty dry down but naming it as a mango sticky rice scent is misleading. It starts with a green, minty note and even after a couple of minutes it remains a bit green and gets a bit soapy in the middle. And in the dry down it just remains a sweet slightly mango-y scent. It still feels a bit soapy but slightly creamy. But a let down as I was expecting a nutty, starchy scent that's trending these days. The marketing guys just naming things for the sake of it makes me mistrust fragrance brands these days and that's exactly what's happened here. On its own the fragrance isn't too bad but not named well so a letdown. Still it's say a 6.5/10 only for me
My Boyfriend's Hoodie - it's quite true to the name and smells like the remains of a men's perfume. I don't like these notes so will hardly use it. 5/10
Dessert in hotel room - This was still better because I had zero expectations and was thinking this one will be on lines of "Loyal to You" (BBW) or Victoria (Lattafa), but this was quite reminiscent of a true lemon tart with lemon curd. Those are not my favourite desserts to be honest but at least it was photorealistic. Dry down isn't bad either on skin, it's lemony vanilla. I think this is the only one worth buying if they come out with individual bottles and priced correctly. 7/10
Worst fragrance is Destination Wedding - OMG I have never hated a white floral this bad. Even local attars smell better. I have liked a lot of white florals recently so thought this could not be that bad but one spray on my arm and I was dizzy. It's so bad and cheap and smells almost rancid/bitter? Goodness.... 0/10
Overall it's 5/10 for me. Won't repurchase anything if they come up with full size.
Just first impressions so not tested for longevity.