Two hate reviews against the two most loved fragrances here😡
I wanted to not initially do these perfume reviews, because I was like... no, someone must be really happy with these perfumes and I can't hate on these. Also, I usually do very detailed reviews, but I don't even want to spend a lot of time talking about these two. So here are two mini hate reviews. And I'm pretty sure a lot of people will be mad at me for thinking these perfumes are shit but, trust me, I did give them a chance.
Lattafa Eclaire: Bring out the pitchforks. I HATE this scent. I'm pretty sure I'm totally nose blind to the vanilla they use for this because all I could smell from this was the damn coumarin. As soon as I sprayed it, it smelled of burnt leather or rubber. I was like, okay, big deal. I can just macerate it like I did to my Plum Smokin Vanilla. I kept it for three months, and it was only a sample size so I expected at least some maceration. Nope. It only smelled worse. Then I was like, okay, let's just finish it up. I wore it to work, just a few sprays, nothing more. My senior told me it smelled like someone had opened up a pack of biscuits.
And that's the part I hate! Everyone can smell it apart from me. And I've even gotten compliments from Eclaire, but I hate how I smell nothing but burnt leather. I wish I could smell that intricate scent profile everyone keeps talking about. But I hate that I can't have that experience. I wish I had just spent that mony on a Plum perfume, I'm so pissed. Thankfully it was only a sample, but it still hurts trying to finish up a sample I hate.
Khadlaj Cloud Candy: Strawberry cough syrup. There. It just smells like that. I can't believe how people are worried about its longevity while it smells like cough syrup and on me it lasts like 8 hours! I wish it were a bit lighter, you know. I doesn't smell like candy, it doesn't smell like marshmallows. It just smells like synthetic strawberry, and everytime I open it, it smells like death. It feels like I have either gotten a bad batch in both this and Eclair, or I'm just nose blind to a lot of notes. Everytime I spray it, I want to die.
Is it only me, or are there any others that don't like either of these perfumes? I've been searching for some reviews that reflect my views but I've never seen anyone bash these. Which makes me feel like I might have some issues with batch, or maybe I'm nose blind to some vanilla notes, which sucks because vanilla is one of my favourite notes.