Mykonos perfume review part 2
Reviewing a local perfume line which I recently got into and collected.
More Mykonos perfumes cuz I’m not done collecting them eventhough my wallet is crying rn (then again whose wallet doesn’t heat up in this economy?). Again, this is in the name of hyping up local perfume brands and secretly on a quest to find dupes of name brand perfumes that are in the BDS list which we can’t buy anymore. But mostly hyping up Indonesian perfume brands.
If y’all haven’t read part 1 here it is.
7. Vanilla Clouds
I had this one as a sample at first, when I bought Aphrodite & Pink Beach. After deciding I actually enjoy the smell I got the full 50ml bottle. Now this is the typical sweet vanilla smell people would go for if they’re a fan of sweet scents. Though it’s not exactly my favorite scent, it still smells pretty good & I wear this on special occasions, like weddings and stuff (cuz I wore the sample to my brother’s engagement on June, and then his wedding on September).
This is super sweet, probably cuz it’s got vanilla notes in more than one layer, and then there’s the caramel & marshmallow notes. It kinda reminds me of Zara’s rose marshmallow candy a bit, though it’s not an exact dupe. Maybe if I combine this one with Adelina or other similar-smelling perfumes it’ll smell like Rose Marshmallow Candy. Maybe.
8. Verve
Got this one secondhand via Tokopedia. It's a fruity scent which reminds me of another old body mist I used to spray on as a teenager. It also kinda smells like Fruit Tea, but I forgot which flavor. It’s got fruity notes like pear & blackcurrant, & floral ones like jasmine & iris, though what makes it sweet is probably the vanilla & tonka bean notes.
Verve is part of a duo together with When In Paris, except it’s hard to find When In Paris nowadays (the latter is a dupe of Yves Ryan’s ‘Velvet’, and these two are also a collab with Yves Ryan).
9. Coconut Dreams
Before this I was interested in buying this cuz I’ve bought Victoria’s Secret Coconut Passion at a refill station before, and I wanted to know if it’s similar to it. Thankfully I found someone in Tokopedia who sold this secondhand & I had to get it even if the box is already missing & the writings are chipped. The verdict is, it’s EXACTLY like VS’ Coconut Passion, no regrets.
10. Down To Earth
Ooh this one, I really REALLY LOVE this one. Very earthy, green grassy leafy notes, just like its name. It’s a unisex fragrance & it’s got fig notes too, and idk if y’all can call this ‘kunticore’ (smelling spooky & having elements that are stereotypically identic to horror like jasmine, white floral, blood, incense) but hey it’s got incense notes & smells like a forest, so I guess this counts as a kunticore scent. Maybe more of a forest witch type scent. Plus that green color is really pretty, especially looking transparent against the daylight.
The box art though, kinda looks like a storybook cover. Idk what’s going on with the fingerprint though.
Zora
Zora is one of two of Mykonos’ Illumine series, the other being Senja. They’re the sunrise & sunset perfumes, Zora (sunrise) to be worn during daytime & Senja (sunset) at evening/night. Now I got this secondhand off of Tokopedia as always, & they don’t have Senja anymore so I just bought Zora.
To me it smells powdery (maybe cuz of its floral notes (osmanthus, jasmine, rose) & my sister also pointed out the woody notes (amberwood, cedarwood). It really feels like a smell you’d wanna spray on yourself after a fresh morning shower.
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