#scents

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opinions on luka milano?

thank uuu tea is much needed rn!

ugh. i really like this, which sucks, because i had to spray it 3x more than i usually would to get even close to a little bit of projection, and i am the opposite of a beast mode oversprayer, so that should tell you something. i just can't smell it unless i put my arm up close to my nose, and that's a shame for a scent so lovely, but especially for a scent so damn pricey.

anyway, of course i was going to like it, violets and heliotrope are my favourite florals and they are front and center here, and the leather is more of a moccasin suede rather than a new car leather, making it soft and not at all nauseating. the violets are impressively lasting, and they are the exact kind of violet that i love, edible-sweet and powdery. the heliotrope radiates a warm floral glow, and there's an almost minty undercurrent to the entire composition that keeps it from becoming cloying. it reminds me of someone's well-loved suede purse, with a spilled tin of violet pastilles, a pack of mint chewing gum, and lingering floral perfume. elegant, but not trying too hard.

a brief, interesting peppery-powdery opening, then a blend of resin incense and florals that become alarmingly soapy very very fast; extremely meek projection, same for longevity. i like the top notes, but overall it smells like a waifish, guilt-ridden girl who attended an exclusive all-girls catholic school and who now cries just like all the madonna statues. they're that kind of tears: luminous resin, resigned obedience. she's been up all night crying because she's fighting with her codependent best friend and now she's at morning prayers with a headache and burning eyes after an intensive shower to try to look presentable. a character for sure, but i don't actually want to step into her shoes.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥sy, 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦