At Least I'm Trying: comforting coconut and black vanilla, blonde caramel and candied jasmine, sea salt, and gentle blackberry marmalade.
The perfect gift for the friend who has never stopped crying over this is me trying*: indie perfumer Death & Floral's At Least I'm Trying is simultaneously sweet and salty, comforting and melancholy.
The coconut and black vanilla create a warm, dark base for the scent while the caramel and marmalade bring the sweetness. In my tests, the sea salt truly smells like sea spray coming in off the ocean and balances out the sweet notes really well by giving them a bitter edge. Finally, the jasmine is lush and heady, floating on the edges of the scent and making it feel very luxe and dramatic. If you like these perfume notes (or even if you don't, and want to be adventurous!) I highly recommend giving this scent a try - it's SO moody and lush and truly captures its inspiration.
At Least I'm Trying is currently 20% off for Death & Floral's annual Black Friday sale, along with the rest of their catalog!! You can buy it as a perfume oil here or a traditional alcohol-based spray here.
(*It's meeee, I've never stopped crying over TIMT, and I don't intend to. 🥲)
