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Scent Notes: The metallic, exciting swirl of a downtown city, with wisps of exhaust and hot concrete. Hot black tea and white amber bring a touch of old world class, and copal resin deepens.
Julia woke with her head pounding, the smell of garbage stinging her nostrils The sun was so bright, and her normally soft featherbed felt rock hard, like pavement. She could hear people yelling, and many other other bustling sounds close by. This didn’t seem like her bedroom. She lifted a hand to shield her eyes, and discovered that she was, indeed, outside, apparently in some kind of alleyway. Sitting up, she felt a wave of nausea, but forced it back down. Julia had no idea where she was, nor how she got there. A moment flickered through her subconscious of a man promising to take her places, and was quickly washed away. She needed food, and a proper cup of tea. But where was she? Who could help her? Click here to read the rest of the story!
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Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 8 reviews.
Avant Garde is a layered scent that develops as you wear it throughout the day. Don't be intimidated by the notes of metal, exhaust, and concrete. They are there, but they don't steal the show. Instead, they add depth and character to the more "traditional" notes. I got a free oil sample and loved it so much, I had to pick up the EDP rollerball when it restocked.
This smells like the pavement of a city I have yet to explore; I find myself more curious when I apply this fragrance. I can definitely smell some copal resin and warmth from the amber. I like it.
I had to move to the country from the city and miss it terribly. I love the smell of tea. I saw this one and it made me make my first purchase and not howdy. How do you make something smell urban and like wet concrete and traffic while still smelling good? I'm obsessed.
Received this as a free dram with my order, and it's definitely not something I would have considered otherwise! When I first got it it smelled heavily of blood and metal, smoky and acrid with a sharp almost burnt minty finish. I let it sit for a couple of weeks and now its completely different, smells of city and petrichor, with a metallic blood undertone, then dries to powdery floral. Honestly surprised that it smells so good now as the initial scent repulsed me. I use it for my Zacharie from Off (the game) cosplay and it works well with the character.
Initially picked this up during the Black Friday sale out of sheer curiosity. You know how it is, when something sounds interesting but the only way to justify getting something you might not like is more free stuff. Boy howdy, I am so glad I did get it. This lovely perfume smell, and stay with me here, exactly like my great grandma. Not in the old people smell sort of way, but in the way that reminds me of her house during my childhood when she was still young enough to pick me up and carry me around. When we would try (and fail) to make fancy desserts because they were in a cookbook but she wasn’t much of a cook. Her house always smelled like her perfume and beauty powder, with just a hint of menthol from the cigarettes she would sneak out on the porch to have. Avant-Garde contains all of this. A little floral, a little Smokey, cold and metallic, but also like the party that your cool friends are having. I love it, I know it’s probably not for everyone, but it smells so good and familiar on my skin. It makes me feel badass, mysterious, and entirely at home.
I really wanted to like this one, but it just wasn't for me. Not terrible, but definitely not my favorite. It did smell better on my skin than in the bottle, to be fair
This smell really just wasn't for me. I wanted to like it, but even after resting, I just didn't.
This one is interesting to say the least… I definitely smell the metallic, concrete-like smells but also a gourmand in there if that makes any sense. It’s different for sure… maybe it’ll grow on me?
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