Dossier - Fruity Brown Sugar - Women EDP

Very pretty scent! Obviously each individual has their own preference and the same scent is not going to smell the same on every single person. I discovered that fruity scents appear the strongest on me, but I still like that hint of sweetness. I think this is perfect. On me, it is not strong at all on me neither, but lasts awhile! If you are buying this expecting a vanilla bean sweet gourmand, this is not it. It’s fruity but very warm, and has a subtle sweetness. I believe the I paired it with a fruity lotion and it heightened the smell. The vanilla and amber are supporting notes which create that richness. I think a vanilla body oil also might pair amazing with it as well.

I think the name "fruity brown sugar" trips people up with this. It's not the sellers fault a lot of people clearly didn't bother to open and expand the product image, the very first one btw, that clearly displays the top, middle, and base notes (full of florals). They are are follows: Top notes- bergamot, raspberry, pear Middle notes- jasmine, orange blossom, brown sugar Base: patchouli, amber, vanilla The whole point is a "sugared petals" scent profile and that's exactly what this perfume delivers. It opens heavily with bergamot, not patchouli as some reviews mistakenly said, and the pear raspberry combo lingers on top for a while. After a few moments you can catch the sugar, it's not rich or heavy like a straight gourmand a la Killian Love Don't Be Shy or Sabrina Carpenters perfumes with their super sweet profiles. It's delicate in this one; it works in tandem with the floral because it's not supposed to be fighting the floral for attention or drowning it in caramelized brown sugar misery, it's the supporting role. The sugar is what allows the middle notes to shine as it wears down. The jasmine and orange blossom joins the bergamot and fruity sugar perfectly, it smells like a bouquet lightly dusted with confectioners sugar that someone who ate an orange very messily like an hour ago is now handing to you in the best way possible. Towards the latter half of its wear time you start to get those base notes more clearly, the patchouli and amber most notably, but the vanilla remains virtually undetectable throughout the wear time yet honestly I didn't find myself missing it at all. Again, if you know you're not a floral person yet you buy a floral forward perfume anyway, that is on you not the company nor the seller and makes negative reviews moot in my eyes. Also, a lot of people straight up do not know what bergamot smells like but do you know how sage, lemon rinds, and untreated wood smells? Yeah, bergamot is kind of like that all in one for reference. If you hate the smell of sage, wood and/or lemon rinds, you'll hate bergamot. This is a masterpiece of a dupe, it is completely identical to YSL Mon Paris in every single way from the first spray all the way until it's completely worn off. I purchased Mon Paris regularly until I found this and decided to try it once my last YSL bottle ran out and I'm so glad I did. In a sea of popular gourmand perfumes that are so sweet it can make your teeth hurt and give you a migraine, this dupe (and Mon Paris itself) is a surprisingly lovely floral life raft. If you want to move away from the gourmands this is the perfect starting point, it's also very friendly as a starting point to explore more florals in general. I promise they're not all endless versions of "grandmas house if she left a bouquet to rot on the kitchen counter for a month" scent profiles. It just takes seriously careful reading of a perfumes notes, researching notes online that you may be unfamiliar with, and testing different things in order to find your perfect fits. But the biggest thing is researching notes and scent profiles you're not familiar with, that can save you a lot of time and money rather than wasting it on perfumes you'll hate the second you spray them. If you've made it this far, sorry for getting a little long winded I just seriously love Mon Paris and this dupe so so so much. Mon Paris is MY signature scent, people have complimented me on it since I started wearing it in college back in 2017, and I haven't had to ever worry about anyone smelling identically to me since the caramel sugar perfume craze started online about five years ago so I've proudly been a gatekeeping hater irl. I would've filled a bath tub full of it and soaked forever and ever if I had the means too, that's how devoted I am to this scent and I'm just over the moon to have found a perfect 1 to 1 dupe, because let's be real in the current economy it's just not feasible to be spending over a hundred dollars on perfume every month. So I will be an extremely happy and satisfied repeat customer of Dossier, as long as they keep making this dupe I know without a doubt I'll keep buying it. Don't let the other negative reviews scare you off this perfume or florals in general (tbh this may sound mean but don't ever let somebody who doesn't know the difference between bergamot and patchouli tell you anything about perfume ever in your life). If you go into it knowing the sugar and vanilla are not the dominant notes and are if anything only there as support notes, I think you'll have a much more pleasant experience with it especially if this is a blind but for you.

The scent is great and lasts all day.

It smells horrible, I absolutely hate it. There’s a rancid sour note and layering it with something sweet doesn’t even erase the putrid smell. Sooo sad!

But BABYYYYYYYYY THE JUICE is the star of the show. I will always have a bottle as long as they don’t mess up for formula. This is GOOD!!!!!!!

I bought this since seeing and hearing how these smell like the expensive brands that I like and some I have but when you are disabled you can't just go out and spend tons of money on perfume. This does smell good but I feel like it doesn't last very long but it might just be me. I will buy this again as when I do wear it I get a lot of compliments but I just wish the smell lasted longer. Happy with this purchase. Would recommend.

Smells so good and clean!

I didn't know this fragrance needed to sit for at least a year before smelling decent. Initially it was very strong. Leading with a strong chemical or alcohol smell. But after macerating for a while, it started to smell much better.

Good and Perfect!

Smells similar to the dupe. Lasts 4 to 5 hours on skin. Would purchase again

Very fruity and fresh it is a nice fragrance for spring, I wish it lasted longer