Strawberry & Blonde Wood

The bitter orange and brandy hit first, sharp and bright, but then the strawberry and vanilla smooth everything out into something cozy. I keep catching whiffs of the musk hours later, and it’s the kind of scent that makes you want to bury your nose in your own wrist.

The apple and strawberry come through so clearly on my skin, and the dry-down is a soft vanilla-musk that lasts through my whole workday. It’s the kind of scent that makes me want to keep smelling my own wrist.

The strawberry note is the star here, but the brandy underneath keeps it from being too sweet—it's like a grown-up comfort scent. I wore it to work and caught whiffs of that vanilla-musk drydown all day, and it lasted past dinner without turning cloying.