I just received my first order from Cirrus just in time to find out that A Dog Named Pam is being discontinued. I have heard raving reviews about this perfume and how it transforms them to their beloved dog or another pleasant scent memory. I have never had a dog before and I have no idea what their bellies smell like, but this sounded so interesting, I had to give it a try. I am normally not one for spray perfumes but I did want to try this house because of this particular scent  and also Parakeet which is supposed to have a super realistic feather note. I also don’t know what those smell like but I want to know! 

Notes: juniper berry, petitgrain, bitter orange, red mandarin, cedarwood, palo santo, and a warm fuzzy musk that feels to me like the hot belly of a clean dog.

This is a 2ml EDP spray that came out to be about $6 USD in a sample pack of 5 with a freebie included to make 6. Some of these perfumes have gorgeous colors but this one is mostly clear with a very slight orange tint, I am assuming from the 3 entire citrus notes included. 

This is the strongest orange scent I have ever smelled. I don’t ever go for orange or citrus scents but I do know that usually citrus is a top note and goes away quickly. Usually, people are bummed the orange doesn’t last long. This perfume is not at all like that. I got crazy orange for hours. It is kinda between orange and mandarins, like a deep red-orange (color) orange (fruit). I get this fruit and then also some nice humidity. If I smell hard enough, I get a bit of the forest or trees and I think that is the juniper berry and cedarwood (which is also usually juniper trees). There is a note that I don’t recognize at all that must be the dog belly musk. It is just not at all what I expected. I have smelled fur musk before and that is not what I got here. It’s almost plastic adjacent to me. Not like gross plastic, it just would be in the same category as like… vinyl or something? This musk comes in not immediately, but then has a pretty good balance with the orange. They go together pretty well and it doesn’t feel like the orange is dominating after wearing it for a bit.

It was really nice to read the reviews of this perfume and people connecting it to their pets. It is a bit sad that this perfume is being discontinued since it is special to people and I have heard about it so much. Sometimes, things get discontinued because the availability of items changes but also this is an independent business so some things just aren’t feasible to continue. I hope they consider doing a special order window, the way Sorce does, if that makes things easier. I am glad I got to try something super different from what I normally get and pick apart something that’s gotten strong emotional responses.