First foray into a non-indie perfume on here! I picked up this set of fig themed perfume oils from Sand and Fog from TJ Maxx on clearance! It was originally retailing for $16 USD and it was $13 and there seemed to be a lot in stock. This is a nice fall themed perfume pack so it seemed timely. Today, I tried White Fig, which looks like it is a dupe for Debaser from DS and Durga. I think Sand and Fog does a lot of dupes, looking at their site. I like that the perfumes are in an oil format and bundled together thematically. The other two perfumes are Vanilla Musk and Cedarwood and Fig whose dupe I am not familiar with. I also didn’t super want a vanilla scent too but I imagine it’s meant for layering too since these are droppers so it is super easy to.
I haven’t used droppers for perfume oil before but I like that it helps keep the oil clean then but it was difficult to apply to my neck. I dripped about 3 drops on my neck but I think I should’ve easily applied more so I could smell it throughout the day. The bottle is very cute! It is a nice size too, 3 bottles that are 10 ml each.
Top Notes: Bergamot, Galbanum
Middle Notes: Fresh Floral, Lactonic, Violet
Base Notes: Cedarwood Musk, Patchouli
These are the notes listed on the site but I don’t think my box had these… I wonder if this is updated and the old one was them clearing stock. I definitely remember reading coconut in the notes since it was such a prominent note.
Now onto the review:
This is a super green fig forward scent! More green fig, or any fig for that matter, than I have gotten in any other perfume. I can get a bit of coconut which I don’t personally like but it isn’t enough to make me dislike it. A coconut note is pretty much always in fig scents to add a creamy or lactonic aspect. When smelling the perfume, I can get a vague floral aspect at the very end but nothing specific. This perfume is subdued and sophisticated. I can also get a pleasant musky base. I do not get any patchouli but I do not mind patchouli so I am not particularly sensitive to it. White Fig is what I imagine a Jo Malone scent to be like, but I don’t have any experience with that, I am just going off vibes. I only applied 3 drops on my neck and then a drop to my wrist so I could smell it closer but I wish I applied more to see if it would be stronger. I could only really smell it from afar for about 2 hours and then I didn’t notice it any longer. However, when I smell my wrist at the end of the day (or a bit higher on my arm, since I wash my hands a lot), I can still smell a faint green and floral scent, so I do think the longevity is there since I applied 10+ hours ago. Overall, this is a good green fig with coconut and then a nice supporting floral and musky base. I can imagine a woman with Mediterranean or Bohemian themed tastes being into this, but I would also say this could be unisex.