top notes: guava, papaya, passion fruit
middle notes: jasmine, marigold
I've been on a hunt for this unique scent for a while. The reviews and descriptions I have come across describe Calyx as a bizarre, sour, "rotten fruit" smell and thus this intrigued me even more. Being a huge fan of anything 80's, except for fried crunchy mall bangs and New Coke, I knew I needed to buy this. I needed to relive "the good years." Right. I looked on Amazon and the prices were outrageous. About $75 plus for half an ounce and it wasn't even Calyx, it was Calyx SHEER. Bull dinky, I need the full effect here.
This past Saturday I took my niece shopping and of course we ended up at Ulta. I searched the perfume section several times before this shopping trip and came up short. No Calyx to be found. But this time I proved to be lucky. Sitting right next to Nina Ricci's Puke Spray (L'air du Temps) was the "infamous" green juice. There were only 2 boxes left. A dented one and less dented one. I opted for the less dented one. I sprayed the tester and needless to say my 16 year old niece gagged a little. Ahhh, but there it was: sweet 80's satisfaction. I didn't care, I savored the moment.
Calyx brought back memories of sunny blue skies with big fluffy white clouds. Sure it has somewhat of an "older" fragrance to it, but it sure as hell isn't Estee Lauder's Cinnabar. a.k.a. Vomit-bar. The best way I can describe the scent is like dropping a piece of spearmint gum into freshly mowed grass with the occasional marigold thrown in there. It's a clean, green scent. No cloying jasmine or patchouli stench here. After about an hour it transforms into a somewhat "sweet grass" smell...if that makes sense. As far as the rotten fruit smell? I suppose I can see where one could get that from. There is a hint of fruit in there somewhere. It's not really a sharp, tangy, acidic smell but it's not a sweet sugar-bomb stench either.
What I really like is that it actually lasts a whole work day for me (8-9 hours). It doesn't dry down into some pongy, acrid smell. No strong alcohol smell. And bonus: it smells fabulous with my Arid XXXXXXtra dry anti-perspirant. Score!
The price wasn't that bad about $52 for 1.7 oz. There was body wash and lotion available as well. Umm...no. I need SPRAY, damn it!
I couldn't stop smelling myself all day. I must've looked silly but whatever. I smelled delicious. My mother even asked me what I was wearing.
Was I happy with my find? Oh yes indeed.
Would I purchase again? HELL YES!
I will be conducting an experiment. Wear this perfume everytime I go out somewhere and see if I get bad reactions or good ones. Stay tuned...
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