Minerva

“Cigarettes? Really? I don"t smoke and all I get is vanilla, some sharp green note, tuberose and ylang-ylang. There is some plastic, rubbery note as all, however nothing smoky or dark. It as a sweet, cozy scent that leans more feminine than masculine. A great dupe for Memo Marfa.”

“I’ve had this for close to six months. There were no other notes except wet dog hair mixed with old cigarettes. Zero anything else. I let it sit and sprayed it out from time to time. And then all of a sudden today it’s a completely different perfume. This is absolutely gorgeous. I’ve never had a fragrance change this much just by sitting! Now it smells just like I would expect from the notes listed. Some weird science happening here. I don’t even know how it’s possible for a fragrance to change this much.”

“I bought this at the beginning of my journey into Arab fragrances and absolutely adored it at first. It was a creamy, luxurious and expensive smelling Ylang Ylang fragrance. I even bought a backup bottle. Unfortunately, over the past few months it has transformed into something really unpleasant. I definitely get that cigarette smoke first, which does eventually go away, but the dry down is still nauseating. UGHHHH. It's really strong too. If anyone wants to buy a bottle still in the package, let me know...”