RubyLips

I thought this would be delicious red currant scent, but unfortunately it's far from delicious. It's quite bad, suffocating even. I think sandalwood is very dominant here. I seriously though it would be something, but unfortunately no. Too bad.

there's nothing special about it. it's a sharp fruity-floral fragrance.

This opens with the tart red currant and yuzu. Then, on me, it becomes all about the rose and fresh patchouli, bringing some creaminess in. I don't own a lot of rose-centric perfumes as they are not my favorites, but this is nice and well-balanced. After that, the honey finds its way in and this is where it shines, mixing with the sandalwood and creating a sweet base for the rose. Longevity is moderate. It's a skin scent on me and can see myself wearing it during the day in the spring and summer.

Rubylips is mainly a fruity floral on my skin, with a clean, bright patchouli acting as the backbone. The opening sees the red berries dominating over medicinal patchouli, which creates a spiced prune effect prone to many fruitchouli fragrances. Thankfully, since Rubylips doesn’t have notes to imitate caramel or chocolate, the texture is more dry than syrupy. As time progresses, the red berries are gradually replaced by fresh, slightly aquatic floral evoking waterlily and nebulously a pale rose. Rubylips is now an awashed musky floral gently spiced up by an equally desanitised patchouli. The fragrance does gain slightly more honeyed deep in the dry down, but the overall effect is still a squeaky clean, “shampoo”-like patchouli fruity floral quite ubiquitous nowadays. The sillage of Rubylips is relatively soft and it can hold up to 8 hours in general. In itself, Rubylips is not bad at all, and being released in 2004, it does precede many other trending fresh patchouli fruity floral. But at the same time, I don’t find it outstanding in this crowded genre, more like a standard affair. If you enjoy mainstream patchouli fruity floral and can find it at a reasonable price, Rubylips is actually a good deal. But otherwise you won’t miss out much either.

Ruby lips on my skin is all about the red currant, its really syntethic from the top notes to the hearth. The base notes are better, but the lemon tree ruins what could be good on this perfume. I dont like it a bit, smells really cheap. Update: After 5 months i retested this perfume and it was a good surprise. For some reason, it was more rosie lik, sweeter and fresh. A little bit dry and sharp but in a good way. I taught that I was ging to swap it but I will keep it and use it in the spring :)