Sound of a Ricochet

Floraïku
Good priceSound of a Ricochet by Floraïku ranks among the best perfumes for men and women (unisex) .This top woods & mosses fragrance blends Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla notes with woods & mosses, spices accords, earning high praise in our perfume review community. Sound of a Ricochet excels as one of the best perfumes for winter or fall, shining during night wear. Our PerfumeRates community ranks Sound of a Ricochet as a leading woods & mosses fragrance for men and women (unisex), a must-try from Floraïku's top perfume brands. Dive into the best perfume reviews, explore top unisex fragrances, and discover cheap perfume deals on PerfumeRates!
Votes
spring46
summer29
fall186
winter197
day164
night293
Longevity(138)
enduringlongmoderateshortfaint
Sillage(149)
powerfulstrongsoftclose
Price value(115)
excellentgoodfaircostlynot worthy
female (33)
unisex (88)
male (19)
24%
63%
14%
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Notes



A Beautiful Sweet Gunsmoke Skin-scent - Realistic vanilla note - Incense/woody base - Long lasting - Lower projection - Great drydown - Masculine-leaning
I really enjoy this fragrance and get a lot of tonka out of it on my skin and on paper. It's a beautiful and straight forward composition that lasts for a long time. I own Tonkade already and Ricochet performs better, so I might purchase this some time in the future. Unlike a lot of the reviews I don't really find amber or spices here. I do get dry vanilla, and warmer/creamier sandalwood (no pickles) with a heaping dose of tonka.
First time I tried it I was highly disappointed--- I was expecting a soft scent with gourmand accents but after trying it several months later with no expectation, I'm starting to really enjoy it. The opening is a super synthetic, unappealing sugary sweet vanilla but once these first notes are gone, it develops into a warm, smoother and sweet woody scent. Good thing it projects well and lasts for a long time because this is definitely NOT a perfume that smells nice when sniffed up close. If you do, it will remind you of a humid, old, almost rotting wood furniture. From afar, it still smells like old wood but it doesn't smell humid anymore, it just smells warmer, a tiny bit spicy & more enveloping. To me, it literally smells like... a library or a bookstore. But in a good way, really. The antique, slightly dusty wood furniture, the old books that long to be (re-)discovered, the quiet aura of the place filled with a handful of peaceful bookworms. I actually would not wear it for a fancy night out, but for a cosy reading time at home, in a cafe or while roaming through said libraries and bookstores. It's a very peaceful fragrance and it gives me strong academia / nerdy vibes haha. While MM's Whispers in the Library smells like the delicate sweetness of a book, Sound of a Ricochet smells like the entire place.
As soon as I sprayed this on my wrist, I couldn't shake the feeling that I've smelled something extremely similar before. Took a few minutes, but I realized this fragrance strongly resembles Grand Soir from Maison Francis Kurkdjian. The creamy, sweet, vanilla/amber dry down is kind of unmistakable. Sounds of a Ricochet is beautiful, but not special enough to forsake it for a fragrance I already love that's a little more affordable. Edit: after more testing, I find this fragrance to resemble Grand Soir, but without the amber.
A soft vanilla without any added notes. It’s powdery and lightly smokey. I like this fragrance and it’s quite enjoyable. However, it has a synthetic aspect to the vanilla in this fragrance. I wish it was more complex.