New to posting, I apologize in advance if I mess something up. I'm interested in the perfumes from RBR. I have 3 samples (Lilt, Arcadia, and Allegria) and while I love the scents, the sillage and wear time isn't great. To anyone who has tried fragrances from RBR, are they worth it? Which ones do you recommend?
Posted May 30, 2016, 11:55 PM UTC
I had a sample of Muse, which I liked, but turned a little too stanky on me IIRC. Decent sillage, but I didn't check the wear time because I felt like I smelled a little too much like dirty vag and I scrubbed it off.
Haha that's too bad!
I tried it out again because you reminded me!
It's still stanky, but not as stanky as I remember. Has more of a soapy musk to it, a little too much soap for my liking.
Not quite dirty vagina like I said first, but what people refer to as "sex" (which might honestly just be white people sex because I've never had sex that smelled like this, nor has my body ever actually smelled like this as far as I know) is a ripe note under lilies and soap. It's interesting, but I wouldn't wear it.
I know I don't like soapy scents, so I'll avoid Muse. Hm but the "sex" scent is weird. I'm curious to just smell it to get an idea lol.
Yeah, Muse is much soapier than I was expecting when I bought a sample, which is unfortunate because it sounded great on paper.
Oh yeah, I'd definitely recommend trying it to get a sense of what "stank" might mean when people talk about it here. But I feel like everyone should try everything.
You'll definitely understand what I'm talking about if you smell it, though the perception of it, like the perception of body odor in general, can be quite different. Like I dislike this one, but my boyfriend doesn't mind it as much, and thinks it smells more like soaped up salty skin than straight-up stank.
I have samples of Lilt and Allegria too, and enjoyed them but haven't gotten a full bottle of either. I found Allegria lasted several hours but Lilt less so. I think the scents are nice, work safe, but not quite worth the $130. Like Juliette Has A Gun in a way. If I found Allegria on sale I might pull the trigger, but until then, not making the cut.
Lilt is my favorite but it also lasts the least amount of time on me. Which perfumes do you recommend? I'm pretty new to wearing perfume and am open to suggestions!
Just to let you know, we've got a weekly recommendation thread where you can ask for recommendations based on other perfumes you like. You should get some help there if you'd like more recommendations, so feel free to post.
If you like the fig in Lilt, try Yesterday Haze by Imaginary Authors, or Philosykos by Diptyque. Also check out the aqua allegoria line from Guerlain, there are quite a few fresh herbal or fruity combos available.
Thanks!