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I put a minuscule amount on my wrist and I keep coming back to it. It’s like a creamy cilantro stem and maybe some rose. I find it to be quite comforting and unique. I don’t know what all the fuss is about.
It doesn't smell like the list provided by ELDO, but it does smell awful. A cynical marketing gimmick, more fool all of us who felt compelled by it.
Right...let's get into this infamous fragrance. Firstly just let me say that secretions magnifiques reputation proceeded it and I'd watched people sampling it for the first time in 'reaction' videos on YouTube. The whole Pervy concept and playful naughtiness of it appeals to me a great deal. The sweat, blood and semen thing is so apparent that this fragrance meets it's brief with absolute certainty. ALL THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE SAID ABOUT THIS FRAGRANCE IS VERY CONCISELY STATED ABOVE...JUST READ THAT ENTIRE BLURB 'SUBVERSIVE & DISTURBING' IT MOST CERTAINLY IS!!!! Upon application the top notes are very pleasant, floral almost powdery sweet orris root and something natural and charged, like the smell after a thunderstorm. Then as it settles after a minute or two you get the metallic, blood like milky strange thing I'd been waiting for...and frankly it's not too bad. Strange...oh yeah it's strange alright, it also has a slightly unpleasant but again perfectly natural 'seaside' accord. Salty, seaweedy and yes even a little bit fishy but please don't be put off by that. There's also a slight milky sandalwood/coconut vibe, this fragrance delivers every note and vibe that reviewers speak about and if you haven't tried it you can't help but be very intrigued and perplexed (as was I) and feel an overwhelming desire to try it for yourself. My verdict then.??? Well I'm not sure I'd wear it but it's brave and that's what I want from a perfume, something different and this delivers. Not everyone's cup of tea but I'm firmly in the 'like' camp for Secretion magnifiques. It also has insane projection and can be smelled by others readily despite the nature of it feeling like a skin scent, it's strong and lasts a very long time on my skin. Update: Just to revert slightly on my original position. I can see where the hate comes from, I think you have to wear it for a while to get it but when it comes you just want to scrub it. It's all consuming I applied a tiny amount to my pulse points as an initial test and it started to get on my nerves. It still doesn't smell bad it just wears you down after a few hours and the fatigue just makes you want out. It's soooo enduring I would call it a scrubber...but that doesn't even work! Two showers, numerous washing of my hands and even application of other fragrances and the next day well over 30hrs later and I can still smell it...unless it's my imagination and it's haunting my nose? I've scrubbed and scrubbed and I can still smell it's cold, metallic nature on my skin. This fragrance is for crazy people truly.
I ordered a tiny sample just to see what the big deal was about this scent. I didn’t expect to like it and I definitely do not, but for very different reasons than most people in the reviews.
I think this scent pulls differently depending on skin chemistry more than some others might, so take what I’m saying with a grain of salt, but a lot of the reviews are a little dramatic. I don’t think it smells like genitals of any kind (unfortunately - that probably would’ve been better lol) but instead, on me and on paper, it smells like a sterilized hospital room. When I first smelled it, it genuinely reminded me so much of seeing a relative on their deathbed in the hospital that I teared up. I wouldn’t call this a clean scent, but it smells a bit like a dying person who just got a sponge bath with hospital soap that’s unscented but still has that sort of smell that I can only describe as hospital to it.
I wouldn’t call this offensive, I think it’s probably a great scent for some people who like powdery, aquatic, slightly sour scents, but for me, the scent memory is too strong to even try to wear it for a full wear test to determine longevity. When I scrubbed it off, I could still smell it faintly on my skin, so I imagine it’s quite long lasting.
To be honest, it reminds me of NAP without the powder finish.