Serenade Aux Fraises was inspired by and done in collaboration with Joseph Sagona of The Scented Apprentice. It features notes of strawberry, passionfruit, plum, Moroccan rose, cream, Tahitian vanilla, organic sandalwood, violet leaf, musk and black agar. Serenade Aux Fraises is an eau de parfum, edp.
Kyse Perfumes is a small batch indie perfumer.
Reddit: "Initial Sniff: This begins as a fruity floral: There's realistic strawberry, passion fruit and plum with the strawberry note being the strongest. The rose isn't too overwhelming but just as present as the fruitiness. Drying Down: This gets musky, dark, and quite overpoweringly perfumey very quickly. What had begun as a juicy and bright fruity floral quickly morphs into a dark, red, mysterious lone strawberry of the night, heavier in florals and with a touch of black sugar sweetness. This reminds me of being in an upscale, very serious, michelin star restaurant where the lighting is so dim, you can barely make out the menu in the candlelight. There's a tiny portion of strawberry dessert on the table and a more generous serving of a perfumey bouquet of flowers as the centrepiece. Your mystery date is wearing a dark and mysterious cologne to match. Many Hours Later: Lots of projection and longevity with this one but I would be more comfortable with having this on in the evening. It seemed a bit heavy for a summer's day walk which is how I tested this out and not quite like the photo they had in mind on Kyse's label. Easily could last a whole day on me and very noticeable for others in my vicinity to sniff."
Reddit: "Picture this: You are the heroine of romance novel, the city-slicker who falls for the handsome...ranch hand? Yeah, that works. You've taken leave from your job as CEO of the business factory to come help your grandparents save their ranch, and you've fallen for the sharp-jawed but comfortingly bland ranch hand. His name's...(flips notes) Gareth. Or Quinn. Or Jesse. Something cowboy sounding, is the point. You have until the summer drive to save the ranch from, um...greedy...developers? That's a thing, right? The climax of the book is that the handsome guy here, sharp jaw flexing heroically, saving you from a stampede of gummi bears, pulling you up just in time as they run past, their little foot-nubs kicking up clouds of dust. Oh, didn't I mention? It's a gummi ranch--this whole thing is an ill-advised Candyland crossover. You beat the developers and leave your city lifestyle to move to the ranch, and spend the rest of your life raising gummi creatures and living in (wholesome, mostly implied) passion with your generic but adequate beau. Wet: Strawberry! It's sweet, not wholly natural but incredibly pleasant, and not cloying at all. This is pretty grown up and really comforting. It's also weirdly...sexy? Like, I feel sexy when I wear it, somehow? Dry: Strawberry over skin musk and a pleasant fruitiness from the other notes. It's surprisingly wearable and sophisticated. It's warm but bright, and people seem to love it when they catch a waft. After a few hours, it's mostly a cozy skin musk with a hint of strawberry. Wear to work: Absolutely. It's offbeat but not weird, and the sillage is pretty close to the skin. I can't see anyone finding this offensive unless they just don't like perfume. IO really love this perfume. It's the only one I actively crave out of my entire collection."
LuckyScent: "I love this scent, it is nostalgic: playing with dolls as a child, in a good way. Pretty scent, I love the strawberry note mixed with whipped cream."
