Xyrena is a compound of two terms - XY (the male and female chromosomes) and RENA (from the Latin word renascor which means "to be renewed or reborn). It also means “enchanter” in Old Greek. The company is certified 100% vegan and cruelty-free. They refer to themselves as olfactory rebels and welcome their customers to the "future of fragrance".
Developed exclusively in collaboration with the creators of the cult classic Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! franchise, this enchanting, garden-fresh fragrance features a top note of tangerine; middle notes of green stems, (killer) tomato leaf and freshly cut grass; and base notes of wild fern, wet soil, Indonesian patchouli and South African buchu. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an extrait de parfum.
XYRENA ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES REVIEWS
Fragrantica: Extremely photorealistic tomato scent. Smells like walking through the garden after watering and stopping next to a big tomato plant. The tomato stem/leaf smell is amazing but it is accompanied by the smell of the actual tomato fruit that most perfumes exclude.
Fragrantica: This house is so much fun. I am enamored with green scents and I love oddities, so I was immediately drawn to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Having such a clear reference point, and knowing Xyrena's penchant for strong storytelling (even at the expense of accessibility), I knew this would be a fun blind buy. True to form, this is a photorealistic tomato garden fragrance. It opens with a blast of fresh tomato leaf and grass, but more on the tomato leaf side. Fleshy red, ripe tomato rounds it out, and as it dries down, there's a distinct note of dirt/soil. This is a lot of fun, but not for the faint of heart. Some bad news is that, similar to other clorophyll-based fragrances, this one disappears quickly. I suppose it makes sense that something this fresh and vibrant wouldn't linger on the skin, but I do wish performance were a bit better.
Fragrantica: That is bar none, the most tomato-y tomato leaf I’ve smelled in a perfume. It’s sticking your face in a ripe tomato vine real. The opening is a photo-realistic tomato vine, it rounds out with more of the earthiness of the patchouli and soil. This is the smell left on your hands after working in the garden tending to your tomato plants. The dry down on this is a pleasant earth-y green fragrance, and on my skin lasts about >7 hours before I stop noticing it. As it sets in the loud tomato leaf settles quite a bit, and I’d think is more approachable for some that may not like more unusual perfumes.
Fragrantica: The most realistic tomato vine/leaf fragrance I've ever smelled. I'm usually disappointed by tomato scents as they approximate "tomato" to the same kind of green sharpness you find over and over again in garden/tomato/basil candles, soaps and room sprays. This is in a whole different dimension. It captures the wet, lush, fuzzy green of the vine with depth and convincing character.
