Arroz

This perfume smells so good on my husband, like warm spices and rice steam. On me, it smells like a nursing home full of sickeningly sweet flowers.

I love unique fragrances with intriguing notes and this is definitely that. With my first use I was unsure of it because the pepper and the soy sauce are very forward, but it dried down quickly and I was left with a milky, spicy fragrance that is both sweet and savory. The petitgrain, mandarin, and wood notes balance it nicely to prevent it from being too cloying. It’s the kind of scent that is kind of mysterious and very one of a kind. It’s comforting, sexy, and strangely mouthwateringly delicious. I can’t wait to get a full bottle!

Riso (rice in Italian) is exactly the name of what the fragrance is trying to emulate: rice- a homecooked and familiar dish shared across the globe. I found it to be long lasting yet still soft and subtle. The smell is sweet and warm almost reminding me of a marshmallow or clean linen.

From the description and base notes listed, I was expecting a slightly more savory scent than what I got, but it might just be that my skin chemistry hid those notes more. I got the rice and floral notes with a slight zing of citrus, so it made for a pleasant fresh scent. It's very wearable as an everyday fragrance. I think it has a similar scent profile as White Tea & Ginger from Bath and Body Works, which is not to say that it smells cheap by any means, just that the scent itself has a similar vibe.