A Dog Named Pam

Such an unexpectedly gorgeous scent! I am a perfume collector and own so many perfumes, and this one is a stand out to me. Beautiful juniper and orange over a warm, pleasant musk. Very unisex, incredibly wearable. Long lasting, good throw. I think this scent is so comforting and appealing!

I’ve been searching for a perfume that would recreate a specific core memory from my time as an au pair in Valencia Spain…and this one almost brought me to tears. I’ve finally found it. Imagine this: You are strolling through an orange grove and the sun is warming your skin, so you decide to lay down underneath a tree. You begin to peel a stolen orange- the skin expresses its oil and the juice drips down your hands all the way to your elbows. Life is perfect. While orange is the star here, the woods and petitgrain really ground it. Most orange perfumes are too sweet or too soapy for me- this is gorgeous and sharp. In order for my scent memory to be perfect, this perfume needs a very subtle note of orange blossom or jasmine. However I understand why it wasn’t included as those can sometime over power

If A Dog Named Pam could be described in texture, it would be that fluffy softness of any pet’s fur, possibly downy and white, and makes you feel incredibly nuzzled into it while wisps of photorealistic orange blossoms float through your hemisphere, the Palo Santo grounding you into the atmosphere of laying under the shade of a tree on a warm day, sunlight filtering through the leaves, and hope floating on the clouds above you in the vast, blue sky. If you love molecular scents, skin scents, neroli or orange blossoms float through, this is a holy grail that encapsulates the entirety of an orange tree with the tenderness of love for animals. I can’t wear it without completely feeling almost as light as a feather, my burdens halfway dissolved.

I was the most excited for this sample since I love citrus scents, and this perfume definitely does it justice! A Dog Named Pam is a light, citrusy scent that keeps pulling you in with its underlying woody notes; definitely my favorite sampled. Although the furry musk note never really comes through for me on dry down, the palo santo note makes up for it! The best way I can describe it is that it smells like peeling an orange in the woods with your dog on your lap!

This is bright, green, and a little juicy from the orange and mandarin. It doesn't come off as a true citrus, but rather a grassy green musk with a woody drydown. Leans a little masculine on me, but my partner enjoys wearing it. Great for hot weather! The cedar and juniper really sing with the heat. Decent throw, not super long lasting but for something this fresh and green I'm pretty pleased with the performance.