Parakeet

Parakeet starts out with the sunshiniest rush of grapefruit I've ever smelled. I don't get a lot of bubble/fizz, but it's so so juicy. I wouldn't call it sugary, but it's a touch sweeter than real grapefruit while maintaining just enough of the fruit's rindy bitterness. It mellows and sweetens as it dries. Grapefruit is still the dominant scent, but a gentle, sweet musk begins to settle in. This becomes more powdery with a pinch of almond. It really does smell quite a lot like powdery down feathers while maintaining a sort of childhood fantasy glow with the bright grapefruit. Personally, I don't perceive much of a floral accord, and I do think it would be even better if I could smell that. Sometimes I layer with Pearfat's Big Floppy Flowers to marry this scent with a strong wildflower accord. This is a great "dumb reach" scent for a hot, sticky summer. It's bright and clean and happy.

This is such a unique scent! Starts out as a refreshing grapefruit soda and dries down to a candy-like scent, but is very light and pleasant. Good longevity too!

Parakeet opens with a burst of fizzy, bright grapefruit soda and a ruffle of feather down. It takes a moment, lingering in that happy little flutter of joyous, non-pithy, juicy brightness, and eventually settles into a cozy snuggle of warm feathers. It is bright, zippy, and decidedly gorgeous.

That opening is perfection. Like a spritz of sparkling ruby grapefruit juice on a hot day, so refreshing and mouthwateringly tart. True to the description (and sidenote, shout out to the owner for these incredibly accurate descriptions) this dries down into a soft, musky-feathery fruity-floral that is really interesting and strangely addictive. I keep going back to sniff my test hankie and it's still fantastic almost 3 days later.