Sybarite

This scent is amazing. I currently only have a sample, but I’ll be purchasing a larger size as soon as funds allow.

Over the past year, I’ve been on a journey—coming out, learning to love myself, and blooming into the best version of who I am. And yet, even now, that journey is underscored by the memory of a Catholic school girl in her uniform, trying to be good, sit still, and fit in.

This experience is beautifully paralleled in this fragrance. The luxurious, sensual, unapologetically radiant champaca and vanilla are grounded by a ribbon of incense, one that immediately transports me back to the hard wooden pews of my youth.

For this gay ex-Catholic whose favorite thing about church was always the incense, Sybarite is a huge favorite.

I've had this sample for a few months, and I am glad I finally had the time to sit down and write a review!

I took a leap and bought Sybarite 10ml based on the description and reviews alone.

That flight of fancy was rewarded; this fragrance is another hit for me! Sybarite is gorgeous, lush, hedonistic (as other reviewers have mentioned). I adore the sultry interplay between the floral components and sandalwood.

I lingered at the botanical garden's tropical exhibit, went for a much-deserved massage, and have retired to the patio to watch golden lights flicker across the bay....
(but in a bottle!)

I had no idea what red champaca smelled like. I didn’t even know it was a flower! Based on what I’m getting here, I would describe it as a cross between jasmine and plumeria, two of my favorite florals. I’m picturing a dark-haired woman on an expensive vacation to the Amalfi Coast. Her lover is treating her to a sunset sailboat tour of the coast, an outdoor meal at an upscale restaurant with a lush garden, an all-expenses-paid shopping spree, and endless aperol spritzes. Basically I’m picturing my wife living her best life. I’m going to have her try this. She loves plumeria.

This is a gorgeous scent, beautiful layers all blended together magnificently. I immediately ordered a larger size!

As stated in the product description, Sybarite is a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures. On the label there is a depiction of handcuffs surrounded by champaca flowers. That name and picture, is a perfect description for this scent. This is a rich hedonistic scent. I felt like I was writhing in a pile lush white flowers with a lover while wearing a fine silk dress. Occasionally, we light new incense and feed each other sweet mandarins. The opening of heady florals and citrus felt juicy and delectible. The fragrance then eases into a sensual and cozy vanilla musk scent with the florals still lingering in the background.

I kept thinking of Blanche Bête by Liquides Imaginaires. The main difference between the two is that Blanche Bête is more milk and this is more floral.

This fragrance has more lift than you would expect, its very aromatic and creates a decent scent bubble around you. This also lasted all day, over 7 hours on my skin.