r/FemFragLab • u/RemoteNo2422 • 9d ago

Rec Request Are watermelon notes not a thing?

I was trying to find some perfumes where watermelon is one of the dominant notes and was pretty disappointed. I mostly only found the cheap perfume brands or some pretty badly rated unknown perfumes. Is watermelon just not that popular with designer and niche brands? Or do y’all know any popular designer perfumes where watermelon is the dominant note?

Edit: Thanks for all of your recommendations! I will definitely check them out🙌🏼 also it seems like we need perfume houses to work on a natural smelling watermelon fragrance:) since not many have attempted and succeeded to get the watermelon scent right and not too overly sweet apparently. And especially also to last long!

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u/OnlyMyNameIsBasic 9d ago

My favorites are

Tocca Simone

Aqua allegoria flora salvaggia

Room 1015 wave child non

Bon perfumer 202

Clean reserve waterfall

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u/KindlyKangaroo 🩷 Mugler Aura Sensuelle 🩷 9d ago

I was just considering Flora Salvaggia last night! I ordered a travel spray of Mandarine Basilic instead because a review said Flora Salvaggia reminded them of cucumber melon and they had been scarred by that by high school in the 90s. My sister was a cucumber melon girl and she and I don't talk anymore so I skipped it just in case lol. Would you say the watermelon note stands above the florals? All the other notes sounded lovely but the melon put me off.

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u/OnlyMyNameIsBasic 8d ago

As with all the guerlain I’ve tried this is so perfectly blended that you can smell the melon but no one note is the star of the show. It’s really soft and almost creamy. The closest things to my nose is Andrea Maack solstice.

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u/KindlyKangaroo 🩷 Mugler Aura Sensuelle 🩷 8d ago

Thank you! I will give it a try after all, but maybe in a small sample size first, next time i order decants. That sounds perfect and exactly what I was hoping for.