Brave by Aristocrazy

A delight, along with Intuitive, a total hit. Brave for the heat and Intuitive for winter, two little gems.

I tried it today and already took it home. The León bottle is my favorite, but what really surprises me is that it smells like my ideal perfume (This Is Her by Z&V). I detect almond, pepper, tonka, and musk. If you love androgynous, spicy scents with a sweet-bitter twist, you’ll adore it. It’s a perfect combo to layer with This Is Her—I love mixing perfumes with similar ingredients. Brave is ideal for keeping in your bag for touch-ups. I struggle so much to find a perfume I actually like for myself, but this is a discovery: plus, it’s cheap and smells way more expensive than it is.

A revitalizing fragrance; it starts off slightly alcoholic, gin-tonic style due to the pepper, then dries down to a fresh, woody, sparkling scent… the opening tea notes remind me of tobacco and I love them… then the almond and magnolia appear softly, leaving a pleasant body cream-like scent. It makes me feel good; it’s one of those perfumes that boosts your mood. The trail is moderate and longevity is 4-5 hours on skin but it doesn’t disappear. Unisex leaning feminine. If you like the Elisabeth Arden Green Tea line, this is much better (despite the prestigious nose that created it) and with a gorgeous bottle. Nothing to envy from some summer niche fragrances. The quality is excellent. (I don’t know if they’re discontinuing it???… in Zaragoza there’s a perfumerie where for 40€ you get two 80ml bottles of both Brave and Intuitive). Spring-summer season and sad winter days to remember warmer seasons.

I received this perfume as a Christmas gift and really liked it. The tea aroma is what I appreciate most, accompanied by lemon and magnolia, with a soft but perceptible musky base that wraps around the whole composition. I don’t detect the almond or the wood. On my skin, it’s basically a tea perfume. I’ve worn it these past few days and a couple of people told me how good it smelled. Despite being subtle, I can still perceive it on my skin for four or five hours, and those around me notice it too. I think we’ll have to wait for spring-summer to experience it in all its glory, in my opinion.

I received this perfume as a Christmas gift and I really liked it. The tea scent is what I appreciate most, accompanied by lemon and magnolia, and a soft but perceptible musky base that surrounds the whole composition. I don’t detect the almond or the wood. On my skin, it’s basically a tea perfume. I’ve worn it these past few days and a couple of people told me how good it smelled. Despite being subtle, I can still smell it on my skin for four or five hours, then it becomes skin scent, but those around me notice it too. I think we’ll have to wait for spring-summer to experience it in all its glory.