The Point

I ordered roughly 10 samples and this is one of the only ones I’m considering a full bottle of! The jasmine smell in this is so beautiful and reminds me of walking around with wild honeysuckle in the air.

The opener is genuinely lovely — delicate, salty, jasmine tea. I also love that this is named after Think About Your Troubles by Harry Nilsson; The Point was a movie my dad and I bonded over as a kid. But as soon as it started to settle, I couldn't wait to get it off. Somehow I didn't clock that this combines patchouli and honey, the exact two notes in Mugler's Angel that make me feel ill. Add a dirty, dusty sand note and a strange sourness, and it was a full-on screechy scrubber that did not agree with my nose or skin chemistry. And to top it off, it won't scrub off.

I fell in love with the first spray. So fresh, very interesting scent. Then for some reason, that freshness was lost in the next sprays. The aromatic sweetness came out and to me, it was cloying.