Etat Libre d'Orange

I Am Trash

I Am Trash by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with apple, bitter orange and mandarin, moves into rose, iso e super and strawberry and dries down to cedarwood, sandalwood and akigalawood. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Apple Crunchy and tart or soft and red, depending on the treatment.
• Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
• Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.

Heart

• Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
• Iso E Super Velvety, transparent wood that fades in and out. Half the market runs on it.
• Strawberry Sweet and candied. Rarely smells like the real fruit.

Dry-down

• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
• Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
• Akigalawood Patchouli with the earth taken out. Peppery, lightly spiced dry wood that makes a base feel expensive.

Smells like this

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• New Notes Akigala Mandarino
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