Sergiu M.

I have a real weakness for honey. I eat it almost every day, I gravitate toward shower gels with honey notes and any dessert that features honey instantly has my attention. So naturally, trying Bee felt inevitable. When the sample arrived, it smelled almost exactly how I imagined it would. Rich, raw honey upfront, plenty of beeswax and soft floral nuances quietly hovering in the background. Truly beautiful stuff. Instantly comforting and addictive. I was honestly ready to order a full bottle the very same day. But I didn’t. And here’s why: About two hours after application, the wrist where I had sprayed Bee smelled like… nothing. Absolutely nothing. No Zoologist DNA, no sweetness, no trace. I assumed I had gone nose-blind, so I asked my wife, who hadn’t been around me at all during that time to smell it. She leaned in and said she could barely detect a faint, almost ghost-like hint of honey. That was disappointing. To be sure, I asked her to test it on her own skin. Same result. After roughly three hours, Bee had completely vanished from her wrist as well. At that point, I suspected a bad sample. Not long after, I tested it again in a shop. Fresh bottle, two full sprays on my wrist. Once again: gorgeous opening, very pleasant for the first 20-30 minutes but never really strong. And then, after about two and a half hours… gone. Completely!!!! As much as I love the scent itself, the performance just didn’t match the beauty of the composition. And that’s what ultimately stopped me from pulling the trigger on a full bottle.

Oud Maracuja from Maison Crivelli is a surprisingly pleasant fragrance. Despite its name, it doesn’t contain real oud, the “oud” is more of a conceptual touch than an actual ingredient. What it does deliver is a beautifully balanced scent that’s both fresh and intriguing. It opens with vibrant, fruity accents and settles into a smooth, slightly sweet profile that’s really easy to wear. Longevity is impressive: it lasts forever + a few days on clothes and lingers well through the day on skin. If you’re looking for something distinctive and VERY long-lasting without heavy, traditional oud, this one’s definitely worth trying.