Déjà Vu Mood by And Other Stories bottle
And Other Stories

Déjà Vu Mood

4.1/5 · 124 votes Feminine 2021
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Jabuticaba
Heart notes
Safflower
Base notes

Character

Longevity2.8/5
Sillage2.4/5
Day100
Night97
Spring94
Summer84
Fall78
Winter78
Our take

Déjà Vu Mood opens with a crash of glossy raspberry and the odd, citrusy-piney snap of elemi, while jabuticaba adds a plummy, almost wine-like fizz. It feels like a candy shop that accidentally wandered into a greenhouse. The heart blooms with jasmine sambac and a clean, soapy cyclamen that tries to behave, but safflower nudges things back toward sweet baked goods. Then the base arrives: cotton candy melting into ambroxan’s salty static, with driftwood propping it all up like a forgotten boardwalk. The overall image is a strawberry lollipop left on a seaside picnic table at dusk, sticky and briny at once. It is sweet, yes, but not syrupy; the woody musks keep it from tipping into full carnival territory. That said, the performance is a quiet whimper. With longevity barely scratching three hours and sillage that hugs the skin like a shy secret, this is a skin scent for the close-talker, not the grand entrance. It feels mainstream in its accessible fruit-floral-gourmand structure and lightly synthetic in that charming, affordable way. Who should wear it? Anyone chasing a soft, playful spring-summer mood for brunch, a casual date, or a lazy afternoon when you want to smell like a treat without shouting about it. Who should skip? Those who demand projection or a full workday companion. After all, why name a fragrance after a memory that won’t even last the afternoon?

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