Scent of Day before Yesterday. French Avenue Vulcan Feu

Rishabh Kalra

Sep 1 • SOTD 🍊

Sorry friends about a delayed review on this one. Did try one of my latest decant and here are my views on it.

Vulcan Feu: When Mango Goes Nuclear 🥭💥

Rating: 6.4/10

The real fruit bomb.

French Avenue (2025 launch)

Notes: Mango, lemon, ginger, rhubarb | jasmine, pink pepper, violet, praline | tonka, cedarwood, ambergris, moss

The Reality Check

This hits like a mango smoothie explosion and doesn't apologize. For 3-4 hours straight, my nose was held hostage by tropical fruit salad. I could get those hints of Ginger which made it less cloying and rhubarb did add its tangy citrusy vibe.I could also get the sweetness of praline adding to the mango. It's got Khamrah Qahwa-level projection, but sometimes nuclear power isn't a blessing when you're projecting liquid candy.

Performance: Beast mode projection (maybe too beast?) for 4 hours, then decently loud skin scent. 8 hours plus total. The base notes of moss and cedarwood did show their glimpse at the end.

The Problem: According to me, this one leans feminine-unisex and turned out to be way too sweet for my liking. I haven't tried the OG, the God of Fire but I'm surprised if that one is just as sweet.

Bottom Line: If you want to smell like a tropical resort gift shop exploded on you, this is your jam. For everyone else? I may sound a bit too negative on this one, but trust me, if I was on a beach vacation in the Caribbean or Mexico, perhaps I wouldn't mind it as much.

6.4/10 - Well-made fruit bomb, wrong target audience and perhaps not the right occasion (me).

P.S. - French Avenue, we get it, you can make loud fragrances. Now show us subtle ones! 😅

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