Melrose Place: The Essence of Glamour and Intrigue

Melrose Place by OUAI
Floral Woody Musk

It looks I have been on a OUAI kick recently. OUAI fragrances just speak to me. In a frag world where everything is about oud and vanilla, I am in the mood for quiet effortless luxury.

Melrose Place is a friendly zingy sweet scent. It has a champagne note at the top which gives it an effervescent zesty quality. No alcoholic smell whatsoever. It has also litchi and red berries in the opening which brings a lot of yummy sweetness. The heart is in a full bloom of rose, peony and freesia. What a beautiful bouquet!

Interestingly, the fragrance appears neither carnal nor romantic. It is rather playful outgoing and flirty. Gorgina! If you are looking for a pretty girl scent but at the same time, do not want to smell like any other person, check out Melrose Place or its scented body products.

North Bondi OUAI: Quiet and Ultra Clean

North Bondi by OUAI
Chypre Floral

OUAI is a beauty brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin. The brand is known for its haircare products, but it has also expanded into other beauty categories, including fragrances. They released five clean perfumes featuring their most popular scents we know from hair and body care lines : North Bondi, Melrose Place, Dean Street, Rue St Honore and Mercer Street. The fragrances are inspired by the super iconic places around the world.

I have spent a year in Sydney, Australia so the first scent I had to pick up was North Bondi. It is a clean fresh scent with florals and citrus. I especially like the bottles design – classy clean lines with a dope magnetic cap. It is the type of scent you spray when you go to work or before bedtime. Your second skin.

Does it remind me of Bondi beach in New South Wales, Australia? Not at all actually. It has lemon, apple blossom, rose and musk. I would expect something more tropical to represent Sydney but it is a nice blend. I will definitely keep it and spray it to run errands, hanging out with kids etcetera. I want to explore more OUAI perfumes. I appreciate their unassuming easy going nature.