The fragrance is
strong in this one.
What
does R2D2 smell like? It's something we've often wondered when
watching a Star Wars film. Although the true answer is probably oil
and warm circuitry, ask yourself this: what does the essence of what
the Star Wars droids stand for smell like? Now you're thinking like a
perfumer. We've been sent four different fragrances from the KeepMe
Star Wars range. Lets have a sniff.
Before
you ask... yes, these are fully licensed official products, endorsed
by Lucas Film and Disney. So we've not been conned into accepting the
Chinese version of a “Starr Warz” perfume, available down most
town markets. What this means is that the people responsible for
bringing us a new Star Wars film every Christmas for the next few
years have all (in some way) agreed on what 'Light' and 'Dark' smell
like. Which is awesome.
From
KeepMe Fragrances we were sent three box sets; Revenge, Droid, and
the double pack Light & Dark. All four different perfumes come in
50ml bottles. The Light & Dark pack is unisex, while Droid and
Revenge are suggested as male fragrances (the company also makes Rey
for women and Galaxy which is also unisex). All boxes are really high
quality, with the single bottles opening like a book, and the double
pack splitting open from the top to present both bottles nicely.
Right, let's have a whiff, eh?
Revenge
Revenge
comes in a black gloss bottle with a pump spray on top. It is
described as “a dominant spicy aromatic fragrance with woody and
capricious dark notes...”. That is pretty much spot on, as, just
like a Sith Lord, this perfume jumps right up your nose and attacks
your senses. It's very lively, very strong, and (and this is the
synaesthesia kicking in) smells like red. Like a God damn red
lightsaber blade.
Droid
No,
not the mix of oils and metals as we assumed previously, but rather a
far lighter, tangy, fresher smell. The box says that Droid is...
“androgynous, energetic, citric and floral”, and again that is
basically what our amateur nostrils detected. The bottle is a
gleaning silver, and the fragrance once applied is more subtle than
the fiery Revenge. To be honest we preferred it for that reason, and
also because it smelled... well, 'nicer'. Like this was the fragrance
of something good and positive. Not sexy. Like C3PO.
Light
& Dark
This
double pack is great way to get two contrasting fragrances in one
set, and, as you might have imagined from their polemic names, they
are very different. Dark seemed to be like a more subtle version of
Revenge, smelling warm and spicy and ever so acidic. It had a
comfortable aroma of old wood and, when compared to Light, was much
more masculine.
Light
is far more feminine and buoyant, delivering a crisp and more rounded
fragrance. Again, the goodies win in our opinion, but we all seem to
prefer lighter notes with subtle hits of fruit and freshness.
However, having Dark alongside it gives you a nice option of changing
your smell to something very different, so for those of you , male or
female, who like to switch up the smells from time to time, this is
great.
So
all four fragrances are very nice and should appeal to a wide range
of perfume fans. Fans of Star Wars will appreciate them as novelties
and the sets do make great gifts. However, that isn't to say that
they aren't decent perfumes in their own right, as all four are
pleasant and actually do represent the titles they've been given.
Check them out.
Individual
fragrances £27.50
Double
pack £50
Visit
www.keepmegifts.co.uk
