Marc Jacobs
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Red grapefruit cuts through with bright, almost sour-candy clarity, whilst pink pepper's dry, peppery heat immediately provides structure. The pear arrives underneath like a cushioning element, all crisp flesh and subtle green undertones, and the combination feels genuinely alive—genuinely worth paying attention to.
The florals arrive with a sudden, almost apologetic gentleness, the geranium and peony softening into a vaguely powdery landscape. The rose adds a traditional prettiness, but the interplay between these heart notes and the fruit below feels disconnected, as though they're two separate compositions occupying the same space. Synthetic musks become increasingly detectable, lending everything a slightly artificial sheen.
Tonka bean's creamy, almost caramellic sweetness dominates what little remains, undercut by a pale, powdery vanilla. The fragrance has become less a scent and more a ghost of one by now, clinging to the fabric of your clothing more persistently than your skin—a faint suggestion of gourmand comfort that barely registers beyond the immediate personal sphere.
Lola Marc Jacobs occupies that peculiar middle ground between a proper fragrance and an expensive body spray—ambitious in its construction yet ultimately undermined by a fundamental lack of staying power. Calice Becker has assembled the components of a genuinely charming fruity-floral, one that initially promises something rather special. The pear arrives with a crisp, almost green quality, immediately tempered by pink pepper's peppery-almost-spicy bite and red grapefruit's bright, slightly tart citrus spine. This opening trio feels genuinely three-dimensional, the kind of opening you'd find in something considerably more expensive.
But then the heart emerges, and the fragrance reveals its modest ambitions. The geranium-peony-rose combination lacks the structural sophistication to carry the composition forward with any real presence. Rather than building upon the fruity foundation, these florals feel superimposed—pretty but somewhat disconnected, like they're floating atop the fruit rather than integrating with it. The synthetic accord becomes increasingly apparent here, lending the heart an air of cosmetic convenience.
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3.3/5 (94)