desertcart.com : Twist - Cyperus No. 60 - Eau De Parfum Inspired
by Santal 33, Long-Lasting Perfume For Women & Men, Sandalwood &
Woods, Vegan, Clean Ingredients, Unisex, Fragrance - Spray 100 ml
3.4 fl. oz. : Beauty & Personal Care
Review: Twist Fragrances: All in! - It is one of the limitations
of the desertcart review system, or perhaps the way that Twist
has asked desertcart to organize its reviews that ALL the Twist
fragrances are aggregated for review purposes. This is silly, as
someone wanting to make a particular fragrance purchase -- say a
clone of Green Irish Tweed (Twist Green No. 41) -- really isn't
going to be interested in how good the Baccarat Rouge dupe
smells. And there is no way of searching the reviews to zero in
on the scents one is interested in. I am sure many customers have
been happy with one dupe from a company only to find that a
different product from the same company misses the mark. The
following are short reviews of all the Twist products that I
have. Don't know what that does to the "Star Rating" System --
Getting three stars for Twist Wild One No. 71 (a Sauvage clone
that isn't close on the dry-down, IMHO) doesn't really have
anything to do with a five star review for Twist Red Velvet No. 4
(Baccarat Rouge) or Twist Green No. 41 (Green Irish Tweed) that
are really pretty good in my limited experience. Twist Noir No.
32 (five stars) and Twist Black No. 24 (five stars): I have never
smelled Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather or Ombre Leather, so I can't
rate how close these scents are to those fragrances. I can say,
though, that they are wonderful in its own right. "Delicious" was
the first word that came to mind. This is not for someone who
wants to smell cloyingly sweet -- this scent evokes a sense of
gravitas, of seriousness of purpose. For lack of a better
description, this is a scent for grownups -- it is sophisticated
and nuanced. I have recently been testing out a dozen or so
affordable scents including several from Twist. These, and Twist
Cyperus No. 60 and Red Velvet No. 4 are leading the pack as real
surprises. Affordable and -- most importantly -- not cheap
smelling. Twist River No. 64. Solid four stars. It is supposed to
be a Creed Silver Mountain Water clone and it smells very close.
I just don't happen to favor the original scent! Not Twist's
fault. Same with Twist Wood No. 28. It is very close to Tom
Ford's Oud Wood, but I don't love Oud as a fragrance note, even
if I do love TF's Suede scents. Just personal taste, there. I am
fairly new to this world, so I didn't know I'd have these
reactions until after purchasing the products. Hey, it's a
journey . . . Twist Napoli No. 7 is supposed to be an Aventus
clone. Three stars here. My sample of Aventus has A LOT of citrus
in the opening - the Creed product is sharp and bold. The Napoli
No. 7 is going for something similar, but doesn't quite get
there. It just smells like a weaker version. The ad-copy for all
the products says "long lasting" -- I don't really know what to
make of that. All the ones I have tried seem like 3-4 hour
scents. That isn't "long lasting" to me. It is somewhere in
between the manly-man old school aftershaves (Pinaud: say, 2
hours) and the big money products (Chanel Blue: all day) or the
UAE scents from Armaf or Afnan (definitely all day, but not
necessarily in a good way). I am giving Twist five stars overall
because I like what they are doing. The products come well
packaged, the bottles have a minimalist, attractive design, and
the value is a good one on a dollars-per-ounce basis. Customer
service is responsive and personal. Bottom line: an interesting
company turning out a pretty high quality, good value product,
with many more hits than misses in my book. And it's working for
me as I keep ordering new ones. I have Twist Salt No. 75 poking
its way across the country right now, about which I have high
hopes as I know I like the original Jo Malone scent.
Review: Amalfi is a solid dupe for TF Neroli Portofino - Review
for Amalfi: Great dupe for TF Neroli Portofino in scent and
comprable longevity. Neither is long lasting on me. The
projection on both are virtually faded after a couple hours, but
TF fades more slowly thereafter. After six hours, you can still
barely smell them both if you put your nose on the skin and take
a big strong whiff. At six hours the TF base smells more sweet
musky and the Amalfi base is a light powdery floral. I actually
prefer the Amalfi base. Either option you need to reapply if you
want the smell to be there all day and I personally feel more at
ease carrying an affordable Twist bottle in my bag than a TF
bottle. Amalfi is a great name as this truly smells like a
childhood summer beach day if you grew up in the 70’s and 80’s.
Not exactly sure why, but that’s the evoked memory. The bottle is
very simple and minimalistic styling and comes in a very cute
gift able box. It isn’t TF luxury packaging, but it’s not $450
either. Price is insanely affordable compared to TF. Twist Amalfi
is less than the tax paid for the TF version. That blows my mind.
Don’t think I could justify splurging on TF again. Not in this
economy. This is my first Twist fragrance purchase, and I will
definitely be trying more. Hope the others are wins too. Update:
I was able to make Amalfi stick around for 12 hours by layering
it generously with Vaseline!
