Neon Sunset is one of those perfumes I have a really hard time classifying because it doesn't smell like a list of notes to me. It smells like a place and a moment.
There are some genuinely strange smells in it: gasoline, wet asphalt, tar, hot pavement—but somehow they're beautiful here. They're mixed with ozone, florals, a little sweetness and this humid, almost electric quality that makes the whole thing feel alive. Nothing really stands alone for long. It all blurs together into this weird, warm, neon-lit atmosphere.
More than anything, it reminds me of Los Angeles. Not clean, polished, postcard LA, but LA after rain. Warm asphalt still giving off heat, gasoline and tar, wet streets reflecting neon and headlights, flowers blooming somewhere nearby, and that strange charged smell in the air after a storm. It feels like driving through the city at night with the windows down.
That's what I love about it. It's beautiful without being conventionally pretty. It's synthetic without smelling cheap. It's wet without being aquatic. Even the gasoline, asphalt and tar somehow belong there.
I own a lot of rain scents, but Neon Sunset doesn't smell like any of them. This isn't pristine rain falling in a forest. It's rain hitting concrete in a city that's still hot, dirty, bright and humming.
It's strange, atmospheric, nostalgic, a little artificial, and absolutely gorgeous. I love it.
I smell the mall inspo . I do wish it was a little mor risky with the chlorine , wish there was a stronger fountain accord . My only true complaint is the quality of the bottle . The black cap cover has come undone and i have to take extra care to twist them pull to get the cap and the black cap off .
Amazing bottle and packaging! The scent smells great too. It really feels like trick-or-treating on Halloween night in a bottle.
The title is not meant as an insult, Treat R Treat smells like a great combination of pumpkin, Fall Spices, leaves, trees, and I'm living for it! The pumpkin makes up maybe 10-25% of the scent, so it does not dominate the scent, but is present and noticeable. Overall 8.5/10 scent, and when you combine it with the bottle design and packaging, the purchase was 100% worth it.
awesome fragrance, as a 90s kid this really did catch the mall vibe I was hoping for. super in love. it's a very layered fragrance (in a good way) where you can actually smell most of the notes as they come in and out.
The entire experience of ordering from Xyrena has been nothing short of magical. The packaging is a time machine- taking you back to yesteryear and suddenly it's a foggy Friday night and you have $20 from your parents to go pick out a scary movie with your best friend at the local Blockbuster. You stretch every penny and grab fistfuls of popcorn, candy, and snacks. Back at home, huddled up under blankets, the smell of buttery popcorn warming your insides against the chill of the night, you press play. And just like that, you're never the same kid again.
This perfume is Halloween season in a bottle. It opens with the cozy familiarity of a candle store, loaded down with pumpkin and apple scents. It subtly gives way to candy, sweet pumpkin, and a whisper of the bonfire down the road wafting through the crisp air. Eventually the best night of the year is over and you are left with the wistful smell of a chilly autumn evening, sleepy with the decay of leaves. Pure art.
Not exactly what I was expecting. It’s very spicy and not that pumpkin forward. That being said, it smell good. Like insense.
If I could bottle the smell of Fall, it would smell exactly like this!
From the sweet opening smells to the leafy dry down this is perfect for fall!
Fantastically beautiful, the notes settle down into a very smooth all day scent
one of the best cold weather fragrances i ever smelled. mysterious, slightly sweet, sensual, floral, nocturnal. A foggy forest with wildflowers and stone ruins. Box design is easily the best i ever seen too
Everything is perfect. Awesome addition to my collection
I thought this would be a novelty fragrance only, but I'm so happy I was wrong. Is it weird/a little gross at first? Yes. Do I love weird and a little gross? Also yes. BUT! Once this dries down, it is so lovely! I love the way it smells on my skin. It is so much more wearable than I thought it would be!
Packaged nicely and got here in time ! Cant wait to give it to my boyfriend for his birthday
This was not what id expected. This is a really easy to wear scent. Fresh, fruity and nice for summer. I dont get strawberry shortcake dolls or barbies from this personally. Theres a very faint doll smell, but not really noticible. I wouldnt say this fits the description given at all, though its still a lovely scent.
This is the closest copy to the ride I’ve ever smelled. I LOVE IT. Finally someone as able to do it!
I absolutely loved Pool Boy and Sleepaway Camp, so I ordered this one. This scent is perfect for spooky season and reminds me of a slow burning campfire and definitely Michael's iconic halloween mask with a dash of candy corn. This one sticks with you for a LONG time and is pretty damn strong, highly recommend it in moderation. Xyrena keeps proving itself with these cinematic scents and I can't wait for my next purchase!!
