One Night In Rio
A Lab on Fire (2015)

While the pineapple is a bit too much fruit for me in the topnotes, the magnolia heart is gorgeous and not something seen too often. Very nice, indeed. I probably will not purchase because if I'm going for a white floral, I tend to want something big, sultry and narcotic. However, if someone wants something that isn't quite All That, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this one--as long as they wouldn't mind some juicy pineapple on top.

On my skin the opening comes across as a fruity-fresh opening, with vibes of butyric acid and pineapples with an overarching passionfruit impression. There is a slightly spicy undertone, and whilst this all sounds a bit weird, it is actually a pleasant start. In the drydown there is a turn to the floral, dominated by magnolia and whiffs of oleander; Iike a Mediterranean summer garden.

A tonka note arises later on, with a white musk underpinning that is a touch duller but again pleasant.

The sillage I get is moderate, the projection good, and on my skinny he longevity is seven hours.

Overall this is a pleasant scent, not rivetingly exciting but with a nice twist, bearably it its syntheticness and well executed, and never cloyingly sweet. Nice in spring and early summer. 3/5.