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Sun Kissed by Aromatix X French Avenue came in at 24.99 dollars, and the first spray is a straight blast of citrus that dries down into lemon tea. Here is the unboxing, the box, the bottle, and the first spray on skin.
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What arrived
Black box, gold lettering, and it is a sturdy one. It opens properly and it presents well, which is more than you can say for most budget fragrance boxes. No damage, no dents, nothing pushed around inside it.
The bottle is the part that lands. Dark smoked glass in a heavy square shape with a proper glossy gold cap, and the juice is a pale amber you can actually see through the glass. It pops on the desk. Classy, but not so serious that it will not sit in a bathroom cabinet next to the toothbrush.
The label says
Sun Kissed lists itself as a fresh, woody, sparkling scent built around golden rays and citrus.
- Top: bitter orange, pomelo, bergamot
- Heart: tea, aperol, cream soda, cardamom
- Base: cedarwood, vetiver, ambrotonic, vanilla, cashmeran
Those are the label’s own notes. The accord data gets cross-checked against Fragrantica, Parfumo and ScentVerdict in the review, not here.
First spray
Straight up citrus on the front end. Not bergamot and lemon, more like a burst of orange and pomelo with real sharpness to it. It smells fresh in a way that suits heat, and it is a summer scent even in the middle of October with the temperature sitting at 65 degrees in the south.
Then it dries down into tea. Herbal tea, close to a lemon hot tea, with something green and leafy sitting under it. I do not think there is tobacco in there, but there is a definite leaf note once the citrus moves along. It reads like walking through an orchard in Florida or California.
Office wear. Something you can wear to work and nobody will be annoyed by it.
What to watch for
One spray is one spray. How long this actually lasts, how it wears down through the day, and whether it is worth the money are all questions a review answers and an unboxing cannot. Those come next, with the wear time behind them.
One thing worth saying now. A lot of the cheap fragrance shelf is dupe after dupe, and this one is not. French Avenue does its own thing here, and I have not seen much about Sun Kissed anywhere else, on TikTok or off it. If it holds up over a full wear it is going to be one of those finds.
The details
- Brand: Aromatix X French Avenue
- Name: Sun Kissed
- Concentration: Eau de Parfum
- Size: 100ml
- Price paid: 24.99 dollars
- Usually: about 39 dollars
- Bought at: Burlington
- Fragrantica: 4.29 / 5
- Parfumo: 7.9 / 10, 113 ratings
Watch the unboxing above. If you want the full review once it has had the wear time it needs, say so and it gets done.
