doelly

Review

BTSO Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice by BorntostandoutBorntostandoutDirty Rice3.954 ratings
3/5
Longevity2/5
2 / 5
Projection4/5
4 / 5
Sillage3/5
3 / 5
Value2/5
2 / 5
Bottle2/5
2 / 5
  • Full wear
  • Tested at home
  • On skin

Dirty Rice is predominantly a musky, woody scent. On the opening I'm getting horchata. I can definitely smell spices and some rice flour, rather than fluffy steamed rice. There is also a heavy dose of sweet, synthetic musks (like those found in Glossier You) that gradually get stronger and stronger until the rice note is all but drowned out. It's also got a bit of warmed plastic smell, kind of like Barbie dolls?? Very interesting. It's not unpleasant, just not what I was expecting. I was thinking it would be a bit warmer, cozier, and gourmand, but with all the synthetic notes it is quite cold feeling. There is some soapiness to the scent, and it is also very, very woody. I think some of the spiciness I'm getting is from the cedar and sandalwood. As it dries down it gets less sweet and more earthy and woody.

This could 100% be a You flanker and I would not blink an eye.

Moderate to strong projection for a few hours then fades to a barely there skin scent by hour 6.

Based on the notes this one should be a winner. Unfortunately, it missed the mark for me and isn't something I feel like I need to add to my collection. Overall not impressed. 5/10

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Comments10

  1. Borr2112@borr2112

    So interesting. All I get from this is a soft slightly sweet lactonic feel. And it gets a bit sweeter by deep dry down.

    1. doelly

      That is neat! I guess it works differently on our skin!

    2. Borr2112@borr2112

      Replying to @doelly

      It always fascinates me how we all experience scents differently. I assume it is skin chemistry, olfactory and taste. 🤷🏻‍♀️. This one is just a mostly warm hug on me

  2. Cale_Dooper@dyjmerr

    Great review. I’ve been curious about this one but of all the BTSO, the Sephora near me never has this one. I do have Drunk Lovers from them and I loooooove it

    1. doelly

      Drunk Lovers and the Extrait are on my list to try! The wine note has me very curious!

    2. Cale_Dooper@dyjmerr

      Replying to @doelly

      I haven’t tried the extrait but I really want to. The OG reminds me of a boozy version of Althair almost. It’s like if you mixed Althair and Side Effect and added a little bit of Stronger With You lol. I wasn’t expecting to love it because I haven’t been super impressed with BTSO but it blew me away!

    3. doelly

      Replying to @dyjmerr

      That sounds really nice! I have not smelled Althair but I like the other two.

  3. Chloe@chloem10

    I could actually totally see this as a you flanker!!

    1. doelly

      I'm glad it's not just me!

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