Juliette Has a Gun · 2010 · Romano Ricci
Not a Perfume
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 50 ml | about $118 |
| 100 ml | about $162 |
| 200 ml | about $247 |
The houseUnisexWearers sayUnisex
VersionEau de Parfum
A single clean, softly sweet ambergris-like musk.
Wearers say
From 7 Reddit threads · Read what they say
How far it carries
Close to the skin
How long it lasts
4 to 6 hours
When to wear it
All year
Where to wear it
Office, every day
Who it suits
Unisex · Any age
Mass appeal
Broadly liked
Compliments
Compliment getter
As a blind buy
Test first
What’s inside it
What Juliette Has a Gun names
What the label names
1 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
1 woods
Dry-down1
what stays
Wearers say
Wearing it
Not a Perfume is an intimate, clean Cetalox skin scent that pulls frequent compliments and excels as a layering base. Anosmia is common, so test on skin first.
How far it carriesClose to skin
Perfumers call it sillage.
It sits intimately on skin as a sheer aura, projecting minimally unless oversprayed or worn as the Superdose flanker.
“The difference for me is the projection - original is very subtle. Superdose is unmissable. Same scent, but one punches harder.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 2 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme
Many say
Many wearers describe it as an understated, close skin scent that never overwhelms.
How long it lasts4–6 hours
Wearers find it lasts moderately on skin and longer on fabric, though widespread anosmia causes it to vanish prematurely to their noses.
“Some people are nose blind to that fragrance, so it literally doesn't smell like anything to them. This may be you.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 198 votes
More from wearers · 2 themes, 2 quotes
Most say
Most wearers emphasize that frequent nose-blindness makes wearers believe it disappeared when others can still smell it.
“The first sprays I swear I couldn't smell a thing. Kept trying it and I still couldn't smell it.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 38 votes
Some say
Some wearers experience solid all-day longevity, especially when applied to hair or clothes.
“It lasts just about all day for me. I do spray my hair as well as my skin, so that may play into it.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 5 votes
When and where to wear itAll year, everyday and office
It works year-round in close-quarters settings where traditional fragrances might offend coworkers or patients.
“I wear it when I just want to feel clean but not smell too strong.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 38 votes
Who it suitsAgeless unisex skin scent
Marketed largely to women, wearers universally agree Cetalox is genderless and flatters wearers of any age.
“It makes a great pairing with so many other perfumes but is also a solid stand-alone clean/skin scent.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024
Appeal and attractionConsistent subtle compliment getter
People around the wearer consistently praise the clean trail even when the wearer cannot smell anything.
“I can't smell it on me at all, but everyone around me said I smelled heavenly.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 8 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote
Many say
Many wearers receive frequent compliments from bystanders while remaining anosmic to themselves.
“I get a lot of compliments on it which is nice. Hard to describe but excited for you! It was a great blind buy for me :)”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 7 votes
As a blind buyTest first due to anosmia
Even though blind buyers often enjoy it, wearers urge testing because many people cannot smell it at all.
“This was a blind buy for me but I couldn’t pass up the deal, got the big size bottle for $80, and it’s easily one of my favorites.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 7 votes
LayeringPremier layering base
Wearers widely praise it as an essential booster to layer underneath florals, sweet gourmands, and citrus.
More from wearers · 1 theme
Many say
Many wearers use it to extend longevity and ground other perfumes without altering their profile.
From 7 Reddit threads.
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
YouOn your shelfGlossier · Some wearers say the two smell alike“On me it reminds me a little bit of You by Glossier, something about it gives me that same vibe.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2024 · 7 votes
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Molecule 02Escentric Molecules · shares ambergris
Another 13Le Labo · shares ambergris
Eau RoseDiptyque · shares ambergrisMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.