So Real Cheap and Chic
Of everything in this range, Moschino So Real Cheap and Chic Eau de Toilette is the sharpest and the one that stays furthest from sweetness.
The opening explains why. Bitter orange is the lead, and it is exactly what the name says, a sour peel rather than a juice, with tangerine beside it adding the sweetness it refuses to provide. Raspberry and blackcurrant come in underneath, the first jammy, the second tart and faintly green, and between the four of them the first ten minutes have an edge most fruit openings lack. Flowers follow and soften it a little. Pink peony is crisp and watery with a green lift, magnolia is creamy and sharp at once, and jasmine supplies the warmth and weight. It is a clean, well mannered heart that does not try to outdo the opening.
The base keeps the discipline. Ambroxan gives a dry mineral polish, cedarwood adds a sharp pencil shaving quality, oakmoss brings earth and damp bitterness, and musk ties the whole thing to skin. Eleven materials, and the finish is drier than the bottle colour suggests. At eau de toilette strength it is light and close, lasting an afternoon comfortably and a full day with a top up. Spring and summer daytime suit it, and it works for someone who likes fruit in a fragrance without the sweetness that usually comes with it. It reads feminine, and it is young in character without being juvenile.
Moschino is a Milan house, founded by Franco Moschino in 1983, the year of his first womenswear collection, with Rossella Jardini taking creative charge in 1994 after his death. Perfume is a separate business: Euroitalia has produced it since 1987 and acquired the cosmetics and perfume trademark from Aeffe in September 2024.
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