So yeah guys, Glossier dropped a new perfume called “Glossier You” and I had to find out what the hype was all about. Grabbed my wallet and ordered it straight away, no hesitation. Packaging was that typical Glossier pink thing – cute, but honestly? Kinda basic. Just a cardboard box and this little glass bottle.
The Big Sniff Test
First spray? Right onto my wrist. Honestly? It smelled like… air? Like, almost nothing at all. I thought, “Did I get a dud bottle?” Left it for a minute while I made coffee. Went back to sniff again.
Okay, NOW we’re talkin’. Something started creeping out. Real soft, kinda powdery. Remember opening a fresh bag of fancy pencil shavings? Yeah, weirdly like that. Clean wood, but not like the forest floor. More like… someone cleaned sawdust in a soap factory.
- Then came this pinky pepper thing? Not like sneezy black pepper. Like fancy pepper you sprinkle on strawberries. Buzzy, but gentle.
- And underneath it all, something cozy. Like when you press your nose into warm skin after someone used a bar of soap. Not floral. Not sweet. Just… clean skin vibes.
Kept smelling my wrist every 10 minutes like a weirdo. Seriously, this perfume pulls a disappearing act! You think it’s gone, then BAM, that soft pencil shavings-and-skin smell comes floating back. It’s sneaky. Doesn’t shout “LOOK AT ME,” just kinda whispers from inside your sweater.
Real Life Situation Test
Took it for a spin outside. Went grocery shopping. Felt totally different! Cold air made it sharper, like sniffing fresh cement? But still soft. It’s confusing! Later, hugged my friend. She goes, “Ooh, you smell nice… what is it?” But couldn’t really describe it either. Just “clean” and “sorta sweet but not.” Pretty sure someone behind me smelled like laundry detergent and I kept thinking it was me.
My husband said it smelled like I just got new clothes. So yeah. Definitely not a perfume that screams “PERFUME!” It’s more like… mood lighting for your body?
Final Verdict: Glossier You smells like the idea of a person who washed their hair and put on a cashmere sweater. Barely there pencil shavings, pink pepper kick, and clean warm skin pretending to be expensive soap. Gets stronger when you’re warm, ghostly when you’re cold. Perfect if you hate perfume smell but wanna smell like an expensive cloud whisper. Would I buy it again? Probably? Still not entirely sure what I’m smelling half the time.
