Fancy Pups

[Jenjin]

A genteel affair that presses against the constraints of common decency:

tumescent black silk, pink sugared patent leather, rich tobacco leaf, sunrise papaya,
and mango cream with crystalline trickles of clean pup sweat.

 

 

I am his Highness’ dog at Kew,

Pray tell me sir, whose dog are you?

― Alexander Pope

 

 

[jiggahava]

There it is: the rich, sour tang of papaya. I LOVE IT. And the leather which i was worried would drown it out, complements it SO well. Gradually gets richer and deeper with the addition of tobacco leaf. Give it up to Beth who knows how to make disparate notes matching companions.

Mango and papaya are keeping the strength of leather in check

A cool, almost vegetal note emerges. I swear I'm getting notes of Pirates of the Carribean ride here.

 

A few hours later, that same Pirates vibe. Almost a fog-like note. I love this.

This is real winner.

[Failmingo]

I reviewed this in quite a bit of detail on an Instagram Live session, but then... the Live crashed and it wasn't able to be shared. So I'll try to recreate my thoughts here!

 

Upon first sniffing the bottle, I died a little because there is such wonderful overlap with Nobodies Watching Wrestling -- the black leather & strawberry lip gloss scent which I've been enjoying for many years. However, the difference in complexity is startling, and instantly elevates Fancy Pups to a higher tier of enjoyment. There's a smooth, creamy, oleaginous pinkness that I associate with Millennial Pink, but also these sparkling tropical fruit notes that seem realistically juicy and tart. The leather, which remains present at all times, is sleek and elegant, but there's a distinct sweaty or polluted quality (the tobacco, surely) to it as well. 

 

On the skin it's a real party. Galen described it as "Vegas-y." It's successfully genderblind IMO, very playful and bratty in its ambiguity, rolling back and forth between sweet and stern, coquettish and brazen, pastel and pitch black. That mango/papaya color palette really defines the scent as much as the sweat-slicked leather does. It stays and stays on me -- if I wear it in the evening, I can still faintly smell it when I wake up.

 

In short: Fancy Pups is what Fancy Pups NEEDED to be. Bravo!

[lady-logistikon]

This is like if Uncle Brian (the oil, not the human) grew up and joined the leather community. And that is not a bad thing.

[AbbyNormal]

I added this into my decant order as a last minute decision, thinking it sounded interesting but might not entirely be up my alley. I got my package yesterday and this one was by far my favorite of everything I sampled. I’ve already added it to my cart and am just waiting until I decide on a few weenies before I order a full bottle. 
 

I mainly get a tropical papaya/mango, but I do pick up a hint of tobacco and leather that fill in the gaps and make a very well rounded scent. I don’t know if it was somehow a trace of Dorian that didn’t wash out of my shirt or if this really does dry down to Dorian, but I slathered again earlier for science and should find out in a few hours if my skin chemistry really does morph this into almost an exact Dorian replica somehow. I will report back with my findings…

 

**edit**
a few hours later and this definitely dries down to something very Dorian adjacent. I don’t know how, but it’s incredible!

 

**edit number 2**
the weirdest thing, it’s Dorian on my chest, but nothing like Dorian on my arm. I may need to test more..:

Edited April 10 by AbbyNormal

[Katlastrophe]

~First impression~
(Worn around the neck during an active morning) 

 

This started out like a sticky sweet almondy cherry, reminded me alot of Jailbait in the beginning.
Definitely cherry, not papaya or mango. 
Cherry.
And I swear there's a bit of orange peel in there, therefore Jailbait. 
But then, the leather and other masculine notes rose. 
The throw is alright, I always slather alot anyway. 

 

Drying, it's giving me a Hollywood Babylon vibe, like a younger cousin(not a sibling). 
A little more sophisticated, more male. 
Not as gourmand, not as syrupy. 
But still got that sweet cherry with a bunch of really nice heavy, cuddly base notes. 
There's like a orange peel/almond tartness,  but it does not come from the cherry component, they are separate. 

 

Two hours after application, its pretty much unchanged. 
A sweet fruity cherry on top of a soft masculine bed. 
Has maybe gotten a little bit warmer, the kind of warmth you get from soft baking spices. 

You notice that there are alot of layers.

This is a complex blend made with perfection. 

Very gender neutral. 
It's both playful, sexy AND sophisticated and elegant.

Brings me joy and a smile in my heart. 
Feels young and confident. 
Despite being a cherry-scent for me, it's not giving me the color "red", it's more like a "warm orange" colored scent. 
Very summery!

 

I also need to add:
This smells expensive, and modern. 
There's something about the scent profile that I recognise from the style of today's more high-end commercial perfume, like in the $200-500 spectrum.

 

I'm very, very happy with this one. 

Even if I missed out on the mango/papaya c':

 

[artisjok]

Summertime Rogue vibes!  
 

Skin musk usually bullies all other notes on my skin, but leather has set some strong boundaries on it, harnessed and leashed it. 
Still, the fruits aren’t too strong on me with these two powerhouse notes~ more like the smell of fruity lip gloss on whispering lips, or a fruit’s juice remnants on warm skin, fruit long devoured. 
 

I am a longtime lover of the Lab’s leather, and this one feels especially apt for the warmer months and bright-colored clothing. 

Edited May 14 by artisjok

[vixen of pie]

If a scent ever made me flustered and blushy, this was the one. 😳To me, this one really evokes naughty playfulness. This is my impression:

 

When I first applied it, I immediately detected what seemed to be sweat and leather and sticky sweet fruit. Its like dancing and getting sweaty in a club, wearing leather. And then, thankfully the salty sweat scent goes away fast. But then at the drydown theres a sexy manly scent that comes around. Like damn, you found a handsome man thats into you and your sexy moves and tight leather and he's getting close to you in a personal way thats flirty and might lead to something else. Adore.

 

 

[Little Bird]

I usually love the Lab's leather blends, but the 'pink sugared patent leather' is chemical-y and artificial smelling to me (where bpal's leathers usually smell like I am genuinely wearing a soft leather jacket or worn cowboy leather).  The fruity notes are very sweet, like strawberry candy (the pink sugar?) and tropical, sugary goo.  The fruity tones turn a bit sour in the drydown.  The cream mixed with the tropical fruit keeps making me think of coconut in the opening, though that disappears after about 15 minutes.  Then there's tobacco that smells like someone is smoking a cigar and there's a clean skin musk undertone.  

Chemical leather, sugared fruit that turns more sour in the drydown, cream that smells like coconut in the opening, lots of cigar smoke, and clean skin musk.  The tobacco gives it kind of a burnt edge and the tobacco is quite strong on me. 

Sort of the same vibe as Perversion, but I like my bottles of Perversion more than this (and my bottles of Perversion are variants that smelled very coconutty and creamy).

[asoursweetsixteen]

this is definitely not my realm and not my usual scent. honestly I loved the label art and let it entice me into something that I wouldn't normally try, plus I love mango cream and papaya so I just went for an imp. it's definitely the outlier of my luper haul which has been mostly fruity and sweet with a touch of florals. this is just super sweet leather with a slight peppery and sweat salt burn, and the sweetness is very much on the artificial side. I can't really pick out much else since this is very much not my specialty. it's definitely extremely sensual and suggestive and I totally see the appeal. it's like some leather gear got stained with tears, sweat, and the remnants of the wearer's (or their partners?) super sweet perfume sprayed on beforehand was shoved in a bottle. it evokes a very naughty image and I'll definitely put it on time to time