I am 40 and after all of these years with my weird body chemistry that only allows me to wear one in 50 perfumes I try (most of which are actually oils), I have finally found a company that produces so many wonderful scents that suit me that it was difficult to decide which one to purchase first! After sampling a handful (7) in a small, local shop, I decided on Paper and Cotton first. Initially, it smells almost like a man's scent just out of the bottle. Once it's on it is just delicious in a way that must be experienced to believe . . . different than anything else (coriander, white sage, birch wood, and tundra moss are the actual fragrances combined to make it); a very confident scent.
At the time, they were sold out of Dead Sexy and the women who worked there said Dead Sexy was in fact their number one seller for Tokyomilk with Paper and Cotton their number two. I had to try it so I went to Amazon. It too is delicious but in a more feminine way. The "deep Vanilla" is present but so subtly it is almost unrecognizable in a "gosh, I know I know what that scent is but I can't put my finger on it" kind of way. It has the wood tones of Paper and Cotton but instead of sage and moss it has white orchid and ebony giving it that more feminine affect. It is "sexy" but not in the way that many "sexy" perfumes tend to be: overbearingly sweet, flowery, or like a desert.
I think that what may make Tokyomilk fragrances so unique is perhaps due to the "crushed and distilled" method used in obtaining each separate scent/note prior to combining . . . there is an almost basic, primal-yet-pretty way they are defined in each mixture of carefully chosen earthy and floral elements. Each one is wonderful and unique. Other pluses are the adorable artwork on the bottles and the relatively affordable prices. The only minus is that the Dead Sexy doesn't hang on throughout the day like Paper and Cotton does. I know that if you apply an unscented oil first and layer your perfume on top, that will increase it's longevity . . . maybe I will try that today.