I’d read a lot of positive feedback about Clue Perfumery, a new niche house from the US, based in Chicago. Flaconneur had posted on the brand last year on his blog https://perfumuschicago.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/get-a-clue/, and it had piqued my interest. As my sister was returning to Australia from New York in July, I thought it might be a good opportunity to send her some samples to take back to Australia. Unfortunately, the brand’s discovery set was sold out, but I was able to procure a sample of their latest scent, Dandelion Butter. I’ve been wearing the sample over the last couple of days.
The brand lists pollen, dandelion green, dandelion, snapped stem, sap, and butter in their note pyramid. There’s no mention of fig in the notes, but Dandelion Butter smells very green and figgy in its opening. Indeed, I can see why some folk have listed Philosykos as a smell-alike. Perhaps it’s the sap note that’s giving off that milky, green fig quality. But I wouldn’t write this off as a clone of the Diptyque; that would be doing it an injustice.
Dandelion Butter doesn’t highlight woody notes like the Diptyque. It certainly diverges from any comparisons with the Diptyque quite promptly. Though it never loses its green qualities, after a few minutes, it starts to take on a smooth buttery texture. The buttery aspect has a savoury leaning. Then the introduction of the pollen note brings in a honeyed sweetness. The sweet and savoury angles make for an interesting contrast against the bitter, green, sappy top.
It’s not an overly complicated perfume, but the interesting contrasts and textures make for an intriguing profile. I mentioned the smoothness of the butter, but I detect something fluffy and dusty, too. I see yellow and green colours when I wear this perfume. I’m even more intrigued to try their other wares now that I’ve sampled Dandelion Butter. I notice a suspiciously high number of reviews on Fragrantica for such a small brand, though. Still, I like Dandelion Butter. I have an inkling this may be their most mass-appealing offering, however. Other, more challenging scent discoveries lie ahead. I’m eagerly awaiting a stockist here in Australia picking the brand up sometime soon.
Have you sampled the brand yet?
Here’s a link to the brand’s page https://www.clueperfumery.com/products/dandelion-butter
Note: Images are my own, other than the bottle image, which comes courtesy of Clue Perfumery.
Here are some other images that resemble Dandelion Butter.
