Because we have been thinking: “What can make us smell like a cupcake?”

What Narciso Rodriguez says: “ The custom grown (and über rare) TOM FORD BLACK ORCHID is the show-stopping note in this incredibly luxurious scent. While sultry woods and rich fruit accords help to bring out the skin’s natural perfume, the jet-black, art-deco inspired bottle adds to the fragrances overall glamour.”

What we say: At first we couldn’t smell this at all—like, at all at all, like 20 seconds later we could not detect any hint of fragrance on our skin—except, bizarrely, for the apparently permanent coconut Body Shop body butter. So we just doused ourselves in it—like, a million sprays, the way you might the first time you ever wear perfume. Then we could smell it. (We blame the heat for this, not perfume, in that the heat has destroyed our ability to sense anything except butter, oddly.) At that point, we decided that it didn’t smell luxurious—it just smelled sweet. “Do [we] smell like a cupcake?” we said, when we met our friend for lunch. We did. Nothing about it was appealing, and we spent the rest of the afternoon wondering if we should walk to Fort Greene for red velvet cake.

The packaging: Ridiculous. And strangely cheap in person, though it almost looks expensive from this image.

The smell: They say: “Bergamot, Citrus, Mandarin, Black Gardenia, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Lotus Wood, Orchid, Spicy Floral Accord, Orchid (Tom Ford Black Accord), Patchouli.” Or … cupcakes!

Our grade: D. Not for us.