The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
I Love Your Taste arrived in 2022 from The Dua Brand, a house whose catalog keeps growing with each passing season. This one channels the modern romance of mint and floral combinations that have earned devoted followings. The idea is simple: take a well-loved structure, a fresh aromatic opening paired with a creamy white floral heart, and present it with a clean, confident construction. The Dua Brand launched it as part of the Inspired Expression collection, a line that brings contemporary classics into a more accessible space. Released as an extrait de parfum for women and men, it positions itself as a unisex green-aromatic that doesn't apologize for being bright. The perfume is vegan, which matters to some buyers and means nothing to others.
What's interesting here is the restraint. I Love Your Taste keeps the green notes narrow and the florals narrow, just lemon, mint, magnolia leaves, and vetiver. That economy of ingredients is what gives it clarity. The mint isn't toothpaste. It's spearmint, cool but not clinical, with a sweetness that feels natural rather than engineered, and it carries the top notes in a way that feels generous without ever becoming loud.
The evolution
On skin, it opens with that snap of lemon and cool mint, the way a glass of cold water hits on a hot day. Bright, almost sparkling, and gone surprisingly fast. Within twenty minutes, the green leaves arrive, and the mint softens into something warmer, less sharp. By the hour mark, the magnolia has settled fully into the composition, creamy and faintly sweet, like the air around a magnolia tree in full bloom. The vetiver creeps in underneath around the two-hour mark, bringing an earthy, slightly smoky quality that anchors the whole thing. From here, it stays close to skin. Moderate sillage, a personal bubble rather than a room-filler. The magnolia holds through the four-hour mark, then the vetiver and a ghost of mint dominate the drydown. Eight hours in, what's left is a warm, green-woody whisper, the magnolia memory lingering the longest. On fabric, expect the lemon top note to linger longer than it does on skin.
Cultural impact
I Love Your Taste sits in a specific lane of green-aromatic fragrances that have gathered quiet followings: bright openings, creamy floral hearts, vetiver bases. It joins a wave of compositions that lean fresh and unisex, and the appeal is easy to understand once you've spent a few hours with it on skin. The fragrance rewards close attention, and that's part of what gives it currency. For anyone drawn to mint-and-magnolia pairings, it offers a composition that handles both materials with a light touch, letting the spearmint coolness and the waxy floral softness coexist without either one overpowering the other.
