Fat Electrician vs Like This
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Opens with a resinous jolt — elemi's sharp, citrusy-piney edge cutting through the dense smoke of myrrh before vetiver pulls everything into dark, earthy territory. The heart settles into something warmer and stranger: ylang-ylang adds a faintly rubbery floral note that somehow works, kept grounded by the vetiver's rootedness. The dry-down is where it earns its name — vanilla and musk turn the whole thing into a slow, slightly industrial sweetness, low and close to the skin with modest sillage. — Best in cold weather, on someone who dresses with intention and doesn't need to fill a room.
Warm, earthy pumpkin opens with a slightly raw, vegetal edge — not bakery sweet, more like flesh than spice. Neroli lifts it early, keeping it from going too heavy, while ginger adds a dry, almost medicinal bite that cuts the softness. The heart settles into powdery heliotrope, grounding things in a cool, almond-adjacent floral. Musk in the dry-down is skin-close and clean, with earthy notes keeping a faint dampness underneath. Projection is modest; sillage is intimate — this stays near the body — best worn in fall or early winter by anyone who wants cozy without smelling edible.
How they overlap
Fat Electrician and Like This share exactly one note (musk). The overlap is real but narrow — most of the wear experience will diverge.
The buying decision
Original-bottle pricing is essentially identical ($185 vs $185), so the choice rarely comes down to upfront cost. Both wear best across the same fall/winter — they're interchangeable on weather fit. They sit in different families — Fat Electrician is woody+oriental, Like This is gourmand+floral. Comparison is more about preference than tradeoff.