No. 09
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53% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 9 in fragrance
Sample
26 redditors with explicit opinion · 14 positive · 11 negative · 1 neutral
Score
0.544 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 36–71% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Recommended — ≥50% positive. Mixed but more good than bad.
Sources
r/Sephora, r/fragrance, r/Perfumes
Phlur · fragrance
Recommended
Missing Person Eau de Parfum
r/Sephorar/fragrancer/Perfumes
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
A beloved skin-like fragrance for layering and rotation. May cause rashes despite its natural scent.
What redditors love
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Natural skin scent that people rotate seasonally
“I've collected these over maybe the past 2 years. I love all of them and rotate by season”
u/DoctorBumblebee · r/Perfumes →
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Works well as body oil for layering
“Phlur missing person body oil, this one I just use for layering”
u/leanytree · r/Perfumes →
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All-time favorite for many users
“the phlur missing person is one my all time favs along with boujee marshmallow all so so good”
u/abbiibbyy · r/Sephora →
What they don’t
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Causes rash despite pleasant scent
“I love the natural skin smell but it gives me a rash. I won't use it again after it's done.”
u/poohsyourdaddy_03 · r/fragrance →
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Direct quotes
What 26 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/abbiibbyy
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r/Sephora
the phlur missing person is one my all time favs along with boujee marshmallow all so so good
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u/poohsyourdaddy_03
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r/fragrance
I love the natural skin smell but it gives me a rash. I won't use it again after it's done.
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u/cakefordindins
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r/Perfumes
ic mother adored, so I googled the notes.
Musky? Oh, no, no, no. I hate musk. Missing Person, "The" musk of all musks, stinks and gives me a headache.
I sprayed it on pap
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u/mbchiquet
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r/Perfumes
I got a Phlur discovery set and was making my way through it and when I got to Missing Person it was the first time I ever literally gagged when I smelled it. It smells like
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u/synthetic_aesthetic
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r/Perfumes
I LOVE missing person. It plays super nice on my skin.
**Now that Yum Boujee Marshmallow and Bianco
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"Everyone hates Missing Person by Phlur but it’s my signature scent and makes me feel so good. Wear what mak"
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"I had missing person on and my mom told me I smell like cat piss.
I’m afraid to wear it now."
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"I tired Missing Person for the first time yesterday and I am hooked! If you’re wearing that, not surpr"
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"Missing person for some reason makes me sick to my stomach but penis does not so… do with that"
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"his smells like someone else’s house.” - Me the first (and last) time I sprayed Missing Person"
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"I've collected these over maybe the past 2 years. I love all of them and rotate by season"
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"Try a sample of phlur missing person. It kinda gives me the same vibes in a good way."
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"terly unisex, seasonless, the ultimate versatile fragrance. An indie version of Phlur Father Figure, my favorite skin scent (second, possibly, to this).
4/5 stars. This is the cl"
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"Well I guess I’m offloading THAT travel size bottle of Missing Person.
Thanks. Thanks a lot!"
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"Crazyyyy I was stopped by men and women non stop when I first wore missing person…I stopped wearing it when it blew up on the internet honestly lol"
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"ut I immediately thought of a post I saw earlier of someone claiming that Pflur Missing Person smells like clean penis 😂"
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"To whomever said Phlur's Missing Person smells like clean penis: My your pillow always be warm
May your coffee always"
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"I also really loved Missing Person and then saw someone describe it as “public women’s bathroom” and it ruined it"
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"this is unfortunately what I got from Missing Person as well but I never wanted to yuck anyone's yum by mentioning...I'm so sorry"
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"I swear perfume descriptions are getting wild, now I cant smell Missing Person without thinking about this post. My brain is ruined, thanks internet."
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"I read someone in one of the fragrance subreddits describe Phlur’s Missing Person as smelling like “clean penis” and now that’s all I can think about when I see"
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"Missing Person by Phlur smells like clean penis"
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"Phlur missing person body oil, this one I just use for layering"
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