Sorriso vs Lira

The Reddit r/fragrance community expresses strong frustration about industry-wide price gouging, with luxury houses like Kilian, Tom Ford, and Vilhelm implementing exponential increases (€160→€210 for some fragrances within 18 months). Users feel the market is unsustainable with shrinkflation tactics, declining quality perception, and pricing that makes even designer fragrances comparable to niche alternatives, driving many collectors away from recent purchases.

Xerjoff Lira is a polarizing gourmand fragrance that impresses devoted fans with its delicious cake-like scent, interesting supporting notes, and strong projection, but frustrates others with its cloying sweetness, play-doh undertones, and high price-to-performance ratio. Community consensus is that it's excellent for gourmand enthusiasts who enjoy extremely sweet fragrances and don't mind moderate longevity, but requires careful sampling before purchase.