20 Best Winter Fragrances For Women (2023 Updated)

The title says it all! This scent is so different, I can barely believe it is now available as part of the signature line as opposed to the more pricey private blend collection. If I had to put imagery to it, it makes me feel like I’m tanning while sitting on a tiny little desert-like moon in outer space with my feet dangling into infinity with a spicy, fruity, tart, at the same time sweet cocktail in hand; bright green shooting stars wizzing past me.

🌘 It has an abundance of notes, with the top notes including: Truffle, Gardenia, Black Currant, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Amalfi Lemon The middle notes including: Orchid, Spices, Gardenia, Fruity Notes, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Lotus And the base notes including: Mexican Chocolate, Patchouli, Vanille, Incense, Amber, Sandalwood, Vetiver, White Musk It is expertly blended and incredible to me, that the abundance of different notes does not make it “too busy” at all! It makes the scent interesting, intriguing, multifaceted and incomparable to my nose.

It opens up quite spicy, incensy, a bit peppery with the black currant, spices and truffle apparent. Once it settles, the floral notes start dancing, such as the Orchid, Gardenia and Ylang Ylang. After a few hours, I find it becomes a bit warmer and softer, maybe rounder.

The spiciness dissipates and the Chocolate, Vanilla and Amber linger. I detect a very soft, barely there musk; not your regular “stinging” musk. I find projection/sillage and longevity to be outstanding! It lasts easily 8 to 9 hours on me and even then, I can still detect it as a skin scent.

I’d say due to its polarizing effect and uniqueness, this is rather an evening and fall scent, but… I enjoy the opening, the midway through and how it settles so much that I wear it all year around. I simply use it more sparingly during the daytime and in summer.

The Good: I received this as a gift, so I didn’t spend any money on it, although I never return gifts (the guilt is real) so it just sits there staring at me. The packaging looks luxurious so I couldn’t complain too much and when sniffing it from the bottle it doesn’t smell that bad even a bit intriguing.

(but then you spray it and that quickly changes). It’s EXTREMELY long lasting and powerful, which is great if you actually enjoy this scent. The Bad: If this is your favorite perfume, I am so sorry for the words I am about to speak.

When I sprayed this perfume I instantly smelled an offensive, overwhelming and headache inducing scent. This perfume is STRONG (which I usually do not mind) but after only 2-3 sprays this offensive scent was on me for an entire day and then lingered in the air of my laundry room for several days emulating off the clothing I sprayed it on before laundry day rolled around.

It smells extremely mature and for me personally, is almost nausea-inducing. Whatever it did with my skin chemistry only made it worse, I never wore or attempted to wear it again. When I tried to pass it on to my mom who is in her 50s and loves Tom Ford perfumes I was shocked that she told me she didn’t like it either and also commented how it smells like an “extremely old woman” to her as well.

Oy. The Bad/Honest: Scent is very subjective and opinionated, to me personally, this is one of the worst perfumes I have ever tried. Do NOT blindly purchase this because of looking at the keynotes description, it’s not accurate in my opinion.

Try this in a store, spray it directly onto your skin and see if it mixes well with your body chemistry throughout the entirety of the day. If you still like it by hour 24, by all means make the purchase and enjoy the lasting power because you get your bang for your buck with this one.

First off, this is not a conventional, your usually floral female scent, it is complex, mature, and I would not recommend anyone under 25 to try pull this off, and I say this with experience, because when I was 22, i smelled all the TF perfumes and I HATED those smells, I gagged at the smells and didn’t understand why ppl would want to smell like that; but now I’m 29, and I revisited TF and found myself love almost every scent from TF; So with that in mind, if u r used to the classic floral, and you are young, u will probably find this offensive.

But if you have aged into a mature stage of your life, and want to find a strong, impressive, unique signature, then this is for you. I would say almost all of TF parfum products are heavy and bold, meant for uniqueness and when you want to standout and smell different from the usual feminine floral scent.

I smelled all the popular perfumes out there, and I find myself not satisfied with anything the current female parfum market has to offer, literally every female perfume smells the same to me, until I stumbled upon TF farfum.

The dry down reminds me of my childhood Chinese snack, a type of dried sweet salty plum (话梅), and also has a layer of fruity almost citrus scent as well, and still has the feminine floral scent but not boring, they mingle so well that I kept on smelling it throughout the day it’s almost addictive.

Overall, if you are into traditional feminine scents then TF is not for you; if you are trying out new things and on the hunt for uniqueness, explore new scents, then TF is for you.

I’ve been trying to find a new signature scent for a while now, and have had several fails and false starts. I’m approaching 32 and my past favorites were feeling a bit too young and sweet for my taste now.

In the past I’ve loved YSL Mon Paris, Versace Bright Crystal, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Burberry Brit, Nest Indigo, Replica Jazz Club, JM Sea Salt & Sage, etc. I always lean towards the fresher & spicier side of things and can’t do things that are too floral or sweet.

One struggle I have with certain scents I love otherwise (JM Sea Salt & Sage, Nest Indigo, Replica (any of their fragrances)) is that they don’t have enough staying power. As someone else mentioned in the reviews I just can’t justify spending $100+ for something that I can’t even smell after 2-3 hours, and that’s definitely not something you want with a signature scent.

Luckily for me I finally caved and bought this on a somewhat blind buy whim. I tried it in the store several years ago when it came out, and remember not being totally taken with it, but figured I would give it another shot.

I’m SO glad I did. It’s the perfect mix of sweetness, spice & a hint of floral. It evokes BBE and gives you the sense of feeling put together, even if you’re just wearing sweats, but isn’t too overwhelming.

Warm enough to be appropriate for night and fall/winter, but with enough cologne type freshness for spring/summer and daytime wear this is exactly what I was looking for in terms of flexibility with a new signature scent.

I was worried that with this being such a popular scent I would blend in with the crowd of people wearing it, but it truly works with your unique body chemistry in such a way that the dry down smells different on each person who wears it.

Recommend for 25+ as it is a bit more mature. The one note I would make is be cautious of over-spraying at first if you’re used to working with lighter scents (totally my mistake upon breaking it out).

If you’re on the fence take the plunge!.

YSL knew what they were doing when they created this line. I already own and love the original Libre, I also have Libre Intense which smells amazing in its own right, and recently added Libre EDT which was a blind buy.

It smells just as amazing, if not better. It’s definitely recognizable as Libre but is much softer and has a definite powdery note to it which I actually really like. Powdery fragrances can often read “old lady” but this doesn’t at all.

It still has the bright floral and sparkling citrus and that earthy lavender grounding it but this is much softer than the original EDP or the Intense. If I had to liken it to anything I would say Valentino Voce Viva could be a distant cousin or former roommate of this scent.

It’s clean, great for daytime, inoffensive, but also unique enough to not just fade into the background. The staying power isn’t quite as stellar as the EDP but does give decent mileage in that I can still smell traces of it at the end of the day.

Where the Intense has the warmer and slightly more masculine vibe to it, this is on the opposite end being so feminine and pretty without being super young or too sweet. The whole line is so well blended and definitely is an instant classic.

This was one of the first bottles I bought when I first got into the world of mens fragrances almost 4 years ago, and I still really enjoy wearing it. To me it opens light, fresh, and semisweet with prominent florals, a bit of spice, and though its not listed as a note, apple.

It keeps that same general vibe throughout, but as a few hours go by the freshness fades away and this kind of creamy vanillalike sweetness from the tonka bean comes up along with some smooth woods. This stuff is great, and probably one of my better compliment getters.

I also believe this is one of the most versatile fragrances on the market. I see no age that couldnt pull this off, and it works equally well for casual settings as it does for formal or professional settings.

I think this would be an excellent choice for a signature scent. Ive heard several people complain about somewhat poor longevity on this one, but on me it lasts a good 810 hours so I cant complain at all.

It seems to project enough to get you noticed without being obnoxious for maybe the first half of its life, then it sits closer to the skin but I still regularly catch whiffs of it after 8 hours. All in all, its not one of my top favorites anymore, but its still amazing stuff and for what it does, I cant say anything bad about it.

It has been so many years since I smelled the original poison, but I’ve read that most, if not all of the Poison flankers have no common characteristics with the original, so I won’t worry about it! Hypnotic Poison is a beautiful gourmand floral fragrance that has been around for a couple of decades now.

It’s the fragrance I always hear mentioned whenever someone is looking for an almond note, because that note is strong in this fragrance. The full list of notes include coconut, plum, apricot, rosewood, jasmine, caraway, tuberose, lily of the valley, vanilla, almond, sandalwood and musk.

I definitely get the white floral from the jasmine and tuberose, but I also get the sweet vanilla and almond. It’s kind of an odd mix at times. I’m not a big fan of a strong white floral, and when that comes through I get a little turned off by the fragrance.

At other moments though I get the sweet gourmand almond, and I’m in love! Almond really is one of my favorite notes in fragrance, as well as flavors in food, so I have a hard time not being intrigued by the fragrance, even if it has a few elements I don’t like.

I may pick up a bottle of this at some point, because it can be found pretty affordably, and I want to keep experiencing this!.

I bought my bottle of Dior Poison last week. I can tell you that it smells like honeyed spiced prunes served on a wooden charcuterie board. On first initial wear, I can smell the wood and all the spices.

The dry-down for me is mostly sweet plummy musk. It’s really unique and probably doesn’t smell alluring at all, but I assure you that it is. As far as what season to wear this. I think goths, alternative, and artsy women can wear this in any season.

Anyone else I recommend wearing it in fall or winter. Also. I noticed that other young women are not wearing this and because of that it was hard to find in irl stores. I know not to gate-keep fragrances because that is how you lose them forever.

A fragrance is a product like anything else and once it stops selling, it can disappear. I encourage women my age (20-35) to try something new and give this a shot. Make sure you smell this on your skin and not a paper strip because I didn’t pick it up because of that upon first smell.

I hear all about Hypnotic, Pure, and Poison Girl all the time but not about their cool older sister Poison. I think she still fits in today and especially should do well with alternative girls/women.

Hoping to see you around another 10 years, Poison. :).

This is a classic perfume for a reason, but it is not for everyone! This is such a beautifully blended fragrance, if you like vanilla and almond notes it is definitely worth trying. The bottle is a gorgeous, reminiscent of a poison apple I suppose, heavy glass beautiful quality.

On recommendation I purchased the EDT and it is very long-lasting and I actually find that I like it better than the EDP. I would classify this as a cold weather fragrance if you believe that certain fragrances should be worn during particular seasons, in my opinion the cool weather compliments the notes of the fragrance better.

If this perfume meshes well with your chemistry then you will be greeted by the opening notes of vanilla and almond it reminds me of marzipan. This fragrance is long-lasting and projects quite well on my skin, considering this is an EDT I think that’s incredible.

It is very sweet but I do not find it cloying at all. It is not something that I reach for everyday but when I am in the mood for this type of fragrance that brings warmth and sweetness this is what I reach for, It will always be a part of my collection.

#perfumelover #macys. #perfume #dior.

So I’m at this phase where I’m ready to build a new perfume collection kind of out with the old in with the new and maybe some nostalgic fragrances from the past. So after some research I went to Ulta to try out the fragrances I was interested in trying and I was speaking to the clerk who has worked a lot in fragrances.

After spending some time with me she said how disappointing she was that she didn’t have a tester for the Versace Eros put femme – Because after testing various other one she was convinced I would love it she told me to try to find a tester at a different Ulta location.

Since I really didn’t have time to try to hunt down a tester I ended up blind purchasing the 100 ML. I have never blind bought a fragrance ever in my life as I am really way too selective when it comes to fragrances, but this was a lovely surprise she was right! I do enjoy this although I think this is more of a spring / summer scent it’s definitely a very wearable feminine sweet floral balanced well with citrus wood and musk.

She comes in strong at first but settles down well with soft feminine clean aroma, that is appropriate for every day and work. Did I mention the bottle ? Love.

I can’t shut up about Crystal Noir. It is so sexy and beautiful. It makes me feel confident whenever I wear it! It combines so many great accords – clean and spicy, floral and woody, musky and powdery.

It sounds like a lot is going on. And although it’s bolder than the average woody floral, it’s wearable enough for every day! The only downside of this perfume is that it doesn’t last as long as I’d like.

I have the toilette version, so maybe I just need to buy the EDP. I’ve also heard some people have the opposite issue and it’s too overpowering. I guess it might vary person to person. One of my favorite things to pair this fragrance with is any light coconut perfume to bring out the sweeter side of Crystal Noir (my go-tos are Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, MixBar Coconut Palm, or Mugler Alien Goddess).

A pretty citrus fragrance. It’s citrus, fruity and slightly woody and subtly sweet. Safe for work, crowd pleasing, safe blind buy if you enjoy citrus heavy frags. Performance is okay. Sillage is arms length throughout.

Longevity is about 4 hours. Decent for the price point. On my skin this does take on a screechy kitchen or bathroom cleaner nuance for about an hour but it does fade eventually. A lot of citrus heavy frags smell like cleaner on my skin to be fair and that’s why I either avoid them altogether or test them over the course of a month (our periods alter the way frags smell fyi).

This is feminine however some men can easily pull this one off. It lasts longer on clothing than skin. Reminds me of lemon gummy bears with some woodiness added. Follow me on IG @AshleyScentMe.

Upon first application it has a pleasant sweet vanilla smell with just a touch of light floral scent like honeysuckle or jasmine. Right after you spray it, it does smell a little trashy and boozy, in that the alcohol scent is still there.

I don’t really get any of the coffee or darker scents until a few hours later when it really starts mixing with the chemistry of my skin. The final scent is a sweet vanilla late with a hint of musk and spice.

This is definitely a perfume that needs to age on the skin a little bit, so don’t judge it until it’s had ample time to mingle with your oils. I will say, the coffee scent is way more subtle than I thought it was going to be and so is the more masculine musky smell that some people have been talking about.

Nevertheless, I think this is a safe buy for most people who like gourmands. I love it! My boyfriend loves it too 😉 Haven’t worn it out in public yet but I’m sure when I do I’ll probably get complimented on it like a lot of other people have been mentioning.

Also I think the longevity and potency is perfect for my purposes. I only do a tiny, tiny spritz on my wrists, a tiny spritz on my neck, and finally I spritz and walk through the mist. You don’t need much.

Theres nothing worse in my opinion than a perfume that smacks everybody in the face when they walk into a room. Don’t overdo it.

This is the first perfume that ever made me understand what “intoxicating” truly meant. I went into a Sephora back when this launched and spritzed my pulse points with this hot new fragrance. At the time, I didn’t think anything of it, the first impressions weren’t anything that blew me away.

It wasn’t until I went home and took a nap that it hit me. I don’t know how but I ended up with my wrists near my face while sleeping and I genuinely woke up from my sleep because there was something that smelled so deliciously alluring that I had to know what it was.

I was groggy from sleep, but as soon as my little brain worked out that the intoxicatingly sexy scent was the perfume I had spritzed on myself earlier at Sephora, I ran out the door and back to the mall in one of those dramatic as hell moments where I pretend my life is a movie.

I bought the hell out of Black Opium and have kept it in my fragrance rotation ever since. It is one of my most complimented fragrances. I have genuinely had two different men in two different STATES (one in WA one in TN) stop me in Whole Foods of all places lol and ask what I’m wearing.

I know by now the secret is out and it’s not a hidden gem like it use dry to be, but there’s no denying that it’s a gem nonetheless.

I came here to write a review on this fragrance because I did a blind buy based on my experience with Flower Bomb and the reviews that were already written and I felt like I had been lead astray a bit so I wanted to write the review that I wish I had read.

A lot of people say that this is a sweet perfume, and if you’re somebody who doesn’t love sweet perfumes I can see how one might perceive that (and we all know perfumes can smell different on different people) but if you do like sweet perfumes like Pink Sugar or even the original Flower Bomb then you should be warned that this one isn’t like those.

This is a darker floriental sort of perfume. It reminds me of a more floral Black Opium or a more sophisticated version of Katy Perry’s Killer Queen. The peach is not a juicy body spray peach, it’s a deep and subtle vine note with the barest sparkle of something fruity.

The vanilla, like the perfume description, is a complex bourbon vanilla like something you would smell in an alcohol bottle more than a baked good. There is a definite floral note in the middle that nods to flower bomb while being distinctly something new.

Like most good perfumes, this one combines into something unique and reading the notes/accords in the description won’t give the actual scent any justice. The perfume has burlesque vibes to it, imagine something heady and sexy like sweeping back a velvet curtain as you slink onto the stage of a smokey cabaret.

It has an average lasting power and sillage. I got it for a specific event where I was cosplaying as a conflicted character and I think this helped me get into the headspace for that. I enjoy the scent and will use this bottle, but wouldn’t buy it again.

Flowerbomb is a beautiful eau de parfum by ViktorRolf. At first I was a bit unimpressed by the name and packaging – yet another floral perfume? I was wondering if this would be memorable, or smell like something generic wafting out of the off-brand fragrance aisle at the drug store.

Boy was I wrong! First and foremost, I really appreciate that this comes in a “splash” bottle, which really allows you to appreciate the product in the way in which it was supposed to be presented – in a gorgeous bottle! The bottle is designed to look like a “diamond grenade.

” It is a very geometrical and powerful shape that packs a punch when you open the cap. Some perfumes take a while to register with your chemistry before you can fully appreciate the smell. Not this perfume.

This smelled great on my skin immediately after applying a small dab to the inside of my wrist. The floral notes are lovely of course, but there is also this underlying softness that is so alluring and breathtaking to smell – most likely from the patchouli and vanilla notes.

It almost smells like a rosy, fresh, powdery envelopment of feminine love that is both calmly familiar and vividly effervescent. This is definitely an addictive fragrance. The best part is that the smell dissipates into the softest essence.

I would feel comfortable wearing this in close quarters, as the scent is soft enough not to agitate other people in the vicinity. Some people dock points for this, but I love wearing a scent that comes off more as a soft trail, instead of occupying the entire room.

They use the olfactory notes of Centifolia rose, jasmine, orchid, and osmanthus. There is nothing obnoxious or intrusive about the way this smells, and though titled “Flowerbomb,” this is not an overpowering or explosively strong fragrance.

It is, however, filled with the intense aroma of a freshly cut and misted floral rose bouquet that is sensually addictive at the very least. A must-have!.

I was gifted this from a man I was seeing in 2014, I had never heard or seen this brand or purfume before to it was completely new to me and when I smelled it I was in love. I think the bottle being that deep purple just fits well with the scent too.

To be honest this was the first expensive purfume experience I had ever had. Growing up my mom was allergic to artificial scents of all kinds so I wasn’t allowed to have anything ever! Back to the smell, im not good at explain the scent and notes so im not going to because I think this smell is just indescribable and I truly mean that.

I think everyone should get to experience this smell and I think it is enjoyable from yound adults maybe even teens to 90 years old. Its just lovely. Its sexy and mysterious sultry yet inviting. Everytjme I wear this people look at me and say “omg what are you wearing it smells amazing,” and im not exaggerating at all.

I sprizts some on my wrist and it will last all day long. That was the first thing I noticed different about luxury brands. They last longer and the smell just hits differently. Cheaper brand also smell great but in my experience they don’t last super long.

I have made this my signature scent though. I can dress it down or up and its always the same. I will forever love this and buy this til I die. I havent yet tried the other scent because I love this one so much that jm afraid I will like the other just the same and then buy it and struggle with what one I want to wear on a daily basis, thats a “me problem,” always lol.

I do think anyone and everyone will enjoy this and connect to it like I did. So if you are wanting to try something new this is a no brainer, its a safe bet and a winner. I will and do recommend this.

Alien is. well alien. Imagine yourself in a scenario where you, out of some bizarre coincidence, stumble across an extraterrestrial. I imagine you’d feel both frightened and excited by the prospect of meeting an alien.

That’s what someone wearing Alien seems like to me; a person of an unidentified level of power whose mystery thrills everyone around them. An Alien wearer exudes a complex mix of power and mystery and it’s a perfect way to make a statement.

As for the specifics, Alien is, according to every description online, a woody floral amber fragrance. The notes say the exact same story. The magic of Alien is how these three simple facets are so well blended to create such a mystifying, nearly hypnotizing, fragrance.

Through a cloud of woody amber, the jasmine approaches like a cresting wave and then, instead of overpowering the warmth with its floral saccharine, melds into the mix, creating a metamorphosis of the scent into it’s peak form.

It’s perfume-blending perfection. P. s. try to purchase the Clarins formulation instead of the watered down and dumbed-down tragedy that is the L’Oreal formulation.

I am a huge perfume junkie who loves to try any fragrance out there on the market. I had heard lots of great things about Alien so I picked up a travel spray before committing to a larger bottle, Most common statement I ever heard about Alien is you will either love it or hate it.

I TOTALLY AGREE. Due to all of the excellent reviews I had read and heard about Mugler’s Alien, I thought I was well aware of what I was getting into when it comes to its unique note composition and creations as it moves throughout the scent profile.

Boy was I naive. EVen though I had been forewarned by EVERY REVIEW OUT THERE, it is a mixture between unique, sweet, odiferous, and feminine in its initial contact with your skin. It is such a unique fragrance it may catch you off guard when you first spray it.

While I like the opening and the end, the middle the song has some uniquely irritating notes. When I first reviewed this perfume, I assumed it was just one note that I could smell. But after trying this scent multiple times (yes, I am a glutton for punishment when it comes to fragrance) I came to realize that it isn’t a singular scent profile that creates that malodorous tension in the middle, but the combination of the unique notes in the perfume and their interaction with my body Chemistry.

This odd note shows up around the 30 minute mark and while I still find it unappealing, on me, no one else smells what I do. I have asked family and friends if they could smell this off note and they couldn’t.

In fact, so,me said it was slightly sweet, akin to vanilla. Even though the notes are Jasmine Sambac, Cashmere, and Sweet Amber Accord, i have never had a negative reaction when wearing those notes, so there has to be more to the story than what they list on their website.

Because I have tried this scent so many times trying to figure out that middle, I don’t find it as unappealing as I did a few years back during my maiden voyage. However, I will admit I’m still not a fan of what my nose smells during that part of the Alien song.

Thankfully the odd note doesn’t last forever. Within a couple hours it is has disappeared and is a pleasant smell once again. The dry down is by far my favorite part of Alien. It’s definitely different than your average dry down, but neither is it overwhelming like the beginning and middle.

It has a sweet dry down with a hint of earthiness about it. While I believe you can wear fragrance whenever the heck you want, I really like Alien in the winter. It is a great scent that can transition from day to night in the colder weather without becoming unbearably heavy.

The unique notes hold up to the cold air, which is the most important thing when looking for a scent to wear in the winter. Does the cold air seem to take a great fragrance and zap it right into oblivion? It is a darker scent that is quite exotic due to the brilliant play within the composition itself.

Alien lasts about six hours on me before I feel I am pushing the limit of the scent. I think it would be better to refresh it at about the four to five hour mark, especially if you are wearing this out for the evening.

While I swore I would never buy another travel spray of Alien, I have and I will continue to do so (but I should graduate up to a full size just to save money, at the very least), because it is so very unique and I want to understand it better than i, the amateur fragrance junkie, really can.

Funny enough, I own a few Alien flankers, all purchased to better understand the Queen Bee, herself. Will I ever? I really don’t know, but I’m not going to give up trying. In the meantime, man do I smell good.

Chloe EDP was my signature scent for a few years. I grew out of it eventually. I have been on an “acquiring-all-my-old-favorite-perfumes-for-nostalgias-sake” kick lately and got this one in a travel size.

I was immediately reminded of that phase in my life when I wore Chloe often upon “first” sniff. To me, I have always picked up on rose first and foremost in this perfume. It stands out most prominently to my nose.

Also definitely detect the sweetness by the way of the lychee and honey. There is something about this perfume that comes across as sophisticated and fancy. But can be overpowering as well. It takes a while for the cedarwood to make itself known but once it settles, I definitely prefer it in the dry down, as the cedarwood (and musk) balance it nicely and tone it down.

Unfortunately certain perfumes give me terrible headaches and this one can, especially in the opening. It’s a tad cloying to me as well at times, but again, I do like it once it has sat on my skin and settled a while though.

I would say both longevity and silage are pretty strong in this one.

Scent that gets asked on the streets and complimented. One of the most flattering ones in my collection. Resilience surprises! I was completely delighted with the scent. This is that rare fragrance, floral from its first to the last note, which does not contain any bitterness or sourness at all, even citrus.

The main sound is a rose and very delicate delicate flowers, with a fruity sweetness. I would say raspberries. But, the pyramid claims it’s a lychee. Like Fleur de Parfum, I would like to call the finish suede, velvet, velvety, or at least powdery.

Very soft but not rough. It is thin, delicate, aristocratic, elegant. And. Suddenly, some loud. I can hear it in a crowd, it takes up all the space around it without sounding intense at all. Does not suffocate me or those around me.

The plume from him is simply incredible, you can hear it after someone got out of the elevator, climbed the stairs to a floor, or maybe even two. It is impossible not to hear him. But there is not a single sharp note in it, it is smooth, uniform, gradually opening up like a rose flower, which occupies the main position in the perfume.

In addition to being flowery, there is a distinct sweetness in the drydown, sometimes almost candy-like, but I absolutely can’t catch it on the skin. It sounds very different. But in both cases, very positively.

#chloe #parfum #influenster.

I was kindly sent this perfume for being part of the Lancôme community. Lancôme has launched a new version of the iconic La Vie Est Belle perfume in a refillable bottle, as well as 100ml refills. La Vie Est Belle is Lancôme’s best selling feminine perfume inspired by the French Philosophy of life and happiness or universal declaration to the beauty of life.

It is a floral fragrance comprised of the following notes: Transversal: Iris & Fine Delicacies Accord Top: Pear & Blackberry Heart: Pallida Iris Concrete, Orange Blossom & Jasmine Sambac Absolutes Base: Patchouli Essence The Transversal notes of First Tasty Iris have been exclusively created for Lancôme by three of France’s leading perfumers.

Upon first spritz the sweet Blackberry notes are the most noticeable to me. Just moments later it turns into a warmer floral, and finally settles on the skin as a slightly woody and powdery note. Sweet and floral scents are my favourite type of perfumes so I am enjoying La Vie Est Belle, especially the top and heart notes, and although powdery fragrances are not usually my first choice, the base note is quickly growing on me.

La Vie Est Belle is quite long lasting, with only a couple of sprays needed for the scent to be perceivable on the skin after several hours of wear. Initially I believed the fragrance to be for a more mature woman because of Julia Roberts being in the adverts, however because of the variety of notes I believe it will appeal to a wide age range of women as it is a sophisticated but playful scent.

Noir Extreme by Tom Ford is an amazing fragrance, assuming you don’t mind a somewhat headier scent. The citrus and florals combine with sandalwood and amber in a surprising fashion, with all of them under-toned by a rich earthly vanilla.

To be honest, headier spicy fragrances don’t usually work well with my body chemistry, so I wasn’t sure how this would suit me. Plot twist; it actually smells kind of amazing on me! At first I tried it out at home, just to see how I would like it.

The orange blossom and jasmine smell amazing, and surprisingly the Indian kulfi worked really well on my skin too. The sandalwood and amber merge with the fresher notes without overpowering them and overall it makes a really interesting and compelling fragrance, the kind of scent that you can’t quite put your finger on the different notes because they dance around with each other and make a kind of shifting fragrance story.

One moment I pick up the orange blossom, later the vanilla, and then later again the rose absolute. I decided to wear to a friend’s wedding and I swear I had 6 separate people ask me what I was wearing because they all liked it so much, including my Ex who was really interested in what it was.

I can’t ignore that level of proof, this is definitely a amazing and surprising fragrance. I will say, going back to the beginning of this review, this is a headier fragrance, it’s not sometime would probably wear everyday.

My daily routine includes more of a light/fresh type of scent, but I will definitely wear this for dinners and go out in the evening. The packaging is pretty stunning too, the bottle is made of a very rich deep cocoa colored glass that is dense and heavy, and it’s trimmed in metallic gold.

Tom Ford is known for his undeniable level of taste and Noir Extreme is no exception. 5 out of 5, def recommend!.

Read more  Recommended Helpful?(0)|(0) derrick21•Brown eyes, Olive skin tone, Combination skin 1 d ago I received this product complimentary Received this product complimentary Free! My first impression was that it smelled sophisticated and expensive! This fragrance is not for the young! This is for Men late 30’s and above! Key notes mandarin orange, black pepper leather! Starts off with spicy orange and the longer it sits the stronger the leather notes stand out! This fragrance is perfect for the fall and winter day’s! It’s a perfect Date Night fragrance! I give this fragrance a 3 star longevity is excellent 8 to 12hrs! I would recommend those to the older men for sure! Read more  Recommended Helpful?(0)|(0) gallonegro•Brown eyes, Combination skin 1 d ago Worth the purchase Tom Ford Noir Extreme Eau De Parfume Spray.

This cologne is filled with rich blend of spicy and citrusy fragrance which comes out as a little less masculine at first but once the smell settles in, it gives away sandalwood and vanilla ember aroma for a creamy, woody finish.

This balances out the overall fragrance for a long lasting/not over-powering smell of spice, wood, and sweet all into one. Not my ultimate favorite collection of Tom Ford, but I think it is worth the purchase.

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The pacaging is beautiful and sleek. Love the black and gold. I used this as well as my husband and grandson. When first sprayed I could smell a light powder scent as well as a spicy Woody scent. It smelled different on all three of us but the guys won! It smelled awesome on them.

This is an awesome fall fragrance! I would recommend this fragrance by Tom Ford for sure! Now to find my Tom Ford fragrance!.

Fougère d’Argent by Tom Ford is a Amber Fougere fragrance for women and men. Fougère d’Argent was launched in 2018. Fougère d’Argent was created by Olivier Gillotin and Linda Song. Top notes are Lavender, Ginger and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Akigalawood and Labdanum; base note is Coumarin, according to Fragrantica.

Fougère d’Argent is branded unisex by virtue of its inclusion in the Private Blend line, but even a deviation from the traditional fougere rings masculine. Tom Ford strongly bounced back to his significant sense, with this fragrance and once again earned my respect and my money.

FA opens with a beautiful mouthwatering “ginger-y” orange scent, so juicy and vibrant to my taste. The opening is actually quite nice! I don’t smell any mandarin, but it’s fresh somehow! There are absolutely no sharp tone whatsoever as usually found in citrusy notes.

It smells like warm gingerbread cookies dipped in chlorinated water. That would be the ginger and lavender! The main stars in the opening and makes the transition to mid are ginger and lavender which gives that barbershop/shaving cream classy vibe.

Fougere d’Argent is noticeably sweeter than most fougeres and perhaps that’s in the more modern trend of masculine fragrances leaning sweeter! In the dry down the coumarin, lavender and ginger gives this a distinctly minty accord.

I’m also get hints of incense here that just makes this scent linger in the air or maybe it’s the Akigalawood which apparently is a note I love as its supposedly like patchouli, pepper and oud. This may be a fougere scent but its definitely not as traditional and rather blended quite well and takes a twist on a genre that many may find dated and modernizes it.

FA it’s a very elegant and sophisticated fragrance which could be used year round in any situations. It has great longevity 8+h and the silage is at arms length for about 3 to 4 hours. #tomford #perfume #fragrance #parfum #scent #cologne #duft #fragranze #dapper #sotd #fragrancelover #scentoftheday #perfumelover #fragrancecollection #eaudeparfum #blogger #nicheperfume #perfumeblogger #infuenster #influencer.

I generally felt that this fragrance was overadvertised, and in a way it kind of is thinking about the value point. There are a ton of aromas available that can be contrasted with this one, so youre certainly paying for the nature of fixings high and bundling delightfully cut glass bottle.

all in all I truly like this. It is really a scent I hunger for unadulterated sweetness yet in a nongourmand way. I do concur with the aromas olfactory classification this is surely an oriental botanical.

You can smell the botanical notes. I can smell sweet orchid, jasmine and sweet climbed. They are simply so all around mixed together with the tea and bergamot that you get this incredibly crisp sweet accord and you have a trail of patchouli that has been watered down a ton supporting the scent.

This patchouli is delicate and sweet as opposed to hearty as in Chanels Chance or Coco Mademoiselle. This aroma is delicate and sweet, and has a chiffon like quality to it. As I splash it on I envision a quality of pink cloud smoke floating about me.

Pleasant decision on the bundling hues also it helps to remember traditional ballet performer hues the light pink and dark accents. Extremely chic looking.

Today I showered yes you read that title right Now you might be wondering what the heck me showering has to do with a perfume review but there is a point to this I promise. So back to our story today I showered because yesterday I received Viktor and Rolfs FolwerBomb Classic perfume in the mail and somehow after 4 days of quarantine this warranted me washing my hair.

Now I will admit that my hygiene has been a bit aysmbal lately because lets be honest Im not leaving my house and my dog doesnt care that my hair has been in a messy bun or that Ive been in my pjs for the past four days meanwhile my boyfriend might but he is too kind to say anythingladies get you a man that loves you that much lol.

Anyways, after receiving this perfume in a beautiful pink box thanks to Influenster I figured that I really should have a clean slate to try it on. So off to the shower I went In all transparency I dont normally switch up my signature scent because perfume is expensive and I dont do well with change dont ask me how Im dealing with this pandemic BUT I got this perfume for free and I knew that if I didnt like it my best friend would be waiting to take it off my hands.

However, Viktor and Rolf delivered I am a floral girl through and through and this perfume isnt just a pretty bottle. The FlowerBomb Classic which is the one I chose to try today adds the perfect amount of spice to its floral notes and isnt overwhelming.

My boyfriend even commented on how nice I smell though I wont use that as the measuring stick since he probably would have told me that either way lol. However, I am personally pleased with the scent and would be open to purchasing more in the future.

Really its not easy describing a perfume in a review and they adjust to everyones skin differently. Therefore, my recommendation is that you go and try some for yourself once youre no longer stuck indoors.

My only point of contention with the product is the plastic VR symbol on the bottle its a small point but I think it distracts from the overall look and elegance that the brand is striving to achieve In addition, I wont lie this perfume isnt cheap at roughly 55 for a travel size and 165 for 3.

4 oz bottle this certainly is an investment but as my momma always said Your perfume should whisper and not shout. Use it sparingly and the bottle should last you awhile. 3.

Finally writing a review after receiving as a gift one and a half years ago for Christmas. I almost returned this when I saw the box said “intense” and I don’t tend to wear heavy perfumes at all. But I decided to give it a chance and now I use it often, especially in the winter.

I finally purchased the regular Bonbon for summer, But they smell similar to me. I’ll admit I have a lot of perfumes. This one though, always smells fresh, only need a couple of sprays and lasts all day.

Sometimes even after a shower the scent lingers. But it’s not overbearing. Some parfums will change after several hours but this one stays the same on my skin. The bottle is really pretty with the frosted coloring and slightly bigger than my bonbon bottle.

I’m glad I gave it a chance and decided to keep it. It’s a bit more sophisticated than any of Viktor and Rolf other perfumes in my opinion, and a must for any perfume collection. Make sure you get it with a gift with purchase!.

I received this sample complementary Influenster & Gucci in exchange for my honest review. Gucci Guilty has key notes of Mandora, & Pink Pepper, is in the Floral fragrance family and it?s scent type is warm floral.

Fragrance description as written online describes as is : unfolds with a citrus mandora top note?smoothed out by a natural bergamot and pink pepper. The scents complex lilac heart contracts with rose, violet, and geranium for a nuanced, rare floral blend defined by a deep duet of natural patchouli oils.

So here?s what I think of it when I first tried it out I honestly hated it so bad it reminded me of what an old grandma would smell like if she picked a perfume and was going on a night out to the theater.

I thought to myself who were Gucci putting this on the market for? cause young women would not be interested in this ! It came off way too floral and not in a cute young way. I also thought to myself even old women like to look, smell and feel young this is just a big no for me BUT BUT cause I wanted to make sure this was how I felt about it and my mind wasn?t going to change I wore it everyday for almost about a full week and I began to love it, it truly grew on me but you can?t spray a lot only the lightest slightest bit gives off such a sweet sexy scent ! To be honest the first day I received this in the mail I let my husband smell it and he actually loved it which I couldn?t understand for the life of me why at first till I too started to love it.

This definitely isn?t one of my most favorite scents but I truly like it A-LOT and will be wearing it from now on. I possibly will buy more when I?m done with my sample. I do recommend this to everyone and I do recommend only using one spray it?s very strong and will linger all day so remember one spray is plenty and you?ll love it!.

I’ve seen plenty of perfume collectors and experts review Orphéon, but nobody has casually conveyed exactly what it’s like to wear. If you aren’t sure what to make of the description, think clean, think classy, think comfortable.

Orphéon isn’t the most in your face scent out there, but it sits on the pleasantly unisex line without being cheaply floral or overpoweringly male. It’s the most longwearing perfume I have ever tried, one spritz on the collar of my work polar fleece and it lasted all week.

It’s a lingering smell that people notice once you pass them or enter a room. I don’t notice that I’m wearing it once it’s on, which is comfortable and mild for myself as a migraine sufferer, but people still comment on it and ask what I’m wearing.

It’s an all year all occasions perfume that is unique to fall in love with, making it well worth the price – I only wish they made more of a range with the scent.

I usually avoid florals, they’re just not my thing. Yet, my mom just loved fragrant flowers so if they’re reminiscent of her favorites, I can be swayed. This is described as notes of Tuberose, Orange Blossom, Jasmine and Marine Accord.

Shockingly, I really like this fragrance. It smells like something my mom would’ve loved. It reminds me of lily of the valley and gardenia, yet not cloying or too sweet. Jasmine and orange blossom are flowers I enjoy, with the tuberose it’s perfectly balanced.

Not too much rose. On the dry down it lightens a bit but I don’t pick up any new notes. I can see layering it with a woodsy note to really get to my happy place, scent-wise. Maybe some cedar or sandalwood essential oil.

Any more I cannot wear anything else. The alcohol content is too high for my skin nose with other brands. I stumbled upon DIPTYQUE by accident smelling candles at Nordstrom and fell in love with Do Son.

The fragrant, natural oils used are true to its origins with very little change in scent. A little spray goes a long way for me each day – I’ve had my bottle for years. Never was a fan of tuberose until DIPTYQUE.

It’s a heavy fragrant floral that’s clean great for year round. While I own other scents, Do Son is my go to, day or night, work or play. I’m always complimented on how I smell…even the men love it. Worth every dime so long as you use sparingly and take care of where you store it: dark area away from light/sun exposure.

I had been wearing Coco Mademoiselle for quite some time. The other day, I walked by a woman and the breeze blew by the sweetest obviously Chanel scent that I couldn’t quite place, but knew I was familiar with.

Then it hit me – Allure. I bought this EDT blindly in 2004 just before eloping with my then husband. Almost 20 years later, I have much more appreciation for it. It’s very refined. Fresh without being too youthful.

It’s polished and feminine, sweet and creamy with nothing saccharine. I can’t think of one situation it would be out of place in. It could be interpreted as sexy for date night, classy for an event, everyday with jeans and a t-shirt, timeless in a wedding dress.

I’m glad fate brought me back around to this. I’ve been searching for my signature scent for some time and I think this may be it. Coco Mademoiselle is close, but not quite me. While my #1 true love is Tom Ford Neroli Portofino, it’s impractical in the price and longevity.

I was buying a $200 bottle every month and spritzing constantly. Allure evokes other equally wonderful (albeit some different) feelings and lasts. 10/10 would recommend.

I was introduced to this scent my junior year of high school. My aunt,who was a fragrance collector,gifted it to me one Christmas with the body wash and lotion. This scent is beautiful-it’s deep and woodsy and also sweet and just perfect.

It lasts all day on your skin and stays on your clothes until you wash them. It only takes a couple mists to make sure you smell beautiful. A 50 ml bottle lasts almost a year for me(I find this to be more of a Fall/Winter scent).

When someone asks me what this smells like, I say “It smells like velvet feels”. I have gotten more compliments on this scent than any of my others-and I have several. My fiancé loves it and can actually tell when I’m wearing this vs another one of my scents.

This is a scent that is absolutely perfect. It’s an iconic 90s-2000s fragrance that stands the test of time. I strongly recommend this fragrance!.

Nice Classy smell. The smell is quite sophisticated and well blended. It is quite smooth. It has a sweet and clean smell that is not overpowering. This can be a good office or formal event scent. It can be an almost all-weather scent, except maybe super high heat.

Good scent to blind buy, you won’t go wrong with it and it is also quite non-offensive. The only downside to it is that it doesn’t last a very long time, probably just 4-5 hours. If you looking for a fresher alternative to this, try the Allure Homme sport line.

I love COCO NOIR…but I had trouble with a newer bottle. The cap was extremely too tight and difficult to get off…causing me to keep accidentally spraying the nozzle into the cap each time I (struggled) closed it.

The perfume itself was rather weak on the Jasmine and May Rose compared to my old bottle. It’s lacking the floral kick. This batch had major Pachouli, and the dry down was still warm and powdery. The bourbon felt strong at first but it disappears.

The citrus—what citrus? There’s no more citrus striking notes. The let down: this stuff doesn’t last anymore! I sprayed at least 5-10 sprays on myself and couldn’t get anyone to smell me unless they put their nose directly to my clothes and skin.

I had to return because it was bumming me out that their fragrances have changed. There’s no silage. I think the pandemic batch bottles are cut and watered down, or the notes have been altered. I’m indifferent.

I still love all Chanel!.

I don’t know when I became a Chanel Woman, but it happened. I don’t know why I didn’t appreciate the fragrances by this brand earlier in my life because now I definitely see them all as the epitome of sophistication.

I feel like Coco Noir in particular has this vibrant and joyful quality to it, and in the opening notes I actually smell an effervescent “fizziness”. I never encountered that quality in a perfume before and I am utterly addicted to it now.

This perfume is so beautiful to me and I think if you enjoy it as well, just get the larger bottle. I feel like this can be worn year round and it works as an “office scent” in my opinion as well. It’s gorgeous.

Smells kind of like ginger ale in a beautiful way in the opening, complete with the fizz, then it softens into a feminine, clean floral with a hint of spice in a very recognizably Chanel way.

I’ve been wanting to go with Tom Ford Fkn Fabulous, but I was more drawn to this one. Chanel a such a classic, and you can’t go wrong with any of their fragrances. Noir reminds me of Coco Mademoiselle, but a bit more intense and warmer.

On the first spray it seems to be a bit overwhelming, but let it dry down for a few seconds and the layers really come through. Beautiful balance of musk, floral and warmth. Maybe more of an evening fragrance, but I say wear it whenever you want to feel stunning! Took one star off for longevity.

I could only smell it on myself for a couple of hours, but my mom said that it still left a nice, but faint sillage at the end of the day.

I seriously LOVE Burberry. I have scarfs, hair accessories, bags, clothes, makeup, jewelry shoes and my ultimate: a trench coat. So, of course I’m going to have their fragrances. My favorite one is London.

From the bottle: the iconic Burberry check fabric wrapped around the glass bottle to the modern, sophisticated, yet fresh and warm scent inside. This is a fruity floral with key notes of dark berries, jasmine and musk- amber.

It has gentle top notes of rose and honeysuckle and goes deeper with tiare flowers, jasmine and peony. This also contains some of my favorite Solar notes of Sandlewood, musk and patchouli, which add the subtle warmth that keeps it from being too fruity or floral and give it an elegance that isn’t “stuffy”.

It’s an elegance for any age, imo and not a fragrance that is too “mature” like Chanel N5, for example. I think this is perfectly balanced with fruit, florals and musk and it’s addictive. I’ve been buying this since the early 2000’s and never get bored with it.

The silage and projection are mildly strong and this has great longevity. It lasts a good eight hours on me. I highly recommend this beautiful fragrance- I think it’s completely underrated.

White florals are the hardest notes to balance in a perfume without smelling like babywipes or cheap air freshener in a gas station bathroom. It’s all about BALANCE, and it takes a lot of practice to master.

There are billions of white floral perfumes out there, but few can actually master florals and musk. Lots of perfumists carelessly slap on sandalwood to tame the pukeyness of pure florals, but if there’s too much sandalwood it just smells like soap.

Musk is another tactic a lot of perfumists use to tone down the other scents, but if you have too much musk it can smell like men’s cologne or straight up powder. Burberry London nailed it, and I’m surprised this perfume isn’t as popular as Chanel No 5 (which is downright awful and granny babywipish IMO).

The floral element is there but it’s got a nice “checks & balances” system of it’s own. The jasmine, honeysuckle, is perfectly tamed by the musk and sandalwood in this case. There is also clementine, which adds just a TOUCH of fresh citrusness without smelling sweaty like pure citrus perfumes do.

Patchouli helps keep the intensity without being hippie/incense. The strongest floral in this perfume is the honeysuckle, and after a few hours of wear I can catch a whiff of actual honey. Now, the only downside to this is that after you’ve been out and about honey scents start to oxidize into a rotten scent that almost smells like soy sauce.

Nevertheless, the overall picture of Burberry London is good. For those of you who need a poetic description: think classy girls wearing trench coats on a sexy London or New York City night (stereotypical elegant London that we fantasize about, that is).

This perfume can easily be classified as fresh, floral, or musky. It’s all of those. More on the cool side than the warm side. Similar scents (but by no means identical): YSL Libre (more vampy, citrusy and fresh than Burberry) and Michael by Michael Kors (warmer, spicier than Burberry with a stronger kick to the nose).

I have a fairly large collection of perfumes, ranging from designer brand to celeb perfumes and everything in between. This perfume is my number one go-to signature scent! It is so uniquely fruity and feminine, but in a very grown up way.

The opening notes are black berry, sour cherry, Strawberry, raspberry, mandarin orange and lemon. It is a true fruit salad of an opening! Lol The sour cherry inclusion is what makes it so unique, IMO.

I love the tartness it brings to all the sweet fruitiness! The heart of this becomes more floral with its notes being violet and jasmine. This is what starts to separate it from a typical super fruity perfume.

The Strawberry and sour cherry notes are there throughout, however, so they stick around through the floral mid. The base notes are Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Cashmeran, Amber and Vanilla. This makes for a super sweet, silky, woody experience that makes this perfume so “grown up” without being “mature”.

The base is reminiscent to Baccarat Rouge (though not the same, for sure) and Ariana’s cloud, though it is more woodsy than Cloud. The sour cherry and Strawberry are still subtly swimming in the background even hours and hours after applying, and they add such a fun, fruity pop to the super sensual base.

I saw someone say that their bf described this perfume as “gummy bears that melted”, and I could see that (with a lot of sensual musk added)! I absolutely adore this perfume, if you can’t tell. Lol The last time and sillage are also absolutely stellar on me, which makes the price totally justified.

As a 26yo woman, I am now diving into the world of scents. There are those in the world who are well-versed in dry downs and notes, I am not there yet. THAT SAID, one thing I am learning about myself is that I associate scents with experiences that I’ve never had, but make me feel as though I am having that experience.

THIS SCENT makes me feel like I am walking through London while my driver follows me with all my bags as I shop endlessly through the cool evening. This scent is light but has a certain depth to it that invokes people to be near you.

I wear this at any time of the day! I received this bottle through the Sephora sample set where you redeem your voucher for a bottle. Unfortunately, it is incredibly small in comparison to how much I’ve been using it, so to detail how much I love it, I plan to purchase the largest size once I finish this bottle.

I then plan to refill the 1 Oz bottle from the larger bottle and use it as a travel size to keep in my bag. Although I am planning to keep a travel size, this is not to say that the scent does not last! It gets me through the day and lingers around after an 8-hour work shift.

I love it so much, I just want the extra punch whenever I feel I need it. Overall, get a sample and smell this timeless scent that the world is TRULY sleeping on. If I had to imagine what Hilary Banks from “Fresh Prince of Bellaire” smelled like, this would be it! Luxe, delicate, but powerful!.

I really didn’t care for this by itself. The scent isn’t bold enough one way or the other, but sort of a mild attempt at floral fruity with a little depth. Nothing stands out. So for me, the blend is too middle-of-the-road, and just out of reach of what turns my senses on.

However, it does layer fabulously with another lackluster perfume – Dolce&Gabbana’s Light Blue. I sprayed it over this one and wow — it turns into a totally different and very enjoyable, longer-wearing scent shockingly.

What both scents lack, the other makes up for, and the two turn into the perfect marriage of fresh, zesty green with warm, mild fruits and florals. Like a walk through a late spring garden just before summer.

Honestly – I didn’t think I would buy this perfume again, or Light Blue, but now I absolutely will, TOGETHER, so I can layer. If you have this and Light Blue, give it a try. Highly recommend.

but Jo Malone makes it just about impossible to find out what their fragrances smell like if you aren’t at a mall. I’ve had such pot luck with Jo Malone. It’s about 50/50 on a blind buy: either I love it, or it is so vile it reminds me of a backed up toilet.

The Rose and Oud gave no further information. I have the Red Rose scent, which is nice, and another fragrance from the line with oud, and that was good, too. I decided to take a chance, with the promise of making good use of Jo Malone’s return policy if it took bleach to get an obnoxious odor out of my sinus membranes (yes, some of her scents are THAT bad.

) This was a winner. A decent rose scent, topped and interestingly amplified by the oud. I see some complaints for longevity, but for a Jo Malone fragrance, it’s pretty long lasting. What I like best is that it doesn’t, over time, descend into the scent of something rotting (which some of her scents are prone to do.

) It’s simply lovely, complex, but not too too. Works well with other Jo scents, like Tonka, which I love and which lasts forever. If someone can ever explain to me why this company makes it so impossible to get samples of their scents, they’d end one of the those head-scratching questions that runs through the ages.

It’s just too expensive of a brand to play such games.

I love unisex warm yummy and fresh scents and this checks all the boxes for me. I am ultra ultra picky about scents I typically don’t wear scents from large companies because I feel like I don’t want to wear something everyone else has and also I think sometimes the ingredients and composition aren’t worth the money- made cheaply- but I really appreciate how jo malone makes all their scents fairly straight forward and simple and also gives you layering options.

For this the sales person said to go with my nectarine to make it fresher and peony and blush to make it warmer. This actually does smell like salt to me. It smells like if there was a man’s deodorant with the yummiest clean warm expensive fragrance to it.

I feel like it’s gonna be a great warm summer evening fragrance as it is still sexy because it’s unisex and I always feel like that is alluring on women and it’s still fresh and clean while being warm.

So you can give your evening fragrances a rest and wear this. I am glad I decided to give it a try excited to pair it with the nectarine and honey.

Jo Malone wood sage and sea salt is a very transparent citrus musk fragrance. Although light it has relatively good staying power although close to the skin. This fragrance has a very photorealistic feeling when worn of being on a northeast coast on a dry hot day.

It does not smell of sunscreen or have any tropical feel whatsoever. The tart grapefruit meshes with the salt to give a feeling of hot sun which leads to the sage and Ambrette that gives a woody musky feel giving a feeling of being on a hot shore near the dunes rather then the waves.

You smell the sand and the driftwood and you feel the sun heating your skin. This is very unisex minimalist attractive. Wear it on a hot day when you know you’ll be outside and you will understand it’s effect.

I would recommend this for daytime outdoor use when you are in or wanting to be close to nature.

Shalimar Millésime Tonka What a beautiful fragrance. This is Shalimar’s classic DNA with a modern twist. Initially, the hauntingly familiar Grand Dame emerges, yet muted and softened from its original dress.

Bergamot, leather, a hint of rose and iris merge with the tonka seemlessly. This doesn’t last long before the middle notes appear; bitter almond, a dust of powder and more tonka. To me, the mid and base notes meld together and smolder— warm, enveloping, cozy, tenacious.

It remains softly enveloping for hours upon hours, slyly winking through the day with ethereal wafts of almond, tonka, vanilla and soft suede. This is the point where it whispers a suggestion of Tonka Imperiale and Cuir Beluga.

Yet, it is not Tonka Imperiale, nor is it Cuir Beluga, but an expertly crafted, less-Shalimar-more almond/ tonka/ vanilla/ powdery statement. Completely worth seeking out; and my favorite Shalimar flanker of them all.

I’m already ordering a back- up of this intoxicating gem.

I purchased a bottle of the Shalimar extrait a couple months ago. My first experience with Shalimar was a year ago with the edp and I love it so much so I figured I would like to try the extrait next! It is so much deeper and yet it is soft and delicate at the same time.

The bergamot is quite powerful at first, in a strong burst. As the citrus has had its moment in the spotlight, the florals come through and the vanilla is very present! As the day continues, it becomes a very soft, powdery, warm vanilla with animatic nuances from the amber with some sandalwood.

This is the most lovely fragrance I’ve ever had, it calms me when I am anxious. The story of Shalimar and it’s bottle is equally as beautiful as the scent itself! This is also the most intimate fragrance I’ve had and I know nothing will take it’s place.

I’m 22 and I already know Shalimar will be with me forever 🙂 I also love that you barely use any when applying! I wonder how long this 30ml bottle will last. I’ve been using it regularly for 2 months and I have yet to make a dent in it!.

this fragrance is actually quite a bit softer than i was expecting. with the EDT, it’s dry, acrid, smoky incense all the way, so i was expecting much the same from this. i couldn’t have been more wrong.

it opens with light citrus notes, but nothing too overpowering, which then give way to the most lovely iris and, yes, incense. but the incense is nowhere near as dry and bold as it is in the EDT, it’s MUCH sweeter and softer.

the iris is pretty powdery, so i can see how people are getting baby powder from it, but i don’t find it unpleasant at all. like all Shalimars, it really melds beautifully with sweat and dirty skin, which is one of my favorite things about it – this isn’t a ‘clean girl’ fragrance by any means.

honestly, i think i prefer the EDT in all its offputting glory, but this is a lovely little fragrance for the day.