Strip

amber bomb..seductive.. anything that has that much amber must be that seductive.. it reminds me of cult african or indian perfumes.. very woodsy .. spicy.. animalic.. oriental..even Arabic.. as if it almost had oud.. but not.. maybe a hidden note.. that is undisclosed..to my nose, it smells very vulgar.. not refined ..or sophisticated.. playing on the basic animal instincts of the homo sapience species..its just as the name suggests.. for stripping ...in a bad way ..not romantic.. or lovely.. but hard.. oh my.. oh my ..every time i take a sniff.. i am taken back to africa in particular to omdurman.. and the old bridal perfumes.. they use there ..that were made out of raw materials.. of balsams.. musks.. and ambers.. on a bed of sandalwood.. and civet.. and resins..that perfume is called khoumra.. known for centuries as an afrodisiac.. and just the smell of it is suppose to turn on the male species.. so its done for month before the wedding night.. and buried under the ground to age.. and the result is allot of healthy young kids ! fertility rates and family sizes in that are are among the highest around the world.. 10 kids per family ! no wonder why..! as it cools down it repels from my skin it becomes more pronounced amber cheap amber..and something called mahlabia.. which is used to darken the henna drawings as an extra kick..this malabia is so pungent and a drop goes a very long way.. its an earthy ..dirty..almost muddy.. smell it will mask anything else ..to me i think i will layer it to mellow it.. or refine it.. for its just too much.. in a simple way.. it doesnt contain the art of complexity or refined blending of notes.. it relies on the pure basic note of amber.. as a solo player.. its amber plus sex..with no passion or desire or love.. oh there is patchouli in there too.. its a great perfume for the name and purpose but takes professionals to ware not for the faint hearted or young lovers its for more than that ..very basic .. edp 50 ml perfume rating 3.8 out of 5 bottle ratting 3.5 out of 5

Slap a pricetag on me and call me a hooker, but this scent is my alter-ego - and my regular ego is the vintage Miss Dior! I feel like such a Two-Face. I don't think there's anything special about this dirty musk - it is neither classic, nor revolutionary, and it's not even the dirtiest musk there is, as the name might suggest. It's not even the most sensual or exotic of the Agent Provocateurs... The classic AP = the dirtiest musk of an "experienced" lady (most musky and sensual), AP eau emotienelle = sweet musk of the "innocent" girl (most exotic), AP Maitresse = you know it, the domantrix (most sass)... BUT! Strip has the exact combination of notes that fits my taste perfectly, and these notes are also balanced just right. I'm sure my chemistry is helping too - my skin retains the top notes till the end, and I love both ylang-yang and iris, so I'm not complaining! Maybe that's why I love it so: it's not all that daring, but just a lovely subdued ambery musk with just the right floral notes and just a hint of vetiver for a touch of masculinity. It's not "special occasion" at all (the *other* special occasion, of the AP kind). If my current signature wasn't Miss Dior - because let's face it, once you commit to her, you can't cheat on her - I would be a Strip girl. So if you get a bottle of it and don't love it, please pass it in my direction!

This fragrance is very woody. The dry-down reminds me of sawmill. I love it? I'm totally crazy about it... Now I got it and remember how I didn't like it at all when sprayed on paper. On paper it's strong geranium and woods. Lasting power is great. It's very sexy ;D I think it's pretty similar to L'Arte De Gucci (geranium)only Strip is more woody and lighter than L'Arte, but the feeling is right, I sniffed Strip and compared it with my still intense smelling L'Arte edp mini and it's like Strip is little sister of L'Arte. The wood and geranium smells so nice and hot I like it :D (I hated geranium smell, when had these flowers at home) Maybe because its combined with wood. Settles down so beautifully- woody and sweet, vetiver in this is as good as in AP signature :D The most cool thing is that it lasts all day long and if you apply it on neck and later look on the cellar you can feel it even at the end of day. My bottle is red with black splashes and has latex ribbon, the motif is just plastic thing that is 'warmed up' to fit the bottle (just like Eastern egg ;D), a bit cheap impression. They MUST make it their regular perfume not limited edition :D

I had a similar experience like alicektn... I bought it blind... can't explain why, I guess it was a spontanious act. I got a bit nervous when I tried the classic Agent Provocateur a few days before I got Strip in the mail... the classic one is not exactly my kind of thing. So when I sprayed Strip I was ready to be disappointed ...and I was. that smell! It reminded me of an old wooden armoir in my childhood. It was where my father stored all his pipes, the tobacco and the cleaning/care substances. Not a bad smell at all but it just did not feel right as a perfume on me! Luckily an hour later the notes changed and it got this soft feminine touch to it. Mixed with the remaining spicy and smokey notes it makes it to one of the most intriguing fragrances in my repertoire. I must say though, I was a bit disappointed by the bottle. I expected the fish-net to be real fish net. Sadly it is only some kind of foil, plastic print on the bottle which leaves a bit of a cheap impression...

i must be a lucky bird to have been blessed with chemistry that works with every single perfume I have encountered; it's just a matter of preference for a type or type(s) over others. yay me!! Just showered after a grueling, mentally taxing day of being the superstar financial crimes analyst/investigator that I am, and I reached into my treasure chest and felt around, to feel one of those egg-shaped grenade type bottles I own. To my surprise it was AP STRIP - one I haven't worn in literally 5 years at least. So, with still moist skin I liberally spritzed this sexy potion all over; to include the nape of my neck/under-hairline...I am surrounded by a warm, sexy, amber and musk that complements me to a tee...woods and sweet sensual spices softly invade my nose and the verdict is, I am happy with this choice. Bravo AP....Not a scent of theirs I dislike and they all love my chemistry equally! now to relax in bed stripped, in STRIP... sweet olfactory dreams!