No Regrets

I have no regrets at all in regards to the frag. The initial blast is white flowers, big time! Lingering in the background is this strange, yet appealing tobacco/medicinal scent. This frag has great longevity, about 8 to 12 hours on me, however, the weird tobacco/medicinal scent disappears after about 2 hours...me sad. But VOILA, I discovered Al-rehab pure perfume oils, in particularly Al-rehabs Sultan de Oud. EUREKA!!!!! There is the weird tobacco/medicinal scent that stays true all the way across the board. When layered under No Regrets i've been able to acheive that first initial blast for the full 8 to 12 hours...florals...tobacco...medicinal...weirdness stays with me all day (or all night if I feel like wearing it to bed). I should also mention that No Regrets is the first fragrance that I have experienced (and I own a collection of over 300 scents ranging from mostly vintages that I started in the late 70s and continue to scour eBay for once the last drop is used to a very select few modern scents) that will start to fade after about 6 hours and then "Boom" it regenerates itself with a second wind. Highly unusual and a very pleasant surprise! This was initially a blind buy because I bought Alexandra de Markoff's Enigma (original formulation) because it too is lovely and because my deceased mother wore it and when I am missing her she comes to me in that fragrance...and a couple others such as Chanel No. 5 & Revlon Intimate (the poor man's No. 5 that she wore during the day, while saving the Chanel for going out to fancy parties and events in her beautiful black fox fur trimmed evening gowns). Fragrance is so much more than just smelling nice...it's memories, both good and bad. It's an art form. It's a form of self expression, it's comfort, it's glamour when you can't afford that new gown. Dare I say it's sex in a bottle? It's whatever you want it to be at any price point. P.S. Just found two 6 oz bottles of the original No Regrets shimmering body lotion on eBay. I was told by the seller that when she originally bought them brand new they were $65 a bottle. I bought two from her for $28 and free shipping! Gotta love eBay!!!! I will add to this P.S. as soon as I receive these...I await with much anticipation!!!!! P.S.S. Received the two 6 oz heavy glass bottles of No Regrets shimmering body lotion. What a lovely addition! Great for layering and prolonging this fragrance. Plus the golden shimmer on shoulders, collar bone and legs is a must have for anyone who loves to glow.

My initial reaction to the first spray- a freshly opened pack of cigarettes, a sip of plum wine snuck straight out of the bottle at an unreasonable hour, and one of those packs of raisins you pack in a kid's lunchbox- printed cardboard and all. For some reason I find it almost infuriatingly complicated and unlike anything else I have in my collection. The dry down is beautiful, complex but not as challenging as the top notes are. More lovable and seductive, I still catch a little tobacco, but the night blooming cereus makes it ethereal, and the oakmoss keeps it grounded and balanced. I'll echo another reviewer's impression of black tea with milk and sugar, totally accurate. It's not just in the dry down, it's woven throughout. I've caught whiffs of milky hot tea all day, and realized it was coming from... My cleavage. Haha. This fragrance was on sale for a very good price, and if you were to just sniff the bottle, I could see why. However if given a chance, it develops quite nicely. No regrets indeed!

This is a new one here although a long time favorite of mine. Oakmoss and night blooming cereus turn this fruity floral into a boozy syrup of deeply ripened peaches and fruit-leather. Musk, sandalwood, balsam and oakmoss basenotes are evident immediately, taking the galbanum and mandarin orange top notes to a Lady Chatterly kind of juicy ripeness. So sexy! Long lasting, too! The bottle is beautiful as well with gold scripted sentiments about love, among them "Living well is the best revenge"; amen Update: If you like the original Burberry for women but find it tame, No Regrets might suit you. I recently sampled Burberry and found it like a 10% dilution of No Regrets. It's apple instead of peach, but it evokes the same sultryness

No Regrets reminds me of plum wine or peach brandy drizzled over....It is fruity, but not the cloying candied fruit of many of today's perfumes, it is saucier, sassier, more fermented. It is warm and seductive,very sexy, but it is also a great comfort fragrance, very cozy. The opening plums and peaches reminds me a little of Sensual Amber by Bath and Works, but the heart is certainly different. No Regrets is earthy and mossy, with a hint of creamy spice underneath. This is a luxurious winter fragrance. I can just imagine someone on the slopes or at a ski chalet wearing this perfume. It is very long lasting, has great silage, I really enjoyed catching the wefts of perfume during the day, and you cannot beat the price!

I'd almost given up on blind buys, but this frag is a true winner! Big feminine florals make NR a delight to wear. Longevity and sillage are decent, making the scent work safe. Cheap at the price, NR is far better than several big name frags I recently tested.