Forbidden Affair

A fantasy of red currant flower and sparkling fruity accords, the fragrance incorporates, for the first time, Cyclodextrin Technology. This allows the immediate first fresh topnote impression to “re-burst” over and over again for an ongoing sparkling fresh fragrance experience! The notes include lemon, red currant, blackcurrant, raspberry, rose petal accord, pomegranate, violet, cedar and musk. I find that an Anna Sui fragrance is a GREAT gift for some of my female friends who are very girly-feminine and are also a little over-the-top themselves. It might be a little loud, but it still remains classy and gift able (at least for me) :)

Just purchased this! I love it so far, and when I first tried it I couldn't help but scratch my head at what it reminded me of. It reminds me of wonderstruck by Taylor Swift, which I wore all throughout high school. Although I plan to keep it, I dont know if I will use it that much because its too nostalgic for me and I want a new essence.

One word: fruity. An alluring scent. Reminds me of a fruity wine somehow. A fair warning, this scent starts off very strong and alcoholic. Unfortunately, I have no idea how it fares for it's price since I got it secondhand. I've really enjoyed it! I like wearing it with my lolita coords.

One of my most pleasant surprises! I get rose, iris, berry, musk, sugar, and other floral notes. It is fresh and not overwhelming but sensual. It only lasted 1-2 hours on me but I hope it would have more longevity in the full sized bottle. Might repurchase.

have this in 30ml. and its finishing soon. gonna repurchase it. been using it for almost two years and still in love with the scent everytime I use it! not too headache-y and lasts till after office hours. this scent makes me feel relex and happy.

This smells good to me. Quite good lasting power too for the soft smell. I love the design. I still have just a few drops left and I plan to keep it that way. So I can smell it again when I want, though I don't plan on re-purchasing anytime soon.

This reminds me of escada perfumes and CLEAN perfums, but it also reminds me of daisy dream a bit. I think it's a beautiful scent, but I don't think it matches with the "forbidden affair" theme.

any of Anna sui fan would love this perfume,its very romantic, I get a hint of secret wish (one of my other favourite perfumes).the bottle is beautiful too.

Absolutely love. A fresh, fruity, tangy perfume. Dries down to a sweet powdery scent. Not the most sophisticated, just a fun berry scent with a little zest.

A perfume to wear to the ball! Flirty, feminine, edgy, sweet, seductive, sensual. A high-quality perfume with excellent longevity and silage.

Wow! Beautiful summer, fruity scent, so delicious! Anna suis finest! Smells like pomegranate

Husband says it smells like candy...which I think means he likes it!

The 4 reviews below this are oddly harsh about Forbidden Affair - no fruity or woody notes (what??!) .. the only perfume in the planet that creates nausea (clearly, someone who hasn't smelled enough perfumes - they should smell the 'original' Opium (now THAT really made me super queasy!) .. like stale menthol cigarettes (oh, c'mon!) .. citrus scented toilet freshener .. like cat pee in a bag of Skittles (whaaat??!), etc. Really, some of the comparisons are very laughable! Some people seem to have olfactory challenges!! Forbidden Affair is far from being a bad perfume, as those reviews imply, and in fact is a sweet, VERY fruity, slightly tart, 'girly' perfume that is quite potent in the beginning but dries down softer & warmer and, on my skin, has very good staying power, being 'whiffable' for many hours. It's also easily wearable by anyone of any age and for day & night, so it's pretty versatile too.. In my experience, this is the kind of perfume that many men seem to really like on a woman - sweet & girly, making many of them want to get closer! I got my bottle as a blind internet buy and at first wasn't too sure about it as it smelled SO very fruity & a bit potent for me, or if it would really grow on me, but I definitely didn't hate it and was prepared to give it a chance and I'm happy I did. When I wear it and it settles properly, it smells good and it's a definite grower for me. The predominant notes to my nose are lots of raspberry with tangy blackcurrant lurking behind, blended with the muskiness & cedar. In some ways this reminds me very slightly of Lancome's Tresor Midnight Rose, which I love, in that it's fruity with a little rose and, at first anyway, has a slight jamminess to it because it's so fruity'ish but the 'thickness' of that settles after awhile and becomes more subtle the longer the perfume is worn, and both TMR and Forbidden Affair have really good staying power. Also, Forbidden Affair is not dissiimilar to other fruity perfume ranges, such as the Escada range, so anyone who's into these kinds of perfumes should check this out!

I am madly in love with this scent! My nose detects the scents perfectly, and it works wonderfully with my body chemistry. I find it The delicious scent returns sporadically thru out the day due to the cyclodextrin technology does allow it to reburst when my body temperature during my workday, or with workouts. This is a fun and girly scent, but as a young at heart lady in her thirtys I have no problem pulling off this scent. I also have been getting great feedback, and lots of "what are you wearing and where can I buy it" questions. After spritzing it opens very loudly with a lemony- black current shout out. The initial 15 minutes would be much too powerful for office work, but once it mellows out it is perfect. I get a nice mellow red currant-pomegrante scent. On dry down the violet comes off sulty and sexy. Again, it does reburst with the red-black currant scent during the day anytime my temperature rises- and I love smelling that fresh bouquet. I am so glad I came across this scent! Just purchased a Anna Sui Coffret from Sephora so I can sample a few other Anna Sui scents.

This is a really great berry scent. Nothing specific ... strawberry? Blueberry? boysenberry? eh? Just berries. I understand none of those are actual notes, but I think the red & black current + the raspberry = berries of every kind wafting up as it goes on. It's also sweet without being a "heavy" scent - So, I guess where I'm going with this is a berry scent great for summer. And JUST as the rose and violet start to come out, you gotta reapply because it's that weak. I mean, you've got to reapply it while it's still wet and not even into the dry down phase. I am using this out of a mini splash bottle and I reapplied only at the elbows (in addition to my wrists), and now it's starting to make some noise. Soft and sweet noise, but it's at least talking at this point. The hubby loves it. The 13 y/o daughter loves it. The dry down is finally bringing out a light rose + violet while berry madness takes a back seat. Layered with Elie Saab's Essence No 6 Vetiver and I'm in serious love. I'll be getting a 1.7 oz and if it doesn't rotate enough, I'll pass it on to the daughter.

This perfume is a stunning fruity-floral scent that is not boring or typical. The black and red currant are very noticeable when you spray it initially, trickling down to the pomegranate smell. Personally, I'm a huge fan of these types of berry scents. I hate the red berries that seem to repeat time after time in celebrity fragrances. There is something fresh and youthful about this fragrance. I wouldn't peg it as 'mysterious' or 'seductive' like the name suggests, but great for the younger crowd. It sparks a similar chord to Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream, but I like this one a little more...maybe because it's less mainstream than Daisy. On my skin, the longevity is 3 hours or so before I feel the need to re-apply. I wasn't expecting more, because Anna Sui fragrances usually tend to fade. Compared to the other A.S. scents I've tried, this one is the most long-lasting. I would re-purchase if the price was right. I got the 50 mL bottle for under 20 USD.

This fun and girly perfume seems quite familiar to me. Maybe someone I that used to know used it as a signature scent. Forbidden Affair begins as a blast of very sweet, jam-like blackcurrant and raspberries, until it becomes... hairspray! Yup, it really does remind me of hairspray and the salon. I have no idea what note/s are creating this but I do think that it's pretty fun, although I'm just not sure how often I'd be keen on smelling like this. The dry-down is a musky-violet which unfortunately does smell a little bit plasticky. A moderate sillage that does eventually fade to a skin scent, but it's surprisingly long-lasting! Lasted for a decent 10 hours, then gripped to my skin like glue (even after a shower) and I could still smell a faint residue the following morning :)

This fragrances changes quite a bit during wear. Starts off with lots of sour berries, a bit sweet but not too much. It's very fresh and cool and pleasant at this point. After it settles, the fruitiness almost completely disappears there is a fairly strong almost masculine citrus note that develops and hangs around. It smells like lime to me, but lime isn't listed so maybe it's the lemon. I think this fragrances is all right but the name and marketing doesn't fit it. From the name, I would expect something richer, deeper and more seductive. From the advertising, I would expect something sweeter, floral and ultra feminine. This fragrance is neither. It's wearable for daytime, it's smells more serious than playful, and that touch of masculinity seems misplaced.

Like other Anna Sui fragrances, Forbidden Affair is sweet, but what sets it apart from the others is how it's not as innocent as it looks. I'd like to think of Forbidden Affair as a young red wine parading itself as grape soda: it opens with a burst of sweet (may be cloying for some) and tricks you to think that it's just that innocent but it quickly changes into something more complex. After a while, it stabilises into something that's fruity, sweet and yet fresh enough to not make you feel sick. It's demure but with an allure. The longevity is a plus too, but beware: sometimes it dries down to a very sugary scent after a few washes if you get it on your skin. Overall, I adore it, though. It's rebelliously pretty. Rating: 7/10

I generally enjoy all Anna Sui fragrances. I have a sampler set of five, but this is the first full size bottle I bought (at TJ MAXX because of the price point). Forbidden Affair, like most other Anna Sui fragrances, is light, sweet, and woody. What I would say sets Forbidden Affair apart from the rest is the sourness of this scent. A lot of people said this perfume reminds them of grape soda and I would have to agree, but the sourness give this perfume a little more depth. I really enjoy this perfume. I think the berries here are delicious and I love to put this scent on at night, before going to bed. My only complaint is that the scent does not last long on me (like most other Anna Sui fragrances).