Kaleidoscope

Update: Cannot detect a difference between perfume and body spray. Very similar to Glossier You and Lacoste Femme. I wear them together interchangeably. Kaleidoscope body cream is a good back-up too. === Iris + cedar + vanilla + pink pepper. The last note gives it a wonderful freshness that I don't get but want with Prada Iris. This is a skin scent that I can barely smell 10 minutes after spraying the body spray, so disappointing. I will try a small portion of the perfume but expect the same performance given your reports here, too bad. This also reminds me of Flower's musky Cherished (which has less iris and more wood). I love the shimmery colorwave label too and have finally learned to spell kaleidoscope, lol. 2018 and already the EDP is discontinued. I guess they always have to have something new. This is a little more grown-up than many of their floral-fruity stuff. Too bad it is not stronger and not still in the stores. I wish I could get shower gel or fragrance oil -- oh, I see the shower gel is still out there.

Kaleidoscope is a beautiful blend of iris, cedar, and pink pepper with an underlying sweetness, like a Swedish fish candy type of sweetness. I'm so in love with this smell that I don't even care about its poor longevity. Bath and Bodyworks are idiots for retiring this. They used to at least bring it back for the semi-annual sale, but after speaking with an employee while shopping recently, I think Kaleidoscope is gone for good. There is still a chance it will return for the semi-annual summer sale, but I feel like it is unlikely. My bottle is starting to run low, and I'm experiencing genuine stress over it. I have Glossier You, but it is missing the sweet Swedish Fish aspect. I theorize that if I layer You with God is a Woman, the result will be close to Kaleidoscope. Hopefully, I'm right because I genuinely can't live life without this scent. Anyways, until the dreaded day I run out, I will cherish my bottle as if it is the Venus de Milo.

Lovely strong peppery notes to the point I didn't even pick up any sweetness upon first sniff. Later it became obvious that the pepperiness was just balancing the sweet out, but they are both prominent though not competing against each other. A wonderful your-skin-but-better scent, one which reminds me of being told "you smell good" vs "your perfume smells good". Difficult to pick out individual notes/it's one of those fragrances which morphs and messes with your mind trying to figure exactly WHAT it smells like! I like the warheads comparison someone else mentioned. Reminds me of the original Love Spell body spray from Victoria's Secret!

Why does the lotion, body spray , and perfume all smell differently? Believe it or not,, the body spray is the best one.. I’m not a fan of body sprays.. but it actually smells more feminine and like twizzlers.. the perfume I can smell oud and it’s more unisex.. maybe it’s my nose .. I have the Zara cotton kiss.. and it’s a step sister of Kaleidoscope.. I can only use the lotion in the winter.. I feel in the summer it completely changes the scent., I bought like 10 a couple years ago. Thank goodness it’s still good.

This review I’m writing is for the mist, I don’t have the EDP, but this fragrance is what led me to finding glossier you. I absolutely love it and I hope one day BBW will bring this back atleast to be able to stock up on the lotions to layer with glossier you. Also this is very similar to sonic flower by room 1015. And if you’re looking for a lotion that’s not a dupe to Kaleidoscope but vibes VERY well with it, flamingo lotion from target in the green bottle-just trust me!!! 💕