Platinum

This is a review for Platinum and a comparison to Dream Bright cuz many say it's Dream Bright repackaged and imo it's not. Platinum is a cousin of Dream Bright, but more accurately it's closer to Signorina Misteriosa -minus the sour blackberry - due to its creamy like whipped cream element, the minty peppery patchouli and the gardenia-like bubblegum floral accord that I smell in Platinum - the silver blooms accord. Platinum also has the sugared subtly tart bergamot of Candy Apple Cauldron but spicy and dark. The Platinum lotion smells differently than the mist, sweeter juicier and better, like a hybrid of Misteriosa and Libre Ysl due to the bergamot note common with Libre and the fizzy patchouli here reminiscent of the fizzy orange blossom of Libre and bbw Petal Parade, and since I smell some Libre type of jasmine in Platinum aside from the tuberose that I detect. I also get a subtle solar orange blossom in the lotion too just like Libre's orange blossom. The bergamot in the lotion of Platinum isn't like Candy Apple Cauldron, how weird, it's more like the fresh Libre bergamot. In the mist I also smell the solar waxy orange blossom on my skin in the opening more intensely and fizzy, but not quite like the orange blossom of Libre. I wish the mist smelled just like the juicy sweet milky lotion. Both Misteriosa and Platinum have a creamy element like the whipped cream note of Misteriosa. The creamy element is more vanilla-like and nutty in the lotion than in the mist. Usually jasmine and vanilla may give a nutty feel in a scent. In the mist I get the nutty feel later on, not in the opening. The lotion is amazing, I can't stop using it. Platinum has Libre's heady jasmine vibe in the lotion, not as high-pitched as the jasmine in bbw Pure wonder but equally indolic, with some of that fresh suntan lotion effect of Libre. As for dream Bright both have a deep scent and a spice to them, but Dream Bright is brighter, as its name denotes, with some of the Pure Wonder ozonic-sweet floral vein to it, with sparkling juicy sweet berries matching the bottle's colors, and a very mild sour spice more playful than Into The Night's amber-y sour spice, while Platinum lacks the fruity sweet berry element completely and nothing berry-sour here aside from the bergamot's very subtle tartness. People seem to mistake the sweet floral accord for berry sweetness in Platinum. The sour spice in Dream Bright stems from the "night blooming orchid" along with the sour-sweet berries effect, and it's not patchouli peppery, while Platinum has a darker minty almost smoky patchouli spice in the mist, which is not smoky or peppery in the lotion and milder more minty. Platinum also lacks the high-pitched fresh jasmine-loaded Pure Wonder element of Dream Bright. I like the lotion's scent more which is sweeter, with more intense bubblegum creamy florals giving suntan lotion Libre-style, and so I pair it with Petal Parade which is like a fresher Libre. It's weird how the lotion opens very creamy floral and with Libre's fresh bergamot -vanilla - jasmine and some orange blossom with the signature suntan lotion vibe and becomes spicier patchouli like misteriosa progressively not right away, while the mist opens less juicy-creamy and more spicy patch-peppery kinda smoky with waxy sweet orange blossom and becomes creamier softer later on, with the fresh sweet dark Candy Apple Cauldron's bergamot, and the bubblegum "silver blooms" note more subtle. Platinum deviates from the berry sour fruity or plum league of Dark Kiss, Dream Bright and Into The Night or Ballet Night. Dream Bright comparison to similar scents. Dream Bright is closer to Dark Kiss and to Into The Night which is very ambery spicy and more sour and darker than Dream Bright. Dream Bright is also close to the plumy amber-y warmer Ballet Nights which has the Blush Cardigan's wine-like sweetness without its heady violet note. Dream Bright btw is milder than Into the Night which I never really liked due to the overly sour peppery patchouli-like amber, but Into the Night is still in that berry league of Dark Kiss and Dream Bright. Dark Kiss is the darker spicy incense version of Midnight Fantasy we all know that. Dream Bright is the most playful youthful spicy one, not as fruity sour and sweet as Midnight Fantasy tho which lacks any mature spice and was my absolute favorite for years.

It's finally on Fragrantica! Platinum is one of Bath & Body Works' best releases in a while! It's sophisticated and stands out in a sea of basic, sugary floral scents. It's clean in a subtly sexy way. I don't know how they did it! The notes blend so well that they're hard to point out. I don't usually like heavy musk, patchouli, or bergamot, but somehow I like this so much that I even bought the moisturizing body wash! The patchouli is not dirty; rather, it adds a sweet, earthy distinction (sex appeal) that keeps it from being your run-of-the-mill "freshie". It has a slight "sparkling" effect as the name implies (bergamot). Yet, there's also a cozy softness about it (musk). This scent is so sublime it's hard to describe! I haven't tried the perfume (my review is based on the body spray) so I'm curious to see if it's different... or better! If you like clean, fresh scents, try Platinum. It's unique, modern, and addictive! TRUST ME - JUST GET IT!!

This smells NOTHING like Kayali Wedding Silk Santal. Just no. I strongly disliked this when it first came out. Fast forward 8 months & it's now become my current obsession after giving it another chance. It's different from the standard Bath & Body Works offerings. More mature & sophisticated. Along the lines of 'Into The Night' but smoother and far less aggressive. The patchouli is so incredibly subtle. As a hard-core Lushie, I know my patchouli! There's only "juuuuuusssst" enough to give the bergamot & musk some lasting power. Glad came around to this before they inevitably discontinue it.

This isn’t the type of fragrance I'd typically go for, but I picked it up on sale after reading the reviews. I’m so glad I did. The opening didn’t fully win me over at first, but as it dried down I kept catching sweet, elegant wafts in the air and realized it was this perfume. It’s a beautiful fruity-floral that smells refined and high-end. Clean, sophisticated, lightly sparkling, and subtly sexy, it works effortlessly for day or night, year-round. I also agree with annkkerf the drydown does have a similar vibe to Gaultier Divine Jean Paul Gaultier. 8/10 Sillage 7/10 Longevity 6/10

The first thing that comes to my mind when I smell Platinum is fresh droplets of rain falling on lush green grass. In a sea of sugary sweetness of recent times, this one feels like a breath of fresh air. Opens with a burst of fresh bergamot and soft floral notes, giving it a refined and elegant feel. The musk is subtle while patchouli slowly emerges later, adding a beautiful earthy-green depth to the fragrance. What I really love is how luxurious it smells for a body mist and gives perfume-like vibes. Also it has an uncanny resemblance to Prada Paradoxe.