In Control Curious

After buying fantasy anniversary which I'm happy with it,I decided to buy other britney perfumes and curious in control seemed to be the best choice,I love vanilla gourmands,I love bonbon,I love thiz pompy automiser and since it was a limited edition,I knew this may be my only chance to own it,so I ordered it and received it yesterday Unfortunately my 3.3 oz bottle has a regular automiser andno charms,stii I was very excited to try it It opened with an alcoholic blast but after some minutes when alcohols faded,I could smell nothing!I was panicked and sprayed it again and again and sniffed my wrist very deeply,this time I detected a veryyy faint sweet scent but it was so faint I didn't know it's really there or I'm illusionating.I thought maybe I'm anosmic to it so I asked my hubby to smell my wrist and give opinion on it..he smelt and then looked at me with a puzzled face and said:give my opinion about what?! I decided to try it the other day,I thought maybe we are tired and our nose is blinded Today I sprayed it again with a fresh mind and a fresh nose on clean skin..this time there is less alcohol and I can detect a veryyy faint sweet scent,so shaked the bottle and sprayed 3sprays on a spot on my wrist and 3 other sprays beside the first spot.,yeay,that's it! Here is one of prettiest vanilla scents blended with some sweet orange/fruits with a hint of powdered orchid,I really looove it,soft and delicious. On me,it smells like biscuits which I'm addicted to eating them,they're rounded and there is some orange flavored cream between two biscuits,it also smells like a home made cake,made with fruity/orangy cake powder and frosted with vanilla cream,yum yum yum..it dries down to a soft powdery vanilla,sandalwood,still delicious and cozy I used to sniff my lulu delices when I needed something delicious and fruity vanilla and satisfy my hunger for something sweet and edible,but that was sometimes too much for me,too much sweet,too much intense,too much orangy..now I have in control to satisfy my gourmand needs when I want something softer..I can see similarities between this and bonbon..but bonbon is more peachy,It's stronger and it's vanilla is caramelized/buttery but in control vanilla is cake/biscuit like and there's more sweet orange than peach Believe me,this is the weakest perfumes I met..it's only noticeable when you spray any spot more than three times and sniff the spot very deeply and closely and after an hour,it's not there anymore so I think it's a not a fragrance the others can get it.I'm going to use it at home to enjoy it myself,if you want others to notice it you have to spray more than 10,even 15 sprays and refresh it every hour.and this isn't about my skin chemistry,it's that faint even on clothes.it's so faint that it's easily wearable year round it's a sweet gourmand but it's sweetness is the right amount,not too much or very sugary.in control is pretty but week Scent 4/5 Longevity and sillage 1/5

I've already reviewed this one,but now I see that I have to write a second review First I tried it,I was disappointed because it was very faint and fleeting and I saw it as a plain vanilla,kind of generic. it needed some time to grow on me and macerate because now I like it a lot and I know that I need to have it in my collection forever. it's that good and now my only sadness is because of it being discontinued. I'm a vanilla/gourmand lover so I have lots of vanilla fragrances but I have nothing similar.I tried V&R bonbon side by side with in control,there are similarities but as I've mentioned before,bonbon is more fruity/peachy..it's juicy,sharper and drydown is more buttery/caramelly. I love powderyness of Curious in control so for me bonbon can't be a satisfying dupe for in control(I kind of like Bonbon but I like Curious in Control a lot more) I also love how fruity notes blend with sweet notes in Britney's perfume.fruit notes linger beneath vanilla,but aren't sharp at all or dominant.it's a mixture of fruits like orange and peach and others and not a specific fruit note.it's sweetness isn't too much or sticky or syrupy.it's not childish and is veryyy cozy All in all,in control is super gorgeous.I'm really in love with it and each time I wear it,I feel I love it more.I was searching for such a vanilla scent for such a long time.this combination of powdery vanilla,creamy sweetness,fruits and warm woody notes.simple but very likable,enveloping and pretty..I douse myself in it and still I believe it's faint on my skin,but now I can feel a lovely sweet cloud that surrounds me and is very noticeable for at list an hour.after that this cloud becomes less intense but still remains with you for some good hours.It's a great before sleep perfume for me.warm,fluffy,soft and sweet as a dream My hubby doesn't comment on my perfumes often,also his not a fan of vanilla-ry scents,but as soon as he entered home,told me:which perfume are you testing today?it smells heavenly,please wear it more often. I was surprised because I've sprayed it two hours ago and I didn't expect it to be noticeable from more than two meters away.so it's not really faint I also tried layering it with lulu delices,which is a supersweet gourmand which reminds me of orange hard candies. layering it with Curious in control has an amazing result,delicious,strong and every gourmand lover's dream In control is a 5/5 for me,best of Britney's for me ❤❤❤❤❤

a lot of reviews describe Curious in Control as extremely sweet, dark, incensey and spicy. but my nose perceives it differently. on me it's sweet and yummy but I don't find it's sweetness, heavy or overwhelming. it's soft,creamy,powdery and delicious. I'm usually good at detecting individual notes but the notes are so well blended here that eventhough I can feel they're all there, I can't pick them out seperately. I can smell an almost peachy fruity accord which is not syrupy, juicy or sharp. It's more like cooked fruits in a pie or a peach flavored cake. I won't call CIC a very fruity scent.just a slight peachy,fruity undertone specially in first ten minutes of it's life. I can feel a creamy, fluffy gourmand accord which I perceive differently at different times. It sometimes feels like caramel, sometimes I'm detecting whipped cream, I see it as spun sugar sometimes and sometimes it reminds me of cotton candy. this gourmand accord isn't really dark or spicy and doesn't have a burnt vibe. It's smooth and airy. there's also this soft, powdery musky, woodsy, floral vanilla. it's a cupcake vanilla to my nose, not a boozy or spicy vanilla I recommend Curious in Control to anyone who likes a creamy, fluffy, powdery vanilla gourmand Curious in Control is pretty linear on me but it never gets boring or cloying and I find it wearable year round. I can see similarities between CIC and V&R Bonbon but I like Curious in Control a lot more. It also has similarities to Al Rehab Dalal It barely lasts 4 hours on me and has a lovely but small/ close to skin scent bubble. I like layering it with Prada Candy, Jessica Simpson Fancy, Hugo Boss Orange EDP and Gold Sugar I bought mine almost ten years ago and it doesn't have the pump atomizer or the charm. I really wish they bring back this one, also Nice and Naughty Remix, Rocker Femme and Rainbow Fantasy. It's a shame that best Britney Spears perfumes are discontinued BTW, Curious in Control has nothing to do with Curious. totally different genres of fragrance

Wore it in my youth <3 Was such a softly sweet, fluffy, creamy, sexy fragrance as far as I can remember. Included in the first boxed edition was the addition of a vintage looking vaporizer so you could swap out the atomizer option :) Edit: Just scored a bottle on eBay, now awaiting its arrival. Will report back if there's anything worth mentioning. CAUTION: If you are chasing old favs, steer clear of eBay! Just received, excitedly opened and found it had gone RANCID guys! So disappointed! Although sealed (in a very damaged box), the cellophane was loose fitting, not tight as with normal manufacturing. Was missing the additional vaporizer where there was clearly a space at the top for it and clearly stated on the box. And the bottle also had dust on it! Having never been opened, doesn't explain how it could get dusty inside a sealed box. Very sus. Though this fragrance is spoiled, I detected something I'd forgotten about in the notes; I was reminded of my memory association with this and 'Pop Rocks'. They were small packets of sweet, tiny, toffee-like, crystalline chips we would buy as kids in Australia. They would crackle and pop as they dissolved in your mouth, such fun! If anyone remembers those, this fragrance has that similar sweet crackling texture, to my nose anyway. This will be the last time I get burnt chasing these discontinued treasures. I'm resigned to hold this beauty perfectly untouched in my imperfect, fragmented memories. Seems I've chased my last unicorn :(

Thanks to the kindness of a fellow member, I recently added In Control to my fragrance wardrobe. Let me tell you about my new found delight.... First off - yes, this is more or less body spray concentration. But I wear body spray all the time and enjoy it very much. The bulky bottle is crazy - a purple UFO! However, if you can find the space, no problem. After all, body sprays aren't space savers or beauty queens either and we still purchase them. This won't set you back much money and might even prove to be a favorite. OK, so I first wore In Control over a holiday when I was sure no one would notice - too many good cooking smells from the kitchen, right? Wrong. I was complemented consistently when I thought the scent had utterly vanished. It lingers on clothes and hair, softly but persistently, for hours and hours. On first try, I genuinely liked In Control. Now - after several days wear - a new favorite! Gorgeously blended, soft, and beautiful. My best summary would be Purple Orchids, Musk, and Caramel, perfectly melded into a light balsamic elixir. The gentle cloud of scent surrounding me is more Oriental than Gourmand, but a very sweet Oriental at that. Fruity notes are indistinct and mild, adding to the purple feel but not clamoring for attention themselves. In Control has now rocketed from 'like' to 'love' and gives me a great deal of olfactory pleasure. Overall, not a bad feat for a 'mere' Celeb scent!