Prerogative

''Prerogative'' is a lactonic, creamy, warm, ambery, woody, soft, light and very sweet scent. It has a little bit of the ''Fantasy'' DNA too. It's a seductive, mysterious, sexy, dark, more grown up,[ANYONE CAN WEAR EVERYTHING THEY WANT], vanilla perfume with a little bit of spice. I can smell a lot of apricot and goji berries, a little bit of pink pepper, a tiny little bit of coffee and a beautiful sexy creamy woody base, giving it a little bit of depth. A lot of people say that they smell the coffee, but to me it is almost non existent! A lot of people say that it is almost the same as ''Private Show'' but to me, this a different scent. In ''Private Show'' I get citrus of the [clementine] and fruits, I get a LOT of coffee, it is WAY MORE sweet and caramelly, it is A LOT STRONGER, [lasts and projects a lot longer as well] it is fruitier and a little powdery. Prerogative is a LOT softer, berry scent, that lasts a lot less and projection is minimal. It lasts max on my skin 3-4 hours and sillage is really soft. It is like a skin scent.To me they are COMPLETELY different scents and I think that you should smell both, even though, so many people say that they smell almost the same. They don't! ''Private Show'' is a LOUD and STRONG perfume and ''Prerogative is a SOFT and LIGHT perfume. I think that you should smell them before buying them, because ''Private Show'' is a very VERY SWEET and STRONG perfume, [so if you don't like thicker, louder and very sweet scents try this out first] and ''Prerogative'' says that it is a unisex perfume and it might smell different on your skin, [even though I would say that it is DEFINITELY FEMININE. [I'm not saying that men can't wear this as well, EVERYONE CAN WEAR EVERYTHING THEY WANT], I'm just saying this because that's what kept me away from buying it. The ''unisex'' word. I bought it eventually as a blind buy and I'm happy that I did because it smells very feminine and very beautiful on my skin. Overall, I love both ''Private Show'' and ''Prerogative'' and I think that both are two beautiful scents, worth buying. I am very happy that I have them. I hope that my review helped you. Sorry for my long review. I just wanted to describe these two scents as good as possible to help you notice the differences.

So I'm kind of annoyed with myself for sleeping on this fragrance. When it first came out, i purchased the body mist and was not impressed with what i smelled. It wasn't bad, but it didn't have no wow factor. Fast forward 2 years later, my reaction to this same fragrance was "WOW". I was shopping at Burlington a week ago and something was telling me to purchase this. The 30ml was only $9.99! But i figured i could still probably get something better for that low price. So a few days ago, i returned to Burlington and finally decided to give it a try with very little hope of enjoying this scent. When i first sprayed it, i got a weird Play-Doh smell and i immediately thought "You should've saved your f**king money". As i let it sit, this began to transform into this warm, creamy, woody scent. I began to smell a blend of Coffe, Saffron and Apricot. It was nothing like I've ever smelled before. I was intrigued. As it dried down, there's a slight spicy Amber accord, but that Coffee and Apricot manages to remain noticeable through the duration of this fragrance. The performance was pretty good. Prerogative gave me a good six hours with at least 3 feet of sillage. You really get a bang for your buck with this fragrance. I even went back to get a 1.7oz bottle because i know I'm going to go through my 30ml bottle. Overall, i am highly satisfied with this fragrance. I think it's safe for the work place. This is one of those cheapie, but goodie scents that leans more torwards the feminine side, but i honestly think the right guy could pull this off. Scent: 10/10 Packaging: 8/10 Performance: 7/10

Prerogative opens with fizzy berries - sort of an generic blackberry/raspberry type accord - that are spiced With pink pepper. I can't separate any lily or similar floral notes - there are some mossy florals [sort of like that wet, green scent when you're in a woody area after rain] The coffee, saffron and cream notes come through soon after and give Prerogative a sweet & spicy vibe - the coffee note in Prerogative is much stronger compared to the one in Private Show, which I'm loving as a coffee fiend. The spice and quiet sweet from the lingering berries mingling with the cream & saffron contrasts with the coffee & mossy florals, providing energy and warmth to the fragrance, with the slight hint of latex mingled in the woody base darkening things up and preventing the sweetness from being too loud. Prerogative is the first Britney Spears fragrance under their new licence with Revlon and I was a bit concerned that they'd derail the more adult direction that Elizabeth Arden had been starting to take with the fragrances and instead take a cheap 'n tacky quick-cash approach, but I most say that I really enjoy their debut effort; Prerogative is a very wearable, slightly-more-traditionally-feminine-side-but-still-fairly unisex, spicy oriental edp, that is a lot more individual than many of the recent Britney Spears fragrances have been. I'm a little bit disappointed that the longevity isn't as good as the Elizabeth Arden releases, averaging around the the 5-6 hour mark. However I do still think that Prerogative is well worth testing if you see it in a store.

It spotted a one ounce bottle at T.J.Maxx for 9.99 recently and snapped it up based on the reviews that said it was similar to Black Opium. I actually do have a bottle of Black Opium, but naturally I don't want to go through it very quickly so I thought I would give this a try. First off, let me say that if you are looking for an exact dupe, this isn't it. However, if you want something similar that's in the same vein as BO, then give this a try. In comparison, it does not have the same depth or richness that BO has. It's lighter and fruitier in my opinion. That "thick" feel that BO has just isn't there. However, this is still a great scent nonetheless! The coffee note is subtle, but present. The sweetness isn't sugary to the point of nausea. I think it all blends together very well. As for strength, I didn't find that this projected very far. I could still get small wiffs of it here and there, but it's not a powerhouse by any means. In terms of longevity, I think this lasted maybe three to four hours, if that. It didn't seem to stick around that long to be honest. I didn't find this scent to be particularly unisex. In my opinion, it definitely gravitates to a more feminine scent, but anyone can certainly enjoy it! If you are not a stickler for wanting an exact dupe, but would like something close enough, give this a try!

I’ve been looking for the perfect coffee perfume for a while, so when I saw a 3.4 fl oz of Britney Spears Prerogative for $20 on Fragrancenet, I didn’t hesitate to blind buy. I love the smell of this. It is so sweet and yummy, like a steaming mocha from a downtown coffee shop. It’s as if you took BS Fantasy and ironed out some of the “screechy” fruit notes (I love Fantasy, but this is smoother) then blended it with sugary coffee. Prerogative is similar to Private Show, as some have suggested, but I’d say this is warmer, a tad deeper, and leans slightly more unisex. That said, I don’t feel like the lasting power of this great at all. Generally celebrity fragrances aren’t extremely long lasting in my opinion, but on me, this is weaker than most other BS perfumes. While Fantasy, Midnight Fantasy, and Private Show last on the longer side of moderate for me, Prerogative is gone by the third hour mark. Don’t let lasting power deter you from trying this, though. I think the incredible smell and extremely low price are enough to make up for it, and you can always spray on clothes and reapply throughout the day to keep the scent going strong. Overall, Prerogative is delicious, but I will be resuming my hunt for the perfect coffee perfume. The smell of it is amazing, but I’m craving something with more strength.