Inspire

I normally REALLY don't like celebrity-perfumes, often sweet and cheap smelling - and too young for me at 41. I smelled this on my colleague several years ago (approx 2008?), and this is, still, my favorite scent! It's soft, clean, floral - but no overkill on anything, really well balanced and is perfect for me. I get lots of compliments when I wear it. The only negative thing about this perfume, is that it does'nt last on my skin, I must re-apply a couple of times a day if I'd like the perfume to last through a whole day at work. I have tried the other Christina-perfumes, but don't actually like any of them... This is perfect for all year around, and any occation!

I was affraid to blind buy this because i hate tuberose. But i bought it because i want to complete my Xtina perfumes, and it surprises me. This is love at first smell to me, very bright and fresh, pretty and sophisticated. Kinda remind me of Viva La Juicy La Fleur. The scene is very classic, i was transported to my old days when i sniff it. I have no regret to blind buy this. I will wear it for my friend's wedding day next month.

I adore Christina and LOVE Inspire!! Its a luscious sweet floral. Im addicted to it. It reminds me of my mother because she loves tuberose. Shes always taking Inspire from me. I love the packaging as well. Its so fun and pretty. I am dying to own her other fragrances. They all sound so wonderful. Heres hoping for another release from Christina in the US.

A safe, basic floral. Very office friendly and forgettable, which is sometimes needed, I guess. I use it when I want to go unnoticed in public and be ignored to the max. It is not at all bad, by all means, but it is nothing special and I will not repurchase it. For the price, though, it's really nice. This could be a really good "first real perfume".

i love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just bought this today. An impulsive buy. Went into Shoppers Drug Mart, smelt, loved, and bought. I can't stop smelling my wrist. It reminds me of another scent but I can't think of it and it's driving me nuts. It's not too strong not too light just right! Good job Christina

May have to pick up a backup of this before it disappears completely... the gardenia note in this is divine!

i think the scent is very nice and pleasnt

09. august 2014 I used to dislike this perfume when it was released. I just didn ́t get it at all. It smelled strange to me and non-appealing. However i managed to change my mind about it during this year when i managed to get a 100ml bottle of this (i guess) discontinued fragrance and use it quite a lot. I see all of her other fragrances beinfgon sale in shops, but not this one, so i guess this was a commercial flop and they pulled it off the market by now, however might be a matter of distribution. I can understand why this wasn ́t probably sucsessful amongst major public: Christina is/was a teenage idol and a lot of her fans are probably used to another type of fragrance - more fruity-florals of vanilla type of fragrance. This is actually IMO the most advanced of her fragrance up to date. This sould bring you into the discovering the wonderful world of tuberose and gardenia, white florals world! It ́s a limited use territory and not for everyone, but this fragrance is on the safe side of it. There are a lot of more headier and more suffocating fragrances out there, containing white florals, but this one is quite light and thanks to it ́s limited lating power might be an introduction for some one who is new to tuberose and gardenia mix. Tuberose, Gardenia, mango and a bit of citrus are the main notes i smell in here and the general composition is light and not very much lasting so it can even be used during the summertime, without letting you to have a headache of suffocating you and others all around. I give an applause to Christina for making quite a risky choice for such a perfume being her second release (under the P&G licence). I think that she made this one more under personal influence, than the influence of the mass market needs. I haev another perfume bearing a Christina name, but made by LR cosmetics (german company, who makes Bruce Willis, Michael Schumacher, other Heidi Klum fragrances) and that one is also a different kind of fragrance, very much resmbling the JPG "Fragile" EDP. I assume she had more artistic freedom back then with LR, so she created that one indeed based on her own preference and "Inspire" was the same case. I don ́t smell anything artifical in here, i really enjoy this fragrance a lot, my only complaint is the limited sillage , quite bad bottle design and uninspiring advertising campaign. Otherwise the scent is really good. Not a typical celebrity fruitchouli. Thank You Christina for such unusual choice of fragrance! +++++ UPDATE: It has become my go to favorite scent for the colder weather. It is really beautiful, mature and outstanding from the rest of the celebrity bunch. I have also discovered that this amazing scent is a younger sister of another amazing creation "Narcotic venus" by Nasomatto. They actually smell quite the alike, but Nasomatto is many mnay times stronger and concentrated. "Inspire" is like EDC version of "Venus". It is true, believe me.

I blind bought it despite the bad reviews. I have good experience with Aguilera's fragrances and i love white flowers and it was really cheap, so i decided to give it a try. First: the bottle is quite corny. Specially the 15ml one. A huge, tacky cap in a small drop-shaped bottle. Aguilera got better with bottle designs later. Now about the perfume: When i first sprayed it, i almost regretted having bought it. The first seconds were very synthetic. But soon after, it turns into something surprisingly nice. It was not what i expected, but i like it. I was waiting something more ethereal, but it is quite sensual. I was afraid of the mango, because it is a note i usually dislike, but it doesn't bother me in this fragrance. It gives a nice fruity touch and doesn't turn the fragrance tropical. The white flowers are creamy and sweet and just a bit blubble gummy. Sillage is impressive, can't talk about longevity yet. Final comments: I am happy with my purchase, Inspire is a feminine, simple and pleasant perfume. It has a certain vintage touch, like something from the 90's. It reminds me of some designer white florals like the ones Michael Kors releases. I paid 13$ for it and i think it is good value for the money. It is better than many other celebrity perfumes and better than some designer stuff too. I get why some got disappointed by it, but it doesn't deserve all the hate it gets. It may not be a groundbreaking scent, but it is nice and i am glad i got a pleasant white floral this cheap. I like it more than Truth or Dare by Madonna, the most famous celebrity white floral. I recommend Inspire to those who like subtle fruity florals. I am happy i have it in my collection. Aguilera did a good job. I can actually imagine her wearing it.

Very pretty. But ironically...a totally uninspired perfume. Smells like a "sparkling" version of Michael Kors. But as you could imagine...it smells much cheaper. Sort of like Michael Kors with fruit thrown in. I'm guessing it's that damn mango note making most of the difference but for some reason...to my nose...it smells like Michael Kors with a red apple note instead. Anyway...like I said, it's pretty. It's white florals + fruit. It does smell clean which is my favorite category of perfume. Doesn't smells expensive and won't rock your world. Also, performance is terrible. <--Coming from someone who rarely complains about performance and I'm perfectly fine with even moderate performance. Scent Itself - 8/10 Longevity - 2 hours. Projection - 3 feet for the first hour. Skin scent for the second. Overall Score - 7/10 Not bad. But not something I'll reach for everyday. I have her debut perfume, X Glam which is awful, Christina Aguilera By Night, Unforgettable, Royal Desire, and now this one. And even still....her debut perfume is by FAR, my favorite. Try that one guys! Simply because the scent is pleasant...I voted above with a like.

I like the way this sprays in a mist. It is more of an aquatic tuberose to me. It isn't a thick heavy smell. It does turn a little sour but I think if you like white flowers and tuberose but don't want to get a headache or smell like the 80s then this one is ok. I have the lotion and the spray so it lasts but without the lotion it is hopeless I have to keep spraying it all the time but it is cheap so what you pay for is what you get here. I don't thik it will rock many peoples world because it is a very linear almost conservative smell kind of neither here nor there. It just smells nice not offensive just pleasant. I wouldn't wear it to go out at night but during the day it's ok. If you like Jennifer Aniston's Lolavie you may like this because that is light but linear and simple pleasant smell.

This is identical to Paris Hilton tease...oh man... I just bought Michael kors very Hollywood too and it's said that one is also identical to tease... Well at least I love it! I'm bargaining that they'll each do their magic in different weather so I can have this scent whenever I'm craving it. Already inspire is deeper, stronger, not as light. I don't like light. But I'm hoping to get the hit sand out of tease in the heat, not sure this one will do the hot sand thing in the heat, but if it does I'll come back and update. I'm a Minnesotan so weather is unpredictable. It's cold now but next week we'll be reaching the 80s, so I can try other scents next week! Woowoo!

This is my second Christina perfume, i used to buy her first one years ago, it was actually one of my first perfumes i ever bought and i fell in love with it instantly, the scent brings so many great memories back .. I was expecting this one to be at least equally good but my expectations may have been unreasonably high. I do like it, it's different than her original, more floral, simpler, lighter, good for a spring day. It lasts a little worse, the first two hours it's moderately strong, fades after 4 hours. I got a 3.4 tester bottle on Ebay for 15 bucks (bargain!) and will enjoy using it, however, i don't think i will repurchase it again in the future.

i have it on my hand right now, and i keep sniffing it and i can tell you that: A. yes, there is a similarity w/ j'adore but they're more like cousins if anything. B. ROSY!! very nice. reminds me of butterfly flower by bath and body works. C. super delicate and girly. i can see myself wearing this in the summer w/ wavy hair and a pair of daisy dukes ;) D. ...... damnit im probably gonna go ahead and buy a bottle now. O, CHRISTINA CHRISTINA... EDIT: im nearing the dry down now and its just amazing... lots of character, this perfume. something a lot of fragrances lack. perfume for a strong personality, just like christina aguilera. love it or hate it!

"nice" It's not what you would expect from a celebrity branded perfume, not got that cloying sweetness we have come to expect from them. On my skin the it's a mango/nectarine scent with hints of floral underneath. It's a fresh scent that an older woman can pull off, it's not going to offend anyone or clash with someone else in an office environment for example. But I could see a teenager being concerned that they smell of fruit, which is why it probably has not sold as well as it would have done if it had something like Elizabeth Arden on the bottle.

I blind bought this, because I like her other perfumes, and because it has been discontinued, and I don't see why. I am actually surprised I like this, because I really don't like tuberose, but it's great in this, I think all of her perfumes are great, and different from other celebrity scents. I actually like the tuberose, and mango mix, I think it's great, it gives off this slight spiciness which I love. I think this perfume would be best in Spring days, and maybe early Summer depending on where you live. Overall I give this perfume a 7/10.

At first I thought it was a typicall girly, pinksmelling perfume, but it has more to it. It has the floral notes that makes me feel feminine and sexy. It also has this darker part, the tuberose, which makes the smell deeper and darker. I really like that, because it gets more sensual than just plain girly. I don ́t wear this every day, because it can be a little cold smelling. I like the switch it from time to time with my warmer scents. I recomment this perfume if you like girly and sexy scents. A plus is that it ́s not expensive.

Ive changed my mine about this one. Im not in love w/ it at all anymore. The only thing i really like about it is its bottle and packaging. The scent is just tuberose and ive come to really dislike the scent of tuberose. Its a good thing i didnt pay full price for it. Sorry Xtina but this ones a stinker for me. Its so boring and UNinspiring! Lets hope ure original or ure new By Night makes it to the US and that they smell better then this floral mess! Still luv u though!

tuberose essential oil (syrupy, lactonic, with apricot undertones, it is a core of tuberose flower scent) + new plastic / vinyl note (a little bit). It is a very good perfume (for that price???). It reminds me a fragrance of silver linden (Tilia tomentosa) on a hot, summer day or amaranthine flowers of Catawba rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense). It's very similar to Michael Kors (more citrusy), Dali Wild (with a sad autumnal note) and Moringa by The Body Shop (thicker).

While it isn't a perfume that reaches out and grabs me and says "you MUST have me!!," Inspire is a pleasant perfume. Sniffing it before putting it on my skin I didn't like it at all, but once I put it on my skin it opened up with a sweetness that I rather liked, mellowing into the lovely florals with a hint of musk that is really quite nice. I won't go out of my way to get this, but if I run across it as a good deal, I'll pick it up.

it smells exactly like kim kardashian perfume. I feel like I have 2 copies of same perfume. creamy gardenia, tuberose and freesia. very small amount of peach detectable at the end (part that differ's from kim's). i love both perfumes so it will get used for sure. lingers for about 5 hours; good price too.

Bottle is cheap , i expected more from this one if i must be honest . However the longevity is around 2-3 hours on my skin , which is one black point more definitely.Its a tuberose bomb , it's heavy for me not my perfume scent , buuuutt it's elegant and great for using during the day and evening as well .

I got it as a gift from my parents as my very first more serious perfume and I remember really liking it a lot as a 14 year old. I wonder how would I like it today, but seeing the sandalwood in base notes I realise some things in my taste didn't change, as I still love sandalwood base perfumes :)

white floral with tuberose. I use to hate white florals with tuberose. Now I love them! Smells sexy and kind of sour. I have to admit that the topnotes I dont like, but when it calms downs, its love ^^,Almost like Paris Hiltons tease.

I would describe this perfume as a light, pretty, floral bouquet scent, perfect if you like floral perfumes.

it smells like velvet tuberose:)))))

This is a very simple perfume. It is perfect to wear for work as it is very clean and professional smelling. It is also very affordable. A lot of sprays are required to be able to smell this perfume on someone but for the price this is to be expected. Overall it is quite neutral, doesn’t project very well and requires topping up throughout the day but it is a nice fragrance.

I have an old bottle of this that's yellowed over time, so I can't be sure if it smells the same as it did. In any case, my Inspire bottle hasn't gone off yet. I spritzed it on some tissue, and immediately noticed the tuberose, a note I've come to love quite a lot. The tuberose here isn't thick or creamy: Inspire treats it with a light hand, gently wafting it around the nose. I detected fruit dancing with the tuberose, but my first guess was apple, not mango, so I don't categorize this as tropical. Inspire is a delicate scent all about its flowers and fruit. While Inspire isn't remotely in the same league as designer or niche juices, it's a pretty surprising, pleasant scent for a celeb juice. It isn't candy sweet or cloying, and I doubt anyone walking by would immediately peg this as something with Christina Aguilera's name on it. EDIT: The dry down is so disappointing to me. The tuberose all but disappears and you're left with miscellaneous fruit and vague floral sweetness... no dirty musk or warm woods. What could have been a standout celeb fragrance becomes sugary blah. Oh well.

Use to own this perfume as my mother bought me a bottle for Christmas few years ago. Gotta be honest; Inspire isn't my favourite scent of CA. I feel it lacks that umph or pizzaz that her other scents have. It is fair to say (if memory serves me well), it is different from the others nonetheless. It is more of a florally scent, whereas By Night(beautiful scent), & Day are more creamy vanilla-fruit scented. On me the scent was weak/soft smelling, very little sillage and lasting power, thus contributing to a lack of interest in a future purchase of this product.

I just got a sample of this and the scent is ok but nothing special. I think her first one might be better but I'm not sure as I haven't tried it yet. I definitely like the bottle design on her first one better. It does remind me somewhat to Beyond Paradise from Estee Lauder and I really hate that one so If you don't like beyond paradise then you will probably not like this one.

This starts off badly...The alcohol is so potent its like squirting yourself with Eau de Clearasil. In come the regulation synthetic fruits...here come the same-old light, unchallenging florals. Yawn. Zzzzz...excuse me ...I seem to have fallen into an olfactive coma. This stuff is just so terribly mediocre that I can't be bothered to keep typing...

I hate floral scents. The only floral perfume I love is Royal Desire. I love Christina Aguilera's perfumes, but this one wasn't the right for me, so I sold it. Christina Aguilera, Christina Aguilera By Night and Royal Desire are so much better. <3

Bought this one many years ago. It is still more than half full. Just don`t like it and I don`t know why. I think this is the only one from CA`s perfumes that I don`t like.

This has to be the cheapest smelling perfume I have come across. I love toberose (when it is nicely done) but this fragrance is just so bad.

I dont like this fragrance...to me it smells like old lady perfume...maybe its just me but the bottle is cute though.

I think this is the loveliest celebrity's perfume in one of the ugliest bottle's ever:) The top would be all right and even the bottle itself, but the pink colour and the boring writing with white letters... anyway, I love pretty bottles, but love more to smell good and wear a perfume that makes me feel feminine every day. Celebrity's fragrances may be for younger people I think - or maybe I'm wrong - but this perfume smells kind of classic due to the tuberose composition warmed up with sweet mango and make it round with gardenia and orange blossom. It really is a modern tuberose fragrance, not heavy at all but pretty enough to wear for almost all occassion, every day. It's strong enoughto make an impression but not too heavy or overpowering. I'm very happy that this doesn't change into a massy, liquid soap-like scent like many other celebrity's fragrances do but stays on my skin for quite long hours. I don't know wether it's synthetic or not but on my skin it doesn't smell synthetic or even less smells it cheap, that's for sure. It smelles like a good qualitiy floral on me, it has it's depth but remains young and energetic. The first tuberose that didn't give me a headache after a few days wearing. I really think this is an excellent fragrance even for a signature scent and smells much more expensive than it actually is. On the other hand, there are higher priced perfumes being boring or even bad on my skin! I just love Isnpire and wish it had a prettier bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opening was alright with a hint of the mango and citruses. It then developed to the white florals with the tuberose dominant. It's not a heavy one but for those who don't like white florals you probably won't like this one. I see the similarity between Inspire and the Juicy Couture line and even Marc Jacobs, but really they are different scents. The similarity ends with the tuberose for Juicy Couture and with Marc Jacobs it's the gardenia which is a white floral. I find that this is one of those scents that I like at first but then grow less and less fond of it as it develops. It turns into an almost sour, watered down tuberose on me in the dry down and lacks the interesting twist that I find in Juicy Couture. The staying power is poor, lasting about 3 hours max. on me. I do think it's one of the more synthetic smelling perfumes out there but considering most perfumes are synthestic it's kind of ironic to say that. It's good for casual wear I guess but if you want a bit more to chew on this isn't the one; quite one dimensional and doesn't particularly develope into something big on me. All that said it really depends on your own preferences and skin chemistry. This just didn't work out for me but I wouldn't mind having one, just maybe not spend the money on it. There are others out there that will make a better white floral than this.

For some reason, this fragrance dries down to a particular linden blossom note. Curiously enough, I haven't encountered any other perfume containing or having a blend of base notes that is redolent of the narcotic scent of a linden flower. Now, from a critic's standpoint, if it weren't for this particular olfactory impression, I would have immediately dubbed this one cheap and flat, evidently synthetic and with no personality whatsoever. Why does the linden stuff save it from disgrace? Because its very evocative. Its the scent of my years spent as a student in a big, romantic city which has its university up on a boulevard renowned for its all so many linden trees that bloom each spring and fill the air with their unmistakable scent. Aside from all the poetry it may convey, the perfume itself is wearable and bearable. It is sufficiently long lasting and with decent sillage. It's very affordable, too. However, its not very distinctive and as I said, flat. If you want complexity and personality, look elsewhere.

I'm not sure what it is, but I'm really disliking Christina Aguilera's perfumes. Both of her fragrances seem to have a similar composition of strong fruits blended with softer floral notes. The fruity notes never seem to blend well. The mango mixed with the lemon was Inspire's biggest mistake. Sweet and sour notes just create something that reminds me of detergent. The scent is also really strong, quite overpowering and offensive. After a couple of hours this perfume had gone completely sour and synthetic. I could not smell a single floral note, which was a disappointment because I was really looking forward to the tuberose and rose notes in the heart of this fragrance. I'll admit that I would probably choose this fragrance over the Christina Aguilera fragrance, because it isn't as overpowering. I just think it's a shame that an artist who is known for being unique and experimental, agreed to put her name to something so generic and cheap.

Genie in a bottle; it is like Christina before "Dirty" video. At the beginning it smells like fresh cutted white flowers on me; straight out of the garden. After it settles on the skin, there is a hint of mango which adds juiciness to the scent. Nice move, because usually linear florals make me feel nauseous. And the we have freesia, tuberose and gardenia to the very end; keep in mind that this scent can be quite boring after being used for weeks, but it does not bother me. Every time I come back to it, it starts to smell with fresh cutted flowers again, and once more I am captivated. One more thing: I use it usually during winter and early spring, its sweetness smells the best during that time. It lasts 4-5 hours on skin, till the evening on the clothes. Nevertheless it always brings me the image of me sitting in the white garden during summer afternoon, drinking tea with lemon and enjoying the moment.

I find this frangrance quite unique! It's very strong and very personal in my opinion. I used to wear it mostly to my oriental dance classes few years ago and it was great, it fit perfectly for a night out! But I have to have a mood for wearing this, sometimes I prefer some Lagerfeld or Armani and literally hate the smell of Inspire (which is funny ‘cause I love it sometimes too haha:D) As I said, you have to have mood for this. For party it's perfect! Very sexy, sensual, courageous too, a lot! but I'd say not good for a blind buy (I got all Aguileras as a present though;D) ‘cause it's just... I don't know, some sharp note I recognize in this you might just don't like - and I have 3 of X-Tina's fragrances, I find this one the strongest one. Definitely worth to try if you want something strong, a bit exotic, sexy, sensual and interesting. That's my opinion.

I purchased this one in the winter of 2009, and was very disappointed. It seemed to have such a haz-mat chemical smell. I returned it. Since then I have developed more patience with perfumes, and a better understanding of what is seasonally appropriate. Could it be that I was applying a warm weather fragrance in below freezing temperature? I am pondering this because there was one amazing quality to Inspire that I can't forget or find anywhere else: its sprayer. A reviewer below referred to it as a mist. Inspire has the most delicate application of any perfume I've ever come across. The only thing comparable might be the old fashioned "balloon" atomizers that you squeeze between your fingers. For that reason I am passively on the watch for a bottle of this juice.

I'm a fan of Tuberose which is why I purchased this perfume for a good price. It's a fruity clean tuberose scent. Nothing amazing..but I still like it. Tuberose can be heavy sometimes but not with this perfume, the freesia keeps it light and springlike and the peach is prominent. Not the strongest of scents either but it's good for the price. I like the simplicity of the bottle, like a pink teardrop. Another good thing about the bottle is the sprayer, it's very smooth and sprays out alot of perfume, kinda like the dior poison bottles. I'm gonna use mine for work, this perfume works nicely to bring a bit of spring to your winter.

when I first tried this out, i thought "nice but nothing special" so it wasnt love at first sight, but the romance did start, and eventually i was head over heels for this perfume. The name "inspire" is a great name for this fragrance because i do feel very productive and positive when wearing this. I'm telling you, it's been a great friend many times before a test! So now it's a must-have. And that is why it's such a shame it's nowhere to be found where i live. does anyone know if it's discontinued world-wide? I MISS IT

I was hoping for gardenia and tuberose, instead to me it smells from first spray like a very heavy lily-of-the-valley. I know lily isn't listed but that's what I get, perhaps the freesia and gardenia team up like that? And I say 'heavy' because it gives me a headache. It's a very heavy floral with a very small dash of fruit (mango?) I would like it if it would evolve through the listed notes and wouldn't bother my head this much. If you like heavy florals with a big silage and decent longevity, sniff this one.

Not my cup of tea BUT I can easily appreciate why Inspire may work for others as it really is not bad smelling. In fact, once I was able to get past the mango-y citrus opening,which I thought clashed, the middle, floral notes were quite lovely and blended nicely. I also detected a delightful hint of peach (which may have been the mango) that was pleasant and dare I go as far to say, "Inspirational"?... The drydown is subtle and feminine and fairly long-lasting... Not a bad fragrance at all - Kudos Christina!

Hi guys, I'm from Portugal and here don't sell any of her perfumes, I only have it one and for me to buying it had to be in another country when I was on trip. :o If anyone knows how can I buy any of them: the four "X Pose", the "Inspire" and the "Secret Potion", ('cause the others: "By night", "Royal Desire" and "Red sin" I'm thinking buy through the official site) so if you know how can i buy the others send me a e-mail to [email protected] I would appreciate it

So, I don't care what everyone else says. When I first got this - it was just released. It was a slash of pleasant sweet fruit, bombastic in a way, shocking even. But then it dried down to comforting white florals with steady grounded base. And I comfortably wore myself in these notable white petals, was feeling great. However, I re-purchased this now. And it is simply fragrant water, that don't even last few minutes. So sad this scent is gone.

I find to be an improvement compared to her previous fragrance, which had no characteristics whatsoever. A crisp, cold floral fragrance which is heavily dominated by tuberose. It isnt a typically sweet floral fragrance, it almost smells aquatic. However, this fragrance can easily get tiring after a while cause it doest develop into anything else, its just tuberoses all around. Pleasant, no one seems to know whether its worth buying.