Desperate Housewives Forbidden Fruit

I wear this off and on (see my review below), especially during the summer. Today I was at a thrift store and there were several bottles of perfume for sale, one being, Sun Moon & Stars by K.Lagerfeld, which I have also previously owned. I was taken aback by the vintage bottle & smell that was coming from the dark blue bottle. It smelled so similar to DHFF! I think it may be a different formulation than I owned (of the SMS), because I never noticed the similarity before. It may be due to the similar notes making up both, including the sweet, powdery woody notes. They are both beautiful, and to me are perfect perfumes to wear in June. Unfortunately, there was only what appeared to be a few drops left in this bottle of SMS & the cap was broken, so I'll be trying to track down a vintage bottle of Sun Moon Stars, & always keep 1-2 bottles of DH in my stash. DH is very long lasting, sweet & has amazing full bodied silage. Give them both a shot...you may find your new summer muse in a fragrance. :)

I had read information/other reviews about this perfume and thought it sounded intriguing w/ notes that would be appealing to my taste in scent. I looked for it and found box after box on clearance at the store. I tried the sample and it is SO YUMMY! I don't usually go for super duper fruity scents, but this is not like candy fruits or a smoothie scent! Picture perfectly ripe green apples and some berries that are heady and rich...more like a delicious fruity Pinot gris wine. I bought two boxes and have brought decants to Mexico with me to use on our vacation's the past two summers. It has been the perfect scent to use and later has called up wonderful olfactory memories of our time as a family. Give it a try...it is different than any thing I have used so I can't really compare it to any other perfumes I am familiar with. I own Charlie Red & I guess I can smell that they are in the same genre (?) but CR has pineapple & tuberose which makes them part ways. Cheers!

This smells good in summer but is a little off. So I tried it now in winter and it is in it's full glory! This is a perfume! Like those of the 90's! It is loud and live! I love it, it's thick, it lingers, it's a puff cloud of red apple spicy with a shimmer of peach rounding it out. It is sexy and old lady and I love it! Too bad the new age likes the scents that don't develop or have any oomph to them. This is a late 80s early 90s type creation. And it lasts and lt sings a full song as it develops for hours! This is a real perfume! If I had to match this to the correct character on the show, I'd definitely say this is an "Edie" scent. I know someone in the comments below said "Brie" but only if this smelled the way it smells in the summer, cuz it's not in full bloom in the summer. It reveals it's true nature in the winter time and it is a scandal and is so Edie!

This really is delicious. A floral fruity for women of any age. I'm in my forties and I feel quite comfortable wearing this. A few years have passed since Desperate Housewives aired on our screens and I'll be honest, I was a regular watcher. I happened upon a lonely, battered box of Forbidden Fruit in a chemist and as I love a blind buy bargain, into my basket it went. I've worn it often, although not on the hottest summer days as it could be a bit too much, and it will take me through into autumn. It is similar to Charlie Red, however Forbidden Fruit features lily instead of tuberose. The apple is quite prominent and reminds me of the light freshness of Tommy Girl. I smell peach and sandalwood with a touch of vanilla, anchoring the lighter notes and giving a warm, fuzzy feeling. Overall a nice quality fragrance (just ignore the name if you're not a fan).

Oh, my! Gorgeous sister of Kenzo Flower, i swear it smells nearly identical! Creamy floral, not really fruity, unless we count the first 5 minutes. Very warm and most suitable for winter and cool evenings, it may be a bit too much for summer hot days :-) For such an inexpensive perfume it really does smell lovely - the staying power is slightly better than Kenzo Flower and the sillage is gentle but noticeable! If Ghost Serenity and Kenzo Flower rocks your boat, you have to try DH! For that low price you would be crazy not to :-) The bottle is very simple, practical and does look nice on my dresser table. Aside Shania by Stetson, it is one of my most wonderful ridiculously cheap buys! Definitely worth trying! P.S. It lasts forever on my clothes :-)

At first spray, I thought this smelled a bit cheap and harsh. But then it settled into something pleasant and even compelling. There is something about this fragrance that makes me continually sniff my wrists, perhaps because I'm trying to figure out what I'm smelling. After a few days of this, I've determined that I smell a combination of apple and potpourri. I think it has an 80's vibe to it, but not entirely. If you took those strong heady florals from the 80's and removed the sweet powder, you'd be left with something like this. I think this is unusual and I like it.

I could have sworn I reviewed this already. I purchased this last year. Reviews seemed positive and I paid something like £8.75 for a set of 3 mini 15ml sprays. It isn't at all what I expected. It certainly lasts much longer and smells more expensive than the price led me to believe it would. I thought I would get a cheap weak apple scent and got something much more mature. Opens with a blast of lily and apple pie. Wisteria and vanilla are hiding behind. It doesn't change much. For the price and even for more it wears very well and I like the small bottles. A cheap gem!

Love this! Tart fruit mixed with the floral element in that 90's drugstore perfume called Bistro. The lily I smell is Arum lily, not the peppery Stargazer. At the very end of its progression the fruity-floral balance somehow dries down to a very soft marshmallow floral nutty creaminess(but at this stage the perfume is very faint so don't buy it for the drydown as the perfume is only strong during the fruity-floral hours). Edit: I pulled this out after about a year and today it smells more synthetic than I remember and the drydown smells plasticky.

I Love this!!!! It's so beautiful. A friend gave it to me as a birthday present. I really enjoyed it. The aroma of apples is definitively within the scent. It's fresh but, at the same time a bit sensual. After I used that one up I bought another 2 more bottles! They are used up now so I need to get some more. Although I own quite a few perfumes I found that it was my go to perfume. I received so many compliments when wearing it all the time. Unfortunately, you have to go online to buy it now.

Update/ My sweet DIL wears the original (2013) SI by Giorgio Armani as her signature. The dry down of that on her smells identical to the dry down of Desp. Housewives on me. Same category & quality? No, of course not. But if you like a good vanilla-woodsy dash-o-musk (cedar, ambroxin) base and like Armani but are on a Quarantine budget, maybe try CDH & see what you think. I just bought 2 more bottles off of eBay because it stores & ages like a dream & also, I have a problem. 😭💕🤟 xo

Huge Surprise. I really love this scent. It's fruity, floral & woodsy with really nice creamy powdery vanilla. The floral makes me think of springtime when the wisteria is out. Must be a homage to Wisteria Lane ;) . I kept coming across this and kept passing it by. I don't know what I was thinking... I also have Charlie Red, but it doesn't remind me of it (on me) . To me it's if 5th Avenue met Hanae Mori with a hint of Mambo.

I enjoyed this perfume so much! It was perfect for fall days with mellow sunlight, bright leaves, and cozy sweaters. I only wish I had discovered it earlier; I caught this one in a Target clearance bin years ago, and soon afterwards, it was not to be found anywhere! And yes, I am a recovering perfume snob, but this was the one perfume that changed it all for me. I miss it!!! :'(

Sweet and fruity with a hint of old school. Reminds me a little of Revlon's CHERISH from 1996. Maybe a little bit like Yves Rocher perfumes, which I enjoy as well. Does not smell dated. I catch a whiff of lilac in the dry-down, even though none is mentioned in the notes.

This is definitely a nice floral fruity fragrance. It does not smell cheap at all. I've paid more for less as well. Especially with Rumba and Society Yachting, what a waste. This is worth a try. I give Desperate Housewives Forbidden Fruit a thumbs up!

I was given this perfume as a gift, and thought "thanks, but I'll put that in my cupboard and never use it". I mean, it was called Desperate Housewives! How good could it be? However out of politeness I sprayed some on, and was pleasantly surprised. It's not something I'd wear everyday, but it's not bad for a cheaper perfume. To me, it smells like lollies at first.... pink musk sticks and milk bottles. (sorry if you don't get the reference, it might just be an Aussie thing) Like kay_li13, I don't get any fruit notes except for maybe a fleeting glimpse of apple, that quickly disappears. What remains on me is the vanilla notes and the ylang-ylang/jasmine florals. It isn't heavy and cloying, and doesn't smell of chemicals like some cheaper perfumes. It's a bit like the many vanilla perfumes that came and went in the eighties, but not as strong. I wear it shopping, on placement, to classes... and of course when I visit the person who gave it to me ;-) It's nothing special, it's similar to others out there, but well worth the money for a day perfume. And I have to agree with Tala; the branding did it no favours. In fact, it put me off so much I wouldn't have tried it if the gift giver hadn't insisted I try it then and there. If you want a light, floral/vanilla scent that's not too expensive and will last your working day, go for it. You too might be pleasantly surprised!

This is a lovely scent that is perfect if you are wanting something light and fruity. It is a much more complex scent for a budget than you would think. Be sure to keep your scents nice and cool so that they last longer. Do not put these in the bathroom. When my husband got me the box set of Desperate Housewives I had balked. I didn't want to watch drivel like that. Well, I turns out that it was a great show. Inside was a sample of this fragrance. I instantly fell in love with it, and love to wear it around this time of year. I tend to mix/blend my scents around throughout the year. So in the Spring, I wear Jadore, this eventually blends with Jean Patou Joy into Summer. Once it is Full Summer I wear Joy by itself. Once the middle of Autumn hits, I add a spritz of Forbidden Fruit till the end of the month, then it is just Forbidden Fruit till the 22nd of September, then I add a spritz of Opium for Autumn. Eventually, the Forbidden fruit fades out, then it is just Opium till after Thanksgiving, then it is Poison. (Except for my birthday. I wear the Original Phantom of the Opera by Parlux. It is a whole affair, I have the lotions, and creams, and am down to my very last bottle of the shower gel.) I have had to buy several bottles of Joy (So sad that this is no longer made), and several bottles of Forbidden Fruit. I keep them in a small fridge so that they keep.

I struck lucky with this scent - found it cheap, cheap, cheap in the bargain bin in TK Maxx - and I just love this - it's so pretty - having said that, you need to take care not to overwhelm yourself in it - a tiny tiny spray is quite enough, but I cannot tell you how many people who have come closer for a better sniff! It is perfectly possible that the association with the show relegated this to the bargain bin- so many people liked Desperate Housewives, but how many of us wanted to smell like one of those loopy mares? This is one to decant into something pretty and act all coy and shy about where that scent came from - something expensive and exclusive - absolutely! I'm not usually a friend of fruity scents, but used in the right quantities, so pretty, so feminine, and this always makes me smile.

Simple, linear, office/church/crowd safe. Excellent choice as a young lady’s first fragrance. If you’re looking for depth and an unfolding story, this one is not it. But if you’re looking for fragrance to grab when you’re running late and in a hurry, this is as safe as you can get, and it still really enjoyable to wear. Longevity is fair: plan on reapplying after two hours. But for the price I paid, I don’t mind carrying it around and reapplying. A pleasant experience for me, and on some days, that’s satisfying enough. Excellent choice to spritz on your bed linens too as you relax and wind down.

After I heard about this scent and then read the favorable reviews online I decided I had to have it! The notes were right up my alley. I have to say it is one of the best blind buys I've ever made. I Love It! The peach, apple and orange really are the stars here, the vanilla & sandalwood is there to stop it from being too sweet. And then there's the wisteria flower thrown in.. which I think is whimsical ..we all know why it's there. And very importantly it lasts for hours! Excellent longevity.

On first sniff, you get some of the fruit, particularly apple. However, within a few minutes, this has dried down to a purely floral fragrance. It starts out promisingly, but eventually turns into a mature floral fragrance, fitting of the middle-aged women on the eponymous television show. If you are into "mature" florals, this is a great bang for your buck. If you have a more youthful sense of smell, something like the Jeanne Arthes Amore Mio line might be a better fit.