Signature for Her

I have to laugh at the people who get all snooty and say "this perfume smells cheap"... yeah, whatever... if you are such an aristocrat, why are you wasting your time with perfume that isn't sold at Harrod's anyways? I REALLY like this perfume. The sour apple, though not so very prominent, is a wonderful "garnishment" to this deep and sensual fruity/plummy yummy frag. This develops over time too, which I like. The patchouli is low key. Which I'm okay with. Sensuous Noir has a Patchouli-PUNCH-YOUR-FACE sort of kick to it. Which I also love, but don't need in another fragrance. This reminds me of the thick, syrupy-ness of CK Euphoria, but is different enough from that such that I actually plan on buying a bottle of this. I can not detect the star anise, which is a relief to me since I don't care for it usually. The orchid is exactly as I'd hoped, and probably what reminds people of E.L. Sensuous Noir... (after the patch leaves the building!). The amber/musk in this also gives this an accent that is different from other perfumes that are in this "neighborhood" like: E.L. Sensuous Noir, CK Euphoria, Avon Imari Seduction, Chopard Happy Spirit, DKNY Delicious Night Donna Karan (without the soapyness), and Givenchy's Play For Her Intense... The lasting sweet confectioner's sugar powder dry down is devine and slow-dances lazily with the seductive amber/musk and really makes me want to bury my OWN head in my OWN bosom! Ah... if only! Seriously, for the price ($19.75 on eBay for a 2.5 oz!!!)... I'm probably gonna have a bottle (or 3) of this around all the time. Big hearty thanks to VB for being a part of an offering of such a delightful quality potion to fit easily within a working girls's budget! Sillage: 10 Longevity:10 Affordability: 10 Sexiness: 10 Uniqueness: 6 (it really is similar to a lot of others, but the apple makes it a little different than the rest so, rather than a 4, I bumped it up a bit.) My new favorite~ Cheers!

What a yummy concoction! I normally don't like sweet scents for myself. I like how they smell on paper and on others but on my skin they always seem to go from nice sweet to choking, cloying sweet and I end up scrubbing. I blind bought this...hooray for another very happy buy! The initial spray is so lovely! No alcohol or other strong chemical-like smell to deal with as seems to happen sometimes. Initially I get a delicious blend of apple, anise, and patchouli - what a treat! - but I also already smell the vanilla. For some reason my skin loves this vanilla because it stays with me from spraying through the dry down. (Hooray!) I especially enjoy the anise note because it reminds me of the German spice cookies that a family friend always used to share with my family when I was a kid on Christmas. She has passed away now, but smelling anise always brings a smile and a sweet Christmas memory. After a short while, about half hour, the orchid arrives, dancing delicately with the patchouli and vanilla. I would say maybe another half hour before the base notes warm up and a lovely musk arrives and is an absolute delight with the vanilla and patchouli that are both still with me. Then I get to enjoy this sweet harmony for hours. Bliss! I would say this is pretty much a skin scent. The sillage is really pretty low, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it. For me it is actually a plus since my husband hates vanilla. I can still smell the last of it on my wrists about seven hours after the first spritz. For my skin, that is lasting a looong time.

I'm in love! This is a beautiful beautiful perfume!! Fantastic! It's my favourite - well.... - maybe?! I wore it yesterday for the first time, having never even tested it, and WOW! Absolutely knocked me out! The patchouli!! Fabulous!! So gorgeous! And the star anise, and the apple, and the orchid, and, oh my God - the divine heliotrope!! Amazingly good!!! Terribly good sillage - at least a few feet, and it lasts SO well on me - I could still smell it this morning, and in bed last night (I'd put it on at 4am!), and putting it on again this morning is simply heaven!! I just melt in it! The soft creaminess of the vanilla and almond, and the patchouli and the touch of musk, just does it! It's wonderful!!! I'll definitely be attempting to get more BECKHAM!!! Very exciting! And my husband really loves it too! Bewdy!!!! Oh! I forgot to say how much I LOVE the colour! It's my favourite colour of all time! And I love the size, shape and style of the bottle too; so sweet and elegant; slim and easy to hold. And the lovely flowers on the bottle and box, very tastefully done. And the box is perfect too! Beautiful colour - beautiful design! Everything's perfect, let alone the fantastic price! Plebs like me can wear really good quality, expensive-seeming perfumes, thanks to that lovely pair. Thank you David and Victoria, I really really appreciate you!!!

This was a really nice surprise! It starts out with a fresh but not sharp fruity feel to it (maybe that's the perfumer's interpretation of orchid?). The anise is an important part of this awesome opening, but it's very subtle and blended in with what I assume is the orchid note. When I hear anise or licorice, my first thought is 'Lolita Lempicka!', but Signature for Her steers very clear of that category, so for anyone worried about the anise: no worries :) There's some vanilla in the base that keeps Signature for Her 'warm', but it quickly becomes clear that patchouli is the main player in the base. The patchouli is the clean, fuzzy, synthetic kind (as opposed to the natural, dirt-smelling dank patchouli) that sometimes veers into the slightly sharp (and some might even say a little bit masculine). It lasts forever. I sprayed it on over nine hours ago and it's still clearly there, although it lost its character somewhere around the fifth hour. Only the patchouli managed to hang on, and while it's not bad, I don't find it interesting enough to keep it around. But for the price I can afford to respray every now and again. A real low-priced celebrity gem! 4/5

Signature starts with a blast of patchouli on me. After a few minutes I can smell a very green apple note coming along and taking lead for about an hour. Here and there I get faint whiffs of anise but this note is rather shy on my skin. I can hardly detect any vanilla or heliotrope but a soft nuance of orchid is slowly showing its beauty. After more than an hour of wearing I smell mainly patchouli. The apple is still there but it is no longer the most prominent note on my skin. The lasting power is incredible - 8 plus hours and I can still smell the perfume! Signature projects really well, too. This perfume seems to develop differently on many people but on me there is no sweetness overload - the scent is just mainly patchouli with plenty of freshness - a modern chypre I am proud to wear. Newly discovered fragrances rarely replace my old favourites but this one is definitely close to my top 10 and I will repurchase it once my current bottle is finished. 11 stars!