Velvet Sublime

Wow this is truly Sublime! First spray was uninteresting, especially compared to the half-priced double-sized Jo Malone; after dismissing it, I kept getting whiffs of realistic orange flower (with a hint of honeysuckle) as if the wind carried the scent from a tree nearby, but when I directly smelled it, it wasn't all there! Although quite linear with low sillage, it carried itself through the hours while other neroli / orange blossom fragrances struggled to find their identities & former glory. (This category tend to dry down to either powdery or green floral without much character of the actual flower) *I've went full circle and back; now I deem this the best orange blossom soliflore I've come across

I didn't like this for the first ten minutes. The orange blossoms were sweet, the Mandarin orange juicy but the neroli, not my favorite note, killed it for me. It gave it a slightly plastic/sour/overripe slant that kept it from being refreshing or bright. However, after 10 minutes or so, the neroli faded enough to allow the orange to shine through and this becomes a very good orange frag. It's not too sweet, not orange soda pop/orange candy, like so many. Instead, it's a sunny orange grove at the end of spring, right when there are orange blossoms and oranges on the trees. Not the most complex or elegant of fragrances, this is still one of the best orange scents I've come across.

All top and mid notes, so, agreed with the other reviews that it doesn't last, but what great impressions of these top and mid notes. Well balanced, well blended. Naturally, florally sweet rather than gourmand. A citrus floral but not a freshie. Love it. Good projection, nice trail. A heady, late spring in full bloom in a warm climate scent.

We received the 150ml bottle has a free gift wile making some purchases. She'll be wearing it even though it's listed as unisex. I definitely feel that the addition of orange makes it more suitable for daytime then if it had been left out and white flowers were alone.

in love with this smell but does not last at all...the smell is gone within the hour...no matter how much you spray...really wish someone would suggest an alternative that smells the same.