Girl of Now Forever

If I had to use one word to describe this perfume, it would be yummy. Girl of Now Forever smells like a dessert. It smells like what a lemon custard tart, with an almond crust, topped with fresh and preserved raspberries would taste like. And sometimes it smells like a baklava with lemon zest, nuts and lots of honey. There isn’t a honey note in the description, but I detect something thick, syrupy, and sweet like honey in this fragrance, it could be the vanilla. I definitely smell the lemon zest and raspberries first, and then I smell a sweet and nutty scent, that triggers my appetite and I react physically ready to eat, as if food was present, even when full. Sometimes, I can’t put this perfume on if I haven’t eaten yet, because I will become even more hungry. This response only happens after the initial spray and maybe around 5-10 minutes after. It’s mostly the top fruity and middle nutty notes that I believe do this. The top notes dissipate in about 10 minutes or so on my skin, but the almond and sweet vanilla lingers for a little longer into the drydown. The dry-down is a patchouli bomb, and the patchouli in this is very strong, and you can smell it from beginning to end, but has more of a presence in the base, once it no longer has to compete with so many other notes. In fact, I remember when I first got it and started to open the box I could smell the perfume before I got the bottle out and I specifically smelled the patchouli. This is a perfect summer sweet scent, for me. Longevity and sillage is strong and a little goes a very long way. This is not perfume that you could spray heavily or else it could get cloying. So, I use it sparingly, and touch up a couple of times for those delicious opening notes. I spray on skin with this perfume, one because it has so much oil content that it leaves a slight oily residue, and I once sprayed it on my clothes and lasted on the fabric longer than I would have liked. In all, this is a really quality perfume, especially for the price, the ingredients seem really top notch. The bottle and even the box are so beautiful. I’m really happy to own this perfume and I appreciate the quality and effort put into it. The one criticism or an area that could be improved upon is in the blending of the notes and in how they develop could be a little more seamless. But a fantastic perfume overall, I love it!

Very sweet slightly citrus-y raspberry jam opening that dries down to a rosy fruity vanilla. I love this, because it smells delicious without being completely gourmand. I get whiffs where it really reminds me of summer/spring time sweet treats you can get in German bakeries, like a sweet puff pastry topped with vanilla custard and raspberry jam. But it does have a distinct yet smooth rose and musk undertone as well, which for me personally pulls it out of the pure gourmand category. It's a very very feminine scent. I have to admit especially in the opening one could say it almost borders on the infantile. You can tell, that they had a very young demographic in mind with this. But I do think that's really just the opening. The dry down is absolutely well blended, smooth and wearable by most any age group, granted you enjoy the simple joyfulness many fruity fragrance communicate. Also maybe noteworthy is, that despite it in my opinion being more of a spring/summer fragrance, it doesn't really have any freshness to it. Sweet and fluffy really is the main theme here. Longevity is a solid 5-6 hrs on me. Projection depends heavily on the climate. In tropical humidity I have to be very close to someone for them to smell me even after 3-4 sprays. In cooler European weather one to max two sprays suffice easily for a more than decent projection. So as it is quite heavy and sweet, in case you live in a cooler climate, be sure not to overdo it, cause I do feel this might have potential to trigger headaches in some people. Blind buy material? I'm inclined to say no, just for the fact that every single person has a different threshold as to just how sweet is 'too sweet' for them, or even for the opposite group of people - the sweet lovers - ideas of how much sweetness is sweet enough. This one is really somewhere in between. For me it's sweet but not too sweet, but I can tell that for some it may be too much while for others - LVBE lovers out there - it may just not be sweet enough. Most shops and online shops carry samples. So just to be on the safe side, give it a test run or two. For me personally it turned out to be one of the few fragrances I rated with 'love'. It instantly lifts my mood, while simultaneously making me feel cozy as well as super feminine. It's fast become one of my favorite no brainer feel good scents.

Fruity, feminine and flirtatious. My first impression of this was "Wow, This one is strong!" Opening spray for me is zesty lemon, luscious raspberry and marzipan-esque almond. Mmmm, so yummy and fresh! The floral dry-down is a little more mature than I would usually lean towards (must be the patchouli and orange blossom), but it's rounded out by the almond and raspberry, giving it a sweeter kick. This is super-duper, tooth-achingly sweet yet somehow it's not cloying or irritating? It's a very miserable day here right now in the UK and all throughout the afternoon I've been getting a lovely, fizzy and delicious thread of this perfume from where I sprayed it on my jumper this morning. That was like, 8 hours ago?! Girl of Now Forever is like a tall glass of fresh, iced lemonade with tart raspberries and sweet, nutty cakes on a plate next to it in a beautiful blooming garden. Reminds me of happy days in the sunshine... The original Girl of Now was very "meh" for me, but I absolutely love this one! Edit: I can't believe no one has mentioned how much this smells like Emporio Armani's "Because It's You". I have been wracking my brains trying to remember where I've smelled this, and honestly the two are really similar! GONF is more cakey and gourmand while BIY is fresher and fruitier. (I mean, they share 5 notes! Rasperry, vanilla, rose, lemon and musk.) I own both of these and while I like both, I actually think I'd lean more towards this one as it has more lasting power. You definitely don't need both! Edit again: Boyfriend loves this one. He said it smells super sweet and delicious.

I don't really get the negative reviews on here but that's the beauty of the perfume world. Everybody has different tastes and opinions on each perfume and luckily for me I love it so much. I don't own a very big perfume collection since I dont want to spoil myself by splurging and owning too much so soon but this to me is a very unique sweet floral scent. I heard the regular GON is a hit or miss, and wanting to keep it safe i went with GON Forever since i do like floral scents and man this is such a beautiful perfume. For me if you haven't tried an Elie Saab fragrance I suggest you start with GON Forever. It's such a playful scent not generic smelling at all and while it does have floral notes it leans a little more sweet than flowery BUT it is not sickeningly sweet like La Vie Est Belle, it's not headache inducing and very pleasant for day or night. I can see this being worn in the heat too but since it is winter in Alaska I am testing it out in the cold and it is just wonderful. I keep getting wafts of the scent at work and I am just enamored. I wish they sold this scent in an even bigger bottle because 90ml is not enough for me I feel like I'll easily go through it lol. In my opinion it's a little hard to overspray yourself with this. I sprayed 5 times on accident (wink wink) and it didn't leave me choking on the smell cause i love dousing myself in perfume. If you've been on the fence of buying this is you sign to BUY IT, you won't regret it :)

I got this by what turned out to be a happy accident. I had ordered regular Girl of Now, but was sent this by mistake. It was ineligible for return without a big argument so I decided to go ahead and keep it. I am SO glad I did, because Girl of Now Forever is absolutely beautiful, and has skyrocketed to the top of my favorites list. I love citrus notes, but naturally, it’s difficult to get citrus to have any lasting power. Not with this! The opening lemon berry zing lasts for the duration of wear! The citrus is like candied lemon peel; the note here is the zest of the rind, not the sharper scent of the actual lemon fruit. Paired with the berry note, it’s fruity and fun, with no sharpness.. The longevity and performance of this perfume is excellent- it projects well and lasts hours, literally all day. The company’s website described this as reminiscent of a Lebanese lemonade- and I totally feel that. It’s like a refreshing summer treat. I don’t see much resemblance to the original Girl of Now, except that its performance is likewise awesome. GoN Forever is unique, bright, sparkly sweet and feminine without being overly “young,” and the blending is absolutely excellent. Hats off to Dominique Ropion (my favorite perfumer)! This is a gem.