Red Door Shimmer

Being a big fan of oriental florals, or "florientals" as I like to call them; it is a surprise that I never really fell in love with Red Door. It was just too "something" for my skin, though I do appreciate it for the classic beauty it does have... Red Door Shimmer is something I ordered to swap with another member here "blind". After getting her permission, I opened it (she had never smelled it either, and after seeing the "notes" I was as intruiged as she was) and sprayed it on a test strip...then on ME! WOW!! A tantalising opening of sweet and tart blackberries and asian apple pears (nashi) spiced with pink peppercorn's zing. Amazing! RDS is sweet enough to be gourmand and fruity enough to be fresh, but nowhere near cloying or saccharine (like most newer fruity-florals can be). This is not Red Door "lite" or even "Pink Door"; the original is in there, somewhere, radiating its classic flower song. Only here the volume is turned way down...but the beat is still present. Creamy gardenia, dry sharp peonies and milky lily combine to create something utterly feminine, but not at all "girly". (I, for one, cannot wait to wear this Beauty!) Here, our heroine has shed her "business suit" and slipped into a gauzy summer shift and let her hair down. This has class and elegance, but in a more streamlined and simple way. The drydown has such a lovely oriental finish, and I think it should be called a floriental-fruity!! Red amber or else the musk and tonka beans give it an earthy almost honeyed sweetness. The sandalwood grounds it and vetiver dries it some, but mostly it is creamy, warm and playfully sexy... Sillage: good Longevity: very good Overall: 4.25/5 I sprayed the back of my hand for this review. After the gardenia fades into the background, I really like it and find this much better than it smelled originally (on paper it had a synthetic smell between heart and base, not detectable on the skin). Like many members, I hate the "for Her" or "for Him" designations assigned by the Industry. This is a great summer evening scent or even autumn daytime fragrance. It makes me want to eat fresh fruit, smell fresh flowers and "get fresh" with someone I really love...the bubbles on the bottle are a nice touch. It is not a "shimmery" as I though it would be, but for Red Door...it's pretty sparkly!!

I had a look at all reviews and i am really surprised that there must be something wrong going on with my nose - I feel strong resemblance to Addict by Dior, yet no one mentioned this characteristic, so it must be me :-) To me - Red Door Shimmer is very much alike Addict. Shimmer is, perhaps, just a bit towards gourmand, while Addict towards oriental. Shimmer has surprisingly good lasting power and silage, I did not expect that much from a relatively cheap fragrance. I am starting to love it, it is a really cosy fragrance, moderately sweet (sweetness diminishes at the dry down), with a well balanced mixture of fruitiness (distinctive blackberry), florals (lovely soft gardenia) and creamy tonka dry down. The bottle fits nicely in my handbag and the quality of fragrance is truly amazing. If for financial reasons Addict by Dior is not an option - please give Shimmer a try. To me Shimmer is a great substitute of Addict and for a 20ml bottle of Addict you will get a 100ml bottle of Shimmer :-) And you may be surprised as Shimmer lasts on my skin just as long as Addict!

Red Door Shimmer smells nothing like the original Red Door. I don't even know why it's a flanker. I am a Red Door hater so I was shocked to find I actually love this. I kept overlooking this, assuming it must just be the usual Red Door with some shimmer added to the liquid, like a holiday edition. I was so wrong. This smells warm and sweet and inviting. I smell no fruits or flowers, just a blend of amber and sandalwood, with a hint of vetiver that shows up much later in the drydown. This is quite strong at first but if used lightly it becomes a cozy skin scent that lasts most of the day. I am so glad I gave this a chance. I love it. This seems like a perfect winter scent for me.

This is beautiful in cold weather! When I got it, it was a bit warmer and this smelled terrible. It is now so lovely, it actually is similar to ea untold. This is way longer lasting though. It was bad when it first arrived in the mail and I let it settle for weeks and tried it a few times so I'm thinking the warm weather is what kept it from singing on my skin. Now that it's significantly colder, it is just beautiful! I think I'll stick up on this!

love this, tons of tonka; smells like something else I own more expensive; all about the tonka, some blackberry but not too fruity, some peony, amber, sandalwood and musk, and a hint of pepper but not to make you sneeze; a bit of a headache inducer