Untold Luxe

Soft, airy, and diffuse, not saturated or loud. Sugary but not syrupy, nor is it sharp as some sugary scents can be. It opens very close to Britney Spears Fantasy, both in smell and in weight, but with pink pepper instead of kiwi and litchi. Predominantly a sugary-white-chocolate-vanilla-cupcake-fantasy scent, the sweetness of Untold Luxe is initially offset by shy top notes of pink pepper which disappear by the heart phase. There, the white chocolate intensifies and rose acts as a supporting note. I did not detect cinnamon specifically, but it must be influencing the composition, keeping things warm. I also did not smell orange blossom or jasmine, or any other white flowers, and I am sensitive to those! The longevity is impressive for this genre of scent...I'm four hours in and it shows no signs of stopping. The base grows warmer where it becomes vanilla, benzoin, and a little labdanum. Very cozy. I love it!! Almost a skin scent, sillage stayed within my personal space, despite heavy application, but I can still smell it wafting up, and it leaves a soft trail. This would be a good office scent if you work with people who like to smell occasional whiffs of vanilla in their surroundings. Had Britney Spears released this as "Fantasy Luxe Edition" or another Fantasy flanker, no-one would have batted an eye because it fits right in, but some fans might have been disappointed that it wasn't different enough. I think this is like a fraternal-twin-sister or female-cousin-of-the-same-age to Fantasy.

This is a perfumy gourmand, perfect for autumn and winter. It’s sweet and cosy but you won’t smell like food! I have Lux and Absolu and Lux seems to be much harder to find so I’ll say this; despite having quite different notes I find them almost indistinguishable from each other. Absolu maybe retains a tiny bit of fruit in the drydown but it’s mainly a peppery vanilla and tonka with some spicy warmth. Lux is a peppery vanilla and white chocolate with some spicy warmth. They feel equally creamy and the sweet is on the same level in both, so if you can’t find Lux then Absolu is the perfect alternative! They both have a vibe of the original Untold but that one really is a pear perfume. It’s kind of a shame that they made two sweeter versions that were almost identical rather than making a plummy vanilla and then a pear and white chocolate..... I can really imagine that original juicy pear mixed in this this Lux version and it would have been fabulous!

The Short: Instant Love. Warm creamy vanilla and cozy. The Long: I Love this scent. Who designed this? It is such a beautiful surprise. It opens bright with light orange blossom and there is a little spice (cinnamon?) to it too. Then it morphs into rose, amber and dry woods. Then it turns creamy rose, ambery, vanilla. It maintains the light florals. What an experience. Sigh...in love with this one. This one is a gem! Like most Elizabeth Arden fragrances, it is so EASY to wear. Wears and projects well (all day for me and wafts as I go along). The bottle is also some thing special. I love looking at it. Curvy and multifaceted. Fits great in the hand and the spritz is lush too. Worth a sniff. For me it is worth a back up.

I finally got my hands on this beauty! I got the last 1.7fl oz bottle my local Macy's had for $86.92!!!!! I will be honest I haven't mustard up the guts to spray it yet! I did open the box and take the cap off and took a deep breath in with my sniffer and wow! I get the pink pepper hints of Amber and vanilla so warm and inviting and I can identify very clearly the white chocolate note! This is sweet enough just from smelling the cap (mind you I have not sprayed it yet!) that it makes me nervous that for the first time in my life I've met my match! I'm too chicken to try it now lol!

So I finally did it! It's so warm and inviting! At first spray it's like a hot bath running with hints of pink pepper, cinnamon, sandalwood, and boozy but creamy vanilla! I can appreciate the rose and chocolate this is decadent I can almost taste it.... Mmmmm it's like a Valentine's Day night with your significant other! Smooth sweet and sexy all in one lucious and a delightful enveloping scent! So glad I invested in this one! Wow btw it's now 11hrs since I perfumed and I can smell the lovely dry down vanilla with hints of Amber such I'm assuming is the benzoin so beautiful.