Fashionista

This is such a surprisingly good fragrance. It opens floral & spicy & reminds me of White Shoulders. Pretty quickly to the mid it softens to a soft, powdery scent that brings to mind Esprit d' Oscar, with a smidgen of sweetness. The deep dry down retains that powdery, floral with a hint of sweet spiciness but as a soft, comforting skin scent. Quite nice, especially for the price point. Update: In the heat of summer this more resembles grape soda pop. Idk. I enjoyed this more when the weather was cooler.

I think this is a nice floral very similar to Mary Kay Elige it lasts for a couple of hours on me it is little on the sweet side but not too much lovely and wearable

I like this perfume. I get a not overly sweet, woody smell. My husband loves it. He describes it as a sexy, woody smell. It passed the overnight test. I have worn this 3 times now, and received complements each time I have worn it.

This was a blind buy at a great price. It sprays on with a "Boom" but quickly fizzles to a "pop!" Initially, it comes off as very 'old school' which I like a lot of the time. The problem is: it doesn't stay that way. It quickly fades to a skin scent with traces of nothing. I am a known over sprayer, I always have my scent of the day in the car waiting for me, so freshening up is not the issue. Please know that Ellen Tracy's Fashionista has to be re-applied throughout the day. I won't complain too much about it because it's woodsy and spicy notes are pleasant enough, with a magnificent price. I layered this with Bodycology,s Pink Vanilla Wish--the two smell awesome together, just make sure you bring them along for the ride because the dry down is almost non-existent!

What is the definition of "fashionista"? Many abound. Here are a few: 1. "A person who creates, promotes or follows the latest high fashion". 2. "a person who designs, sells, or is very interested in clothing fashions". 3. "a designer of haute couture", "a devoted follower of fashion". 4. "A term used to define a woman with a penchant for shopping and a natural flair for combining both current and vintage fashionable trends. In today's Urban society, "fashionista" is not by any means a negative term. Thanks to television shows like "Sex and the City" rather more specifically, thanks to actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker, the image of a "fashionista" has been modernized into a much more positive, powerful and successful feminine role. Forget the shallow, bitchy, materialistic image so many people are quick to describe. The truth is, it's the new millenium and the hottest trend right now, is that it's okay to be a woman again. The "fashionista" doesn't look at her femininity as a gender flaw. Where some may be quick to label her a bitch, others actually take the time to get to know her eccentricities. "Fashionista's" simply look at Fashion as an Art, their own bodies as the canvas, and the sense of style they develop along the way is simply the masterpiece. True fashion ("true fashion" as in the clothes and not the stereotypically thin supermodels that wear them) is simply an expression of identity and the people who feel the need to argue that are usually the same people who rarely see the positive in anything. "Fashionista's" are extremely realistic when it comes to the world of fashion, they're also very knowledgeable about the Fashion Arts. A person's not automatically materialistic just because they buy a designer suit or expensive jeans, it's often truer about "fashionista's" that they just happen to know (what is called) a "good hand" in fashion. All that means is that the person buying the item is aware of the "quality" of that item."Buying good quality clothes, that sort of fashion, is not shallow. It's an investment. A fashionista thinks like this."4 I like the fourth description of what "fashionista means. Protecting your investment, being aware of the quality of the item, and being realistic. That's where the name of Ellen Tracy's perfume comes in . "Fashionista" is a misnomer. Someone pulled a name out of a hat that they knew would appeal to the masses and slapped it on the bottle. They literally slapped it on the bottle in the form of a plastic sticker. And they called this baby, "Fashionista". Hoping that the name would sell the perfume. But the perfume stinks. As a matter of fact, the bottle label stinks, too. It's crooked. It's simply a plastic label slapped on. It looks cheap. Fashionista is utterly horrible. I have always enjoyed Ellen Tracy's offerings. Until this one. I already own four of her perfumes and enjoy them. When I saw this one, I bought it blind. Stupid mistake on my part. Very stupid mistake. (Thank goodness for return-policies.) What does it smell like? Stale, spilled beer, perhaps. I could say regurgitated stale, spilled beer. This concoction is not good. Not at all. This is a chemical warfare mess that just reeks of putrid odors that would empty a house of suspected bad guys if thrown in the windows instead of smoke bombs. It's that choking. The ghastly pollution that emanated from my skin after application of Fashionista can only be accounted for by a few things. One: This is truly one of the worst perfume mixes on the market today. Two: I happened to get a "bad" bottle. I'd like others to weigh in on their opinion of Fashionista to see if they really enjoy this perfume and leave their comments. I can't give you any other description of notes because for me, there weren't any. The fragrance was pure synthetic chemicals that for me, did smell absolutely horrible. Footnotes: 1.) Wordweb; 2.) Merriam-Webster; 3.) Oxford Dictionary; 4.) urban Dictionary.

Well, I don't have a dissertation for this perfume, but I would say it is certainly “in keeps” with most Ellen Tracy scents, (with the exception of the anise laced Ellen or unique, yet oddly misrepresented "Bronze"...) it just reads so linear and lacks imagination to me. I know it’s just a name people came up with that was approved for market, but when I think of a "fashionista", images of fashion forward Prada, Gucci & even thrift shop tag popping devotees (raspberry beret's, & SJP’s character on SITC), are conjured up in my mind. This evokes not much of anything remotely related to fashion or even perfume (imho). It won't offend anyone....probably because you can't really even smell it (on me) ten minutes after applying. It is fresh, slightly floral and fruity, smells like you stepped out of the shower after using any one of the 400 Bath & Body Works fruity floral shower gels, and may be a dandy starter scent for someone just venturing out in to fragrance land or to gift to your sweet teen niece. The price is excellent...mine was a blind buy for less than ten bucks at the Santa Barbara TJMaxx. This would maybe work well in the Spring/Summer or perhaps a very hot climate. I’m sure that someone else will have better luck with this pretty scent than I did. Best wishes!

This is the worst perfume I've smelled. I blind bought it for cheap at TJMaxx. Save your money.

Watered down Amarige, like honey bath products. Pretty and light. Hidious graphics on bottle. Update: I just found a small body wash of The Body Shop's Honeymania and find it very similar to Fashionista. Update: Pretty close to a bottle of Charlie Red I just dug up. If you wait half an hour and inhale wrist deeply you get pure honeysuckle, then later you get fresh gardenia. So funny how half the reviewers find this lovely, like me, while the other half find it to be the Anti-Christ's excrement. This proves one thing for sure, people really do vary in their olfactory receptors. Update: Ok, I now realize this is much like Avon Far Away and their Skin So Soft Soft and Sensual deodorant.

I just love this perfume. It makes me feel beautiful and lively. This scent I wore it on a summer day and I work in a hospital. It made me feel as if I was the girl in a room and there is this glowing aroma on top of my skin. It starts off kind of dark and then it is just heavenly for me, It made me feel some kind of way.

Not quite.... Some of her other fragrances are much better. This one on me is just a little too generic and a little off. I was hoping for a pretty violet and woodsy scent but just not quite there on me. Wouldn't say horrible but wouldn't say great either, just mediocre.

Vile. Purchase at your own risk, you’ve been warned.