James Bond 007 for Women

This bad boy is like the guy my mind turns down, but I keep desiring. I had loved it so much when it first came out, bought it, returned it cuz the tester smelled better than the bottle i bought, the one I got smelled like fish on me. So I bought it again because I couldnt stop thinking of it. Musk, Bergamot, Blackberry, Cedar, all favorite notes of mine. The Bergamot also contained in Hot Couture Edt,it gives it a fruity dessert syrupy vibe. Idk why leather is not listed in the notes, I def smell something leathery, makes it alittle "twisted" in my mind thats what i love about it, its not conventional. It ain't leather tho it's just its super woody vein as if I'm in a lumber store and usually sandalwood has this realistic creamy lumber smell while cedar is sharper and dry. So I realize that the gardenia graces the cedar with its milky effect creating that lactonic woody aroma. Maybe that's why it smelled fishy on me at first, the milky aspect of it had to macerate. The wonderful milky woody quality of this scent paired with the pepper makes it so unique. This scent reminds me of a Cat woman,sexy and macho, wind in her hair, shiny black leather boots and rides the night. Ill buy it again and keep it this time!! Sillage is great and lasts forever till the next day too. HG status. Im in love so glad I gave it another chance. Update: Forever in love, I stock up on this black prince hoping I can take him to the afterlife with me. I smelled the fresh black pepper bottle in my kitchen the other day as I was cooking and it really reminded me of the black pepper note in this. It is very realistic and strong here, I LOVE it! It became one of my favorite perfumes that I can never take down from the favorites shelf. Bergamot, black pepper, blackberry, rich creamy gardenia and the best of the woods, cedar. This is highly addictive to me. I absolutely love the bottle too, it reminds me of a body armor. I also have the pink II version of this and that one smells closer to Hot Couture EDT than this one and it is a warmer composition due to the pink pepper/champagne presence and the roses. This one is cold just like its bottle, and darker, sweet but not warm, kinda like me haha.

I got this one as a gift and my initial reaction was 'Ew. No. NOT my style at all, wouldn't touch it with a stick!'. Well, guess what. Over past years, this became one of my most favourite cool weather fragrances of all time! The vanilla in cold weather sits very gently behind the peppery fruity cloud and the dry down I get even the next day is to die for! Needless to say, this longevity is one of the best I have in my collection. Sillage is also very good. Just to explain a bit, I HATE vanilla, in most of its forms and variations. The peppery blackberry is beautiful but overall impression was sweet, fruity vanilla with something on the background that had the same character as patchouli... If this wasn't a gift from my boyfriend, I would give it away immediately. However, BECAUSE it was a gift from him, I wanted to wear it at least now and then, to show appreciation (I don't think he smelled this before buying, he's the type to go with an advice from friends blindly). I think it started with the weekend I got this: rainy and grey, moody; we were on a romantic getaway but none of our plans really went well... Muddy from the bottom to the top, with our feet wet and cold, the food was just something last minute obtained from a small supermarket... But we were so in love we didn't care. And that's what stuck with me, with this scent. I found myself going back to that out of nostalgia and in the end, I found a place in my heart for it even regardless the memories. I have a spare bottle and I only got them for three or four fragrances. So, strong hate to love relationship 😅

Oh, this is quite a rare gem! It's one of the only perfumes I've repurchased over the years, I'm sad I did not get a full bottle but I had it so many years ago and was afraid it had changed. Fortunately it's still awesomeness in a bottle (although I hate the name). It's so very well blended, a fresh opening, just enough jasmine in the middle to make me love it and a dry down that to me feels somewhat metallic (I know that's not a thing but it's what I am left with, must be the cedar and remnants of blueberry). I don't get a lot of vanilla or musk, it's sweet but not too much, I would say it's like when you bite into juicy ripe blueberries on a hot summer day (a bit gourmand if you wish). The lasting power is awesome for the price, I love it more that so many other designer perfumes so I'm thinking of trying the flankers too. As an overall image, think leather jacket and boots kind of day, makes me feel badass! It's suitable for a day at the office (since it does not have such a good projection) but also for a night out, and definitely an all year round fragrance although I would not reach for it in summer during the day if it's really hot. It's staying in my permanent collection and that is something really rare!

This perfume got me immediately addicted to smelling where I sprayed it! I purchased a sample of it first and now have a full bottle on its way. To me, it smells like Amethyst by Lalique if you take out the green notes, amp up the vanilla, and then you get the white florals added in the notes. It is so beautiful! I bought it for less than $15.00 on Fragrance Net. I can forsee myself getting a back-up bottle of this soon as it is intoxicating, a little unique, but still will probably be an easy grab for me, too. I would definitely recommend it. Edit 5/24/22: Now I am confused. LOL. I still absolutely love this fragrance....I have a back up bottle and think I'm going to get a second back up bottle! But now, I know this is going to be a near 180, but now I smell Nina Ricci Chant d'Extase. I think it is a difference in the weather. It was much cooler 2 months ago when I got a much sweeter scent that smelled similar to Lalique Amethyst. I LOVE Nina Ricci Chant d'Extase so no harm, no foul that it is smelling like that one now that it is warmer. Maybe this means it is a year-round fragrance that acts very differently with the weather??? Regardless....love this one! And the bottle is very cool, too ;)

Review is for my own reference - I am pleasantly surprised by this! It's a yummy fruity pepper perfume! <3 Those notes remind me of Black XS by Paco Roban, not a similar scent, but similar as it's sweet and peppery (Black XS is more sweet and rosy and 007 is more woody). I wish the silage was a bit stronger. It feels like a sexy scent to me, very good for a cool night, the 007 brand adds to the mystery of it too. I think the price is too high, Fragrance net has it for about $55 for 75ml, to me that's too high on discount and I'm not sure how well the longevity would be. I would DEF keep this if gifted and I would buy it right away if it was $20-30! I'll add it to my watch list. Very well balanced, at first your get the sweet fruit, then pepper, and then some woody notes. If you breathe it too hard it smells a tiny bit like cherry halls. Edit: oh yes I really like this!!!! It slightly reminds me of a celebrity fragrance or maybe Vera Wang Princess? I can't quite put my finger on it. It might be the vanilla note? I prefer the dry-down woodsy notes of 007, and I prefer the fruitiness or Black XS PR, really hard to choose between the two!!