Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard quickly settles down to a pleasant skin scent. It opens with a blast of all naturally sweet orange juice, honey and jasmin, very lightly spiced. As it dries, spices fade out, and the honey thickens to support the heady blooming mix of jasmin, lily of the valley, and orange blossom. A touch of orange remains throughout, but it is a sweet orange marmalade, not tart sparkly citrus. It's not too sweet, so it is easily unisex. This particular mix of white flowers is definitely a retro style blend found in many older classic perfumes that are most often used with oakmoss or musk. However, instead of musk or moss, Sunset Boulevard relys on a thick underlying base of honey-sweetened orange marmalade and this effect makes Sunset Boulevard ultra smooth, soft, rich, deliciously beautiful and unique. Wearing close to skin, lasting power is about 8 to 10 hours, with silage soft to moderate, depending on how much you use. Sunset Boulevard is not at all loud, overpowering or offensive. It's pleasingly easy to wear anywhere, any time of year.

I did not approach this fragrance with an open mind. I know the movie, so I had an expectation that this would smell as though it was from the 1950's, the movie's time period. And it does!!! My first impression was "I have smelled this before! This smells 'familiar'but I don't know what the previous perfume is . . . it would have been something smelled on others not on me. Most Likely it was something that my very status conscious aunt wore, something from the high-end clothing store where she worked. But I don't get ANY orange and on me this is definitely not a unisex fragrance - it is too feminine to be labeled unisex, though a secure and adventurous man could wear it. Honey, musk and flowers - this is what I smell - with a tiny bit of powder.

Be patient with this noiresque beauty. If you're looking for something unusual and something that develops slowly over time, then this is the fragrance you've been searching for. It has quite a sharp, masculine, spicy opening which threw me at first. After a couple of hours, it's quite powdery and floral with a hint of sweetness with the honey and a hint of incense. I think the bottle is gorgeous! It's a real throw back to the 30's and 40's. You can see the bottle sitting on Gloria Swanson's dressing table!! I bought a large bottle for AU$15.00 and was wrapped at how unusual the fragrance is. I recommend it to anyone who likes taking risks with sophistocated, haunting scents. It really is gorgeous!

This perfume is what started my passion for perfumes, it is beautiful,soft, delicate and luxurious, yet persuasive and tantalising. It’s a sexy fragrance, got a lot of compliments from men. And from women too. This is something that you definitely want to wear on a first date, in the afternoon-evening. This is a confidence booster Beautiful honey notes, white flowers, juicy orange,a hint of vanilla? (Maybe). Reminds me of the 1920s with that beautiful Art Deco inspired bottle, and you definitely get that Hollywood glamour feeling whilst wearing the perfume. Ladies, wear this and you will have him begging for more.

Delicious. I just received a gift set that included a CANDLE (I'm a sucker for perfumed candles), bath gel, body lotion AND a large cologne spray. It does open sweet, but not cloying or cupcakey. It's a mature and gentle sweetness. As a huge fan of honey over sugar in my tea, I'm thrilled with this gentle scent! I am also getting musk and florals. No orange to my nose. Yet. I will update if it occurs. In the meantime, this came in a HUGE HEAVY funky bronze covered box that weighed a ton. I have to keep the box just for the kitsch value alone!!!!