Ghost

I always come back to ghost. It's really difficult for me to write a review for ghost because it is so close to my heart, it is like the smell is part of me. I love perfumes with a passion, I might usually be drawn to vanilla/amber/sandalwood dry-downs, but I still appreciate a good perfume from all the different groups from green florals to heavy orientals. But I'll always love ghost the most. To me, ghost is the most wearable and beautiful vanilla I've ever come across. To my untrained noise, it smells so mysterious, so warm but aloof, so sexy but classy. It's been my signature for almost 20 years, off and on. Above all, it is intensely feminine, a man could never wear this. I do get the 'turkish delight' vibe some reviewers have commented on, but this is so much more than a vanilla, sugar-powder rose. On me, the middle stage is so intensely beautiful that even after years and years of wearing it, my nose is glued to my wrist. This scent is all about enchantment, mystery and femininity. The puffs of sweet powder that curls up through every layer of the scent takes it to another, magical realm. There's no other way to describe this scent, it just makes me feel serene and enchanted. It makes me feel 'set'. It gives me that fresh out of the shower, moisturized, talcom-powdered feeling. Clean, yet cozy. On a side note, I've noticed that people treat me differently when I wear it. Women are warmer towards me and tend to confide in me, and it's a bit of man-magnet. A respectful man-magnet, if that makes sense. No bottom pinching or lewd comments for this perfume. The perfume had been described as 'dreamy' and 'heavenly' by more than one man, and if a guy reacts to it, he goes kind of gooey rather than disrespectful or pervy. I just can't say it enough, it smells like love, magic and ethereal beings... This smell is my secret weapon in life (although not so secret now!) and in my humble opinion is the most underrated vanilla out there.

Very charming and sweet vanilla-peach-rose. Dreamy and steamy. Fits any occasion and season. The best Ghost scent. My Mother used to wear it and I could not help but use it sometimes on myself. This and Dolce Vita by Dior were my favourites out of her collection on myself. Totally timeless. But Ghost is young. I was also stealing her Lumiere by Rochas which I also love (and it is similar to Ghost but less warm), and the elegant 5th Avenue. I also loved her Ylang et Vanille by Guerlain, Light Blue and Extravagance d'Amarige. And her N5 edt and Angel but on her. She clearly started my obsession. Nowadays I have them all and wish to never be without them. In Ghost by Ghost sometimes the rose dominates, supported by jasmine. Sometimes it is vanilla-amber-musk. Sometimes a rose-peach. But always ultra-feminine. May it be in production forever. This scent made me collect all Ghosts. I just love them always when I wear them with this being a clear favourite and Whitelight coming second, with Deep Night fighting for the 3rd place with Purity, Anticipation and Sweetheart. The performance is very pleasant, a small personal bubble. Ghost by Ghost I highly recommend to any female loving it sweet, sexy and cozy. It is obligatory to know it. 4hours in it on a windy 21°C walk and I was surrounded in a gentle veil of its scent. Lovely, private projection. 11hours in - still present, like a sweet little cloud, I catch occasional wafts of it when moving around. In the morning I feel an echo of it. And it is gorgeous. The performance is definitely very good.

I was browsing the scents in Superdrug and had always been intrigued by this one, so gave it a try. Oh my word, I ADORE IT. I bought it on the spot! I’m sure I’ve smelt it on a relative or a colleague, it’s always on offer in the U.K. and the retailers seem to really push this one at Christmas, particularly in cute gift sets, so no doubt it is popular. It’s so unique. I love rose perfumes anyway but I think it’s the apricot that gives this a lovely sweetness, but not necessarily in a gourmand sense. It is, as others on here have mentioned, very Turkish delight-esque. If you like Intense Cafe, Delina Exclusif and those kind of powdery/jammy roses do give this a sniff, it’s lighter and not a dupe, but very much in the same vein. I could see this working on any age group. It’s so versatile too, you could wear it season round but perhaps with a lighter hand in the summer. Sadly on me it projects for about an hour before becoming a skin scent but I have scent-eating skin so that’s no bother. Given the price (£28 for a whopping 150ml) reapplying more often is not an issue. Despite the issues with sillage and longevity, I have had compliments on this one. I think it’s more than suitable for the office and everyday errands, as I said, I’m pretty sure I’ve smelt this on a colleague. As The Pasta Queen says: “Just. Gorrrgeous”. Give it a try if you can pick it up for cheap (it seems to be particularly reasonable in the U.K.), it’s a winner in my book.

Ghost....this really has to be in my top 10.I wore it on my wedding day 15 years ago,and to me this evokes so many wonderful memories. I love the advert of this, when a young man sees an alluring lady,but he can not get Her as she goes out of sight,always around a corner,and then he catches her....she lingers for a moment,then dissipates into confetti and hearts and vanishes into thin air.... This scent is just that....a lady that is alluring,that has that soft powdery veil of a modern day rose with flesh peach,surrounded by vanilla and sandalwood....ethereal,alluring,a classic and timeless elegance. Sometimes those sexy night time scents are just NOT what a woman wants to wear,yes they have a place,but for me this seductive scent plays on pure femininity,and whenever I wear it now,my husband always reminds me that the woman he married all those years ago was bewitched by my ethereal scent . Whenever I wear this people compliment me on how gentle it is,yet the sillage is strong,and the longevity stays on my skin and clothes for a long time. One co worker told me that all she could smell was this beautiful trail of scent as I walked down the corridor and the scent was trailing behind me... Ghost for me is comforting,nostalgic,seductive,pure,ethereal,and is everything a classic fragrance should be.

Although I ultimately think that Ghost smells reminiscent of Turkish Delight, I still don't think of the fragrance as being close to gourmand. This sweet smell is due to the heady top notes of rose, sweet-but-soft apricots, and vanilla. The middle phase becomes a bit more powdery as the other white florals develop, and as a whole it seems to slightly warm up, thanks to the amoretti and frankincense developing and spicing everything up. As the fragrance gradually fall closer to the skin, the long lasting vanilla and fruits, together with the lingering spice, combine with the woods and soft musk in the dry down. Ghost is a heady fragrance, so the moderate projection and the 8/9 hour weartime is wonderful considering the reasonable price and edt formulation. I think that Ghost is a good all rounder fragrance - any occasion, day or night, spring, late summer, autumn, or winter. Ghost is by far my favourite perfume; I can go for ages without wearing it as I'm always trying out the newer fragrance offerings, but I'll always come back to it as I haven't found anything I love as much as it. I've gone through countless bottles of it over the years and I am still not bored by it - I actually finished yet another bottle late last year and will replace it sometime soon.