Play For Her

I remember When i received the sample of this frag I overlooked it and tried to make no use of it, as I received other samples that were more appealing to my tastes. This seemed too pink and bland, you know the bottle is the ephytome of tasteless - plastic faced - juicy couture wearing - mid life crysis - Louis vuitton and bedazzled iphone carrying woman. I live and work around that kind of wimmins and they not only do look cheap they douse themselves in marc Jacobs fragrances (my country does not carry juicy couture fragrances) mainly Daisy, sport tresor in love and midnight rose, favor flowerbomb, paco rabanne Black XS and lady million, any dkny, and reek of nina by nina Ricci. Although I admit my sin and have worn some of those fragrances I try to steer clear of them since they no longer smell like "me". Fast forward to being uncomfortable around my "regulars" I tried out the sample, of which I wasn't expecting much. Met my mom, said I smelled amazing. Met my boyfriend, he was all over it, my brother says this perfume reminds him of me. Opens up fresh creamy, lots of peach, Pink pepper and White flowers. Benzoin gives an almost medicinal but sweet scent, has an almost paper - like undertone (amyris and tonka - my guess). I find it rich but subtle. Refined somehow. I see this May be a very safe pick but trust your chemistry. I've smelled Girls on whom this totally stinked (literally), as it can turn cloying, more If oversprayed. This is how heaven must smell like... If you get to be Lucky and experience it. I think that what made my experience with play better is that I was expecting blandness and it gave me unique creamy and rich

Perfect day time perfume. I spray more than usual though with this one, 3 spritz a day, and maybe 2 more in the late afternoon.Lasting power is average, but I don't mind, it's a comfortable smell. On busy days I prefer comfort over overpowering. Sillage isn't that superb, but hey, this is definately a day time perfume and lot of people don't like to smell and sniff theirselves all the time, or are very sensitive for big sillages, so I consider this a good buy when you have a sensitive nose and sensitive nervous system (considering head aches etc). The scent itselves opens lovely and fresh. After half an hour my bath room still smells of it. Than I smell berries and orchid. It's sweet, but not gourmand at all, which I totally appreciate. Later it tends to get woodier on my, but I'm perfectly fine with that, cause it still has that spicy/sweet smell. The perfumes lasts for 8 hours on my skin and blends just great. I like it a lot. The first perfume I've been wearing for 4 days in a row and still not bored of it. EDIT: I don't get why it's said to be floral/white floral! If I didn't got it at a perfume store where the shop manager made me smell this one and Dolce & Gabana The One, I would never have wanted to smell it just by reading this reviews. It's sweet, fruity, spicy, but not floral at all on my skin. I chose this one over Dolce & Gabana the One. And so what if this fragrance smells young, I'm 24, now is THE time to smell young, sweet and flirty :).

This was my baby step in the sweet, sensual realm. Play was my first love, I fell in love instantly with its distinct smell, far from generic & repetitive, so nicely twisted with the benzoin and the tonka, so aromatic with its white flowers, a unique composition not easily imitated - (Im a white flower lover btw). It was my go-to night perfume for movie and date nights. Bought a small bottle that I tried not to overuse as it was precious to me lol. I couldnt afford it back when i was 19 so I told myself i dont need it and ran back to my white floral crisp types. I NEVER forgot how it smelled. This scent feels like soulmates, the feeling I get when something smells familiar and amazing, esp when it reminds me of my teen years, just like good old Lanvin Eclat D'Arpege feels to me, queens in their very own league that they created. There's really nothing like it out there. I recently brought its scent back to my mind and bought it again. I dont know if it has been reformulates as I do remember it being sweeter than it is now. The sandalwood and pink pepper are very intense in Play, the way they are in Estee Lauder's Sensuous Nude - they kinda smell share that same pink pepper sandalwood scent but Play moves to another direction after that. I also love Play Intense. Givenchy is legit in the perfume making, it creates masterpieces.

I bought this in 2010 when I first started dating my husband and it became my signature fragrance. I have the best memories of this and wish I owned it still, I have the end of the bottle of the intense version that I sniff to remember the notes from time to time but the intense wasn't as pretty as the original (intense has more of a Pomegranate noir patchouli vibe). I don't think it was received as a very sophisticated fragrance and was eventually discontinued, but I loved it so much. It was very feminine and youthful. The peachy, pink pepper and floral notes were wrapped in this airy, fuzzy texture that I believe was built through the musk, sandalwood and benzoin in the base. The combination of florals were light and breezy. It had a slightly tart-sweet fruitiness that I still enjoy to this day and a wonderful cloud of sillage that I used to float around in my early twenties.

I agree with ineverwas!!!, this totally reminded me of bubblegum too, more like the original pink Hubba Bubba, and I love Hubba Bubba, it has a slight sour note, but barley there. I was curious to get on this site to see if anyone had the same bubblegum experience as me! I love the smell of bubblegum so much, but not the bazooka joe kind as much. I tried the demeter scent of "Bubblegum" but I was disappointed because it smelled like pink English peppermints, or bazooka joe gums. I can't wait I think I am going to have to purchase this. if you want to smell like bubblegum, then this is the perfume to buy right here! loves it. The drydown is very warm and resinous. It is a sophisticated scent in the end. I think I am in love. I don't know why but I keep smelling something reminesnt of clinique's "Simply" in the drydown, but a more smokey version.