Gucci Guilty Black Pour Femme

This is way, way better than the original and all other flankers. It is standing on its own, though vaguely retaining their DNA. The red fruits here are so well balanced with flowers and Patchouli and Amber. On my skin, reacting with my pH, this exudes in a much refined, smooth scent. Very classy, and I wouldn't have guessed without testing it. It does not project beastly, but it's perceivable and persistent with a great consistency. It doesn't fade or morph into a disfigured rendition of its top notes. All seems to work in harmony creating a demure sophistication, a comforting aura around me. I only sprayed it once on the back of my hand and yet people stopped me to ask what it was that I wore. I love it and recommend it to those with rather dry and colder type of skin like mine. I'm pretty sure that the slightly alkaline pH would make this fragrance sing like a nightingale. As it does on me. Who'd have said? Buy testers as I think that this needs a particular chemistry to release its magic. A keeper for me, and a decent 7/10. I'll enjoy wearing this daily, everywhere. PS: this nose knows magic, I'll check his other works! UPDATE: 2 hours in, the Amber and red fruits are singing from my skin!!!! "Casta Diva, che inargenti Queste sacre antiche piante, A noi volgi il bel sembiante Senza nube e senza vel... Tempra, o Diva, Tempra tu de' cori ardenti Tempra ancora lo zelo audace, Spargi in terra quella pace Che regnar tu fai nel ciel..." This. Is. Suave. Plaisir. My 7/10 went up to a fat, round 10!

I love fruity scents that have a little substance beside the fruit notes, and Guilty Black is just that. It opens with peach and raspberry, which are sweet and remind me of gummy candy here. But the intense, dry pink pepper, musk, powdery violet and hints of lilac balance the scent, so it smells like a good perfume and not like some gummy bear bodyspray. In the base I get patchouli and amber too, so the fragrance turns warm and slightly sensual. It becomes better the longer I wear it, contrary to Guilty Intense, which has a nice opening, but is lacking in the drydown, at least on me. The only thing I would criticise about this is that I wish the lilac note was a little stronger. Guilty Black is more flirty than deeply sexy and "guilty", and not a black or dark scent. I would say the gold packaging from the other scents of the Guilty line would be more fitting with this, maybe with some red or dark pink accents. I don't think I'll buy it, because my collection is so large, but this is a pretty and versatile scent. I'd happily use it if I got it as a gift or if I found it for an extremely good price.

This is a warm sweet fragrance. The fruity sweetness hangs just on the edge of too sweet but never crosses the line. The patchouli, amber, and floral notes keep this fragrance in control and give it the warmth that tempers the sweetness. It feels a little young but not so young that I am uncomfortable wearing it. It also seems to lack something to really give it a unique scent. Its not exactly generic but it doesn't have the wow factor. Longevity is moderate and it leaves an impressive scent trail. All in all its nice but probably not something I need a FB of . Edit: I had a mini bottle of this so I continued to wear it. The more I wear it the more I love it. It last about 7 or 8 hours and almost everyone finds it to be pleasant. It isn't particularly complex but its a nice basic fragrance. I think I have changed my mind about the need for a FB after wearing this scent for about a week. EDIT 2: Gucci Guilty Black has become one of my standard cool weather fragrances. I wear it frequently from October through February or March. Love it.

Call it basic but I always loved how soft and pretty this scent was. Of course- Gucci watered it down and then discontinued it, making my remaining bottle a serious disappointment. However— I got Lattafa’s Nebras today and since it has some similar notes but is just a touch linear, I thought it might layer well with it. Well guess what Guilty Black girls n’ boys— I have something even better than both Guilty Black or Nebras now. The Nebras makes the Gucci pop again and then turns into a vanilla velvet with the faintest florals. Let the mint die down for a minute, but once it does it’s very smooth. I also layered with Lalique Amethyst, which I like but does get a hair too sharp for me at times. The Nebras accentuated the red berries that I love and smoothed over that sharpness that I don’t always want with a light vanilla frost. Tried to layer with Very Good Girl (Carolina Herrera) and it was just meh, took the sparkles out of it. Hope this helps someone rejuvenate an old bottle of Guilty Black! Happy Spraying!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS I am a big fan of the originial Gucci Guilty and Guilty Intense so I was expecting to like this. I sprayed it onto my hand and I instantly loved it. It was definitely Gucci Guilty, but much sweeter, much more fruiter. The pink pepper and red berries are definitely detectable. The patchouli is just a hint, so all you patchouli-loathers need not worry. Nicely blended fragrance, not too much of anything. SILLAGE & LONGEVITY Not great. Around 4 hours max. Stays close to the skin. Considering perfume never lasts long on my skin, no matter how strong it is, I'd also check other reviews. FEELINGS PROVOAKED Sexy, edgy, modern CONCLUSION A nice edition to the Gucci Guilty family, It's definitely worth a try. And I think it's worth mentioning I've seen Guilty Black selling online much cheaper than the originial Guilty so shop around for a good deal (I've seen the 75ml selling on allbeauty.com for £31).