Shine

I'm absolutely shocked at all the hate for this perfume. Shocked. You know those perfumes that people talk about being like a "natural" scent or a scent that will make you smell like you just simply smell like you, but better? People word it different ways but you get what I'm saying... This is that to me. It's got this musky, slightly sweet, slightly powdery, skin-suede thing going on. CLEAN smelling! I can't believe all the hate for this. It smells so good. There's a spicy accord there but it's SO incredibly smooth. Spicy can be an intimidating word that I try to use carefully. Sometimes someone says "spicy" and I can't help but think of a spicy accord being overpowering like cinnamon or hot peppers. But this is not that. The spicy accord in this is so incredibly soft and smooth. Just adds some warmth to the scent. This to me is not a dupe......but in the same category as Lacoste Pour Femme in the tall bottle with the light tan liquid. It's a different take on it...but most definitely evokes the same feeling. A clean, my-skin-but-better perfume. Office safe and year-round versatility. I've worn this in winter where the balsamic accord and vanilla stand out. And I've worn this in summer when it'll smell slightly more musky and powdery. Longevity - About 4 hours. Projection - About 2 feet for 2 hours. And then a skin scent for another two. Overall Score - 9/10. Final Note : Again, I'm shocked at all the dislike votes for this. It's beautiful. There's plenty of small .5 oz and 1 oz bottles for sale on Ebay for dirt cheap so I say give it a try if you like clean-skin types of scents. Ya got nothing to lose. Also...I just ordered her "Surprise" perfume which has very mixed reviews and a long dislike bar as well. But after seeing the votes on this one...I have lost confidence in judging perfumes based on solely like/dislike bars and others reviews. I'm starting to buy perfumes based on the notes listed and how I think it'll wear on my skin. So stay tuned...that perfume should be here any day now and I'm gonna review it on it's page. As for this one...I voted above with a love.

I'm almost shocked at all the negative reviews this has received. This smells absolutely devine. It goes to show; one's nose is like no one elses. As most of my perfumes, I purchase unsniffed simply because there are better prices and options available online. I usually trust my sense of notes and mixtures and decided to try this out, plus it was super cheap on Amazon (although they don't start out very pricey either). As I'm not currently wearing it, it's very for me to pinpoint the different notes. I find it to be an anytime, anywhere, any season perfume. It would wear just as well in the winter, as in the summer. It's clean and bright, perhaps the "Shine" aspect. This one is a winner me personally.

I agree with another commenter, I dont know why there are so many bad reviews. This perfume smells great, if anything it is mostyly powdery and then a little bit sweet, and addicting. When ever I wore this perfume I always recieved compliments, and to be honest Hiedi makes the best celebrity and most different celebrity perfumes out their, deff worth a try If you love vanilla, creamy and honey suckle scents this one is for you. It is most certaintly not a typcial fruity floral, but its not nasty its a deep- not old lady- scent that smells great and the great thing is that although its a celb perfume you will be the only one wearing it

I was able to pick this up on sale today for a very cheap price so I figured if I hated it I was not going to be out alot of money and I could give it to a friend if need be. Turns out I actually really like it. I see the reviews are very mixed on this but I have to admit it is quite nice. On my skin I get a creamy delicious musky almost tropical vibe. I can faintly detect the pear in the background and I get no florals at all. It really smells cozy, delicious and warm. So far it has lasted for 4+ hours and counting. Not bad Heidi!

Had to actually get a bottle of this to realize I loved it.It starts off like every other Oriental celeb perfume but on the drydown becomes a warm and slightly spiced vanilla.I think-like others have said-the name is misleading a bit as I expected a more citrus based perfume.I find this to be very comforting and am gonna use the heck out of it in cooler weather.I hated it on the first try and think it's worth a shot to try again if you veer toward Oriental scents.Love-now I just need the body wash and lotion:)

The worst thing about this perfume is the name. Shine makes you expect a bright, summery scent. Shine is not that perfume. Shine is a comfort scent. It opens floral with a hint of fruit. It quickly settles down to a luscious sweet , musky vanilla with a tinge of powder. It is the kind of perfume you reach for when you want a soothing scent. It is like a comfy sweater on a blustery day. I can't imagine why the reviews are so bad. Shine is just beautiful. Its a keeper!

Had a completely different reaction upon retesting this-it's actually quite a pretty scent.I think the key is to not overspray like I did the first time.I can really get the vanilla,tonka and musk this time around and while I won't be buying it right now I think this would be awesome for the cooler months:) Just wanted to add I get no florals from it either and very little citrus...

This was extremely masculine on me-what a letdown:(

I was given a bottle as a gift recently, and while I wouldn't buy it myself I'm happy with it. It's pretty, sweet, and ordinary. Yes, I do like it, it's just not something I'd rush out to replace. It is not a perfume I would associate with Heidi Klum, her perfume "Heidi Klum" from years ago is much better. When I first tried it, on a cool evening, it was very much a girly "fruity gourmand" perfume. Heavy on the fruit and vanilla, and light on the musk and spice. Slight traces of floral... not the Lily of the Valley, more the Mimose. Today however, it's a beast! All Musk and Tonka, a trace of pepper or spice, barely any citrus or floral to mention. I might add that it's currently 30c and the humidity is very high. Similar to Britney Spears' Fantasy or one of those "pink sugar" perfumes. I also liken it to DKNY Candy Apples, the one in the red bottle. It is also very close to Coty's Desperate Housewives Forbidden Fruit... it could be the same with more musk. Maybe they are trying to get rid of old stock by giving it a revamp?? LOL! Definitely not a hot weather, day time perfume, unless you really want to stand out in a crowd of sweaty folk. And I suppose that's what perfume was originally for, ne? Not the worst, but not the best. An OK, cheaper perfume. Worth a try. Especially, as ChouliGaloria put it, if you are in a hurry for a few quick, cheap essentials that you wouldn't be too upset to leave behind when you left ;-) I would have expected better from Heidi Klum, but I'm sure this will add to her coffers and assist her in her retirement :-)

I really wanted to love this one! When you see the name, you might think it would be a bright or juicy scent. It's not. I don't hate it, but it's not one that I will buy again. On first sniff right out of the bottle, it smells somewhat manly to me. Not totally like a man's cologne, but there's a definite masculinity to it. After a few minutes though, it does morph into a pleasant mandarin - vanilla musk scent. I actually thought it was kind of heavy at first, but the more time that had passed, the better I found it to be. Probably about 6 hours after application, I thought it mellowed into this nice, clean skin scent. This is one that may grow on me, but I don't know that I will wear it enough to let it. Does this scent stand out from other celebrity scents? No, definitely not. I can easily see how people can call this boring or "meh". It's alright, but nothing really special.

I don't understand the negative reviews either. To me this perfume just doesn't seem like it would be this polarizing to people. It's not super strong or really in any way offensive. I actually like it enough to wear, and I have lots of perfumes I've bought that I just find unwearable. I think this could be stronger, but so many perfumes today are weak. I smell slight vanilla in this and something citrusy. I see why they called it Shine. It's a bright scent to me that on dry down turns somewhat cozy. It isn't pricey either which to me is a plus. I could buy expensive perfumes but I have to really love one to warrant dropping tons on a perfume, especially with how often I find after wearing that I don't love them. With so many negative reviews, try this before you buy. I did and liked it enough to buy it.

I agree with chriscrandall. I was surprised at all of the negative reviews because I really like it. It's soft, creamy and feminine. A bit fruity, sweet, but not over the top sweet, with a gently floral feel. The opening is almost peachy, the middle is a bit powdery and does develope a very slight masculine edge but the dry down returns to the beginning with the addition if vanilla. I don't get musk at all. The silage becomes low after the first 30min. with wafts of it on the air, and then becomes a bit stronger again for the dry down. Lasting power is great, several hours. I really enjoy Shine. There's something almost LB Tempore Donna about it. Give it a try before you make up your mind.

As many other reviewers have said, I only bought this perfume (blind) because of the low price. Happily for me, it was super cheap and I really like it. I think my chemistry is "turning on" all of the RIGHT notes and not even letting others through at all. Immediately after spritzing, I get a delicious vanilla blast. YUM! Following the vanilla, right away I smell a very nice, soothing musk, accompanied by the Tonka. I get little, if any, fruit or flowers at all. On my skin, I would call this a light gourmand. Definitely an uncomplicated fragrance, but I like what it smells like on me. I might even rebuy it when it is gone. (I rarely do that except with a few favorites.)

So many bad reviews? I don't get it... lol. It might be a generic scent, a scent that is definitely not unique, a scent that has many twins out there in perfumeworld... But it is not bad, it's a creamy sweet vanilla scent. I saw this on a very cheap offer today (50 ml + 200 ml bodylotion for 12 euros). I did not buy it, but I did test the scent at the counter just before I left the store... and it made me sniff my hand over and over again. Really not bad at all, but I would indeed never pay the regular price for it. However, I wished I did pick up the giftset for 12 euros though ;) Two weeks later... I picked it up... ;)

You can add me to the list of people who doesn't quite understand the large dislike vote for this scent. Of course, I also really enjoy White Diamonds, which also has its fair share of dislikes. Shine is nothing spectacular, just a safe, inoffensive vanilla-based scent like so many others, but to my nose, there's nothing overtly dislikeable about it. It will never be a love for me, but it's nice enough to be a like, a scent to wear when I can't decide what else to wear. Longevity and sillage are moderate-to-low, but at the price I paid for the 1 ounce bottle, I have no problem reapplying.

I just got this today as a gift, along with the shower gel and body cream. I absolutely love it!!! Goes to show you how a scent can morph into a lovely cashmerish- coconut whiff or a nasty generic vanilla. I am so disappointed by all the negative reviews. I love Lolita Lempika and s.t. about Shine reminded me of the warm musky and spicy drydown. Anyways, I am glad to have it. It turns into a soft velvety skin scent with little sillage but great staying power. I will probably layer it with another fragrance which will turn this scent into a luscious gourmad xxx

The negative reviews here are NOT all alike, which leads me to believe almost anyone would agree, this isn't much of a perfume. I love Coty, but I must agree that this scent is just a grab for money. Ms Klum however, I don't watch Project Runway, but maybe she'll be more forgiving when she critiques on the show. I must say that even though I don't like this scent so much, I don't find it offensive at all. I sniffed my wrist a couple times when I tried it and just never tried a third time. I wonder if it might smell nice on someone else that wears this?

It's different from other celebrity perfumes in the respect that it's not overly fruity and candy-sweet, but it isn't very memorable. You can definitely smell the Orange and pear in the beginning before it settles into a musk. Initially I thought there was patchouli in this and was surprised that there isn't. It is nice though and I don't understand all the dislikes. I don't find it to be the least bit offensive. A little boring and unoriginal? Yes, but not offensive. Strictly a "like" perfume for me.

This fragrance and Ellen Tracy Ellen have the same dominant notes according to Fragrantica votes: tonka bean and musk. It's no surprise that Shine smells a lot like Ellen to me; I have both, and I actually like Shine a bit more. The difference to my nose is that Shine is a bit fruitier, and it's stronger than Ellen, with more projection and longevity. This is a nice fragrance; it's not controversial enough to have so many dislikes. It's very soothing and pleasing.

Shine is a nice fragrance counting its price. It is warm and sweet but unfortunately it doesn't last more than 2 hours at my skin. It is true that it is not a scent to remember, but still a nice scent in my opinion. On me it wasn't very alcoholic. I agree that it is not offensive and I think that in the worst case scenario you can just ignore it. Personally I found it pleasant and I actually prefer its scent than other popular brand fragrances that I have.