With Love

Notes to self, but also to anyone else who might be interested: Articles written in 2006 or 2007 about With Love compare it to Betsey Johnson by Betsey Johnson and one even mentions a detected balsam and incense note. Similar Perfume #1 - Katy Perry Indi Visible - After a few minutes (after what I assume is the rum fades), there's a similar warmth and creaminess (from the coconut and tonka beans maybe?). Not tropical-sweet, not woody in the right way. I'm pretty satisfied with Indi Visible if I'm craving With Love. Combination #1 - Betsey Johnson by Betsey Johnson with Le Monde Gourmand/Urban Outfitters's Lait de Coco - I was pleasantly surprised. It's similar in the warmth, creaminess, and sweetness of With Love. BUT it's a little too candy/praline-sweet and it's lacking that mangosteen-tropical-y-ness. Not particularly *spiced* the way With Love is. Not the right cocobolo-woodiness. Similar Perfume #2 - Butterflies by Coleen Rooney - This is discontinued, so I wonder when my specific bottle (purchased 2022) was manufactured (it launched in 2010 and I threw the packaging away, oops). Maybe my bottle is quite old, so something about it is the tiniest bit.. off/faded, as if it's a scent in a slightly aged bottle of lotion lol For what it is, I'm still happy with it though. This one makes me think of With Love only because of the amber, nutmeg, and pepper. I might try layering this with other ones. Similar Perfume #3 - Far Away Exotic by Avon - Buy at your own risk - I hesitate to say that the bottle I got off of Ebay has gone "rancid", but the tropical notes have dissipated. The notes listed looked SO promising. Basically the bottle I have is now just a.. spicy patchouli. Similar Perfume #4 - Mmmm... by Juliette Has a Gun - I can see how some people say this smells similar - even my best friend/roommate who remembers disliking With Love in 2008 was reminded of it and said it was similar. To me, the raspberry was sweet in the wrong way. That, and the sweetness from the caramel is almost old-lady-ish (like old lady makeup/fragranced face powder? idk). These two notes with the vanilla are almost a plastic-y mix, completely lacking the depth that comes from amber and sophistication from the cocobolo wood. Combination #2 - Layered in this order: Katy Perry Indi Visible, then a few minutes later, Betsey Johnson by Betsey Johnson, Le Monde Gourmand Lait de Coco, then a few minutes later, Radiant Nectar by Clean Reserve. Radiant Nectar really amps up everything else. Somehow it adds that extra *something* that mimics that sophistication that With Love had. I think maybe the muskiness of it rounds out the combination of the other perfumes and gives the others that floral-woodiness that they kind of lack. Edit - I resprayed Radiant Nectar after about an hour, then I smelled it against what I have left of the With Love lotion. This combination smells the most similar only when Radiant Nectar is still somewhat freshly sprayed. Even so, With Love is still "sparkle"-ier, almost boozey. I re-read some reviews/articles from when it was released - one of them mentions notes that are not on Fragrantica - balsam and incense. A long time ago, I remember seeing "incense" listed, maybe even "champagne", as notes. Also, Fragrantica has "terpenic" listed under the "main accords" section. So, while I always thought that the sharp, sparkly note that I've been missing in my combinations was fruit/mangosteen - now I think it's balsam. Which feels right; this came out in autumn, and I wore it well into winter and it always did feel like it fit the holiday season. The search continues! Combination #3 - Katy Perry Indi Visible and Katy Perry Killer Queen. Killer Queen has that dark fruit, almost masculine vibe going on. Pairs well with Indi Visible's creaminess. Would recommend for similar With Love vibes. Next thing to try: "Inspired by With Love by Hilary Duff" fragrance oil from perfume-oils.com

Finally indulged the inner 13-year-old tomboy, who was trying to get away from her former love of Disney Channel, shoving off all things girly and pop music, yet always entranced by the jewel-like facets on this bottle. And then stealing sprays from the shelf at every Kohl's trip but never asking to just have a bottle of my own. The truth was I did like it. And almost saw it as a window to someone I "thought" I would be if/when I finally grew past the tomboy attitude - mature, mysterious, seductive, sophisticated. As we know, actually growing up shows us the complete opposite, but it's always fun to finally make lost dreams come true with adult money. I'm revisiting this after years with an old mini with the infamous "turned" profile. It truly wavered between statuses of awful and awesome. Some days it would smell warm and sparkling, and others, like a rotting closet. Now I think that bottle's just...gone. It starts with the full blast of musted, crusted skeleton woods covering up what was once the sparkling mangosteen note. And that's it. The shadows of the warm amber drydown I remembered on my winter jacket as I stood in the beauty aisles, now all fuzzed up by this degraded wood note. I came to realize that this formula was made in the U.S. I didn't want to think all hope was lost. Upon questing for my closure treat, I happened upon a full bottle, formula made in *France.* Eureka. France-formulated With Love, I assume, was the original formulation with Elizabeth Arden before everything dissociated with their releases. Because this seems to be what it REALLY smelled like almost 20 years ago. It starts off solely with sweet spices and mangosteen, gently wafting juicy fruit throughout, and it stays, like how a fragrance is supposed to unfold. The woods never interfere with the top. Transitioning to the middle, the cocobolo note we love as it should have been - does not smell turned at ALL, comes in ever so smoothly, and sits close to the skin. Never the bonfire fumes the U.S. formula has. And the base, surprisingly just as gentle, a comforting grounded amber simmering with spices. And most of all, nothing is really singular. The blending is immaculate, as most French formulations tend to be masters of. Like a sipping a smooth chai with sweet incense in the air. When the Dignity album was first released I had a short phase of idolizing Hilary during her brunette baddie era, because come on. Her fashion and style looked incredible. She looked older than she was (its own awkward baggage ultimately), and even I had a hard time believing she was burying her blonde Disney self just like that. Her crafted persona matched everything With Love wanted to do - Hilary all grown up, free from childhood shackles and exploring womanhood, as any 19-20 year-old would feel. Now that we all have the hindsights of adults in our 30s, the fragrance still smells beautiful and sophisticated, but definitely how a 19-year-old would have thought "sophistication" was. With Love is the matching product of someone who tried to, or maybe felt forced, to grow up right away. I thought I read somewhere long ago, that outside of EA powers that be, Hilary wasn't interested in redoing this because she had outgrown it, or perhaps it does remind her of a more tumultuous time in her youth. The ultimate irony being, I still believe this fragrance was 10 years ahead of its time. I don't think this would appeal to the current teen/college gourmand market, yet this is right at home with the current Arabian releases and other niche oriental-forward scents. To all nostalgic lucky ducks who can, go find a France formulation and you will not be disappointed. This girl's Kohl's trip is finally complete. For returning Hilary fans, she's making new music again with a "Sabrina Carpenter in a midlife crisis" approach. I think she has some stories to tell 👀

Amazing and unexpecting. Hilary Duff is one of the few celebrities I've always loved. Unlike the likes of Demi Lovato, Lindsay Lohan, Justin Bieber, etc...we've never seen a Hilary Duff that is falling out of bars drunk, doing drugs, no mugshots etc. She's always been such a well-rounded, respectable, beautiful, perky, sweet, kind-mannered person who grew gracefully from childhood star to amazing artist, actress, and Mother. The only reason I'm even mentioning that is...that's what makes this fragrance so unexpecting. You would've assumed years ago that she would've released a tooth-ache sweet scent like Ariana Grande's line, Britney Spears Fantasy, or another of the hundreds of Viva La Juicy clone type of perfumes. Especially because she was only like 19 or 20 years old when this was released! So it's a shock (a pleasant one)...that they didn't decide to go with the obvious move that would've made them the most money which would've most likely been to release something along the lines of what I just mentioned for her (mostly teen) fans. So since I've always been a fan of hers...I bought this shortly after it was released. I love this fragrance. Absolutely love it. However...fast forward to 2020 and this perfume was released in 2006 and only in production for a few years. Of the 200-300 perfumes that I own (since I started collecting about 11-12 years ago)...I don't even think I own currently, or have ever owned even 5 perfumes that "turned" as we call it, no matter the age of the bottle. But after using about 2-3 of the biggest 3.4 ounce bottles...I started to notice that every bottle I've purchased since then had turned. (Which was around 2014 or so to current. You could smell the DNA of the perfume...but it smelled rotten. It is now Feb 2020 and on my quest to find one that still smells the same as when it was released...I just purchased another bottle online that specifically stated that it's been stored in a cool, dry, and dark place...and it should be arriving in the next 2-3 days. I hope desperately that this one hasn't turned bad like the past several bottles I have bought unfortunately did. As for the scent itself...this one evokes confidence. This one is for a woman, not a 10 year old girl. I actually tend to find it quite unisex. It's a woody, spiced amber perfume with a beautiful warm musk base. This is so cozy. Sweet but not in a sugar way. This one is so beautiful. Deep. In my opinion...for those of you who like Adam Levine's female fragrance...this is the superior, better smelling, better quality relative to that one. Oh how I wish they would bring this back into production. Maybe we'll get lucky and she'll pull a Kate Walsh move and bring it back to life. The bottle is definitely easy on the eyes too. Longevity - About 8 hours. Projection - Easily 3 feet. If generously sprayed, this thing can fill a room. I've had people 6 feet away from me tell me how amazing I smelled. Overall Score - 9.5/10 This really is just so beautiful and unique. Hilary Duff and the perfumers REALLY took a daring move with this one. Such an incredible leap they took creating a deep, sensuous, mature perfume such as this for a 20 year old celebrity. I LOVE it! This perfume right here would be one of the few that would get a standing ovation from me.

Someone mentioned this fragrance in another review, and it unlocked a memory I forgot I had. I can smell this perfume in my mind! Being a huge Hilary Duff fan, I received With Love as a gift for my 12th birthday. I was so delighted with how grown up and "fancy" it smelled. And that faceted crystal bottle was gorgeous, the centerpiece on the top of my dresser. I remember so well how rich, decadent, and mature it smelled compared to my fruity little Bath and Body Works and Bodycology sprays I had at the time. It's surprising that Hilary's team went that direction with it, considering the age of her fanbase. But I'm so glad they did, because that's what makes it so distinctly memorable. I feel so intensely nostalgic for it that I just ordered a small deadstock bottle on eBay. I will update my review when it arrives and let you all know if it has stood the test of time! UPDATE: I just received the perfume, and I'm thrilled. It's EXACTLY like I remember it! I saw so many comments from people who bought an old bottle only to find out the fragrance had aged badly, and I was so worried that would be the case with mine. But it's perfect! If anyone else is interested, I ordered a mini dabber bottle from the Ebay seller "rubbersidedown2015." They have a few more for sale, for a really reasonable price too. Now that I'm smelling this perfume again as an adult, I can give a better review of it. First of all, the longevity is great. I put it on about 8 pm, and could still smell it on my skin at 10 am the next morning. It's a warm and decadent fragrance, and it smells so complex despite the minimal notes. They just blend and complement each other perfectly, and even though the scent is rich, it isn't heavy or overbearing. It's warm, woody, and alluring. The spices are there, but they're subtle. It's not the sort of spicy that can burn your nose and overpower all the other notes. With Love is a fragrance that would be sexy worn by any gender. I can't believe I rocked this as a 12 year old; it's so much better suited for adults. It's a 10/10 for me! Couldn't be more perfect.

(This review is for Eau de Perfume) WITH LOVE is a light spicy oriental fragrance with fruity gourmand notes. The unique choice of mangosteen fruit, blend of spices and warm woods makes this fragrance quite appealing to me. I have read that Hilary was involved in the fragrance construction and design. I have to give her the credit for taking the road less travelled. I have never smelled real mangosteen fruit but the opening reminds me of mango and coconut body lotion. It is tropical, creamy and delicious but it still smells to me more like a luxurious body lotion than a perfume. The heart notes are more sophisticated. The mangosteen scent is more refined and subtle layered with the wood accent and light spice notes of cinnamon and cardamom. The base notes are sweeter and almost vanilla gourmand on my skin but not like a real vanilla bean but more like a creamy vanilla pudding. I completely agree with sherapop on this comparison made in the review below. This fragrance I think marries the oriental spicy theme with the modern fruity gourmand fragrances quite well in a non-aggressive and gentle way. This fragrance is like a beautiful western girl on the trip to Morocco. She is genuinely curious about other cultures and tries on authentic jewelry and pieces of clothing at the local market. They suit her so well and she looks beautiful and exotic in them. But in the end she is still this western girl next door with blond hair and blue eyes. This fragrance has spicy oriental component but in the end it is fruity gourmand to me. The fragrance has medium sillage and longevity is at least 8 hours.

For any of you interested...my review is 8 reviews below. I'm writing this for all my fellow frag-heads who love this perfume but are like me and miss it dearly. In the last year I've bought FOUR different bottles of this perfume and ALL four of them have turned and smelled absolutely rancid. It all of a sudden dawned on me that (of course it won't be the same strength)...but that I can still enjoy this perfume the way I remember it if I just buy the lotion! I hopped on Ebay and searched "Hilary Duff Lotion" and a couple dozen listings for this "With Love" body lotion came right up. And for cheap. I think I got a big 5oz bottle of the scented lotion for like $11 or $12. And it worked like a charm! Smells EXACTLY how I remember it. A mark that all of the bottles I purchase keep missing. Just thought I'd share this little tip with you guys. It isn't the same as spraying the perfume in the same way that using one of the tiny "dab" decant bottles isn't the same as spraying the scent. However...for whenever I'm craving the scent...it does satisfy my craving and the scent lasts on my arms and neck for a good 3-4 hours. I sometimes use it during the day but I usually prefer to spray my scents...so more often I use the With Love lotion at night and fall asleep to it. I miss this perfume so much. Please bring it back!!! We're desperate and NOTHING else on the market smells like it! NOTHING!

Best perfume I've ever smelled. There is nothing like this around its that unique and I've seen people compare it and favor it to their 100 dollar plus designer perfumes its like a community all of us who share love for this fragrace I wonder if miss duff has any idea we still long for this perfume the way the man in her with love music video longed for her when he smelled it on her the bottle is quite unique as well very vintage and angelic the shape of the bottle and the way the light hits it I never had the pleasure of owning this perfume smelling my moms strong perfumes over the years kinda put me off to perfumes lol I've only ever owned 2 baby phat golden goddess by kimora lee simmons and britney spears midnight fantasy (my second favorite with love is my first) which brings me to my second point while smelling it although I am 26 now and the last time I smelled with love I was 11 I have come to the conclusion that I see and smell a few notes in common with baby phat golden goddess and with love at least in the powdery aspect I have not seen anyone else compare the two and while my knowledge and experience is limited and i have not tried any other dupes yet I feel it is somewhat close maybe not the closest but it kinda gives me the same feeling if anyone stubles across golden goddess give it a try and let me know if you feel the same

Yum! I just got this and honestly I only bought it because it was soooo inexpensive, but it smells divine! I thought for sure I would like Wrapped With Love way better because I am a sucker for gourmand, fruity, candy-like scents, but I don't. I think I misjudged With Love. It's gorgeous. Not your typical "celebrity scent". I think this is a hidden gem that just hasn't been appreciated. Hey, if I can pick up a bottle for 11$, I'm happy! This scent starts off spicy but not in a warm way like something you would wear in winter. This to me is one of those fruity martini cockatils with the pepper vodka and mango puree. It's sweet and spicy and the mango is so juicy! The cocobolo is soft and sumptuous. The great thing about this scent is you could wear it in summer because despite the spice, it is a soft scent, and not overpowering in any way. It's not heavy or cloying. The drydown is soft, a little woody, and almost coconutty. Absolutely divine! I seriously might have to order another bottle just because I'm not sure whether it will continue to be harder to find in the future or not. ---- Edit: OMG what is wrong with me??? I CANNOT stop sniffing my wrist. This stuff is DIVINE!!!! That cocobolo is intoxicating!!

After sniffing the bottle, I was convinced that I hated this perfume. Amd I continued on thinking so for many many years. Also I read Hilary Duff's interview somewhere and she said she loved the perfume Opium... and because I just CAN NOT stand Opium, I think I had thought that Hilary Duff's taste would not suit me. But recently, I realized that my preference for scents started to change. I used to be only into light fruity florals such as Escada but now I crave sexier, more complex scents. And I have gotten very specific about which scents go with which season... Having said all that, for the last few months, I have been searching for a sexy, warm, spicy scent with just a hint of musk to withstand the icy Canadian cold. And that's when I stumbled across With Love. I decided to give it a second try since my taste has clearly changed. And I'm so glad I did. IT IS SO WARM AND SEXY!!! I feel like the smell actually warms me up. And it stays close to you, so you won't feel abnoxious! The best way I can describe it is... imagine a spicy, sweet mango chai latte.... it doesn't exist, but if it did, it would be yummy and it would smell like With Love. Sorry I doubted you, Hilary! <3

It really is so funny how differently a fragrance can read on different skins. As I have had more than one perfume that was lovely on someone else go nasty on me, I do see how With Love could take a turn toward "dirty musk" territory on another. Happily, on my skin, With Love is a warm, creamy, sweet, mellow tropical dream. The mango/vanilla/amber blend makes for the most delicious creamy tropical feel- just a slight sweetness, enough to make the word "yummy" come to mind. The Fragrantica "notes" database describes cocobolo wood as a "fantasy note", only found in With Love, but I can't decide what else could remind me of a savory, nutty coconut in this one... so, I 'll just say it has to be the cocobolo wood. Yeah, that has to be it. There is quite a bit of spice present, but it is not the typical Christmas blend, or anything masculine. In line with the rest of the composition, it is a warm, creamy tropical spice, and it is nowhere near overwhelming. With Love wears on quietly for several hours, then falls asleep on a bed of nice skin musk and subtle spice. I have bought several back-up bottles, as I sense With Love is on its way to extinction.

There comes a time in a young adult's life where they are drawn to owning more than fragrance mists and want pretty glass bottles instead of colorful spritzes. When that happened to me, I was in my late teens and could only budget something in the celebrity price range. It was kismet that among all the generic fruity floral contenders at the time, this one happened to appeal to my nose AND had a clearance tag on it. Win win. It was strong, it was sensual, it was not shy, and it gave me the boost I wanted and was different enough to be my signature scent. Fragrantica needs to update that it is MANGOSTEEN, not mangos. It's a lot like lychee but with more musk and creamy tartness. Unfortunately, like the Disney channel star behind this, it had its moment of glory and that was it. One flanker I believe? And poof. If Hilary has reinvented herself I think it's time for her to maybe mix up another deliciously fragrant fume or rekindle this one. I would buy it in a heartbeat... I would do almost anything for them to start making this again. I still dearly love it and now I am reduced to .05 bottles in limited supply.

From what I've read on Google, this fragrance has been discontinued since 2011. I don't really know what happened to Wrapped With Love, but I'm guessing that was discontinued earlier by Elizabeth Arden, but since With Love did better, they wanted to give it a chance, that being until 2011, when they probably stopped producing it and put out the last sets and boxes they had. Nowadays, this fragrance is VERY hard to find, at least at a normal price. Prices go from $99 to $250. Yes, you read it right. I once saw a set of a 3.4 oz bottle, lotion and a candle for $250. Crazy. Lucky for us, there is a family owned business, who recreate discontinued fragrances and I think they do a pretty good job. This is not a promo or something, just wanted to help y'all out. Their name is Fragrance Revival, and they're really underrated from what I've seen. So go show them so love, but most importantly, get your With Love bottle for $99.99. I think it's worth it. It's their best-seller! If you want to, go check them out at fragrancerevival.com AGAIN,THIS IS NOT AN AD! JUST WANTED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY!

I got a tiny sample bottle of this several months ago but never paid it much attention. Then, as my 40th birthday party approached I desperately started sorting through my samples for one that I was not familiar with to be my "signature" for the day - something that would always remind me of that wonderful party. I dabbed on some of Hilary's With Love and WHEW! What a fragrance! Strangely enough, I first get a blast of tequila! Enough to make me feel a bit boozy lol. Then it quickly softens to a spicy, musky, woody mango with rice flower and vanilla aspects that aren't listed. I'd technically classify it as an autumn scent but it smelled BEAUTIFUL in warm summer sun yesterday. It lasted a few hours into my party so I reapplied once. However, I spent most of the day outside so I was doing a good bit of sweating to wear off the gorgeous aromas. Basically, I'm upgrading to a larger bottle before the summer is out so that any time I want to relive the fantastic memories of turning 40 I can give myself a quick spritz and smile in nostalgic happiness. ^_^ Yes...I am in love.

This brings back so many memories of being a teenager in the 00s. This was the peak celebrity fragrance era, and I recall hating this scent when it launched. I just really didn't get it and when compared to the popular celeb scents at the time like Britney's Fantasy or Jlo's Glow, this stuck out like a spicy sore thumb. But for whatever reason, any time I was at a fragrance counter, I would go over and smell it again. It just had this strange pull - like somehow I knew it was way too sophisticated for 15 year old me, and that maybe I'd get it in time. WELL. Time has come, and 15 years later I'm obsessed with this scent. It's spicy, it's warm - there is literally nothing else like it. It's strange to think that this launched all those years ago, as a Hilary Duff fragrance nontheless, because if it came out today, under a different, perhaps more 'trendy' fragrance house, I'm sure it would be everywhere. It was definitey ahead of its time. After some searching, I found a really good dupe and it's autumn on my side of the globe, so I'm a really happy at the moment!

I immediately fell in love with this fragrance. It was released in South Africa at a really good price, so of course I had to try it. This was my signature scent for years! I used to love that I could get a set with either 100ml and body lotion or a 100ml with a 30ml. I used With Love daily - for any occasion. Soon after I got married, this was really marked down & my bottle was nearing it's end, so I purchased a set containing 30ml & 100ml. After a month or two I went back to see if there are still specials, but I couldn't find With Love anywhere. I never opened my set. I only finished the bottle I was already using & that was it. I only recently discovered that it had been discontinued. My box is still sealed, I feel too sorry to use it. This is a gorgeous fragrance on me. Vanilla, fruit, exotic musk. I absolutely love With Love. It is a real shame that it has been discontinued & I can't find anything that smells similar - except for Revlon Unforgettable Midnight Amber (which has also been discontinued).

My signature perfume (or at least it used to be..) now my bottle is so low I only spray on my wrist every once in a while when I want to reminisce.. Rumors are one of the ingredients was banned so that's one of the reasons it isn't made any more and why there isn't anything more similar to it available..maybe it's the Cocobolo? There are no other perfumes with this note listed on Fragrantica. It's such a beautiful spicy amber scent...a little tropical, mangosteen (the queen of fruit according to Queen Victoria) and the elusive cocobolo... Classic and mysterious. And appropriate for a wide age group, suitable for every season and time of day. It doesn't have any strange out of place notes, it's simple in a good way, not obnoxious, not trying too hard. I never got to try Wrapped With Love...I bet I would have loved that one too. :(

With love is one of my all time favorite fragrances. I’ve been looking for a dupe for years because this fragrance doesn’t age well(although my 5 ml splash does still smell nice, just slightly off). After a very long and expensive journey, the closest I’ve tried is Katy Perry indi and Juliette has a Gun mmmm. Indi is the coconutty muskier version of with love. I don’t like it as much as with love, but it does the job. Mmmm is a powdery gourmand version in the dry down. I didn’t get similarities in the initial spray, but it’s definitely there in the dry down. Update: comparing them again, I don’t find my newest decant of mmmm Resembles with love at all. Perhaps it’s been reformulated. Sandalwood in oak by Scents of Wood is closer in the dry down to with love than indi or Mmmm. In my opinion.

I just got it today. Another blind buy I have been delaying for years. It is earthy, spicy and very much unisex. Not sweet at all. Right away I can feel some spices mixed with a strong woody smell (the cocobolo note) and mangosteen. This mix gives it a eucalyptus leaf kind of smell. It is not only the most original celebrity fragrance I own, it is also one of the unique scents I have ever had. Although I am more of a gourmand type of guy I am appreciating its singularity and for sure I am going to wear this proudly. I have a feeling this will grow even more on me. However I hope it does not become an addiction (as it was quite hard to find haha). So good! Update : I knew this was going to happen. It is official. I truly love it! Unfortunately both its sillage and longevity are short :-(

I may have already written a review for this perfume but I've just fallen in love with it all over again and thought I would share my updated opinion. With Love surpasses most celebrity fragrances with it's warm, milky, spiciness and uniqueness. I have been wearing it non stop lately and every time I do I catch myself smelling my wrists. I would say it's intoxicating. It's not a weak little gourmand without any character or depth. However, at the same time, it's not too masculine and heavy. It has the right balance of femininity and mystery. I'm about 90% sure that it's been discontinued so I just ordered another bottle on amazon while they're still floating around out there. I would HIGHLY recommend thus perfume if you're looking for something different and beautiful. Purchase ASAP.

I was 13 when this came out and absolutely loved it. I would spray it every time I went to Kohl's but never bought it because I didn't have the money to pay full price. Now in 2016, I've finally gotten it. I found a 0.5oz on eBay and had to get it. I was hesitant to purchase this since it is discontinued and I was afraid it wouldn't be good anymore in terms of smell or even longevity. Luckily, I have no issues with it and am so happy! This is a warm, spicy fragrance. However, I don't find it sharp like many wood based scents but rather smooth and calming. There is a sweetness from the mango but I don't find it inappropriate or overwhelming. It balances the woodsy, amber base. I tend to avoid strong woods since they give me headaches or asthma but I've had no issues with this scent.