Near Dusk

Everything what is already said is so much accurate :) She is really feminine, playful, a good deal, it reminds of her perfume- J, has some masculine moments because of the aquatic note but is all together a feminine perfume which is really wearable all year around. I imagine a woman in a purple dress.. walking on the beach at dusk.. the wind is playing with the dress and she is having her sandals in the hands and the feet in the sand... :) She is more a indor perfume, it doesnt habe the straight to warm you outdoor, but indoor.. u get a lot of notes, a hint of coconut, a blast of pepper..and teh beauty of the flowers in the dry down :) i was looking for a sharper perfume so this will be my everyday perfume :) The dry down still has this hint of aquatic salt breze-love it ! same as Jennifer.. beautiful, quite and still ... its not screaming like versace-bright crystal . The pepper is not too strong like CH 212; the dry down is warmer than J, with less vanilla which I prefer. It has also moments of Hermes-bleue and YSL -mon paris intensment.A perfume for every woman. I love this type of quiet beauty :) The purple colored bottle fits it so well . Some say it's similar to sun DI Goa.. I will let you know about that too..She is not screaming sweetness like all the other perfumes right now on the market and... is really mysterious.. unfolds herself slowly.. but perfectly...

This was a blind buy based on reviews and I am so pleasantly surprised! Out of all the celebrity fragrances I own, this one is my favorite. I have to agree that this one will likely be her best-selling fragrance. As others have mentioned, this smells like a high-end and not a celebrity fragrance. The notes are incredibly well done leading to a beautiful, sensual, and warm scent. I would have no qualms gifting this to anyone, as it appears to be the type of fragrance that could work with most all body chemistries. If not well done, orange, coconut, and vanilla notes can come off smelling very cheap, sickly-sweet, and synthetic. The coconut, amber, vanilla, and orange blossom in this fragrance are simply beautiful. The longevity is not that great, it doesn’t last a whole day without reapplying, so you may need to spray and re-spray your top. The sillage is also moderate unless you use a heavy hand with it. This is well suited for summer weather, though I can see myself wearing it throughout the year. There are very few perfumes in my arsenal that I've repurchased and this will be one of them.

I got a set of all her 3 fragrances (3 rollerballs, 0.3 oz each) for Xmas & I have to admit that Near Dusk is my favourite. I fancy the fact it's not flowery, very relaxed, low key, a bit sweet and salty as described. I am absolutely in love with it! Can't wait to wear it in summer. While some oceanic scents tend to smell clean or masculine, but not this one - it's warm and subtle, really well balanced. The name most definitely matches the idea behind it and the final product. I find J being a bit sharp on my skin, yet, I don't have this same problem with Near Dusk. The perfume in this small rollerball will be gone before the weather gets warm, but I plan on buying a 1 oz bottle at least this one, yet, I may get a full-size bottle of other 2 scents. I applied all three scents on different areas of my arms before going to bed and even though Near Dusk is the softest of the set, it was the only one I could still smell the morning after. Looks like JA improves the longevity of the product with each perfume. Very well done, Jennifer!

This is a gorgeous clean, incredibly soft, and ever so slightly sweet scent! I absolutely love this but if only it had a stronger projection, I think the cold weather here in Canada doesn't help. I don't get any florals in this fragrance, but mostly a musky coconut with a clean sheets kind of feeling. It's like if you went to the beach and then came home and laid on your bed with some sunscreen still on your skin, it's clean and inoffensive, something I'd wear at any time, any place. I've sprayed it only an hour ago and I have to really dig my nose into my arm to smell it so it's gonna be one of those "bathe myself in it before I'm out the door" fragrances. It's not like Beach Walk beachy, but a softer version with a tiiiny hint of aquatic notes. I LOVE Versace Crystal Noir but the coconut disappears on my skin so I'm hoping to layer this and see how it goes! I'll update in warmer months!

I recently ordered a roller-ball of Near Dusk from Kohl's online - finally it was showing up on their website. The opening feels similar to me as "J" and yet there is more here too. I like the opening sea salt and coconutty vibe a lot. I pick up the florals here but not individually or strongly, I just know that they are there. This perfume is stronger than JA and J, and yet it's not a heavy scent, either. I think the name is perfect because to me this is what I would smell like after a day at the beach, a nice shower and a soft beachy vibe perfume to finish off my evening. This is definitely wearable by day, too. I have been wearing this in the evenings and I do note that I can still softly smell it in the morning when I wake up. I really love this perfume!

In the beginning, there is an alcohol smell to it, but if you wait for a minute, the smell is quite amazing. Really nostalgic and unique and smells like a high-end perfume, even better than some if you ask me. The performance is also wonderful. I'm in love with this one and it's such a shame you can't buy it anymore. It may give a headache to some. It is a really calming smell. I like this a lot and feel in another dimension with this one. It makes me wanna escape this world, spread my wings, and fly into heaven or the universe. If this perfume were a song, it would be Knocking On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan. I still can't believe that I won't be able to repurchase this one.

This is really nice and although smells so familiar, is unique. I sprayed this and compared it to the similar scents. This is a mix of Rihanna rebelle without the harsh note that makes it unbearable- although that note is in near dusk it's calmed by a note that makes this like Kate Spade live colorfully. Then it's also mixed with a top note that's in another similar fragrance which is Hollister wave 2. So this is a perfume mix of top notes Hollister wave 2, heart notes Rihanna rebelle, and base live colorfully. Blended together makes near dusk. Its a good one. I'd actually replace my Rihanna rebelle with near dusk. It cannot replace live colorfully though.

This was a blind buy for me, and wow, I am so glad I have this in my collection. The coconut in this smells like it has been freshly harvested and bottled, along with a few drops of the ocean. Sweet vanilla, slightly oceanic/salty coconut goodness - I don’t get many of the floral notes, which I don’t mind, as the coconut is so beautiful and takes center stage. I’ve worn Near Dusk on a date, at work, in the winter, running errands, and while lounging at home. Such a versatile, lovely fragrance. One of my absolute favorites.

Holy moly is this stunning! This is simply one the sexiest summertime fragrances I have ever smelled. It’s not a typical summer or beach scent in that it’s not cloyingly sweet nor does it smell like sunscreen, but it evokes a beach quality. It’s also floral and musky in understated ways and it feels like the perfect scent to wear to a dinner on the beach under the stars. Cannot believe the price point for this level of sophistication and beautiful blending. To die for!

I just received a roller ball of this. I LOVE it! Love the coconut, musk, slightly sweet with just a touch of vanilla. I am so over flipping vanilla, seems like it's in everything but Near Dusk has just a touch of it. Reminds me of sitting on the beach in Bora Bora watching the sunset. Great blind buy for me!

**My review is for the fine fragrance mist of this perfume** This is a great summer scent!! The main notes I pick up are lots of jasmine,nectarine,vanilla with hints of coconut and musk. On me this is very long lasting.....longevity and sillage are both moderate on me and I really love this perfume!!!!!!

I like this the best of all the Jennifer Aniston fragrances. I get mostly peony and coconut from it. Many people like J the best (the blue one) but the peony coconut and vanilla in this make it my favorite.

Love at first sniff! I had to have it immediately! It's just so....me. My only complaint is that it's not that strong. Oh well, might be good for very hot/humid days here in Texas.

Very nice, vanilla, coconut (neither overpowering though). Jasmine. Not all sweet. I get the sea salt vibe again like her previous fragrance.. Lasts quite a while too. I like it.

Love this! Seems like a lighter variation of Alien, which I love but is very very heavy and special occasion. This way I can get a bit of it without it being overpowering. Yum!!

Night in the summer. On a beach. Sitting on the sand. Beachy smell all throughout the air. Drinking cocktails with fruit on the glass. It is SO good.

This is really good. It smells of seawater, sand, and a little coconut. Very long lasting too.

After wanting to try this for several years, I won a rollerball of it in a giveaway. I tried it and liked it okay, but didn't really give it a full wearing. SO this past week I decided to really give it a decent wearing and do my review. This is a gorgeous, more mature coconut scent. It starts out a touch sharp from the musk, but that's what makes it a bit more grown-up, I think. After about 10 minutes it's quite close to the skin, but again, this is a rollerball application. Spray might act quite a bit differently. It does remain present for a good amount of time. I had it on for about four hours and it didn't die away during that time, so that's somewhat impressive. To me, it's a sexy, youthful scent. A bit playful, a bit naughty, a bit innocent, a bit serious. A touch of spice deep inside somewhere. It's really not sweet at all beyond the sweetness of the coconut note. After about 20 minutes on the skin, it becomes a bit salty and quite a different composition where everything melds into a single experience rather than separate notes. This is where it becomes a "skin-but-better" scent. This review was written when I didn't have access to internet, so it's my actual impressions without the notes in front of me. I think it reflects the actual note pyramid quite well. Overall, I am seriously considering this one for hot days when I just can't handle anything really heavy, but when I want something more warm and sweet. I don't know that I need it given the other fragrances I have, and more importantly, I think there are other fragrances I'd want MORE. But this one is certainly going to get some wear once the heat gets really bad in a few months. Overall, I'd give it a 3.5/5 rating.

A soft, pretty, unexpectedly subtle fragrance. I just have a sample, but I'll probably use it all up and keep my eyes peeled for a bargain down the line, since I read below that this is discontinued. I totally get the pencil-shaving smell on the drydown from the "white woods," but I happen to love that smell, so it's only a plus. (I'm a writer, so it smells like productivity to me.) The jasmine is very nice--realistic but not too heady or indolic, and the sea-salt air accord helps temper the sweetness of the jasmine with the peony and orange blossom. I can already tell the duration is going to be rather on the poor side, but I enjoy it as a skin scent. Violet isn't listed as a note, but I get that feel--maybe it's just the name of the perfume and the sunset-at-the-beach vibe. I was expecting the coconut to be more pronounced, but I like the way it smells more like fresh coconut than coconut suntan lotion, which is what I was expecting from the packaging. Update: I really like this, but I will pass it along to a friend who might also enjoy it. It's a pity that I didn't buy a bottle of this fragrance when it was still widely available; now I see it only in body-spray form or used on eBay or at inflated prices. I do like it, but it's similar to several other scents I have with better longevity. I still don't smell the coconut as much as one might expect, given its place on the pyramid, but maybe I just don't smell the fresh stuff often enough!

DISCONTINUED FRAGRANCE REVIEW NO.#18 / 10. Time for another Jennifer Aniston perfume review, eh, my Perfumites? The bottle is divine! Make no mistake: that purple hombre effect just titillates me - for no good, discernable reason. It just does, and I must accept this as fact. On first spray this is a pink pepper BOMB! Seriously, the biggest pink pepper explosion I have ever come across in a scent. Only closely followed by the exceptional (fight me) "Dot" by Marc Jacobs. It's almost enough to make you sneeze, but it mingles with coconut and cozy musk straight away, so your sinuses are safe. Is it similar to Versace's "Crystal Noir" (EdT? EdP? Who can keep up? The awesome spicy coconut one - you know which one I'm talking about)? Similar vibe, yes. The stinging sharp spice, the kinda dry coconut, and the warm musk. Although "Near Dusk" definitely dries down sweeter. "CN" is a bit more warm whilst "ND" is airier. It's not a harsh ozonic scent, but more marine - and that's the joy of sea notes. Either way, you will smell GLORIOUS on a (mid)summer's night(dream). Longevity is okay. Spraying on clothes is a good way to go, Perfumites. Sillage...needs work. This becomes a skin scent, but it's another one of those perfumes that feels like it was MEANT to blend with your own skin after you've emerged from swimming in the expansive ocean. I smell like a sexy mermaid. *** Kitty rating: 7/10.