Sinner

I used to dislike Kat Von D's Sinner. The patchouli used to make me believe that this fragrance smelled too heavy and chemically on me. While it does smell pretty heavy on me still, I feel that my nose has grown to appreciate the depth and warmth to Sinner. There's a lot to enjoy in this fragrance! At first sniff, this perfume starts off with the patchouli and cinnamon, which, as one would imagine, smells green, heavy, and spicy. After that initial burst of heaviness, the plum, the citrus, and the vanilla notes come in to create a creamy, smooth, and sweet quality to balance out the heavy spice. The white florals such as the jasmine and the orange flower start to appear more on my skin as the drydown happens, which adds a slight brightness and freshness to the perfume. As the hours go on, the musk and the woody notes come out a bit more, creating a very warm end to this perfume. Because of this, I would definitely wear Sinner during the Fall, Winter, and early Spring (basically the colder months of the year). I think it's too heavy to wear during the Summer, even at night (despite the citrus and white florals). To compare this to Saint (one of my all-time favorite perfumes), I would say that the vanilla and the plum in Sinner remind me of Saint a lot. I smell some Saint in Sinner. It's just that Sinner smells more green, woody, and spicy, whereas Saint smells sweet, creamy, with a bit of a sandalwood drydown. I'd say that Sinner smells like Saint + patchouli, spice, and wood. There's a lot happening in this perfume, and it confused me at first, which would explain why I didn't like it initially. For some reason, my nose has finally "understood" Sinner, and I find it to be one of the best celebrity perfumes ever made. Too bad Kat Von D's perfumes have been discontinued; I find all of them to be quite lovely!

I have the purse spray of this in the gorgeous "lighter" packaging. It was a gift that was hard to obtain as I'm in the UK but thankfully worth it as I do love the scent, it's just not quite how I expected from reading on here! I really don't smell much patchouli in it on me, which I find a little disappointing as I LOVE patchouli. On me I smell much more fruitiness and a hint of sweetness, maybe vanilla and a touch of baby powder. The patchouli is so subtle in it on me. I can smell it in the initial dry down, but then it's much more fruity and musky. The most disappointing thing for me is that is just does not last and you need to keep spraying and spraying it to keep smelling it! Someone else already mentioned it, but it's true. I wondered if it was my nose just getting used to it, but my husband couldn't smell it either. I like my scents to last and be a little more intense. I can't imagine getting a headache from it as someone else said! Perhaps the rollerball is much more intense? Maybe I should invest in that as well as misting myself with the purse spray! I suppose there's a reason they made one to carry one around with you..

It opens light with an innocent facade of Orange blossom and a bit of Mandarin then in a few minutes to becomes deep and sensual with succulent ripe plums start to steep into the senses like the demoness Lilith from ancient Semitic myth who seduces men to their deaths the plum has a seductive power then dries to an spicy edging of cinnamon and dries the middle with jasmine hides beneath the sin in a little crevasse The drydown is dark is musk and woods the other notes like Vetiver Patchouli and vanilla remains elusive to senses and unfortunaly this does'nt last it's fleeting like the moment of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden right before when eve picked the fruit of sin and i bet what Sin smelled like.

Kat Von d sinner is a very dark sexy and alluring fragrance. When I first spray this perfume the main note that I get is very sweet cinnamon not a harsh dusty cinnamon but like a sugar/cinnamon mix it's absolutely terrific and so unique I also get a misty patchouli haze in the middle of this perfume but don't fear it's not the harsh strong aroma like Angel no it's a sweet and kinda makes the fragrance dark. I believe that this perfume is very unique and the bottle I mean come on its a stunner and will look so killer on anyone's vanity I'm sad that they don't sell this at sephora anymore and it's kinda pricy and hard too find now so if u see it make sure u snatch it up like I did :) 7/10

I really didn't want to like this fragrance. Kat Von D is not a character who appeals to me. Also, I usually abhor floral notes but this is unlike any floral I've ever sampled before. This fragrance is intense and luscious. The opening to me is boozy dried roses but it dries down quickly to it's heart; something spicy, sultry, and dirty - but dirty in a good way! It's almost as if someone were trying to recreate the smell of a "cheap" perfume but used the best possible ingredients. The finale of creamy cinnamon musk lingers skin close for hours. I didn't expect this fragrance to be complex and interesting but I can't deny it's appeal.