Vintage Muse

This was a blind buy for me, based on the fact that I've really liked other fragrances from Kate Moss. I was concerned about the number of dislikes and negative reviews this fragrance had but I picked up a bottle online so cheaply that it didn't seem like much of a risk. I am so glad I took that risk. I fell completely in love. I sprayed two sprays on my wrist and it was loud and proud. A shocking blast of fruit and musk. Dirty, stinky and offensive musk. Quickly that stink calmed and the fragrance transformed into a beautiful, heady, dark fragrance. Rich, almost medicinal fruit and powder which verges on dusty. Kind of like those vintage powder puffs my great grandmother had from Coty but that I dug out of the cupboard decades later. The musk remains and although it's lost the unpleasantness of the opening, it's always fierce. This isn't innocent, girly Narciso Rodriguez style musk. This is a grown woman who means business. Vintage Muse is in my mind a close relative of one of my all time favourites, Tom Ford's Black Orchid. It's not a dupe by any means but it's a sibling. Even the projection isn't lagging far behind. For anyone curious about this fragrance but put off by the many negative reviews and dislikes, I have some theories. Black Orchid is polarising and doesn't fit the mainstream, so this won't either. While we are so used to fruity florals and gourmand fragrances, this feels like a trip to the dark side. If you're typically a celebrity fragrance fan, this is quite likely to be unlike anything else you've ever come across. For those who have a passion for niche fragrances, give this a try! It might just win you over to the celebrity fragrance side. Projection is excellent, as is longevity.

I didn't realise this perfume existed! I tried on the original Vintage a few months ago and liked it, and today while I was shopping I sprayed some of this on my bare wrist to see whether I still liked it. I didn't know this was a different scent. Anyway... I am BLOWN AWAY by this one. Hours and hours later, I can still smell it very strongly on my wrist, which is always a factor I look for in fragrances. I'm not expert at identifying individual notes yet, but it's rich, it's slightly spicy, very floral, a little bit powdery, almost reminiscent of an 'old lady' fragrance - but yet modern, sexy and youthful at the same time. Heaven in a little purple bottle - this one has just hit the top of my Christmas list! Edit: Okay, so I scored a bottle of this for just $20 during Christmas sales - ace! And it's a firm favourite. I carry it in my handbag and wear it almost every single day... I love it! The staying power isn't as great as I first thought, but I don't mind at all as it's cheap and the bottle is compact enough to take with me. The chocolate notes come up very strong on my skin, my husband loves this fragrance on me as, out of all my gourmand fragrances, he says this one is the 'yummiest'. Definitely recommend this fragrance, it's great for everyday wear and has just the right measures of sex, sophistication and girly innocence to suit almost anybody or any occasion.

This perfume can smell great or a little bit strange, I think it should come with an "user's guide" or a decalogue like this: 1. Wait 24 hours before you judge, so you can experiment with the scent and understand it. 2. Spray directly on the skin to achieve the desired sweet and musky effect instantly. 3. No more than two or three sprays, 50 cm away from you or more. However, if you want the perfume to last on your skin for more than 2 hours, take the bottle with you and reapply a single spray on your skin. 4. When spraying on clothes, do it 24 hours before the appointment, to give it time to settle and oxygenate. 5. Yes, on clothes it smells like a horse stable, very sour, not sweet, your nose is not wrong. 6. It is ambergris' fault which on clothes seems to predominate in the first stage. One of the most expensive ingredients in perfumery. 7. Use at night parties and informal evenings with friends, where it is safe to show your personality, especially with black clothes. 8. Also wear it on Halloween night so that real spirits can identify you and not bother you. 9. Caution: After 12 a.m you may become a witch and charm anyone you want, especially people with mature, bohemian tastes ... choose well. 10. Danger: You may be attacked by unexpected vampires who want to suck your skin eternally. Let yourself be loved or make them dance around you, at your feet!

You'll love it or hate it, but it sure won't leave you indifferent. Like a 2010's interpretation of the 80's interpretation of the 1910's to 40's classics. I bet that when we finally get out of the floral-fruity trend, that sort of scent will be all the rage. And Kate will have called it first. It is categorized here as a Floral-Fruity Gourmand, but I wouldn't say it is, unless you would categorize L'Heure Bleue as a Floral-Fruity Gourmand... This classification puzzles me and doesn't give the slightest idea of what this fragrance smells like, quite the contrary in fact: it couldn't be further away from all those celebrity juices that fall in that category. Forget about the notes too, they don't make much sense either... On the Kate Moss perfumes website they describe it as a creamy floral musk fragrance. Much more suiting description. I've been wearing it from time to time for months, and yet I still find it hard to describe, to pinpoint exact notes, but I would say that it is a scent for sophisticated dilettantes and nostalgic intellectuals. To be worn with a black turtle neck shirt and pencil skirt, tortoise shell glasses and your nicest shawl.

Okay, I absolutely ADORE this perfume. It's a bit hit-and-miss for a lot of people, I know, and there is an unpleasant tang to get past (I don't mind that, it almost adds to it in a strange way.) For me it's sort of like rotting plums and blackberries and blackcurrents. My parents' house where I spent my teenaged summers has several plum trees behind my old bedroom and the smell of rotting plums is really pleasant to me. It's sweet but kind of spicy and musky, also, which gives it a smoothness. Fruity scents don't do it for me but something about the over-ripe smell of this one captivates me. It reminds me of a poem called 'This Moment' by Eavann Boland, which concludes with the lines: "Stars rise Moths flutter Apples sweeten in the dark." Substitute apples for plums and you've got this perfume. However, it is just as fleeting as Boland's moment and it needs to be sprayed again and again. This scent is sultry and sensual and just a bit more than meets the eye, but it polarises people and so I wouldn't recommend blind buying it.

Wow. This really is an underrated gem and I can't understand why this isn't spoken about more. Which is such a shame. To me, VM really is outstanding and it reminds me of Elizabeth Taylor Passion and vintage Dior Poison. Except while those are very loud, bold and in your face..Vintage Muse is slightly more muted and demure with a distinct gothic vibe which I love. I can clearly detect the plum, blackberry and bitter dark chocolate but thankfully none of the whipped cream mentioned. As this balance between darkness and light, sweet and bitter is well executed in my opinion. Vintage Muse, is for adults, femme fatalles and strong women. And so If you like scents like LouLou, Angel, Black Orchid and Midnight Poison. I would strongly recommend that you add this beauty to your collection for both day and evening wear; in situations where you want a perfume that gives you inner strength and the aura of a goth, rock chic but it won't knock others else out.

Living nicely among my niche perfumes, Vintage Muse fits in perfectly. At first spray, the base notes are a rush of strong animalic ambergris lifted high into the air by white musk. Then the Mexican chocolate appears, a rich dark chocolate with cinnamon in it. These base notes swirl together into deep darkness as overripe plum envelops dark sweet black currant. Rhubarb emerges, tamed with whipped cream so it's sweetened, not sharp or sour. Violet, orchid and peony appear together like a puff of soft powder, adding a pleasing, totally feminine, entrancing aspect to the mix. All notes then blend together to intrigue and entice the wearer far back to another era long long ago. Back to the time of castles, thick forests, with abundant wild fruits growing pungent along unpaved rutted roads and paths, Vintage Muse is the sweet unexpected scent of a beautiful young woman, half hidden in the deep dark shade.

I definitely wouldn't have appreciated this when it came out in my early 20s, but now in my thirties this is on par with some niche releases. Longevity not great, but it was formulated to be affordable. Tip for other second hand buyers: give it chance through several sprays. I got a second hand bottle that had been barely sprayed, but sprayed nonetheless and, after spraying through the juice in the nozzle and tube, the true scent came out. I say this because I suspect that the first several (at least 10) sprays would have turned rancid over several years probably and might be responsible for the soured piss and waste accords. Otherwise, I personally, get Chanel No5-esque vintage powdery soapy florals but updated with more modern fruity honeyed sweetness and musk. It wears better on clothes than on skin. Makes me want to roll around a plush boudoir whilst wearing burlesque lingerie.

My dear husband got this for me and I thought oh no I am not going to like this what am I going to do I don't want to upset him because he thought he had got me something really nice. When I first put it on after a shower, I swear I could smell poo. YES POO!! anyways, after it settled about 10 minutes later it smelt really unusual but not in a bad way. I could smell berries and chocolate but it also has a tinge of dior's poison. I know that sounds weird but you really need to give it a chance. I used the body lotion as well because that was in the set my husband got. The lotion softens it. I don't know girls you really have to just bite the bullet and give it a couple of tries because I think it really does smell nice and it is very different.

Kate Moss Vintage Muse is the best fruity floral I have smelled in a long time. The balance of sweet tart syrupy plum and chocolate with salty ambergris and earthy musk topped off with violet powder? Holy hell... This stuff is AMAZING. I almost wish the ambergris, powder, and animalic musk was louder with the fruit part a bit softer, but then again I'm a powder and ambergris fiend so I can never have enough of those things. Vintage Muse is original, captivating, and thoroughly enjoyable. It smells naughty to me but the plummy rhubarb powder makes me think of a fairy tale. That's it- a naughty fairy tale. Step aside, Lolita Lempika. This is what a real fairy's made of. Fairy flesh. Thanks to 2746cstreet for my lovely decant.

Well I love this perfume, I was given a bottle last year and just could not get enough of it. The art deco bottle pleases me as does the price. The staying power is adequate so I would recommend layering with the body lotion which also smells divine. For some reason Vintage Muse gives me the same kind of rush I used to get when wearing Dolce & Gabbana By, there is something quite daring and sultry going on. The combination of violet, orchid, plum and rhubarb give me a fleeting feeling of giddy anticipation. Vintage Muse is not just another generic celeb frag... it might not be for everyone but it works on my body chemistry and I have received many compliments when wearing. I feel this will become one of my top scents!!!

Totally agree with Angeldaisy below. The opening is an animal monster; one of the most indiscreet animalic fragrances I have tried. The sweet fruitiness has a Poison vibe to it lurking under the musk which I like although I’m not usually a huge fan of overly fruity fragrances or celebrity frags for that matter. I’m quickly changing my mind about celebrity scents after this and SJP’s Stash! I got 30ml Vintage Muse for next to nothing online and I love it. It’s a skanky musk, which is how I like my musk; the fruit is jammy and dark. The longevity for me is great too, albeit a little on the synthetic side, but I’m ok with that. It’s sexy as hell in my opinion.

Its vibe is really vintage and I adore it. I can smell it again and again and I received many complements when I am with it. Sharp, really a bit cat-piss opening due to the red fruits - provocative and pleasant at the same time. The unpleasant moment goes very fast. The heart has vintage flowers - gentle, sour and powdery at the same time. I do not detect any chocolate, may be the sourness could remind a dark chocolate with harsh cocoa. The cream is like slightly sweet dessert with lemon, does not have milky taste. It is not very lasting - may be up to 5 hours in colder days.

This fragrance is one of my favourites and also the original Vintage from Kate Moss. I love the powdery violet and rich plum notes,it's great for evening with it's musky fruity intensity. The vintage 1920s/1930s art deco style bottle in plum coloured glass is lovely to look at and a welcome change from some of the celeb bottles which can be a bit tacky. I can't understand the negative reviews,this is an inoffensive,sweet,powdery,fruity delicious scent and certainly doesn't contain any unpleasant nasty notes at all.

This one is so beautiful. I don't get the Cat wee notes people mention. On my skin is lush and warm. Sweet and powdery, I get that its called vintage, because I feel like I traveled back in time to the black and white pictures, fluffy boas and pearl necklaces. But it is in no way heavy like old style perfumes, it is modern. Gorgeous.

I love Vintage Muse! When shops around where I live stopped selling it I bought several so I could enjoy it for longer! I smell mostly cream and violets and a tangy hint of plum. No poo or pee which is probably just an unfortunate skin chemistry reaction for others. Lovely subtle musky dry down. The only downfall is the longevity.

The more I use this, the more it reminds me of a hair salon the perming and styling solutions or the colouring solutions. I still like it but instead of smelling like perfume it just always smells like something I can't put my finger on. Lasts for ages with the lotion I still find but worn by itself doesn't last at all.

Fresh and fruity, almost green (rhubarb), at the beginning, it became sweet and musky. Plum is very present and, by the end, on my skin, it reminds me Ode à l'amour - Yves Rocher because of plum and amber. I love it, it's absolutely vintage and delicate. Blind buy and good surprise. And the lasting power is very good.

I brought this perfume in a sale , & I absolutely adore it . It is reminiscent of classic fragrances . Pleasantly suprised , the bottle is beautiful too , like a amethyste chanel bottle. It is a warm fragrance , slughtly fruity but with a spicey note .

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