Katy Perry's Indi Visible

This is Indi's younger slightly more rebellious sister. I got addicted to Indi's indulgent creamy coconutty musks and it is now one of my favourites against some of my other perfumes that retail for upwards of $200, so I was nervous trying Indi Visible given the descriptions of "damp room", "cigarettes", "cheap teen body spray", "90s soap" and "old musty clothes" offered by previous less-than-favorable reviews. And, to be honest, I can see why those reviewers would say those things BUT! But it's so complex and nostalgic, slightly synthetic but at the same time naturally musky and delicious. Imagine a young woman in her early 20s who likes dressing up and partying but isn't too girly; she's cute and fun but also street-wise. She's sitting at a table at a beach bar with her best friend looking out at the rainbow sunset over the sea after spending the day at the beach. There's a distinct aroma of sunscreen, oceany clean sweat and tobacco in the air. They're sipping Pina Coladas and ordering a shot of Malibu rum each to signify the transition from their lazy chilled-out day to a hot party night. Now that the air has cooled, she spritzes a fruity spray all over herself to "freshen up" her sun-bronzed skin and cotton sundress that has been baking in her beach bag all day. The fruity spray mixes with a floral perfume that was already lingering on her clothes as well as the expensive hair products she'd used in her hair that morning, though her hair is wild and tousled by this point in the day. The beach bar resident DJ gets on the decks and starts playing deep house beats just as a handsome young man in beach shorts and an open short-sleeve linnen shirt brushes past our girl's table accidentally nudging it causing the glasses to tremble. He turns to our girl to apologize. He and his friends have already been drinking for half of the day, he is tipsy and smells a little boozy and slightly smoky but in a pleasant masculine and sexy way. Our girl gets a whiff of his natural body musk that has also been enhanced by the day's sun; the attraction is instant and she is suddenly intoxicated with him, unable to break eye contact. Just a while later, when the sun has set completely and the night sets in, the deep house music gets louder, "accidentally-on-purpose" they find themselves together again, striking up a conversation at the bar where a very talented bartender is mixing up a storm of well-crafted plummy bourbon syrupy cocktails with candied grapefruit. Overall, I'm glad I got this perfume. It doesn't beat Indi for me where Indi is more sensual and sophisticated, but this is definitely a fun, youthful delectable musky scent for balmy evenings. Edit: tried this out in wintry weather and can barely detect the creamy musk. Only getting the sharper woody boozy flowery fruity syrup notes which is probably why there is such a disparity between other reviews. I would, therefore, recommend this for warmer environments only in order to get the full experience.

First off, once again thank you Odie for such a beautiful review. I love the eloquent descriptiveness of the reviews you write, it makes me feel the tropical Caribbean vibe you talk about and for a few seconds I feel right there, in paradise. As a long time outspoken Indi fan (although I don't really like Katy Perry and I find the rest of her perfumes garbage), I was so compelled to try this out. For the longest time it was in my cart but I never bought it, until I found it at Rexall for 19.99 CAD and picked it up. What tricked me at first was the comparison with Crystal Noir I have read in the reviews here - and at first spray, fresh out of the drugstore, in 30 degrees celcius heat (about 90 degrees f) and scorching hot sun, I hated this perfume and wanted to return it. One thing I love about my small but very curated fragrance collection is that all my perfumes are evergreens and apt for any situation (or almost), and this one isn't. I decided to try it again at home, at night, in my room on the 22nd floor, with the breeze coming in from the window and the view of tall skyscrapers outside, and yes, just like Eloisegirl said, it is cozy. It's cozy like your favourite sweater. And what I do appreciate about it is the logical evolution from Indi; it maintains that musky cloud Indi has, with added notes of coconut and rum, making it a sweeter tropical Indi. So many celeb flankers have nothing in common with the original perfume, and this one is very similar to the original, yet different and unique. The DNA is there. It could be nauseating in the sun and heat, it's more suitable for a breezy day, but it's absolutely gorgeous. I love spraying this on my college sweater. What a beautiful fragrance. It's sweet, but not too much; the musk really makes this airy and soft. Longevity, however, is as bad as Indi's. But for the price I paid, I'm happy regardless. Well done KP.

I really didn't like the last one (Indi) but heard great things about Indi Visible. So I made the risky choice of blind-buying this as it was discounted to $16 (originally $69). To me, Indi Visible smells like an exact dupe of M by Mariah Carey. For those who are familiar with M, give this a smell and you'll know what I mean. It has the exact same muskiness, floral and alcohol (in a good way) smell that M did. In all honesty, the lasting power on this one is pretty poor, something M succeeded in. The packaging is cute, art-deco inspired bottle. Is it my fave packaging from Katy's fragrance line? No, however pretty lovely. I can't stand the font on the bottle though, to me it just looks directly typed from Microsoft Word and slapped on the front of the bottle, however this is the least important thing about it. The perfume is lovely and smells like a fragrance I was obsessed with in my high school years, so its a keep for me. I rate this a 6/10. Scent is pleasant, however to me it doesn't really scream "Katy Perry". You know how celebrity fragrances are meant to somewhat represent the celebrity? To me this one doesn't really seem like a Katy Perry fragrance. However, this is definitely far better than the original Indi perfume. Didn't like that one at all as it was too mature and masculine for my taste.

Liking a celebrity fragrance doesn't necessarily mean liking the celebrity whose name is attached to it. Most celebrity fragrances have very little connection to the celebrity nowadays, anyway. The day of Elizabeth Taylor & Queen Latifahs are gone. What's left, though? Occasionally really high quality scents that you can create your own story for and that's what this is. It's not pretentious, but it's so beautiful and easy to wear. It lasts ages, you just have to let it sit. I've been wearing it for over 18 hours and it's in no danger of fading away. It's creamy, it's white rum-y, it's everything you could want in any weather. It's not too heavy and it's not so light that you'd really question buying it if you like the scent. The story for me is one of romance and enjoying the company of those you love. Never feeling out of place or discomforted. It's there and always enjoyable. Sappy, but I like it a lot. So happy that I purchased a full 30mL bottle. It wasn't expensive and I had a gift card.

I got this for $10, so I really have no complaints but don’t go out spending tons on this. This (on me) is a sweet musky plum and vanilla with a dab of coconut rum. It has moderate sillage, but weak longevity (3-4 hours) in moderate temperatures. While I haven’t tested this in all weather, spring and fall temps are probably best if you don’t mind reapplying. That being said, I think this could work in most temps but it may be a bit too sweet for really hot weather. This isn’t anything standout, but it’s a nice sweet everyday perfume for someone young especially at this price. Edit: After having used up my bottle I can say that this is a very pleasant gem for the price. As it sat it got more plummy and boozy for me, losing any musk or sharpness. It ended up being a strong, sweet fruited rum that lasted a good 5-6 hours and sat close to the skin after the first 2. Great for cool weather and holidays!