Curve Soul Vintage

this is all about soft and powdery flowers with a hint of berry juice and earthy, musky untertones. the purple color suits it perfect! a real luminous pinup girl burlesque pure glamour scent without being too girlish! most of those vintage-retro fumes are made too powdery, bubblegum-sweet and gal-like, what i can t understand as the famous retro-queens weren't that young teenladies! they where all in their age of 25 to 35 in full bloom of their succsess and beauty, as Dita van Teese to. this scent would suit here very well: dark and mysterious but yet elegant and retrolike in a modern way. no oldfashioned grandma smell nore masculine but selfconfident without being to loud! delicious lime and plum, sooo juicy in the top. i can detect also the juicy berries inside but not sweet at all. i would say even a bit sour like a berry gin fizz. the heart tells about a soft rose and delicate magnolia well balanced with powdery tuberose. the lovely violet and jasmine makes it sweet and tempting. base is warm and smoky, but still flowery as well. is there patchouli inside ? of course. dirty and sexy in a subtle amounth! :P settles nice on skin, perfect sillage, longlasting too. love it! can t understand the low ratings here! the bottle is awesome too! a standout keeper for selfconfident bombshells!

I was drawn to this because of the pattern, colour and name Soul Vintage. I was born in the 60's but would have loved to have lived my youth through that life changing time. There was so much going on, it was all new and the music was the greatest. This fragrance unfortunately does not remind me of that time. I think it's a lovely fragrance and I really enjoy wearing it but it is not the heady patchouli incense perfume I thought it was going to be. In a way that is good because this is much more wearable on a day to day basis and I would not be scared to wear this out. This was a blind buy and I was a little concerned it might be too heavy a fragrance. Soul Vintage, is tart citrus with a large bouquet of white flowers and a base of spicy sandalwood, patchouli and musk. There is a cologne masculine note here which brings the sweetness down a notch. There really is a lot going on with this fragrance but it comes together very well and I am loving those tart citrus notes. Definitely worth a space in your collection.

This is my everyday perfume and I always get so many compliments on it. On my skin, I smell more of the bergamot and amber than straight patchouli. (I dislike straight patchouli.) First bought on a whim, I liked how pretty the box was. The small 1 oz bottle was such a pretty dark purple. Later, my mother gave me a gift set for Christmas with a larger spray bottle and lotion. Too me the small 1 oz bottle has a more intense scent with stronger base notes after the first burst of citrus drys off. When I use the spray bottle, which I do daily, I usually spray twice in the air and walk through. I think the floral notes are more pronounced. I don't use the lotion because it has a much more pronounced patchouli presence. To me the scent is warming, sensual and comforting. It gives me more confidence. Based on reviews here, I purchased a bottle of Cure Crush and hope I like it as well as Vintage Soul.

Got this one yesterday. Totally hippy, OLD school hippy and, annnnd...modern! Patchouli galore, and then there is that modern scent I smell in Beckham Signature and Bath and Body Works Blackberry Amber. To describe this modern scent I'd have to say orchid smoke. Doesn't make sense and yet those are the words that describe this lovely modern scent along with Patchouliiiiiiiiyummmm! I like this.

opens with patchouli, musk and plum then you detect bergamot and lime with lots of tart cranberry and some tart green apple; then there are someflorals that seem to be rose and lime blossom; in the base we have sandalwoodand some amber; a very dark, rich, moody fragrance that is a tart.

okay what can i say . . .. I really like this FUNNY but what I like the magority does not LOL update - love this even more! almost unisex

i love this scent!!and i have only a few drops left!!!

It seems like I'm in the minority, but I am really liking Vintage Soul! I got a 0.5 mini as a gift and at this point I will definitely repurchase when I run out. Vintage Soul has a mix of tart fruits, heady florals, and a nice predominately musky/patchouli base. It definitely has a "vintage" feel- like a fragrance that would have been loved many, many years ago. I love the heady, white florals in the middle- so pretty mixed with the lime! Also- I get the magnolia (it's very light, though) that softens/sweetens up all the headiness of the tuberose and jasmine. This fragrance reminds me so much of something and I can not for the life me figure out what is is!... maybe some type of incense... or even potpourri? Either way- I am really loving this scent (great price too!). Also- I find this scent to be very unisex- the dry down gets especially masculine at the end. Overall, I give Vintage Soul a B... good job Liz Claiborne~

I fail to get the 'vintage' connotation in Vintage Soul, but what's in a name?! Vintage Soul is essentially a fruitchouli, but WHAT a fruitchouli..... Seldom have I a smelled a more interesting or memorable example of this genre. As others have noted, there's a good deal of sharpness to the opening, which then settles to a rousing fruity/foral theme - hedged about nicely with a well balanced patchouli. Lime, Bergamot, Plum, and Green Apple are readily apparent. I could wish the iris and other florals stood out more clearly, but they are so beautifully blended I cannot complain. Truly a well constructed scent, bearing testimony to fine balance and proportion. Projection - Excellent Longevity - Excellent Artistry - Excellent Value - Excellent In short, Five Stars! :)

I used to wear this fragrance in my mid-twenties, when it first launched. I believe, it was about $50-- at the time. I really enjoyed it, I repurchased it a couple times. Today, I decided to wear the fragrance to work. I have not worn this fragrance in quite some time, but I had a new bottle of it lingering in my vast collection. I decided to go crazy with it today, lol! My nose picks up the citrus notes most of all, and I love that! I don't have many fragrances that wear as lemon-y, so when they do--it's always a treat! Also, my nose picks up the patchouli strongly, which is one of my favorite notes in a fragrance. This fragrance is definitely a precursor to the vanilla, gourmand, and sugary-sweet perfumes we have today. Also, it is a nice change of pace.

Vintage Soul is a distant cousin of Lush's Karma. Instead of Karma's citrus / orange-vanilla ice pop with a patchouli heart, Vintage Soul has a more sharp, sneeze inducing and boozy fruit (a "Cosmopolitan" cocktail) opening but dries down with the same warm, sweet vanilla patchouli heart. It's not a "dirty hippie" fragrance, there's no incense, no strong amber. Hard to describe. You definitely have to have the body chemistry to carry this off. There's a soft spot in my heart for this one. Especially on a damp chilly day. She's an 1980s throwback in a lot of ways. Loud and bold, but with a heart of gold. Not worth some of the "discontinued" frag hype prices, but if you can find a bottle at a discount store or on ebay, she might be worth a try.

Usually when something is "love or hate", I hate it. Think I might love this weirdo. I'm not a big patchouli lover, but I enjoy it sometimes. It has a grounding effect. I enjoy this combination of fruit, musk and patchouli. It's stout at first ya'll, I have to spray from afar and only once! And it's in it for the long haul. Right away I was drawn to this scent for some reason, I kept coming back to the paper strip where I sprayed it, and after wearing it on my skin & enjoying it ALL day, I realized what this smells like... To me anyway it shares similarities with Paco Rabanne Black XS for her. Doesn't smell cheap. It's worth a try if you like patchouli!

Mmmmmm the hippy chick in me LOVES this! Patchouli bomb with fruity undertones....kinda reminds me of Euphoria, but Euphoria is definitely the better of the two. This stuff is strong and it lasts! This is definitely not a daytime or office scent, as some may find it headache-inducing. I wouldn't wear this where I'm in close quarters with other people, like at a play or movie...I do think this is a mature scent, but doesn't smell "old lady" to me at all. A great fragrance for the money, you just have to be careful how much you apply, and how close you may be to people who are sensitive to strong perfumes.

This is very masculine smelling in my opinion, but I like it! I took it on a trip to Montana so it will always remind me of open skies and rugged late summers. I ended up giving it to my daughters boyfriend and wears it all the time. (He is 20 for reference). The opening of the scent will blast you with a lot of patchouli but that quickly settles down and the amber and berries step up taking center stage for most of the scent life. I don't think you should shy away from this if you are not a patchouli lover...it is calm and well balanced. This is a deep, complex scent and the price tag is amazing.

i think it has a masculine vibe to it. at first i get lots of lime and bergamont, with some underlying sweetness to it. kinda like if you had a light floral fruity scent on you and then rubbed up all upon your boyfriend. i get some musky creamy vanilla underneath it all. i think it is an everyday fragrance and i only sprayed myself once and i think that was enough. i think it has a vintagey vibe. like a vintage clothing store vibe. i imagine a girl dressed in a vintage dress standing next to her boyfriend who is wearing a vintage blazer. i like it, but its not my favorite.

It's purple so it's mine. I find nothing masculine or old fashioned about this scent at all. It's more a sweet fruity floral with only a hint of the middle notes and a dash of spicy woods in the drydown. It actually smells very similar to Silver Ring minus the peach/rosewood and adding patchouli/sandalwood. After checking, the notes are almost identical. Damn, I'm good... Anyway, I like it. Is it mind blowing and perfect in every way? No. But, it's a nice diversion from more serious scents and the price is a bargain.

Man was I hooked on this one for a while. LOL! Had the body wash and the lotion. Eventually grew tired of it and felt that it was too strong, potent and masculine for my ever changing tastes. It has good sillage, decent lasting power and an old school perfume vibe. It could truly benefit from the removal of a number of middle and basenotes(patchouli) but then it wouldn't be Curve Vintage Soul. There are plenty that love it just as it is. After all, I was one of them.

I really like this frag. I bought it as a blind buy on sale with some higher priced perfumes, and so far I am really enjoying it. The patch is well balanced with plum and apple. It is very apple-y on my skin, which usually I HATE apple based frags as they all smell like cheap women's shampoo to me, but the musk , patch and citrus calms it down and makes this a floral and somewhat fresh juice.

WOOOO!The patchouli is strong with this one!At first spray it came off as very masculine. I was almost afraid to go out in it because it was so strong! However, after letting it calm down I noticed that it is probably more like a winter scent. It is also sweet with a smell of plums and other beautiful flowers and fruits. Patchouli lovers will greatly enjoy this wonderful scent!

This is one perfume that I don't mind, but am personally not wild about. It smells very patchouli-ey on me. Probably one of the cheapest (least expensive) perfumes in my collection and the only one that I always get compliments on. Must smell different to people around me...