Wicked Love

I had a sample of this a little while back, and I didn’t immediately love it. The scent of rose and (to my mind) fresh-cut jalapeño just wasn’t that interesting to me. In spite of that, however, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. It’s stuck with me for months. I just picked up a full bottle because I couldn’t get past this fragrance. Do not blind buy this-sample it first. This is as interesting a take on a rose fragrance as you’re likely to find anywhere, as it definitely does have an electricity to it. To me, it’s a very clear, somewhat linear two-note (big, synthetic rose, and a bite from jalapeño pepper) fragrance that I actually like more each time I put it on. UPDATE: I’ve spent more time with it, and not only is it a big, crackling synthetic rose with fresh green pepper, but after an hour or two, the cedar and jasmine come together to create a refreshing guaiac/palo santo aroma that adds a nice, comforting smell up close. Again, I like this more each time I put it on.

I do not understand these reviews. I purchased a sample of this after falling in love with By the Fireplace & Music Festival. I have been obsessed with it since the first spray. I spray it on my pillows & myself multiple times a day. I believe this is a scent for those who don't typically wear rose-heavy scents. I don't love rose myself, nor do I like overly sweet, fruity or almost all popular feminine scents. This is different but by no means would be a "gag gift" - feel free to send me your bottle if you find it so repulsive. I don't pick up on any pepper or jalapeno (!?) at all. I honestly think that for those who say they are repulsed by the scent, that it doesn't work with their body chemistry. Don't let the negative reviews dissuade you - just spend a few bucks on a sample first.

I agree with Danaalr's review, this is a unique but beautiful fragrance. The green pepper is strange yes, but everything blends together so well, and it takes this fragrance from being a standard green rose to something so much more interesting. So glad I got a hold of this even though it's discontinued, and for a good price even!! Longevity is insane, lasted the whole day. It's pretty linear, the green pepper and basil last throughout the dry down, which I love since that's the most exciting part. For a designer line, this is a truly niche fragrance for those who love an experience, and not just smelling good to get compliments.

green soapy powdery rosey gorgeous. a rose bath but instead of just petals someone just threw the whole rose bush in there

I picked this little filly out of the dark obscurity that is Vinted. After a troublesome start (the seller had done a fucking shit job of protecting the bottle during transit, which required me to write a few steamy messages) I had a quick frig with it on my arm. It smells how I imagine that fanny candle by old Gwinny Paltrow smells. If I was a rich beast, I would be able to test this theory out. You get a slap of rose that attacks your skin as soon as this scent is sprayed. Then, it develops and goes a bit green and herbaceous. I think that Maison Martin Margiela have used geranium in this scent, to attempt to give the profile a "metal" backdrop, interspersed with floral notes and green notes. Perhaps they should have gone for rose oxide instead, as the attempt at metal is practically non-existent. It has some good points; the sillage and longevity are decent. However, after an hour or so I became convinced that the scent belongs in the world of the no-tails. I am going to keep it, to try and wear it in the warmer months. The green florals in it (which have been excellently constructed, I might add) will hopefully make it possible for me to wear it. If it still smells like it is more of a no-tail scent at that point, fuck knows what I'll do with it. Do you want it? 7/10. It's well put together, but there is hardly any metal in it at all., which means it loses 3 points. I don't like dirty liars.

At the opening the rose comes on strong. In the background there's something that's hard to put my finger on; a little metallic, kind of musky. Off in the distance are some spices and maybe another floral or two. I've experienced black pepper smelling metallic but green pepper? It doesn't exactly bring the vegetable to mind but there is a green aspect to Wicked Love and a peppery (the spice) vibe. An artificial green pepper? During the drydown the green comes out more and the rose settles. There's a synthetic feel to the whole composition. I'll give it to Maison Martin Margiela this is a unique smelling unisex scent. I'm not sure it exactly brings to mind "gun metal" but it does have a metallic aspect to it. Average performance for six hours. It's not really sexy and would probably be fine at work. I usually don't like pepper notes in my scents but maybe since it's supposed to be a green pepper it's not bothering me as much. Not a bad scent but doesn't do much for me. Performance is not bad but it's a little pricey for what you get. WL is interesting. Give it a sniff!

I have so far tried all of the Replica Fantasies collection, and this one fits into the catalog well. It's a very rose-forward scent, with a metallic/slightly peppery background (I would assume it's the green pepper note listed above). The rose isn't the typical refined Middle Eastern rose we have become accustomed to with recent scents, but more of a vintage, Crabtree and Evelyn Rose soap-type rose; the kind they used to use in their Turkish Delight candy. It's nice and rides a very fine line of gender neutrality, verging more on the side of a traditional female scent. Longevity and projection are both disappointing, as with the rest of the Fantasies collection. I gave my arm a couple good sprays over the course of several days, and got about two hours at most out of each wearing, with projection being about 6 inches to a foot for the first hour, and then deteriorating to a skin scent for the duration.

This is the ultimate soapy fragrance. I don’t pick up much of the green pepper note which I think is a good thing, it pretty much just smells like a rosy green soap from the opening to the base. People say that Mugler cologne or Prada L’homme are soapy, but I never really understood what a soapy fragrance was like until I tried this one, interestingly enough. I only have a sample, and this is my 3rd time wearing it, so maybe I will pick up something different later. Either way, it’s very pleasant, I’m not sure if I’d pick up a full bottle of it though. Longevity 4/10 Sillage 4.5/10 Smell 6.3/10

I tried this in store and I liked it, it was unusual and edgy. Then I tried it on my skin and oh my, my.... it settled on my skin to the most stunning edgy, modern rose with a slight metal hit. The jasmine and musk settle in to ground it beautifully. I actually took this on my honeymoon! Every time I wear it I get complements and people often stop me to ask me what fragrance I'm wearing. It does grow on you, so if you have it give it another try in spring/summer.

This reminds me of a Mexican Chile pepper shampoo for hair growth that I’ve used, that said I’m actually enjoying it. The bell pepper eventually fades leaving a nice soapy rose (maybe one of the chloes). And to be honest I don’t even mind the bell pepper, it does not smell like a pizzeria. I will wear this for spring/summer months. If you are interested definitely purchase a sample, this might not meet your expectations on a full bottle blind buy.

Very unusual and surprising - the vetiver kicks the bell pepper firmly into Jalapeño pepper territory, all the while softened by the very gentle Jasmine/musk vein that runs through it. It’s bizarre, interesting, and has this addictiveness to it that makes me wanna sniff it nonstop. In that way (Not from a scent point of view, just from a “so bizarre but so good” point of view) it reminds me of DKNY Women with its incredible tomato leaf note.

What a fascinating and unique scent! It reminds me so vividly of standing in my grandfather's garden among the flowers and peppers. It also reminds me of a delicious jalapeño wine from Warm Springs Vineyward in Georgia—it's the full experience, though! It's not just the wine, but rather standing among the flowers and grape plants in the vineyward while drinking a glass. This is just a beautiful and unusual scent!

to me it really does smell like gunmetal and roses, kind of the perfect example of a unisex fragrance. one spray of it lasts an entire day.

Category: Rose, floral, soapy Notes: Sprays on quite soapy and green, I’m getting mostly water hyacinth with a touch of basil, although not peppery like fresh basil - merely aromatic. Within minutes a very distinct and realistic rose appears and begins dominating the scent. Vague touches of fresh and softly masculine cedar play in the background, green vetiver and musk ground the fragrance lending a lovely heft to the opulent rose. Vibe: Bathbomb. Rose garden. Early 2000s. Drawn bath with lit candles. Gardening. Body lotion. Sweet dreams. Auburn hair. American Beauty (1999). Sillage: 7/10. As always with Maison Margiela you’ve got a very decent sillage that is neither too strong nor too weak. Longevity: 5/10. Less impressive on the longevity front, as I've come to assume with Maison Margiela. This will last you a good few hours, but for the price point I expect better. As usual this does hold up significantly better on fabric than it does on skin. Wear: In my opinion this is very much a daytime scent. As far as seasons go I think it would be nicer during spring and summer, as it does become quite heavy in the cold. Overall rating: 6/10. This smells spot on like the bathbombs I used to buy in the early 2000s - I think this scent could best be described as a sort of soapy rose. It’s heady, earthy, almost a little seductive yet maintains an indescribable air of fraicheur. While the main accords claim this is green and aromatic, this is an unmistakable rose forward scent in my humble opinion. While it is aromatic, it comes secondary to the rose, and the aromatics lean perfume-y, the way some herbs can be very fragrant and a little soapy. I can’t say I’m getting the green bell pepper either - for those who feel terrified at its mention - this is a mostly floral fragrance. While I enjoy the scent, it is so totally not me, but on the right person I can see this being quite mesmerizing. If you’re a guy and you’re debating getting this fragrance I’d say don’t blind buy - it’s very feminine compared to the other Replica fragrances. Who would wear it?: Julia Roberts, present day.

Wicked Love is part of Replica's discontinued "Fantasies" line, whose names are much more far removed and esoteric than even the already dubiously fitting names from their flagship line. As far as I'm concerned, the names might as well be chosen by a random word generator. This is supposed to evoke the scent of gunmetal and roses, and like... kind of??? The use of herbs and vegetables to create a metallic accord is genuinely really unusual and intriguing, and the metallic accord in this fragrance is not remotely similar to, say, ELdO Sécrétions Magnifiques or one of the CDG Odeurs. That's because it literally does just smell like a heavy dose of raw green bell pepper and jalapeño (and a little bit of herbs like clary sage and basil too), so you have to take a little creative liberty to see it as a metallic scent. It's VERY heavy on the produce smell for several hours, until the dry down lulls into a rather gentle rose + jasmine, with the pepper becoming more of a supporting act to cut through the sweetness and femininity of these two notes. Before I actually read the notes in this, I found it incredibly bizarre and was ready to scrub it, and something in my head 'clicked' and made me reconsider when I realized that sharp, crunchy and herbal smell was in fact vegetables, and not some sort of outdoorsy men's aftershave smell gone wrong on my skin. And once I saw it in that context, I started to like it quite a bit, I can't help it. It's an acquired taste (no pun intended), and I don't think this is a safe blind buy even for green fragrance lovers. I don't think I really even want to wear it. But I will hold onto whatever's left of my little sample, because I've definitely smelled nothing like it before, and I can't stop smelling my wrist. Definitely worth a sample if you can get a hold of one easily and are okay with the consolation of just trying a strange little curiosity of (relatively) mass market, department store perfumery. Definitely a true unisex, in that it's too... bell pepper-y to even have connotations to a gender.

One of those frags you just have to judge at the end of the wear to properly assess its value. At first I got a fruity hairspray opening with cold green bell peppers & pink rose. Despite that juvenile feminine imagery there’s something alluring about this scent. If you grew up with an older sister you may know what nostalgia this brings lol but after the jooce dries and oils cling to your skin this will follow you dutifully for at least 10 hours under soft steps. I think this fragrance suits me and I wouldn’t mind being associated with this style of rose. P.s I normally go for grapefruit-cumin-rose or vinyl-metallic-oud-rose combos

The only two things I really smell in Wicked Love is a soapy rose and green bell pepper. And that's it. I don't dislike it or find it unpleasant at all actually, it's just... I don't know... strange..? It reminds me of a person that's been mowing wet grass or working in a silo all day while wearing a rosy perfume. This fragrance is exactly what that person would smell like by the end of the day. Or maybe if they washed their hands with a rose scented soap after coming inside. Basically a clean soapy rose mixed with "dirty" green notes. I wonder what Wicked Love would smell like in cold winter weather?

I'm having a very intense rose scent craving right now, which is how I came upon this one. It's very different. Green (vegetal), yet a bit floral too. The review below mine says the stems of the roses without the bloom. That's as good as I could ever sum it up. I don't think my nose likes bell pepper (my taste buds don't either) but I would like this if it had something ~ more, maybe a spice or incense? ~ to focus it. I do get the wicked love reference, at least I think so, as in Sleeping Beauty without the rose bloom on the vine growing around her. Wicked Maleficent.

I tried Wicked Love and like a reviewer below, without looking at the notes beforehand. I had no idea what I was wearing. The color of the Wicked Love is vivid green, there’s no doubt. I’m also picking up green powder. Beyond that abstract description, I’m without ideas. I don’t hate it but it is really odd, and I can’t imagine spraying it too close to my face. (I always test on my arm). And then I read “green bell pepper”. I love all peppers except for green bells, and like the reviewer below, that ruined any possibility of a second run.

Oh how I wanted to get guns and roses from this but upon first blast all I got was fresh green pepper and some dusty roses in the background. It’s an interesting fragrance and unlike anything in my collection. So it gets points for uniqueness but this is not what I desire to smell like.