Sexy Ruby

Opens warm, powdery, soft, fruity, rose. They all project immediately yet feel already beautifully worn in. Jasmine and cashmere keep it radiating warmth throughout the wear. This scent of smooth and almost powdery. This is one I’d often grab for a night out. It feels very feminine. Longevity is great too. When I used to work in office, I’d bring in fragrances for my coworkers to try. They all hated this! It was deemed a grandma perfume. I completely disagree. I think the apricot and cashmere keep the rose from going too mature. I do see where they are coming from though since many associate rose with grandmas, I know I remember my grandma using all rose-scented toiletries. On a more personal note, this fragrance was released right after I lost my childhood dog named Ruby. It was very hard for my family. My dad came to visit me and brought me the latest Ulta catalog that was delivered to his house. I opened it up and out fell the sample card for Sexy Ruby. We had to laugh at how perfect it was; like a message to us (if you believe in that). I knew I had to have it. I've gone through a rollerball, have another 30ml, and own a backup 100ml I found at TJ Maxx for $19.99.

Found a bottle of this stuff laying around in a storage cabinet. The bottle is 20% full. I suspect it was a family members signature scent for a while before they abandoned it for another fragrance. Anyhow, I have a hold of it now, and my god, I'm pretty happy about this discovery as I've been on a rose binge recently. Its a beautiful musky rose with a warm, cashmere dry down. I don't get much of the fruity notes. The jasmine and rose combination here is so intoxicating. It fills your lungs (without any sign of an incoming headache). It reminds me of passing by expensive department stores as a kid and looking at all the rich ladies wearing designer lol. The performance is not great but the scent alone practically makes up for it. I'll probably enjoy wearing what is left of this bottle and will likely consider purchasing a full bottle.

Sexy ruby summer test, muggyand hot but a rainy day. Now, I’ll tell yuo this scent has not been the same each time I’ve tested it. I winder if the tester bottle has matured and improved.. Ok so, this to me is light, powdery with a bit of icing sugar, eraser rubber cool and rounded, as this wears I swear it has a not shared with Dior addict - that buttery rough cool white floral..? It’s git powdery edges, has substance to it, goes from lighter to increasing richness. Sillage is great, it’s ixing a wee bit with coach platinum. Buttery richness floral changes into a bit more powdery, not dry or talc, slightly sweet, make up-y. I like it, it’s a welcome change, but, in other months the powderyness has been more pronounced, I think the weather changes this one. Loved it today, other days It’s a like.

Surprisingly I like this...a lot. It’s a little boozy, syrupy compote fruity with a dry down that is warm. This is a red dress at a cocktail party kinda scent. My husband likes it on me. I bought it as a gift set that came with a lotion. Just so you all know, the “silky” lotion does not match the scent of the fragrance...at all. The lotion is a tart floral and they do not compliment each other. I looked up the scent profile for the silky body lotion and all I got from Macy’s, Nordstrom, etc. website is...”It is subtly scented with creamy skin-like warmth and a heart of petals” WTH does that mean????

Had I not tried this more than once, I would have just given it away to a friend. I didn't like it at all, finding it quite abrasive and jarring. It even made my nostrils burn. But the next day I could smell it on the top I had worn, and it was gorgeous, so I kept going with it. After several wearings, it was magic. It was like it suddenly fused with my body chemistry, and I just couldn't get enough of it. I now find it warm, fruity and indeed, sexy. Reminds me a little bit of the original Liz Claiborne Realities which I miss terribly!

two sprays, summer, humid starts fruity, deep, floral, some kind of powdery duskyness, smokey rasberries (not like fresh fruit, but i dont know, and not actual incense or smoke, but hazey) this goes from "I'm here!", to "im just chillin" in about two hours, now its perfumey, sweet (not sugary) dusky powdery slightly make up-y. not miles away from the dry down of mon paris couture, paco rabanne xs or is it black xs.. cant exactly recall. quite nice, its not a sweetie which i like

TLDR: Very nice. 8/10. A little shocked at the ratings on here, I might be one of the very few who actually really love this fragrance. On a test strip, I could see it being kind of overwhelming at first. On my skin, though, its musky fruity-floral notes are almost addictive, and it truly embodies sensuality, luxury, and spice. It also lasts all day and night, and I only use a dabber! I guess it's one of those things that's either hit or miss depending on the person.

I had super low expectations based on the reviews but I found a bottle for a great price and grabbed it. This is pretty. Boozy fruit and rose is what I smell, on the sweet and syrupy side. Once it settles in it's lovely if not terribly original. It seems to have a rather subdued presence on my skin although I would not want to overspray this. It's nice enough but probably not something I will reach for often.

Sexy Ruby is lovely! It has a sort of holiday vibe to it. Fruity in the beginning with a bit of spice from the cashmere wood. Then the florals show through with the jasmine sambac keeping it sweet and the rose giving it that powdery/soapy touch. It happens to be one of the only Michael Kors perfumes that I can say I love. Lasting power and sillage are both moderate for me.

This is gorgeous and sexy! It strongly resembles bbw you're the one. Mmmm 😋 it's rosy with a fruity apricot, clean yet deep. I'm in love with sexy ruby! You definitely need to try this in warm weather to get the sexy woody smoky fruity sweet seductive rose 🌹 this is a stunner😍 Ps... If you run out of this you can buy al rehab tooty musk and they smell the same! Exactly!

I, like others, was not expecting to like Sexy Ruby, as I (sadly) have previously not been a fan of Michael Kors fragrances. However, this little gem :) surprised me. Very rich, fruity fragrance which lives up to its name. It's absolutely sweet and sexy. The predominant apricot note is lovely. Eager to add this to my collection.

Possibly the best perfume I've ever had, it has that gorgeous cashmere wood that seems to be at the base of everything I adore (Black Opium, Wonderlust). It's so comforting and sexy at the same time. This is what I'd wear on the date where I know I would be having sex for the first time with a new man.

Oh my... reminded me of valentine's day soooo lovely. A very attractive pale skin perfume may not appeal to those who like warmer scents There is rose, but cold. Jasmine exists only as a name but doesn't deserve all this hate

Very surprised by the negative reviews, I thought this was really nice, tried about 30 women’s fragrances today and this was the one I ended up buying (not for me)

Sexy ruby I don’t agree with the accords listed. I get totally different vibe from this. Perfumey powdery. I’ll find my note and update

Dear God! This is intoxicating. So sexy. Smells heavenly. I think the sambac jasmin did its trick again.

Bright and refreshing. All notes well represented. I love this juice and need to get more!

Summertime brings out the fruits in this fragrance.

These reviews are astonishing to read as I would have never ever guessed anyone would complain this lacking longevity - let alone sillage, that in my opinion is enormous for several hours! Although that really helps to explain, why this gets many compliments while worn, yet failed commercially. It isn’t to die for, but still a very nice scent, BUT initially it is an enormous blast of sickeningly sweet, boozy, spicy, fruity floral, that’ll nearly knock “clean girl”-perfume lovers unconscious! Yet shortly after it will settle into a pleasant, but still strong scent reminiscent of a nice festive season cocktail (apricot brandy, spiced rum and raspberries) in front a vase of flowers. Then gradually over the course of a few hours booziness will give way for floral and woody notes and finally evolve into the most gorgeous soft warm and slightly spicy cashmere scent. That evolution is probably to blame for why Sexy Ruby struggled to find the right audience - those who like the initial sweet and boozy overload are let down by “how short lived the fragrance is” - while those who would love the warm and comforting wonderfully cozy dry down get scared away by the explosion of initial spray... If I had sprayed Sexy Ruby on a tester strip at a store when it was launched, I too would have been repulsed by it’s initial nauseating heaviness and discarded the strip without the patience to wait for it to develop into a calmer dry down. But luckily I received a sample spray with another purchase and despite the initial dislike I loved the dry down so much that I even considered purchasing a whole bottle - which I would have done, if that experience hadn’t taught me that it really is worth it to test a perfume on your skin and see through all phases of its development before judging it and that I could actually like some of the sweeter and heavier perfumes as well. Until then I had (mostly, with the only exception being Chanel 19) only ever purchased clean and fresh inoffensive scents that I had loved straight from the start. So in many ways Sexy Ruby was my “gateway drug” into the world of perfumes in a more serious sense than just wanting to smell fresh and nice. Last year I learned that it was discontinued and finally panic bought a full bottle. Even though my taste has evolved to be more tolerant of heavier, spicier and sweeter scents than it was when I first received a sample of Sexy Ruby, my opinion of it has mostly remained unchanged, though now I am somewhat more fond of the phase when it is still very strong, but the first blast is still way too heavy to my liking. I don’t wear it super often, but when I do it is lovely wintery scent very suitable for the festive season. It is very sexy, but in a more sensual warm cashmere with a hint of spice and jasmine-kind of way instead of a vampy femme fatale kind which many disappointed reviewers probably had been expecting. I wouldn’t wear it at spring or summer, but it is lovely for fall and winter. To me it is definitely an evening scent and would definitely be frowned upon as an office scent in where I am from, unless it had been applied several hours in advance before going to work, though perception might differ in some other country where wearing heavier scents is overall more socially acceptable.

I am going to jump on the bandwagon and say that, as soon as I tried this sample, I was instantly reminded of Si by Giorgio Armani. And I love Si, but initially decided not to buy Sexy Ruby because they were so similar. However, the 100ml bottle fell to a huge discount last week, so I have purchased it (I adore both scents) and have since done a like-for-like test, wearing one on each wrist. At first spray, I would say Si is more complex, more floral. Sexy Ruby is instantly fruity, jammy, syrupy. There is more jasmine in Sexy Ruby than Si, whereas Si's floral note has a wider, sweeter bouquet. After wearing for 10 minutes, Si develops into its jamminess and becomes gently spicy and aromatic, alongside the floral notes at the base pinning it together. Sexy Ruby is, well, fruity, jammy and syrupy. It's also worth noting that the sillage and longevity of Si far exceeds that of Sexy Ruby, but this is expected in my mind because Si is one of the most powerful, long-lasting scents that I own. Sexy Ruby still pulls its weight and will last you a good few hours. It will also get you compliments. Don't get me wrong, I really, really like this perfume. I don't regret buying it. It's unique, it packs a punch, it's feminine and it's sexy. It can be worn across the seasons, depending on the context. But if you already own Si, I wouldn't say this is a necessary addition to your collection.