Starlight Shimmer

Based on the notes alone, I would NEVER expect this to smell the way it does. I was out with my boyfriend's sister, sampling perfumes in Priceline, and initially overlooked the bottles in this line for their gaudy, but girly appearance (never do this, kids. That was my first bad decision). However, when I was talking to the sales associate that I wanted to sample Marc Jacobs' Decadence, she said, "If you think that's your vibe, DEFINITELY try Starlight Shimmer. It's amazing." This was her suggestion, as she herself liked the same sort of perfumes I did, and she adored this. Oh. My. Heavens. The second it was on my skin, I new I had smelled it before. But that also meant, I knew I needed to have it. This smells almost identical to Valentino Donna Noir Absolu, which was a purchase I had planned on making prior to this perfume. I loved the leathery, musky, boozy feel that perfume had. And when I sprayed this on, I got almost exactly the same scent. It was just denser, and thicker, and richer, which I was so down for. The oddest part about these two perfumes is that VDNA only shares a single note with this perfume: rose. And I can not smell it in either of those fragrances. If I had to choose between VDNA and this perfume, I'd pick this one. Not only for the fact that it smells like an amped up version of VDNA, but it can be found significantly cheaper as well. Priceline has fragrance sales regularly, and you can get this at a huge discount you can't get VDNA on. I'd recommend this to people who really, really like heavy orientals. The title of "Starlight Shimmer", is a lot sweeter, innocent and sparkly than the perfume itself, which better matches the dark nature of black bottle itself.

I have to say this is such a beautiful scent! Have been wanting to try perfumes from MK shimmer line for a couple years now, but often the prices a bit more than I’m willing to spend for blind buys (over $50). I lucked up in finding a 3.4oz bottle on Poshmark for about $23, and totally worth every penny. Initial spray is reminiscent to something in my middle-eastern fragrances. I’m suspecting it’s the combination of rose and saffron, which are often used accords. The amber gives this is warm and cozy vibe, but it’s not dense to point that I would say this is exclusively a nighttime fragrance. Did a blind buy of Mason Alhambra Baroque Satin Oud, and I won’t go as far as to say it’s a dupe, but it’s giving me very similar vibes on the dry down. For $20 if you’re looking for a substitute, I would try Baroque Satin Oud.

This is a gorgeous rose/saffron/oud scent that is very comfortable for a person new to this combo of notes. If you've ever smelled any of the Ro's Argan products from lush (my fav), I was shocked to realize this perfume is a stronger and more sophisticated version of that scent. I also own Twilight shimmer and I think the oud in that one is more pronounced than in Starlight shimmer. In Starlight I find the rose to be the most prominent note. I cannot comment on longevity as I've not had the opportunity to wear this one out in the world yet. This one is a perfect night time scent and has a strong projection. I think you might be able to get away with this during the day in the winter as well if you spray more lightly.

I think the names don't match with the bottle design! I always remember this being Midnight Shimmer, because it's black. I like the bottle and love the scent. As a person who loves fresh scents, I crave sometimes something warmer and darker. I thought first buying Black Opium or it's flanker, but BO is a bit linear and too sweet for my taste after all. Starlight Shimmer is exactly what I was looking for. I had tested the 3 Shimmers some time ago, and had hard time remembering which one I loved. It was Starlight with it's beautiful rose-saffron-amber notes, and I do smell oud in it. I might even get some stronger oud-perfumes in the future, but now I really enjoy Starlight Shimmer.

It’s so weird that there are almost no information or reviews about this parfum so far. Like I’m really surprised why no body mentions or review this. I tried it the other day and the longevity was Super. I tried nothing before that lasted so long on me. To me it smells like a less/no sweet version of Dior addict, something is less girly about it but it smells really fancy and deep,not a fresh sent but smells expensive clean 😄 I already ordered mine .