Very Hollywood Sparkling

Found a bottle at WALMART for $10, shockingly, and snapped it up. I am glad I did! Took a sniff right from the spray, and loved it. Sprayed it on, not so much. It took about half an hour for it to reach the smell that it had when I sniffed the cap. This was an un-opened and previously not sprayed bottle. I love it, but so far the longevity is a little if-ie on me. It goes marvelously with Vera Wang body lotion, the layering effect giving it a longer, richer experience. From the description of the scent, it seems like all Michael describes of the original, with the three signature scents layered in and more profound at first. I would need to try the original to see how it all works out. I am not generally big gardenia fan, but my curiosity often gets the better of me. Anything is worth a try once! On me, this is peony, a little ornage zest-y [which I am guessing is the neroli], warm kind of marshmallow/caramel, and fruity, which must be the currants. Underneath all of this are many of the scents mentioned in the original, but they appear on the drydown. Once it warms up, it is totally yummy, and I agree with Astrogenic, her last line about how it smells on a grown woman totally nails it. However, I think I like it BECAUSE of that, not inspite of it!

I bought this on Ebay mistakenly, as it was advertised as the original fragrance. I love the packaging and the bottle is really pretty and I do like the scent,but am dissapointed in the longevity. Having said that,it will be nice to use as a light and fresh everyday perfume. It does smell classy and really evokes memories of airport duty-free stores in the early 80's,as it has that pure white floral which was popular. I can't detect any blackcurrant, and only a very slight hint of mandarin,as the main note is really the orange flower which is similar to gardenia or jasmine,but not as heavy. Will probably work best if conbined with body lotion as well-and as I got this for such a good price I think it's worth the investment to get more out of this fragrance. edit: I managed to pick up a bottle of the fabulotion after all, and I was right- the lotion is quite highly scented,and also a little more fruity than the fragrance, so I would recommend using the two together for maximum impact.

Very pretty but oh so boring. I realized that as soon as I started wearing it daily. Elegant? Pleasant? You bet! But it lacks some zest to keep my interest. I don't find it sparkling at all and I wouldn't say that it's for young girls. It's your average white floral, slightly fresh but not overly fruity or childish, so it's safe to say that mature women can wear it as well. I must add that sillage and longevity are below average.

This perfume reminds me a lot of Gold, which I also love. It's a bit lighter than Gold and is lacking the longevity. However, I bought it at a discount, so I'm not disappointed at all. Michael, with his tuberose obsession, always creates some really wonderful combinations. And this perfume is like tuberose champagne. It's perfect for everyday wear.

This opens very fresh but after 15 min it smells exactly like the orignal on me: Like juciy bubblegum! I do love it, it's great! And the bottle is so nice! :) It think it's too expensive though, it's a teenage smell, not sophisticated. It should be priced for teens.