Wonderlust Sublime

BBW's new body mist Getaway Soiree is in the same league as Wonderlust Sublime. They have some obvious differences. I love both, but Sublime cannot be replaced. I wore both today, and this one is more floral and orange blossom based, while Getaway Soiree is closer to Tom Ford's Eau De Soleil. Not surprised that Eau De Soleil is listed as a dupe for Sublime. NYpost considers Getaway Soiree as a dupe for Eau De Soleil, but I also thought of Sublime when I first wore Getaway Soiree. Getaway Soiree is more playful (as in fruity-sweet), smoother, much sweeter and more lactonic than Sublime which is slightly citrusy/sharp at first (compared to Getaway Soiree) due to its carnation note, and it smells more perfumey - not in a bad way. Sublime has more depth and it is more elegant & refined to me - like 'liquid gold' and white flowers blooming in the hot sun. Both are rich on me and last the same time. Sublime is syrupy-sweet, but also ethereal floral which I love. Getaway Soiree is not ethereal, it is 'overripe' sweet - tuberose heavy so it is more casual-sexy to me, while Sublime I'd wear to summer formal events too. Getaway Soiree is very solar like Wonderlust Sublime, but more beachy, with just enough warmth from the resinous amber it must have, along with the musk (for that solar effect - listed as 'solar musk'). Getaway Soiree is sticky-sweet in comparison and fruity from the mandarin, with milky tuberose instead of tiare flower. Tiare flower is creamy like tuberose, but fresher which gives Sublime its ethereal character in comparison. Tuberose-wise, Very Sexy Oasis is the best in this sweet solar league to me. I suspect that Getaway Soiree has some orange blossom too for the "sunkissed mandarin" note as orange blossom amplifies any solar effect in perfumes and since it smells similar to BBW SunKissed from the sprayer which is orange blossom-heavy, so if anything it is not in high concentration cuz it does not bother me (orange blossom is a hit or miss for me). Sublime has the nicest orange blossom note that goes well with my chemistry. Getaway Soiree is slightly balsamic too, maybe not as much as Wonderlust Sublime which has a more sophisticated vibe (and no musk). I consider these in the same league as BBW's Sunkissed too (that I also love), however that one smells like sun-tan lotion to me and it's rather salty, vanilla-heavy and with orange blossom overload (which can smell metallic or like camphor on me in some BBW mists/lotions). I would not layer Getaway Soiree with Sublime - it'd be too much, they stand alone just fine. Wearing them at the same time on different arm was fun, it's like they were competing with eachother.

Very beautiful and unique. I think its in the same league as The One by D&G, syrupy and floral with a resinous delicious amber base, but this is different than The One of course. This is also different than the OG Wonderlust which I also love, but it took me awhile to love that one (even though I love almond and benzoin) while this is love at first smell. The bottle is unique as I thought at first that I see the liquid, but no, it is gold, and it is the inner part that is gold, not the outter glass as I see, a very nice detail. So it feels like the liquid inside is gold, and that's what liquid gold would smell like in my mind: smooth, almost lactonic, sweet and ambery without being too warm. Beachy enough without any coconut, must be the tiare flower, as I read other reviewers raving about the tiare flower giving a unique beachy vibe in all perfumes we find it, just like in Chapter One by Jennifer Aniston. It is alot like Chapter One, but this is more balsamic and Chapter One is abit like pencil shavings due to the Teak wood, there's none here so much better! Orange blossom always adds some spice that I am smelling here, and Ive noticed this happens when it's not paired with vanilla or musk, along with a waxy almost feel; it almost always happens with orange blossom, same sensation that I got from the orange blossom in So Scandal that I tested these days, that "waxy" kind of spice. Not a single fruit in here and Im not complaining. Performance on me is great. Update: When I overspray and at the opening the citrus is more prominent and kinda reminiscent of L'Eau The One's ambery citrusy vibe.

Warm, creamy and tropical. What a lovely perfume! The glass bottle screams luxury and opulence while the scent transports me to a 5 star resort where everything is pristine and made for the rich and famous. Sublime starts out with a very bright burst of white flowers and sweet amber mixed with vanilla and maybe a hint of sun tan lotion. It’s very soft and feminine. People might notice this perfume on you but it doesn’t command attention nor will it offend anyone. It’s just a lovely, expensive smelling beachy fragrance. I bought this as a gift for someone, but would not mind having this myself at all. It’s very warm and tropical without being in your face or over the top fruity. This is a scent I’d wear with a white dress and a big floppy sunhat, walking through a sun-kissed quaint town with gold jewellery on my wrist. Just lovely. If you’re looking for a classy, elegant beach fragrance, this might be for you. (I also got this half price on Superdrug for less than £25 so there’s that as well!)

It's a lovely sunny spring day today so I thought I would try this sample. At the first spray a super strong orange blossom hits you and it's honestly overpowering for 10 mins, smells like citrusy air freshener. But then the mid notes appears and it's just WOW! So warm creamy, so soft, so laid back, absolutely beautiful white floral fragrance. If feels like you are bathing in creamy milky white floral lotion on a summer day, quite dreamy! I sprayed that about 4 hours ago and still smell the amazing Tahitian Tiare flower. I can't smell any amber base notes yet (I don't miss it). It also smells wonderful on clothes. The projection does not seem to be really strong though, people may only just notice I am wearing this fragrance but this scent doesn’t command attention, it's about making you feel sublime!

VS Very Sexy Oasis is a good dupe for this, both have intense orange blossom and consequently the same thick sunny ambery sweetness. Both are intense perfumes and last long on me. This one is more tropical due to the tiare flower. Very Sexy Oasis has tuberose instead so it is milkier as if there is almond in it. I am not a fan of orange blossom in most perfumes, it smells too floral, salty and weird on me, but in Prada Candy Kiss and these two I really love it. The orange blossom is more detectable in MK Wonderlust Sublime and Very Sexy Oasis than in Candy Kiss.