Sexual Femme

Sexual Femme was a blind buy for me, motivated simply by the notes and the helpful review of Redlipstick (thank you soo much!) :o) At first spritz: Red berries. My nose can't detect the raspberry as a separate note. It is sweet but not cloying. Just a fresh breeze of red berries. Dry down: Red berries, though still existant, melt into the powdery rose as chocolate spears its sweet head in. After about an hour: Even less hint of the red berries, but more of the powdery rose and the delicious chocolate. This is not a "sharp" coco kind of chocolate. (Sort of like Chocolovers.) But more rounded and, by my guess, due to the tonka bean and powdery rose. Patchouli is barely detectable. Just gives it a bit of groundedness. No bitterness or "dirty" feeling that comes from too much patchouli. Also noteworthy: It stays close to skin and has poor projection. If you want to be noticed when you walk into a room, this may not be the perfume for you. Personally, I don't mind it if one has to be close to me to smell me. I like being hugged and sniffed! :o) But I need to remind you that this is the result on my skin. May wanna test first, but I'm happy I made a blind but totally successful purchase. I'm gonna try the signature perfume "Sexual" now. Can't wait... Enjoy! :o)

Sexual Femme was my signature fragrance for much of my early twenties. I always wore it for nights out after putting on a skintight American Apparel dress (ahhh, my sense of "fashion" in the late 00's). I first smelled it at a perfume counter in 2008 after the saleslady told me how sexy it was. I instantly bought a bottle! It had a deep, super sensual, naughty and spicy quality that I can't describe. I can't really smell much of the chocolate - to me, it was the patchouli and rose combo, and it was magical at the time. I bought another bottle recently and compared it to my 17 year old bottle (I have about 25% left). It's lacking the depth now, so it's probably gone through reformulations. It's just not as special as it was. I'll always love it though <3 ETA: I sprayed my newer bottle, and it's still damn good. Don't hesitate to buy the newer bottles. Still soooo warm and sexy!

The chocolate (which is mentioned below by Alces Alces as a powdery chocolate. I have to agree.) is barely there on my skin. Nor is the rose nor the tonka particularly pronounced on me either. Instead this is a pleasant soapy office scent. Not gonna offend, nor is it gonna stand out. It's just clean on me. It has a purpose for sure, as I work in an office currently. But I think it'd be better as a candle or something. No grand statement here. Also, as all Michel Germain fragrances, this has been repackaged and rebranded as Jean Marc Paris's "Fleur Paris Noir." New bottle and name, exact same notes. Used to be like $100 (and still pretty much is on the official website) but it's now like, ten bucks at Gordman's, Marshall's, TJMaxx, etc. I don't regret buying it, as it has its purpose for me and my current work situation. But if it was any more? I don't know man.

This is a spectacular flanker. My favourite fragrance is still the original Sexual, but this one is also gorgeous. This is a warm almost-gourmand, however because there's no vanilla or sugar it isn't a 'heavy' gourmand, nor is it at all sweet or headache inducing. On my skin the drydown is a lovely mix of dark chocolate, patch, tonka and rose. I only get a bit of raspberry in the opening, but that's due to skin chemistry I suppose. My SO says this smells like a 'middle aged' perfume (he's middle aged himself, by the way). I'm not sure what he means, but perhaps his comment is due to that lack of sugary sweetness that most gourmands these days exhibit. Definitely for the woman who works her sensuality and isn't shy about it.

I.just.love.this. I actually confused it with the original Sexual, which is nice enough and I have one bottle. But this is WAY BETTER. It IS VERY SEXY. I MUST have a bottle of this at all times. I didn't even know it had patchouli in it, which is okay, I like patchouli well enough, but it must be well blended, because with the rose and chocolate and raspberry it is beautiful. LOVE THIS! Very yummy!