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!

Wow, smells so delicious and sexy! It's right up there with CK Forbidden Euphoria and CH 212 Sexy. I don't understand how this isn't more famous

Very surprising! And I'm in awe... Was not expecting this to turn out so lovely on me. I thought there might be a berry overloaded blast, but no. I get cocoa dusted chocolate covered cherries. Not the milk choco kind, the dark , semi sweet kind. There is a sweet rose in the beginning which blends well with the berries for a fruity & unique introduction. But they both mellow down when coated in tonka bean towards the end. I don't really get much patchouli... just a light dusting of it. Enough to round it out and keep the rose from being too green and the berries from being too tart. This is a grown up, not so sweet gourmand. It's more that just your average fruity, floral uber girly perfume, too. The name implies much more. And it will deliver just that! I'm happy to say I am thrilled with this blind buy! This is what I would have hoped and wanted S-Perfume 100% Love to smell like, but I was totally let down. Sexual femme exceeded my expectations with the combo of choco, roses, & berries! If you were disappointed in 100% love, definitely give Sexual Femme a try. :0)

So funny, I just bought this at ross too, did we all buy it there? I can't say I love this, it's a bit rough, a bit dirty, it seems to have a bitter chocolate surface with a faint smoky layer. Under that layer some berry and florals are surfacing through here and there, slowly rising through the top. This perfume is like waking up with smeared eyeliner after spending the night in a dark smoky bar. I should hate this, it's dirty sexy and rough, yet I don't. I keep reaching for this, and catch myself smelling myself when I'm wearing it. It's not really overpowering despite my description. I don't know, I love it, yet hate it too. Weird. Until I figure it out I'll just have to keep trying it. :)

I couldn't resist the name, so I bought it for $12.99 from Marshall's. I didn't realize it was the "Femme" edition, nor did I know anything about the notes. To me, it does not smell sexual at all. It is more ladylike floral. So to sex it up, I layer it with a deeper "boozer" scent to make it work the way I want on my skin. The ratio is 3 to 1. (3 of the deeper scent to 1 of Sexual Femme) I also layer it with 2 to 1 of a sweeter scent, which I also like very much. Far be it from me to waste a perfectly good base to work with.

I blind bought this thinking it would be bomb, but it only bombed. Incredibly generic smell and not even a good one. I can't say it's terrible, but in my 3 years of owning a bottle (that I blind bought, because had I smelled it prior, I would've NEVER purchased this) , I have only reached for it to smell it to try to give it one more chance, and every time it is disappointment. Secret smells absolutely amazing, and Fleur isn't too far behind Secret, but Secret is honestly the best in the lineup to my nose.

Floral fruity gormandes are a massive draw card for me, especially when there's chocolate in there. Sexual femme is alluring enough, but it could lash out a little more with the chocolate and patchouli. I find this is a great day time perfume and great in summer as warm skin sets it off beautifully.

I had to give it a try although chocolate scents aren't my favorite. Found it in Ross for $10. It's definitely a berry scent with a little powder and touch of Rosé. Not a sexy scent. More like a spring type of smell. It's a baby insolence. Not as unique as insolence. A little soapy. Worth the $10.

This is a beautiful, flirty perfume, but a bit innocent for the name sexual. It's a happy, fresh floral. Btw, a little goes a LONG way. UPDATE: I sprayed this on this morning, ran some errands, and then crawled back in bed with my fiance. May I say...he loves this ;)

I like it but this is another fragrence that's just not me. Up for swaps *shai Btw This could be a very nice scent for guys. Deff unisex<3

I really don't like gourmand fragrances but I thought I'd give it a try! On me this is Ghirardelli Dark & Raspberry chocolate squares, you know, the dark chocolate squares that have the sweet, gooey raspberry syrup in the middle. Lots of red berries dipped in velvety dark chocolate. The raspberries dominate this perfume, but it's not sickingly sweet. Tonka bean softly rounds it out at the end. I don't detect the patchouli on my skin. This a 'gourmand for grown-ups', like Angel. The flanker is really beautiful. The name "Sexual" is misleading, this is more playful and gentle than "sex bomb". I'm sure it would be beautiful to wear in the wintertime. Definitely not for me, but I'm going to give it to my mother since she loves to wear Angel and loves Sexual pour Homme on my dad.

I thought this would be really nice with the chocolate and bean in it to add some sweetness and depth..but unfortunately this is pure patchouli and rose on me in a very sour screechy way and that's where it stays. Im quite disappointed in this fragrance, its really not what I imagined sexual would be at all but I am sure it smells quite delicate on others especially if their skin brings out the bean and chocolate notes in this!

This is not like the regular chocolate fragrance. It is a very original scent. This is different from all the other perfumes that, I have, that have chocolate as a note. I understand why other people said it was a stink bomb, but just use a little bit (one spritz is enough) because this perfume is in fact very strong. I smell berries and a bit of that sweet Mexican chocolate. Longevity and sillage are very good.

The bottle I purchased must have been old because I do not smell notes of anything really. It all just blends together to make a funky, sweet, sour smell (and not in a good way either). Made me nauseous and had to hurry and wash it off. On the bright side, it seems to have good staying power. Took 3 washes for it to come off.

I can not stand it, I hate it it gave me a headache all day.

This one has been a big disappointment for me. From the notes I expected a very different fragrance. There is a strange, unpleasant sharpness that I can't attribute to any of the notes. I get no sweetness, no fruitiness, a harsh generic floral that doesn't smell like rose and the bitterness of cocoa with all of the actual chocolate stripped away. With those notes I was hoping for something rich, lucious and decadent. Instead I got something I would have expected to find in the dollar store. I have a couple other Michel Germain fragrances that are quite enjoyable, this is not one of them.