Nicole

OMG!! Aside from "Ralph Lauren Hot," this is probably literally my favorite fragrance I own (and my collection includes over 150 fragrances, both male and female.) When I bought my very first bottle of this about a year and a half ago...I thought the longevity and projection was horrible. As I'm a couple years into my fragrance "experience" or "career" now...I'm realizing that you really have to start realizing the difference between a fragrance having no longevity and sillage versus your sense of smell just being numbed to the fragrance and not recognizing the fragrance is still there. So here's the story: One night I was working my second job (which is at a restaurant here in Pennsylvania.) And anyway, it was just this past week...on a night it was REALLY cold, and I just really was missing and craving the smell of this. So...I decided to wear it. My shift started at 5PM and an entire 4 hours later a customer that was walking towards me, but I kid you not guys...she was still a good 8-9 feet away from me, AND I hadn't re-applied the fragrance at all in those 4 hours, and the woman out loud was like "Omg, someone around here smells like...amazing!" And since my co workers know me as the fragrance guru...they all pointed to me and said, "It's probly this guy right here." lol. But after that...I realized I should start utilizing people around me to know whether the fragrance really isn't a longevity monster...or if perhaps it is...and I just don't know it because I'm used to the fragrance after the first hour or so. So...I immediately started asking my co workers right after that customer walked out the door. And yep...to my surprise...it was just me. EVERYONE literally that I was working with...said they had been getting whiffs of it all night and the fragrance hadn't weakened much at all. So I apologize to this fragrance and I gotta give credit where it's due. I now update my review and stats of the fragrance's performance to the opposite end of the scale lol. I thought all this time I only got between 90 minutes to 2 hours max from this fragrance. But now...I know I actually get about 5-6 hours. Same thing with sillage. I thought it projected 6 inches to a foot off of me. But I now know this fragrance (when sprayed generously) can fill an entire room. And as for the scent itself... as stated earlier...I'm absolutely in love. One of my top 5 fragrances that I own and I own hundreds. It's amazing. So warm, so comforting, the best, most modern, and sweetest twist on patchouli I've ever smelled. This fragrance is versatile with age also. Can be worn by an 18 year old...or can be worn by a 45 year old. Really doesn't matter. And this smells good on either gender. Really doesn't matter. It's a beautifully made fragrance! Even the bottle and box is gorgeous. TWO THUMBS UP NICOLE!! Amazing job on this one!

Nope, not like Euphoria. This is not a FRUITY floral, it is definitely more in the oriental floral, as Fragrantica has categorized it. I walked around Macy's sniffing tons of stuff today...(CK, Dior, Chanel, BVLGARI, Givenchy, Donna Karan, Coach, Dolce&Gabbana, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez... ( right, you get the picture!!) It all ended just being sweet and fruity. I have SO many sweet and fruity perfumes and body sprays...(including CK Euphoria, which is a favorite of mine)...While I love them all, I am sick to death of them and don't want to buy something that I already have a million of! Then I tried Nicole and was very surprised. Yeah, my eyebrows shot up! Creamy, amber, and that candied patchouli make for a faintly sweet powder dry down. There is not too much citrus, though it lends a small bite that fades pretty quickly, and "cashmere sandalwood" gives it a nice grounding. Let's just say the stuff is nicely balanced. I agree it has that Kim K Gold vibe & yeah, possibly in the neighborhood with Guess by Marciano both of which I really like, and btw for NOT being fruity florals!!! amber, citrus, the base holds it down. I think this would be a good layering perfume. You could put almost anything on top of it. Alas, it didn't last too long on my skin, though I only had one spray, but of all the ones I smelled, this and Gucci Premiere were the two standouts... as in, these were the ones that were not what everyone else is doing and re-doing and trying to get us to buy over and over and over again. Nicely done Nicole. I was pleasantly surprised. Probably going to spring for the FB. (the bottle is pretty cool too btw, though a bit chunky... looks like carved ice). Edit: sweetgirl. You can edit your entries. You don't need to clog up the review section with a new comment of every thought that flies out of your head. Also, YELLING at me in all caps that you think this smells like Euphoria is just silly. Everyone perceives scent differently SO MY experience is this is nothing like Euphoria. This is not a blog or a news forum where we all yell at each other in order to be "right" or "wrong". This is an opinion/my experience forum and everyone is right. Cheers! :)

Well this blind buy came in today and I am greatly happy it did. I was a bit nervous about trying another celebrity fragrance, well a fragrance from a candy-pop type celebrity anyway. 1st I'd like to agree with several others that Nicole chose a fantastic package designer, hats off to that. It's probably one of the most beautiful bottles I've ever seen or held. The vintage heavy crystal styled glass is almost worth the price in and of itself. Now to the scent. I was amazed by the unique slightly vintage, sultry and elegant aroma of this fragrance, I was surprised at the intensity of the Amber and Cashmere which seemed to stand out so strongly on me, producing an almost intense Spicy Caramel smell, but not a sweet one, a dark sultry one. After about 30 minutes it faded into a pure cashmere amber and patch smell with a noticeable overtone of jasmine. The blend was just amazing and rich. Certainly no weak watery sugar in this fragrance and smells WAY more expensive than it is. I happily place this in the category of other celebrity surprises such as Queen Latifah's 2 scents, Queen and Queen of Hearts, as well as the over whelming surprise known as Fancy Nights. Though they all have their own smell, this fits into the spicy, dark, sultry category very nicely. I didn't get much berry, orange or some of the other notes like Rose...thankfully. Like most of us of course, we can be hard on a fragrance we love when it fades or doesn't last all day, sometimes I think we demand too much "Time" out of an evaporative liquid. It seemed to last about 6-7 good hours on me before a small re-application is required. It's certainly a 9/10 and my hat's off to the nose behind this scent. I think sometimes we have to remember, that although a celebrity may attach their name/banner/Note-ideas to a fragrance, that it is the professional nose behind it that can make or break a fragrance. I will be searching his other works as he certainly has my vote on this one. Certainly a fragrance worth having in your wardrobe.

Opening notes of Nicole bring to mind the snapping open of a ripe peach, fresh from a market stand. You break it in half, the pit still in place, and inhale the juicy fruit in all its' delicious ripeness. Nothing synthetic, pure freshness, you can almost feel the juice dripping. Add fresh-churned vanilla ice cream, the kind you get from dairy farms in the country. Vanilla ice cream that has a fresh flavor and aroma to it unlike no other because it was just churned today with fresh milk from dairy cows. Now add the sweet patchouli. And this is a sweet, mellow you can eat patchouli. Nicole wears very lightly unless you layer it or use a moisturizing trick to get the fragrance to last longer. I use a very sheer veil of vaseline first on my skin, then spray the perfume. Any perfume I have that doesn't have good longevity suddenly lasts for hours on me. I really love this scent. It's full-bodied, creamy, rich with its ambery, spicy feel. Not too fruity at all, the peach is more of a rum type or a boozy impression. The bottle is what drew me in, tho. It reminds me of the Eiffel Tower. It sits neatly in my hand, easy to spray and is art deco and just pretty to display. I love wearing this now during the winter-watching the snow fall and hearing the winds blow. Its notes are warm, sensual and comforting. I do wish it lasted longer, but todays perfumes unfortunately do not, it seems. But, taking into consideration how wonderful the opening is, and how to make it last, Nicole really is nice.

I am (slightly) guilty of a habit of smirking & snottily, haughtily walking past a celebrity endorsed scent because of the name instead of doing a little research and a.)actually SMELLING the scent & b.) discovering who the NOSE/DESIGNER behind the scent actually is. People who pass over a bottle of one scent because it is boxed with Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, J Lo, or Faith Hill's name on it may be shocked to learn that the person who helped create that scent could have developed a Prada, La Perla, Theirry Mugler or Gaultier that sits on their dressing table. I knew I was taking a risk because it was sealed and there was a no return policy from this store, but I took it. I'm SO happy I did. It’s comforting in a "I've known this smell forever" kind of way. I’ve read that infants can detect pheromones & the scent of their mother and have even been known to instantly calm down when fussy in someone else's care if a soft t-shirt their mother has worn is placed near the child. This is the effect this perfume has on me! I felt instantly calm. It’s a perfect mix of musky pretty tones and warm soft spices. If you like patchouli, vanilla, & amber, give this a chance. It’s so well blended & almost seamless on my skin from beginning to end. Creamy, warm, soft & comforting. I get NO berry scent whatsoever and especially not a "Euphoria" anything to my nose. (Although, I realize everyone's chemistry does different things on their body). The bottle is GORGEOUS! xx