Possess

This is a strange perfume, but I love it. I received this perfume a few years ago as a birthday gift from my mom, and I remember that back then I really disliked it. But for the past week I used it a lot and I am surprised how much I started to enjoy it. I think this is the most interesting perfume in my collection. It's not a linear fragrance, but constantly changing, and every time I use it I pick up new notes that I didn't smell them before. I felt a bitter, powdery, spicy, amber-y aroma at first, a lot of pineapple (but I don't find this note sharp here at all, in fact, I wasn't even sure what fruit was that in the opening, to me, it's very smooth and nice blended with the flowers and raspberry) and passion fruit, raspberry and other berries, mulberry in particular, vanilla, and patchouli. But these notes were coming ang going, and after a few minutes I was smelling something else: violets, cloves, jasmine, woodsy accords, dewy notes and waterlilies, caramel. Sometimes I even had the impression that I smelled like a fruity champagne or a beer with pineapple and guava, other times like chocolate candies with cherries and liqueur, but also grapes (not the ripe ones, but those that are still forming and fill the vineyards with that aromatic earthy smell). To me, this perfume seems cold, and I wouldn't wear it in winter. For me, this is awesome in summer. I had no idea that it was inspired by the legend of Cleopatra and Mark Antony (actually, I just read that above, along with some notes), and it was funny that the first thing that came to my mind when I was wearing it was an ancient banquet in a hot summer night, with trays of fruits all around me, flowers, and a pond of lilies nearby, so yeah... gave me Cleopatra vibes before I even knew about the inspiration. The projection is nice, the longevity too. On me it lasts around 6-7 hours (which is decent), then it becomes an amber-y skin scent. It's a great perfume.

Today I received my bottle of possess which I used to think that I'd like it.well it's a love,love,LOVE!what a great surprise! It's one of more expensive oriflame fragrances but it's still way cheaper than high end brands and it has nothing less than them If you're looking for something ancient, a mysterious Oriental to associate it with Cleopatra,well,don't be!possess is sweet,modern and full of life.it could be a new flanker for miss Dior line.I can smell the same sweet,sharp-ish pachoul but here it's blended with a sweet,bright and fruity note,pineapple.vanilla,ylangylang and sandalwood are also there,trying to soften sharpness of fruitchouli edges with their warm creamyness.possess is delightful and sexy.it's not easy to ignore it.I love it when I can smell my perfume for a long time and this one projects very well also has great lasting power which is another reason for being very glad to have it Pineapple is very present in here but it's a very good kind of pineapple.so even if you're not a fan of pineapple in perfumes, give this one a try Since it's strong and sweet,colder months seem to be the best for it,but I'm sure it would be as beautiful in cool summer nights It's bottle looks very pretty and glorious,though it would be even better if it's cap and snakes on it were made off metal Possess is not everyone's cup of tea but if you like perfumes like miss Dior EDP(2012),madame gres,givenchy dahlia divine,givenchy live irresistible you're probably going to love oriflame possess Highly recommended گرم،شیرین،سکسی و جذاب با موندگاری و پخش بوی خوب،شدیدا توصیه میشه اگه این عطر رو دوست دارید و دنبالی عطری مشابه و حتی شیک تر هستید مادام گرس رو امتحان کنید

Sexy scent absolutely. I was wearing It a lot in the past winters when younger, and browsing the catalogue, i thought why not buying it again, i know i like it. Wait, i love it!! Warm, sexy, strong, long lasting, and sillage depends on the amount of perfume you will use. I use a lot, and i smell it on my scarves. This time i will be wearing it all year round. Be careful, the perfume develops and the drydown could be different on everyone. For instance, on one of my female friends the vanilla is the most prominent, no pineapple. On me the drydown consists of (thank God) patchouli, sandalwood, just enough vanilla to add warmth and a considerable amount of ylang ylang. Sample before buying. Opening is disgusting, there, i said it. But wait, the pineapple and grapefruit start smelling nicer, no freesia, or, maybe i don't smell the freesia(?). Then it's vanilla for a couple of minutes, patchouli is dry but keeps strong throughout the time i'm wearing it, some ylang ylang and something berryish(just for some minutes) and then again it's straight up a woody ylang ylang patchouli. For women +20, not everyone might like it, some noticed a rather weird scent, but not bad. It stands somewhere in the middle I'd say, it's likeable.

Possess initially put me off a bit, due to some bitter ylang note that persisted, yet I felt that I should give it another chance, as it might potentially be a good "winter" scent. On the next application I was able to appreciate the most beautiful sandalwood and vanilla plus something that I believe might be a natural, non-sweetened raspberry juice, but only in minimal amounts. No pineapples and barely any patchouli - but the few "molecules" of patchouli present in the perfume give it this bitter, exotic vibe. It's a "second skin" perfume to me, I love wearing it although I can barely smell it on myself - yet a friend assured me that my perfume is strong and can be easily sensed - good to know:) My great discovery of the season! Edit: Years have passed and I still love it! When you apply the body cream from the Possess line, you will be able to smell it on yourself for hours and hours!:)))

I'm in love with this, to me this is how you do a sensual sexy perfume without having to add some weired out of place and unnecessary incense and tonka bean,or musk..Anyways on me it starts out with a creamy,flowery pineapple which is sharp and heavy but not overbearing to me, I actually like the opening..then there comes a veeery beautiful ylang touched by vanilla and the berry..warm and exotic..then the fruity stuff goes away and you're left with a more dried mix of ylang,patchouli and sandalwood and that stage stays up for quite a long while and fades with vanilla sandalwood..I find the ylang and sandalwood in this one very gorgeously done. The sillage and staying power is nice on me, and I've got compliments for it. Perfect for cooler weather and evenings or nights, and those who like their scent to feel sexy in a subtle way not screaming in your face way.