Fresh Cream Soft Velvet

I went into this feeling like I’d hate it, but I actually came out on the other side LOVING Soft Velvet. Can we please get a standing ovation for her? She is the only one in the scent family that really showed out and pulled through! The other Fresh Creams really are nothing to write home about, in my opinion. I almost judged Soft Velvet too harshly before even getting the chance to let the beautiful aroma settle in. Within about 2 minutes I was completely sold. Completely in love! This smells almost identical to Love Rose by Myrurgia, the everyday Spanish body care brand. You can find it in any supermarket in Spain and Mexico. If you’ve never smelled it, let me describe it to you... Soft Velvet smells like a rich, warm hug. It smells like you’re hugging your unmarried, stupidly wealthy aunt from your mother’s side! She smells luxurious, clean, powdery, yet very sweet. Never juvenile, never old, but she has that signature “smell” to her. This is exactly what this smells like to me. It smells extremely familiar. It’s warm and sweet. Definitely can be classified in the gourmand category. However, it’s not a warm, vanilla confection. Soft Velvet has a creaminess and cleanliness to it, which definitely softens the gourmand. It makes it smell like a creamy, clean, white floral gourmand. Something that whispers, “I’m sweet :)” without being too sharp, cloying, or juvenile. This also reminds me of a shampoo and conditioner I used to wear when I was a teen. It reminds me of the John Freida brunettes line. It smelled nutty, clean, and chocolatey. This perfume is so luxurious, so clean, inoffensive, and smells better than most upscale fragrances on the market today. If you want to smell like discreet and opulent without wearing the usual stuff that’s on the market, get Soft Velvet. I 1000% co-sign for SOFT VELVET. It’s so good and so forgotten by the general public. I promise you won’t smell like anyone else, yet you’ll be remembered by everyone.

I was waiting for this perfume to finally be up on this site! I absolutely love it. 9/10. It smells like fresh shampoo, a bit flowery yet still holds those sweet elements the OG fresh cream has which is another one of my favorites. This one is definitely more intense, highly feminine, a super pretty daytime or night time scent. It lasted about 5-6 hours on me, which my skin doesn’t hold perfume for very long. I think it’s worth the price! ♡ I don’t particularly get the chocolate note but it’s very sweet and rich.

I tried Fresh Cream Soft Velvet while not expecting much, though I’m a fan of FCWC. And I love it! I picked up the chocolate immediately along with something floral. I also knew there was vanilla there! It’s subtly sweet and cozy with the slightest hint of a soft spice. It lasted 6 hours on my skin and projected well enough. Is this the ideal chocolate perfume I’ve been looking for?! Can’t wait to try it in the fall!!!

It smells so pretty and comforting! It’s a gourmand, but not super sweet or too much like food. It reminds me of gourmet chocolate milk, but elevated. I want this in a candle scent. It lasted all day and had medium projection. It’s non-irritating to sensitive people. This would make an excellent gift for a teen who loves perfume. The price is so reasonable.Very pleased with this fragrance.

Omg this is such a nice clean but comforting warm scent! The Lily and Ginger uplifts the chocolate keeping it away from gourmand but letting it have that smooth sweetness. It reminds me of how my bathroom smells after I’ve used my Shea butter scented soak bar and have lotioned up with cocoa butter or Shea butter lotions.

Adore this perfume, simply delectable without being too sweet. Some may find it cloying but the floral note balance out the vanilla for me. Incredible performance for a philosophy scent. Much better than the warm cashmere in terms of longevity and sillage.

Blind buy. Definitely has the fcwc DNA to it in the dry down. Crowd pleasing floral with hints of chocolate and cashmere. Will definitely be great for fall. I think the longer it sits the stronger it will become and it layers amazingly well with fcwc.

Vanilla forward, with a little bit of cocoa and ginger in the background, very simple, straightforward, and comforting like a warm but breathable alpaca sweater on a crisp day. I can't smell lilies in this, which is fine by me!

Floral chocolatey vanilla without being too heavy or cloying. Nice projection and scent bubble. This fragrance definitely slept on!

This smells like if Good Girl were a fluffy gourmand. Sweet, with a bit of spice from the ginger. I love this as a winter floral!

Smells like a chocolate covered cherry without any gourmand heaviness. I want to live inside this bottle forever

Having tried their Fresh Cream fragrance line previously, I was looking forward to this one. I was able to sample it today. It is surprisingly long lasting, given that it's an eau de toilette. Listed in the ingredients, but not included in the notes, are bergamot and lemon peel oil. This fragrance opens up with a sharp citrus scent, along with ginger. This doesn't give "soft velvet" to me. Perhaps a different type of fruit would have been more appropriate. Lily isn't a standout. It is more akin to a background dancer, with sweet vanilla being the star. There was not enough chocolate in this one. You really have to search for it. I appreciate their approach to gourmand scents. This fragrance could be enjoyed year round, at any time of day. It's not too rich or heavy. Unlike most recent vanilla perfumes, this one isn't garish or nauseating. It also has potential for mass appeal; it's not overly feminine, though not quite unisex. However, I can't see myself purchasing this. I have perfumes in my collection with more decadent notes already. I found the advertising to be misleading, as citrus is nowhere in the copy. I might give it another chance in the future.

I just picked this up and I'm liking it so far. I'm not blown away or anything but it just smells nice, very clean but also cozy and comforting. I was expecting/hoping for something a little different to be honest (slightly less floral, less sharp, more lactonic) but I'm not even mad about it because I do still like it. It smells like a hug from someone who uses fancy soap. This reminds me so much of something else but I can't think of what it is. It's definitely some kind of soap, though. I'm surprised to see so many categorizing it as a gourmand tbh. Even though I can smell the chocolate it doesn't strike me that way for whatever reason. Too soapy I guess. Edit: I don't think I like this that much, like it's not bad but I'm never driven to wear it probably going to return

i really like this perfume! it's very inoffensive to wear and just smells so cozy. my bf says it smells like a soap his aunt used to have when he was younger (in a good way lol) and i 100% get that vibe with it. it's not very strong on its own so it is good for layering, but if you want to leave a scent impression, it doesn't carry very much either. i only have gotten compliments on it right after hugging people. it pulls off being a white floral without being headache inducing, probably from the added sweetness of the vanilla :)

I really love the smell of this for winter! I just wish it lasted longer. Even if I overspray this, the scent is gone within an hour or so. It stays around a bit longer on clothing. I would love to find a way to enhance this to increase its longevity.

I like this perfume primarily for how nostalgic of a smell this is for me. I don’t get a lot of chocolate or vanilla, but more florals! This is a sweet, musky take on Fresh Cream and Warm Cashmere and has kind of a more clean but seductive smell.

I don't get much chocolate in this. That's a bit disappointing, but I still like it. I think it'll be a good bedtime scent. It reminds me of Good Girl Legere.

I'll come back and give a full review after I've worn it a few more times.

This is interesting to me...because nothing about it should end up smelling exactly like a butter from The Body Shop, but it does. Truly, the notes mesh, but also are an odd combo...and it's actually quite cohesive in the sense that the gourmond melts around the white florals so seamlessly. It's very buttery in texture, but it has a freshness of whatever white floral aromachemicals, and it truly smells like a lotion product. It's not bad at all, I do enjoy it, but it's (again, which has been an ongoing lament with me regarding Philosophy) overpriced. Also, the volume on this composition is quite low, and this doesn't project much. Which is par for the course with Philosophy. Most of their fragrances smell like subtle body products, and this is no exception in the slightest.

Okay, so let me start by saying I am a chocolate hater when it comes to perfume. But this is not bad at all! I only rated it okay bc this isn’t something I would wear, but it’s certainly pleasant & I could see why someone would want to wear it. It’s funny, it comes off as a fruity floral to my nose at first sniff even though there’s no fruit listed. It’s like I smell something slightly different every time I go to smell my wrist. The chocolate just adds a nice warm aura to this fragrance but it is mostly a floral vanilla. It smells creamy but not overly so. This would make a nice comforting scent for before bed or the type of scent you wear when you’re having a casual day in sweatpants & a hoodie.