Unconditional Love

This invigorating fragrance has a lot more going for it than "black currant and flowers." I've always thought Unconditional Love is an overlooked gem among the multitude of Philosophy scents. Unconditional Love begins as a refreshing blast of fruitiness, with an initial burst of something juicy and quite citrus, like a note of sweet-smelling grapefruit. Next you are wrapped in a delicious cloud of blackberry/raspberry essences. It is what I think it would be like to stand under a fruit-scented waterfall on a hot day. As time passes, a rich darker berry rises in the background, which is the black currant. The closest I get to smelling "flowers" is a cheerful whiff of peony. Peony has always seemed to me to be a fruity sort of floral scent. Here it is pink and juicy and bright, and is a nice balance to the berries. Despite all the fruit notes, Unconditional Love is not overly sweet. It is sweet, but is a crisp and refreshing sweet. It's so lovely applied when you are fresh out of the shower, or as a pick me up on a hot, sticky day. It's like being immersed in a delicious, refreshing fruit drink with lots of shaved ice. In fact, if they sold a beverage that tasted the way Unconditional Love smells, I would absolutely buy some. In my personal opinion, I wouldn't bother with Unconditional Love unless you can get ahold of the eau de parfum version. In this way, Unconditional Love is just like another Philosophy fragrance I love, but has absolutely no staying power on me- Falling in Love. You have got to get the eau de parfum, or you are looking at zero sillage. You apply it, and half an hour later, it's barely there. I started out with Unconditional Love EDT, but loved the scent so much that I tracked down the EDP. I found it on Mercari, and it's available on eBay and other places too I imagine. If you like Unconditional Love EDT, but are unhappy with the performance, the EDP will surprise you with its staying power. You aren't going to get massive sillage with the eau de parfum either, but Unconditional Love EDP stays strong for a good four to five hours and is quite present before drying down into a skin scent. And that's pretty good, in my experience, for a Philosophy fragrance. The more the minutes go by, the more Unconditional Love reminds me of a creamy, delicious fruit dessert. If black currants and blackberries were made into a key lime pie-like dessert and topped off with vanilla whipped cream, that would be Unconditional Love on the dry-down. The black currant gets a little more tart toward the end but never veers into sour territory. I've worn Trish McAvoy 9, as I love blackberry fragrances. I think Unconditional Love presents dark berries in a much stronger and longer lasting way than 9. Unconditional Love would be a good choice as a first fragrance for a budding perfumista, as it is sweet and relatable, but has its own subtle complexity without being overpowering. Unconditional Love is the perfect Spring/Summer fragrance. It recalls fruit trees in bud, picnic tables laden with delicious fruit, and icy fruity drinks outside on a warm evening. If you are looking for something refreshing and fruity but not super sweet, I would definitely give Unconditional Love a try.

I am one lucky lady, first I am lucky enough to have unconditional love in my life and second my unconditional love gave me a wonderful Unconditional Love fragrance layering collection as one of my Christmas gifts that included the 2 ounce spray fragrance! The 2 ounce spray fragrance is just wonderful! including the notes of black currant berries with light florals and maybe a touch of vanilla mixed in, it's just sweet, warm, and fresh all at once. I love that even though the spray fragrance does have lasting power you can still refresh your fragrance throughout the day without making people around you wanting to run the other way or having a sneeze attack. I am sensitive to fragrance and have allergies, so this is a big plus for me! Infact, I've recently been spraying myself with Unconditional Love before I get into bed. For me, it is not only a lovely fragrance during the day, it also evokes a sence of calm and happiness when heading off to dream land. It's like aromatherapy for me! I love this fragrance and this being only my second Philosophy fragrance I've tried, I am so very satisfied I would give it 5 out of 5 stars! Falling In Love was the first Philosophy fragrance I tried. Unfortunately for me, the musk in Falling In Love reacts negatively with my personal body chemistry. Since fragrance is personal to everyone, I would suggest giving this fragrance a try and see if it tugs at your heart strings as it did mine. May you all give and receive unconditional love...

yes, Unconditional Love smells A LOT like 'Falling in Love'...I would say that Unconditional Love is like a flanker to FIL. There are a few differences though....FIL opens with BERRY and has a lot of sheer musk to it whereas UL opens very 'lemony' and develops into a sweet (but not not TOO sweet) Black Currant. I love both of them, and the subtle difference is enough for me that on days when I wish to have more of a 'musk' I will wear FIL and when I feel more that I wish to smell like dark berries I will wear UL. My older sister is not overly fond of musk so I would recommend this one to her over FIL. For me the main difference is the lasting impression...FIL is more focused on the musk with a 'kiss' of berry and UL is more focused on berry with a 'kiss' of floral. Lasting power is great on me for both, but is definitely helped by spritzing it on your clothes as well.

I have to buy my second bottle. It is a simple sweet happy fragrance on me. It is my every day scent. Most perfumes give me a headache and asthma attacks, yet this one never does! It simply makes me smile and when on the skin, it smooths out and becomes warm, soft and happy. It is very similar to Trish McEvoy 9, which is a bit more musky and complex, which isn't ideal for me. Additionally, on my skin the 9 does not last and fades within an hour, but the Unconditional Love lasts for hours longer. I've been wearing the Trish for a week, and am going to order UL because the Trish just doesn't do it for me. For layering, the body lotion smells more chemically and not as sweet. The fancier emulsion lotion does smell more like the actual cologne. FWIW, Undconditional Love smells nothing at all like Falling in Love to my nose. FIL is a much more laundry/fresh scent.

This perfume is so beautiful to me. It’s such a familiar and lovely scent. You can spray this as if it is a body spray and never get a headache. I feel as though it isn’t long lasting, but if I spray it on a shirt and smell the shirt the next day it is still on there strong. So I think it is just a scent you get used to. Every time I spray this it feels like a hug. It is euphoric and intoxicating to my nose. I have gotten many compliments on it, especially from men. Please never change or stop making this!