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!

I was walking at Macy's when an associate let me sniff this and that one sniff got me hooked. I tried it on and after that, I couldn't get it out of my head. I had to get it and eventually got the layering set. I was newly married and felt the scent embodied its name exactly! I love it! It's very comfortable, sweet (but not in the cough syrup sort of way) and just envelopes me with joyful contentment. Unconditional love indeed.

I love this one. And I do not believe this note are correct. To me smells like lemony powdered sugared something. I so enjoy it. It doesn't remind me Philosophy Falling in Love. I have both of them, plus 4oz backup bottles of each. In fact I spray Unconditional Love on my shirt, and Falling in Love on my wrist. Totaly different to my untrained nose. Love both of them.

I really like this! It smells like a light sweet airy fruity candy. It is like a fruit cotton candy that is perfect to use when you just want to smell good anytime anywhere. I like using this during netflix time and snuggling with my partner. It smells comforting and the berry scents makes me feel warm and cozy. Love this!

I sprayed this on me, and when my boyfriend entered the room he said, "it smells like a candy necklace in here". It's sweet, tart, and simple. I do not find it heavy at all. I love it! It does not last long, but I wasn't expecting that. It's a nice casual fragrance for everyday wear or to the store.

I usually never go for berry scents, let me tell you this is so fresh, clean and sweet, i love it for this winter season. I hope i don't have any problem finding a back up bottle because i will be SAD if i run out of this..

I love this fun black raspberry candy, floral scent. I don't get black current at all. It's nice for days or lounging around in this sweet little scent. ❤️

Sugar plum fairy scent in a bottle. I immediately picture holiday berries frosted with snow when I smell this perfume. This perfume smells like a rich wild berry lotion to me. If you’re looking for a clean, just out of the shower scent with lotion on, then this is for you. I see this as a winter perfume because it’s more of a rich frosted berry, which makes sense because of the vanilla and cashmere notes. Some people say it smells like lemon, but to me I only smell the tartness from the raspberry note. It’s a very nostalgic scent because I get a lot of early 2000s lotion vibes from this. This scent does last all day on my clothes, but not so much my skin. It’s a nice everyday scent that’s perfect if you’re looking for a wintery berry scent.

I wish this smelled more like the UL firming lotion. I love the scent of the lotion. Can't get enough of it. I like the EDT but on my skin it's more citrus than berry, while still sweet. I like wearing it on hot days or around the house. I find it to be a cheerful scent - it always lifts my mood. Longevity is poor, unfortunately. You have to spray a lot of this scent for it to stay put. I find that to be the case with Philosophy. There's a lightness to it though that's inoffensive. Not attention getting but comforting. An enjoyable wear. Edit: I'm loving this scent more and more in the summer months. Makes me feel and smell delicious. It gets me compliments when I pair it with the firming lotion. One of my favourites now.

I have this perfume and do like it, although I agree with other reviewers - it doesn't last very long. Perhaps an hour or two? Starts off very sweet, but does end up with a nice warmth. Has a bit more depth than "Falling in Love" which is by far the sweetest of the Philosophy perfumes. "Amazing Grace" is still one of my favorites and that one does last all day on me, so I'm not sure why Unconditional Love doesn't quite have the same staying power.

Sweet & adorable. I'm getting a lot more from this than what's listed... if it only had "black currant" +flowers it would be at least somewhat sour... instead, I get a kind of a sweet gourmand fragrance... definitely something cake-like about this. I like it. The major flaw is the lasting power... on me, it seemed to only last for a few minutes. :(

My mom has it. Its very very sweet. Probably the sweetest scent from Philosophy. Its like citrus, berries & vanilla! Its very delicious & refreshing!! My favorite from Philosophy!! I cant remember what Falling In Love smells like so I cant say if theyre similar. Sorry.

This reminded me very much of Philosophy's Falling in Love. There is something very similar about these two scents. This one is not as nice IMO. But if you wear Falling in Love all the time and you need a change once in a while, unconditional love is a good variation.

In love with the blackcurrant! I will say that although not listed, I can definitely pick up a lemony note to it as well. I have the EDP, so for me, the longevity was fairly average.

Smells like cotton candy and lily of the valley to me. It is sweet, to be sure, but there's enough floral notes to keep it from being a pure sugar fragrance.

A kind gental . sweet descret perfume .. but it dosent last very long