Empowered

the perfume that got me into perfumes, bought a partial bottle with no idea what the scent notes were but i couldn't put it down. i have gone through maybe three or four bottles of this over the span of a couple of years. musky and warm but sweet, almost smells sort of chocolatey or hazelnutty to me. i don't get much fruit or floral from empowered but it could be that i was never looking for either. not super long lasting but i have gotten quite a few complements on it.

This was surprisingly nice. Light, sweet, powdery vanilla and coconut but not in an overly sunscreeny way. Will be great for layering.

First spray is extremely pleasant. This is not a strong fragrance at all, I recommend over-spraying- if you use a reasonable amount, the performance will disappoint. 10 sprays on various points of my body (with any other perfume I would NEVER.) will project to around arms length for a few hours. Its a good size to carry around in your bag for reapplication throughout the day if you like that slightly floral coco-nutty opening or just want to keep the projection going. A very bright, clean smelling skin scent, the vanilla really comes out on the dry down but remains light and subtle. smells like you've used coconut shower products. I particularly love that i don't go nose blind to this if I spray on my chest like I do with most of my perfumes. 3+ sprays on my chest will let me smell it continuously for several hours but wont throw far enough to be smelled by others unless you're hugging. Nothing groundbreaking, the name "empowered" doesn't really fit the fragrance IMO, I would almost call it demure. But it is a pleasing, light clean and kind of tropical scent. Spray away without the fear of choking out those around you. A great beginners or everyday fragrance. I'll definitely use up this bottle but likely wont buy another. I am interested in the rest of the line though- but only if I see it at a discounted price.

I got this for $13 at Marshall's. I sprayed about a half spray on my forearm. It goes on coconut, not overly sweet, with a little something that smells like bergamot on top. Smells inoffensive and nice. It dried down to a warm vanilla scent that reminds me of an Ariana Grande scent with a little wood, to a musky vanilla, to now, 7 hours later, a nice warm, soft musk with maybe a little tinge of vanilla. I am honestly impressed with how much change the fragrance has gone through and its longevity! I bought it after reading reviews here while I was in the store, and I am pretty pleased. This is an office-safe scent you can put on in the morning and smell slightly over the day, and then change to something else in the evening if you want to.

Pretty successful blind buy - I found it at Marshall's yesterday for a steal. (I also saw Instinct and kind of wish I'd gotten it too). Anyway, this is a lovely fruity, vanilla-y scent. It actually at different times has reminded me of other things in my collection that I like quite a bit too (especially Hanae, and maybe a very mellow Angel - it's in that family of scents). I'm really happy to have gotten it because I'm about out of Hanae and now I don't feel a pressing need to order another bottle of it. It lingers softly most of the day, it's something I notice and it makes me glad that this is what I chose this morning. For the price, two thumbs way up!