Rare

Sweet, vanilla, powdery, caramel, woody, musky, warm spicy, fresh spicy, soft spicy, feminine, sensual, seductive, sexy, chic, elegant, classy, charming, whimsical, dreamy, divine, delightful, luminous, luxe, alluring, tempting, addictive, inviting, cozy, comforting On me this opens sweet and spicy with creamy caramel, spicy pink pepper, and soft pistachio. The heart blooms with powdery, sensual, and delicate vanilla orchid, spicy ginger, and a touch of sweet cacao. The base notes envelope you in creamy sandalwood, soft musk, and vanillic tonka bean, which also balance out the other notes really well. Oh my goodness this is absolutely gorgeous! I bought a few of those Sephora fragrance samplers that come with the voucher to redeem for your favorite bottle. With one I got Kilian Princess and with the second I got Rare (I’m still deciding on what my 3rd should be)! I’ve been wanting to try this since its launch, and I’d heard it’s similar to Burberry Goddess which I also really love. This was definitely a love at first sniff for me! It’s kind of like a smoother version of Burberry Goddess since it doesn’t have the lavender which can sometimes come across as sharp (although I don’t find it particularly sharp in Goddess, but it is in Libre). The caramel and pistachio notes also make it feel a bit more sweet and gourmand than Goddess. Also, this is elevated by the spicy ginger which keeps it from feeling overly similar to other gourmands, and balances out the sweetness really nicely. For reference, some of my other favorite gourmands/sweet vanillas include Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Vanilla 28, The Wedding Silk Santal, Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Yum Pistachio Gelato, GdT Celeste, Bianco Latte, PdM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Princess, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, Black Opium Glitter, Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Salt, Queens Caramel, Marshmallows, Phlur Heavy Cream, Cashmere Skin, SDJ Summer é Amor, 62, 39, VS Vanilla Lace (OG), B&BW Beach Nights, Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, Whipped Honey & Vanilla, Fireside Flurries, Moonlit Goddess

Really loving Rare Eau De Parfum from Selena Gomez. Very cozy and inviting scent. This is going to pair great with a comfy sweater or blanket during the fall and winter seasons, but this is also a fragrance that can be worn year round. Doesn't feel like the typical celebrity fragrance release. Notes of vanilla, caramel, pink pepper, cocoa, Sandalwood and musk mingle perfectly together for a lasting, but not overpowering, fragrance. I see how this can be compared to Burberry Goddess, but I find Rare to be unisex and can be worn by anyone, where as goddess is too sweet and feminine in my opinion. The fragrance balm enhancers are awesome, really loving the amber vanilla and I can see more fragrance houses coming out with this type of product for layering and customizing your personal fragrance. I think this is definitely worth the price point and this is going to be in my rotation going forward. Let me just say this too: I am not a Selena Gomez super-fan and don't know too much about her career or music, but I do find her to be one of the more genuine celebrities and nothing about her Rare Beauty brand has been gimmicky in my experience so far. Great products and now a great fragrance. 👍🏻 recommended if you want an easy to wear cozy vanilla fragrance in your collection at a reasonable price point.

I absolutely love this fragrance! And I have no idea why! Usually I don't like anything that can be considered gourmand, but this one is not gourmand at all! I love Rare Beauty as a make up brand, so I knew if they ever brought out a fragrance I'll at least try it, but when I read the notes I was like "it's just another gourmand cash grab perfume, maybe that's the one product of the brand that I just wouldn't like". Then I had the chance to try it at Sephora, but thank God only on my skin and not on a paper strip, cause it was out of stock and they took the tester behind the counter. I liked it, sort of. Then a few weeks passed and I tried it again and I liked it more, I managed to get the spicy notes of the ginger and the pink pepper and also the ambery musky goodness that is the base of the perfume and I fell in love with it. I ended up buying the Christmas set with the blush and I couldn't be happier. After I got it I wore it for two weeks straight before being able to go back to wearing any of my other ones. It's a great fragrance and I think even if you're not a gourmand lover you're gonna love this one!

As simply, honestly, and straight forwardly as I can state it, it's just Burberry Goddess without the lavender. I sprayed both on blotter strips and smelled them throughout the day, and honestly, they were hard to tell apart, especially after they dried down. I had the same experience when I wore them on skin. I find both to be soft, cozy, and soothing scents. They're lovely, and I quite like them both. But I like the lavender in Goddess, and I think it's quite soft, so this is redundant in my collection. I have a very large collection, so there already is some redundancy, but these are so close that I would almost call them dupes. I guess if you were bothered by the lavender in Goddess then this would make you really happy. But I'm not inclined to go FB on this one, even when I run out of Goddess (which will be a long time, if ever, since I bought a refill.) It's pretty, I'm just not sure I understand why they would release something so incredibly similar. And if I had purchased a full bottle, I would be so disappointed right now.

I didn't really like this when it first came out, but now I'm obsessed! It smells so good. It's like a slightly herbal and spicy vanilla, the ginger really elevating it IMO. It doesn't even really strike me as vanilla though, in a way. It's fresh but sweet. I'm really glad I came around on it. It's definitely astringent/sharp which I think is what kept me from enjoying it initially. It doesn't last on my skin long, where it immediately settles into a spicy yet sweet sandalwood, but the mid notes really stick around for a while on my clothes. It has a nice scent bubble and I've gotten compliments on it, which very rarely happens to me. I still don't think it smells that much like Goddess. The lavender in that is SO strong to me, whereas Rare obviously has none. I do get why they're compared but for me they are very distinct. I prefer this, personally. I'm not always in the mood for this kind of scent but when I am this one really is sooo good.