Ciara Femme Fatale

Oh this was GUUUUD! I wish I still had a bottle of this boozey sexy scent. Ciara's are very bold, deep and HUGE no matter what the % (80, 100, or 200) & I didn't realize or appreciate this when I was younger and purchased my bottle of Ciara Femme Fatal. It is SEXY. Whenever you have a floral and add a boozey vanilla with a bit of nutmeg or cinnamon you may have a juice that will make a lot of men go weak in the knees. I've read that their brains (& maybe other body parts) may react to pumpkin pie like spices & certain florals. This perfume has both spice and floral. It is deep, fruity, mysterious, and leaves silage like nobody's business. The day after I bought this I doused myself in it and went on a road trip with my family. They were all kind enough to refrain from any rude comments but we all had our windows cranked down and could barely breathe. It was too much. It was the wrong time of day, place, venue & scent to be wearing & it wore me. I didn't use this again until several weeks later and when I finally did I only used a tiny bit. What a difference correct application can make! It unfolded note after note, layer after layer each laying perfectly the foundation for the next to build upon. This is intense and I would compare the intensity to the likes of Chloe Narcissus. (Hideously strong), BUT it is also soft. The vanilla and boozy quality of it take it from what could be a screeching rock concert to a mellow bar playing bluesy jazz. A bit below the neck and behind the knees when wearing a skirt in the summer would be the perfect way to strategically apply this scent. I wish I could find a reliable source for this that hasn't turned rancid. I do not think that my Ciara is one that has aged well with time, so I'm doubtful this would either. Please PM me if you encounter an online retailer or private vendor selling CFF. Thank you! Cheers!

Just bought a vintage of this. The juice in the bottle is very dark, so I can't be sure some of the notes have not burned off. But it's still very good. A candied, dark, concentrated peach, hint of apricot, and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Faint orange blossom, as well. You would spend a ton to get anything half this good today. Mass market perfumes weren't made for virtual little girls by penny pinching accountants then. For what you paid, you got real value. Complexity and richness, longevity too. They tended to be linear, but I don't mind that...the problem with the classic 3-movement French symphony is, I don't always like one of the tunes. Ciara Femme Fatale doesn't change much. But who cares. Great stuff.

For me, this is primarily an orange flower scent. While there is sweetness, I'm not able to perceive vanilla distinctly. Belongs in the same family as Charlie Gold. 2/25/25 Update: there's something very alluring about this. The peach is more like plum. Faint whisper of Poison... Charlie Gold is similar, but smelling it again now, I think Lomani Elitis might be a closer comparison. There's a beautiful LOTV note that adds a nice greenness to this, and that is shared with Elitis. Definitely smells like 1995, in the best way. I'm really happy to have Ciara Femme Fatale in my collection!

Of all the frags I have, this is up there with the best! 10/10. It's so rich. I've never smelled anything remotely like this before. It's unique, long lasting and has huge sillage, especially on clothes. I get a lot of compliments wherever I wear this. I'm going to have to find a bigger bottle somehow, because this I don't want to live without.

I was so curious based on reviews I grabbed a 1 oz for a good price off eBay. A little watery, guessing it has to do with the concentration I got and the age of the bottle too. It’s a nice oriental vanilla. As it wears on the nutmeg vanilla combo gives this the vibe of baked goods. Very different from the original Ciara which I love.