Roberto Cavalli

I won this fragrance during a game, so I might as well review it :) I found it hard to identify the notes, but then again it's a floral fragrance without jasmine and rose (which I can identify pretty easily), so that was to be expected. In the opening this scent is a flower bomb! It's still weird to assign a colour to a scent, but I find this smells red. So red flowers basically. I think it's the orchid, but it might as well be the magnolia. I also notice a fruity touch, but once again my nose can't identify them. At first I thought it was strawberry, but that's most likely due to the red colour that I assigned to the scent, so my nose is playing tricks on me ... During the drydown the fragrance becomes warmer thanks to the amber. After a very long time the sandalwood joins in as well, supporting the warmth given by the amber. The perfume is quite overwhelming when freshly sprayed, but as time passes it becomes more subtle and closer to the skin. And also quite powdery, in a good way. It's a deliciously soft scent for ladies. Due to the fruity opening and warm base, this fragrance can be worn all year long in my opinion. I can easily see this as someone's signature scent!

@Action: no they don t have something in common actually. they smell all different. but i m wearing actually a combination of versace woman and this one, Cavalli woman... and it smells good ;D well, i'm gonna review this one... i like this perfume very mutch for spring and summer, while versace woman is very likeable too, but way tooo sickening sweet and powdery, this one isn't powdery at all, so the mix is a quite good one. Cavalli woman is fruity-flowery, fresh, crisp, bittersweet, soft and tender and it's juicy, not sickening or sticky. it starts with a burst of freshness and juicyiness very promising, the heart evokes with a really nice freesia and a very pink orchid, sooo sweet but natural smell (bittersweet) with honeynotes and the rosemary (at least i guess it is this one) gives it a quite unusual an intriguing untertone which one puzzles me everytime when i wear it. drydown is soft woody-earthy but the heady flower mix and the juicyness of the top are shining through from top to bottom. the amber and patchouli is not really detectable for my nose in this. staying power is very good, sillage fantastic.

Powder. On first spray it is pure powder on my skin. A pretty floral powder. Very soft. Then there is an undercurrent of wood, in particular cedar, a hint of sandalwood, spice, and a little earthiness from the Patchouli. Then it turns into pure powdery sweet vanilla on my skin. Since vanilla is not listed in the notes, I suspect the amber is creating that effect but I don't know where the sweetness is coming from. Maybe there is some tonka not listed in the notes here too. Whatever the case, this is a really pretty fragrance. It has soft, though present, silage, and the longevity is excellent. It's at least 6 hours since I sprayed and I am still getting lovely wafts of it without resorting to smelling my wrists. I really like this scent and am very surprised at the quality for the price, which won't be the same much longer as this is a discontinued scent. The time to stock up is now. I know I will be.

I was fragrance shopping on my lunch break back in 2003. I was just browsing, trying to see if anything caught my nose. :-) I tried the ones that were heavily marketed and none really moved me. Then I came accross this. This is my absolute FAVORITE fragrance of all time. I can't even break down notes or explain what makes it so great because my reaction is totally visceral. It's sexy, feminine and strikingly beautiful. The only fragrance that has ever come close to my total infatuation with this one is Stila's Creme Bouquet. Creme Bouquet was an absolute masterpiece but didn't smell as seductive as Cavalli. (Running away from computer to go sniff bottle of Cavalli.)

I have to express my extreme displeasure about the fact that this beautiful perfume has been discontinued. If you enjoy mature perfumes, regardless of your age, and you want a younger version of a mature perfume, then you should try this fragrance. I know it does not make sense, but it will make sense when you smell this beautiful perfume. It opens up like an Escada summery perfume, but it has a mature friend accompanying from the beginning. I smell the apple, and the patchouli makes it more humble and less 16 year old. I must say that it is beautifully blended, and I cannot say enough about this beautiful fragrance that unfortunately left the market some time ago.