Serpentine

I received a sample and liked this. So when I found a big bottle for 20.00...I nabbed it! So so glad I did! I like it far better than the tester because from the tester, I just tried a dab or two each time. When I purchased a full bottle, I got nice full sprays. This is more of a winter scent for me, not TO me. I use it more often in winter because I don't have long to use my super summery ones. This is like warm sunshine on a winters day. LOVE this stuff. If warm tanned skin had a scent, it would be this. This is perfect during the summer. I think, since it doesn't form a fume death cloud, it's wonderful in summer and work places. I must say that I get a full 12 hours on my skin. I can't say that about...maybe ANY scent I own. I can smell scents on my clothes the next day, but never on my skin THIS long. Longevity is amazing for me. It's discreet and never too too anything. This is a real lady-like scent to me. It just seems to smell like the golden color it is. This is ideal for gift giving. I can't imagine anyone not liking this. I think it's quite special. Not groundbreaking maybe, but certainly special enough for any occasion. I want to purchase a second bottle but with all the perfume I have and love, there's no way I will ever need a second bottle. If I only had 20 perfumes, I'd get a second bottle of this for sure. Not many love this scent like I do. But I think you should give this a fair trial! The bottle is lovely even though I very much dislike snakes. This is a very mild sweet scent for any age. The ad needs to include a variety of faces and ages. I think it would draw so many more to this. I hope more people fall for this like I did!

SERPENTINE is an exotic, beautiful and exhilarating tropical flowers and fruits in a bottle. The scent is comforting, sensual, feminine and appealing. I was instantly enthralled by its seductive character. The scent’s effect can be greatly controlled by the amount applied. The light touch was perfect for the office. It was very girly, pleasant and lovely, a bit romantic but not very dramatic. If I apply medium to strong amount, I get this sultry, sensual tropical vibe that makes me feel like a goddess in a Mayan temple, sensual and sweet but beneath the surface a bit carnal and dangerous. The flowers turn fleshy, heady and powerful but still very pleasant on my skin. The opening is citrus fresh but then it transforms into sweet and tropical heady nectar of mango blossoms and light gardenia. It is absolutely delicious. The scent is very smooth, buttery and creamy. It wraps around my body like a soft, sensual mist. The heart notes bring opulent tropical frangipani and honey like tiare flowers. The scent continues to flow like buttery nectar, caressing me with a sweet embrace. The dry down is glowing warm amber and balsam. The scent takes a long time to develop on my skin. It becomes more ambery and woody as time progresses. The scent showcases better in warmer weather which seems to heat up the tropical cocktail of fruits and flowers and makes it shine. I would call this more of a nice tropical fruity floral then oriental floral. Longevity and sillage are excellent. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a nice creamy tropical flowers scent. (This review is for Eau de Parfume)

I am not one of those people who opens up bottles of perfume at TJMaxx because I realize that not providing testers is one way that they keep prices low. But if someone else has already opened one, I will sniff it. Heck, I'll even spray it, I admit it. So I was delighted to find an open bottle of Serpentine. One sniff and I was in heaven. Could it be? From the bottle, it smelled just like Organza Indecence! The serpent emboldened me, so I sprayed. And instantly the lie was revealed. It smelled like somewhere in the Garden of Eden was a huge Frangipani blossom covering something that indoor plumbing would dispatch to the bowels of the earth in a less primordial setting. Paradise Lost! It took me ten minutes to find my way across the mall to a washroom. But just before I was about to preform a quick baptism, the initial indolic opening act was over. And in it's place, a truly beautiful fragrance emerged. Yes, like the other reviews stated, it smelled very much like Cinema ( same nose is behind both fragrances) and five hours later I am again smelling Organza Indecence. So I made my way back to the store and bought a bottle for a very reasonable price. It did not cost me an arm. Or a leg. Did not even have to sell my soul.

I'm very happy that I tracked Serpentine down online and ordered a big bottle. This is one of my daily rotation perfumes now, in my 'top 5 priced for daily use' category...It suits me very well, is compatible with my skin, and simply smells delicious. The first spray gives you a long, luxurious inhalation of all things warm and enticing: flowers-fruit-pepper-balsam...It settles into heady tropical flowers lapped with vanilla-y balsam, a bit of sandalwood, lingering light pepper, a touch of violet leaf. At no point did I experience the "over-ripe banana" that a few others mention, but I think I can sense something that might do that on different skin; so testing before purchase is probably advisable. On me, it's simply perfect. It has richness, depth, and warmth, melded with florals that have sweetness but also a touch of something very delicately indolic---as do good jasmines or tuberoses---that makes it have a languorous quality. Projection is moderate, but it lasts surprisingly well, even overnight, and with any rise in skin temperature it will blossom again. It's moderately priced, I like the bottle quite well, and I've been wearing it frequently with compliments from all types of people. Both thumbs way up for me.

DEWY HONEY & GARDENIA. Signed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier, this beauty is overall a dewy gardenia scent, with the other notes enhancing different aspects of gardenia. Opens with a white floral burst with dewy and citrus facets, and then blooms picking up more dewy, creamy, tropical, peppery & near-nutmeg tones all resting on an balsamic-amber & creamy sandalwood base that reads as creamed-honey. This is in the family of dewy scents like Miracle Lancome & Omnia Bvlgari, but leans to gardenia. An hour or more into the drydown, you do get a faint rootbeer note that catches a glimpse of scents like Cinema Yves Saint Laurent although overall these two are quite different. Average or slightly above average performance for a year-round wearing experience. Enjoy! Miniature 5ml sample Batch code: P1065 0Y1 or 1065 (2011-03)