Serendipitous

Once upon a time (a few years ago) I wrote a glowing review for the reformulation of serendipity 3. After wearing it many times, I decided to re-review it because I felt like my review was overly positive. I still think the scent of serendipity 3 is gosh darn delicious. To me it smells like orange chocolate dipped marshmallows. You know those lovely marshmallows with a thin chocolate coating? Think of those with little pieces of orange peel in the coating and you've got the scent. However, on the other hand it's worth noting (on me at least) that the scent does not project or last a darn. I do have projection issues for whatever reason, I have cool skin that doesn't throw scent well. Although, today was a 90 degree day and I definetly wasn't feeling cool to the touch and still had the same problem! Compared to the many other scents I've tried this is definitely a weak one. I love the scent but run across the performance issue everytime I wear it. I spray generously 6-7 sprays (which is a TON compared to the typical 2 sprays I wear) and it wears like a body splash or light cologne. This smells terrific but I couldn't justify repurchasing this for fourty something dollars. Maybe if it was $15..

This is a wonderful comfort scent. When my father passed away recently, this is the scent I reached for over and over again during those first emotionally trying days. As to what it smells like, this seems to be ever-changing and enigmatic. Myself, usually I pick up the sweet orange and vanilla at first, and after a while it mellows to a white chocolate. But it is not overly gourmand on me, nor overly sweet or heavy. It is somehow refreshing and light, a bit warm, and very comforting. My husband thinks it smells sweet and floral. My mom's first words when she first smelled it on me was "You smell like roasted marshmallows!" This leads me to think it is similar to that Harry Potter love potion whose scent changes according to each person's preferences (since I love orange scents, my husband loves florals on me, and one of my mom's favorite treats is roasted marshmallows). I do find that I have to spray more than I usually would to get a satisfying level of scent. Longevity is okay, after a few hours it becomes more of a skin/snuggle scent. But the price is *very* reasonable, so I do not mind at all.

This is one of my favorite sweet scents. I didn't realize that it was chocolate, I only smelled a wonderful vanilla. That said, I'm not good at note detecting. Many slip right by me. I'll compare it to others that it has been compared to. Pink Sugar - no contest. PS is nice, but you really have to watch how much you put on or it will choke you. Who wants to die a slow agonizing death choking on browned cotton candy? Serendipitous is higher quality and doesn't smack you in the face with that carnival scent. It caresses you like cashmere. I find it easier to wear. Greedy Chocolate - no way. Greedy Chocolate is the dark, sinister, sticky, bound and gagged, chocolate playdoh cousin to Serendipitous. You know the one nobody wants to invite to thanksgiving dinner? It's so sticky that I'm waiting for the ants to come marching in. I just don't see any comparison at all. It's a mess and I am now stuck with 5 ml of it. [ha, my inadvertent dyslexic handling of the name suits it better]

This scent is AMAZING! It smells exactly like S'mores. Melty, ooey-gooey marshmallows dripping with molten chocolate and sprinkled with graham cracker dust. The initial orange notes also add a nice touch. This is definitely not an ordinary vanilla. In fact, I get more chocolate than vanilla. To me this scent is very sweet, yet not cloying, and very cozy and yummy. It reminds me of cudddling up in a fleece blanket in front of the campfire while licking marshmallow residue from the S'mores off my sticky fingers. I don't really get much, if any, coconut, and I don't feel this fragrance is too powdery, which is good since I'm not a huge powder fan. I am currently on a "diet", if you will (more like a lifestyle change... no refined sugar at all!), but this is a great substitute for dessert. If I can't eat dessert, at least I can smell like it! Sillage and longevity aren't bad either, and the price is fairly affordable. I say it's a MUST HAVE for gourmand lovers.

I am so sad to say that this has been reformulated! Serendipitous (in the original square bottle) used to be magical, constantly shifting from toasted marshmallow to chocolate to vanilla to orange to cookie dough and everything in between and more. It also had amazing lasting power, with one or two spritzes lasting all day with a lovely dry-down. It was a tremendous value for the price point, smelling and behaving like a much more expensive juice. The original bottle was also more aesthetically pleasing. Now, it is a very flat and boring cocoa powder. No personality, no depth. Also ridiculously weak. No sillage, no lasting power. The new cheap-looking and generic bottle accurately reflects the contents. This used to be my signature scent, so I am heart-broken. There was nothing like Serendipitous, it was cozy and comforting while at the same time being complex and sophisticated. I will be treasuring the last drops in my old bottle.

This fragrance will always hold a special place in my heart. When it was difficult to find for a small while (seemed like forever though) my daughter found me a bottle. I still have that bottle and I am on the very last bits of it. Each time I spray it I get that powdered sugar vanilla cocoa cloud of loveliness. It's just like that...a cloud, perfectly blended together. This isn't a powdered sugar exactly - It is that powder that comes out of a bag of marshmallows as you open it. ahhhhhhhhhhhh LOVE it. I just ordered 2 new bottles. The site I visit/order Serendipitous from has a coupon code currently. yay! *also, I see one of the notes listed as coconut - I believe it is cocoa not coconut...it is designed for the Hot Chocolate offered at Serendipity 3 after all.

This is a wonderful gourmande perfume! I'm so glad I got a 5mL sample of it! On me, I don't smell any dominant chocolate- maybe just a hint of milk chocolate. On my skin, it's a lovely vanilla caramel cake- it smells absolutely delicious. Sillage is moderate and the perfume moderately long lasting and fairly linear (i.e. no distinct top, middle, and base notes). I think I might want a full bottle of this! It's a 'love'! Update: Drydown is like a softer version of Pink Sugar. I still love it, but wish it didn't smell this much like Pink Sugar!

I purchased this scent unsniffed wearing it for the 1st time today! The notes for this perfume is cocoa, tahitian vanilla and blood orange. It opens up with a burst of orange but last only a minute. I don't know if its the mixture of the orange with the cocoa but I smell a rich amber! The dry down is a perfect mixture of vanilla and cocoa with slight incense/woody/smokey smell. Kinda like drinking hot chocolate by a warm fire.. I love it! It stays close to the skin and the lasting power seems to be alright.

Yea...samples from LuckyScent arrived, including this one. It's a very hot CA summer and this is such a nice change from my typical fall spicy, cinnamons. It smells like a nice vanilla in the bottle, but opened up with a more musky cotton candy smell after about 15 min. Sweet, delectable - reminds me of Pink Sugar on my skin. I'm so tickled I stumbled across this scent on this site! At $40 on Lucky Scent, I'll be putting that on the wish list for the hubby!

The notes they have listed for these have me confused as I have never smelled any of these. It smells like vanilla, sugar and chocolate with maybe some caramel. When I wear this people think someone is baking cookies somewhere. Its the most amazing scent EVER. Amazon.com $36 free shipping, if its not there then they r out of stock and will be back on amazon once they have more.

Mmmmm...this is a yummy gourmand! I love it when vanilla comes out like this, it's soft but beautifully deep at the same time. Serendipitous has a chocolately vanilla wafer nature which reminds me of Montale chocolate Greedy and vanille Absolu. Great stuff lasts very well but I need to wear it again to test longevity and projection against vanille absolut, love this though.

One squirt and all I could smell was a soft vanilla, similar to the Body Shop Vanilla. Meh I thought to myself, what's all the fuss about?? Than...10 mins later I added 2 more squirts and oh my gosh... Heavenly buttery vanilla with a touch of cotton candy. Wow, it's very soft but dang it is delicious!!! Such an unique vanilla I am very glad I purchased this one!

The first thing I detect is the rum-vanilla. Then it dries down to smell exactly like Al-Rehab Choco Musk. In my opinion, it’s way overpriced for the 20 minutes that it lasts... save your cheddar and buy Choco Musk instead. Update: longevity still sucks, but I can’t get past this fragrance for the life of me. I keep reaching for it. It’s like a hot ex-boyfriend!

Tootsie roll, chocolate and orange- delicious! almost like you took a regular tootsie roll and an orange flavored one and ate them at the same time. My roommate freaked out he loves it so much. So reasonable too! I also bought the candle, it is not extremely fragrant, but subtle and very similar smelling to the spray.

So i put this on in the morning and totallly forget that i did. And all throughout the day i kept getting wiffs of something that smelled sooooo good and yummy and i could not figure out what it was UNTIL I REMEBERED! THIS FRAGRANCE!! It’s just so yummy and sweet but not overpowerinng.

I have a sample from LuckyScent. At first I didn't like it, but it quickly settled into an almost toasted-marshmallow accord. It is definitely a like-- not sure if full bottle worthy yet. Edit: Yes, I'm really into this. Not sure if full bottle is in the works though

this makes me crave chocolate bread pudding. i've a weakness for sweet scents and this one is a winner. sweet without punching you in the face with a sugar bomb - it has a softness to it that keeps it a little more grown-up. 4 hours later and it hasn't faded.

I really like this! A soft vanilla coco sent. It opens with citrus and quickly turns into a skin scent! Its mostly vanilla with a hint of chocolate, I quite like it! I think it will be perfect all year round. I do wish it was stronger

I don't know how those notes make me feel like I am wearing chocolate milk, but it does! I LOVE THIS!! And, I tested it last night before bed and when I awoke over 7 hours later...it was still a delicious skin scent! Yum, yum....

I got nothing but compliments .. today ! Wow! LOVE this fragrance ..!!!! I smell of ..."Cake and all things Yummy" that's what I was told today. there is a Rich Chocolate hiding there somewhere... YUM! YUM !YUM!