After Hours

This is totally duping Montale’s Sweet Flowers. As soon as I sprayed this I recognized it immediately. It’s quite strong at first spray but not necessarily long lasting. Not sure if this is redundant in my collection as Sweet Flowers is so strong and long lasting it absolutely does not need any extra help or top up from a matching body spray. I guess I will enjoy this scent when I want to smell like Sweet Flowers but for a short duration only. UPDATE: I am going to miss this one dearly. Went to Sephora to purchase a backup bottle and there are NONE to be found ANYWHERE!! Arghhhh I was really enjoying wearing this as Montale Sweet Flowers is too strong for this office but this was perfect. I wish this could have stayed in Sol Janeiro’s regular lineup. I will swap with anyone who doesn’t want their bottle :)

I admit, I have a tendency to try just about any fragrance with an after dark theme. This one delivered for sure. The initial spray took me back years ago when I'd douse myself in JLo After Dark. I immediately smelled dark berries, a hint of florals and a candy like creaminess. After a few moments, I could detect some patchouli and some grounding woodiness, but that was an afterthought. The scent skews a bit younger, but not too young; I would have lived in this fragrance every summer for years. I can definitely see the comparisons to Flowerbomb, but I like this so much better - while it lasts. Longevity is terrible, but hopefully the bottle is big enough to last until it's next release.

I just picked up After Hours today. It was flying off the shelves at Sephora. I do like this fragrance a lot. All the notes come together so sweet & lovely, and all are present to my nose except for the patchouli which I cannot detect. When I first sniffed it, it reminded me of Into the Night by BBW. My husband complimented me on it too. When I told him it was unisex he gave himself a lil spritz and enjoyed it. I live in Florida so I'll prob gravitate towards this frag in the cool/colder months. The perfumer (Gino Percontino) also created Hollister Free Wave which I wear daily into the office. If you are thinking about buying this, just pull the trigger.

This just hit Australian shores and I got to try it for the first time today! I sprayed it this morning and 5 hours later I can still smell it! Definitely a humble mix between flower bomb and black opium minus the coffee. I don’t like black opium but I LOVE this body spray. It also smells like weaker version of glasshouse kyoto in bloom candle and the edp. Definitely long lasting on my skin - it was sold out at Mecca but I was able to place an order online! I can’t wait for it to be in my collection, definitely a scent for a night out!

This smells really good. I already ordered back up bottles! If flowerbomb and Dior Addict 2012 made a baby it would be this! I like Flowerbomb but it’s too strong and sweet for me and I loved Dior addict 2012. I just can’t get past the opening, in the 2014 version, to get to the dry down. So for me it’s a win win because it is Not as sweet and strong as Flower Bomb and the dry down (to me) resembles Dior Addict 2012 (which was to die for). I love the flower/vanilla combo. Let’s say I am “addicted” to that creamy/bougie vanilla ending!