Pop

Okay - took me way too long to get to Sephora and try this one out... Overall, I think this is nothing to get in a tizzy over. Kinda weird that this seems to have gotten such negative feedback simply because of its "youthful" approach. Flowerbomb, anyone? Daisy Eau So Fresh? Sheesh, let's move on already. There is no degenerate class of perfume lovers. We love what we love. End of story. It immediately wears soft and fruity, but it's tart-fruity (mandarin)! Not sure about the tomato leaf, as it's never been a note in any of my other fragrances but I'm sure it added something I just couldn't quite detect. One of the first associations I got with this was gummi candy, mostly the tart and fruity combination. It's not a syrupy sweet, but it felt candy-like to me, which I am totally about so it didn't ~offend~ me or make me feel like I was being marketed to as though I had no taste. This is a very happy, fun scent and certainly made well! After the green mandarin, it stays sunny and becomes a bit more floral - frangipani and tiny hints of tuberose come forward. The tuberose is not a massive, buttery mess -- I've had a few bad encounters with tuberose that induce a sort of nauseating effect but this was not in your face or over the top tuberose. Sandalwood and musk were more prominent than the cedar or violet to my nose but it definitely is a well rounded, simple scent. It had this sort of soft buzz underlying from start to finish.. invigorating without being sharp. Longevity feels moderate, depending on how much you spray. For me about 5 hours with one spritz on my hands and wrists. Don't expect this to be the holy grail of perfumery or some profound experience. Walk in without expecting the world and you might enjoy the experience Pop has to offer. She's bright, sunny and doesn't take itself too seriously. As many other respectable simple scents do, too! Bought a bottle after wearing for about an hour and realizing it's the perfect counter to some of my more serious scents. You know, for the days I'd rather not take life so seriously ;)

The first smell of this was intense for a number of reasons! Firstly, I came for the tomato note as I love tomato perfumes, then I read the reviews saying the scent is fresh and light..... even green. I was surprised therefore by how pungent this perfume actually is! It was like being punched in the face by sweet Violets. I can’t find anything green or light about this, it’s strong and sweet and a little bit powdery. It gave me serious flashbacks to a perfume I had in the early 90s. I’m so annoyed that I can’t remember exactly what it was! It would have been Coty, body shop or Avon back then as I was 13 and on a tight budget! Not tribe.... Don’t think it was exclamation, wild musk or far away.... Ananya?! It’s still driving my 40 year old brain mad! I keep sniffing it and being transported back to the box room at my parents house and getting off with my first boyfriend (who had curtains and an undercut lol!) while listening to Nirvana! I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Stella deliberately recreated a long lost scent that she loved in her early 20s because although I’ve seen loads of young ladies claim this is a super original scent and like nothing else, I honestly think this is the smell of the early 90s! A lot of perfumes back then share the same vibe. If any fellow middle agers recognise what this smells like please comment! I want to smell the bluebell version now, in the hope it’s a bit fresher and greener than this one, because although I’m digging Stella pop, I think it’s probably too syrupy for me to actually wear. Edit.... I grew to love Stella Pop but didn’t like the bluebell version!

Pop is a very fresh, pleasant , sweet , shampoo smell to me. I absolutely adore it , to the point where I could not wait and ordered it from the Stella site where I ended up paying double , as I had to pay duty and the exchange rate to Canadian $ isn't pretty. Anyways it's worth it to me ! It right from the start reminded me of boss nuit in the tall black bottle. I looked and it has many notes in common. The more I smell Pop I can really smell the two components that it's meant to smell like , the tuberose and the sandalwood. In a very light , fresh and fluffy , airy sweet way those two get enhanced by peachy , frangipani , fruity , & violet very fresh and uplifting notes. I could spray my whole body with this and then some ! The more I spray it the more I smell the sandalwood ! Big love for me. But my sample came to an end , thanks genny17. , now I have to wait for my very expensive bottle ! It's been over a week that I had Pop and I love the smell , it's so easy to wear and likeable. The only drawback is that it doesn't last. It's very fleeting and in this 1 -1/2 weeks i am a quarter done my bitter already. It's not an evening scent or a statement fragrance. It's a daytime fragrance that just smells really good ! Bottle will be empty in no time !

I was intrigued to try this after seeing it frequently linked to Barbie dolls in various forums and reviews. It presents as an airy, pleasant, and inoffensive sweet floral skin scent, but doesn’t quite capture the essence of a Barbie doll in my opinion. The Barbies I played with in the early 2000s didn’t have such a floraly scent, and Pop lacks any noticeable plastic smell. Instead it brings to mind the subtle fragrance that lingers when flipping through a magazine with perfume samples tucked between the pages, more of a delicate blend of glossy paper, a hint of department store perfume, and ink (?? maybe ?? idk, it really does smell like a Vogue magazine!) It’s super enjoyable but nothing about this wows me, sort of lacks personality and doesn’t have any distinctive or memorable qualities. Not worth $40 in my opinion. I got a 5ml mini splash on eBay for $5, I like it a lot! Edit: It’s been 8 months since my initial review, and I’m sure that I love this. It’s basic, but kind of perfect in a nostalgic way. Pop... I’m so sorry girl, I take back what I said. You’re a star. Sadly discontinued :((( which I didn’t know initially, but there are still FBs floating around on some of those hole in the wall fragrance websites and on eBay.

Definitely my favourite tuberose perfume and I suspect it's the violet that just mixes so perfectly with it!. Almost invisible at first but blooms on the skin. I think it kind of struggles in high heat. On me it seems to work best in cool-warm weather rather than cold or hot, so it's a perfect transitional scent for going from Summer to Autumn or Spring to Summer. I'm wearing it today and it smells perfect! I can smell every note but not too much of any and it's not too sharp or sweet (I sadly find Pop Bluebell a bit sharp!). What's interesting to me is that I used the spray bottle this morning but have the rollerball pen with me to top up and it is noticeably stronger and sweeter than either of my spray bottles! If you can find a Rollerball - even thought they're a bit annoying to use - you might find a bit thicker and sweeter version of Pop! Magical Scent! It shares some similarities and vibes to some 90's / 2000's classics, so I'd recommend Lacoste Touch of Pink if you want a more syrupy sweet version, Hugo Boss Hugo Woman if you want a more grown up vibe or Elizabeth Taylor Forever Elizabeth for a powdery apple with a similar violet dry down. If you like something sharper then Pop Bluebell would be perfect.