Tory Burch

Whoa this scent is soo hott right now. It's out of stock at my local Macy's and I have to drive farther to find a store that will stock it. Sephora and Macy's are the only ones right now. In any case I am not surprised how quickly I jumped on the bandwagon(finally) with this scent. I think I want to collect all of the perfumes in this designer's house, because they are just so my style. I ordered Jolie Verte and now I am ordering her original. Citrusy florals that are uplifting and energizing are so what I'm about. Yesterday I bought the rollerball from Sephora and was so addicted wearing it all night that I decided to cave and buy the biggest bottle. This reminds me of 2 fragrances that I used to wear all the time: Clinique Happy and Lancome Miracle. I was an avid user of these 2 fragrances, having repurchased several times. Clinique Happy's shelf life was embarrassingly short. It would turn in 4 months time if I didn't use it up. That's the only thing I am worried about with this perfume given its citrus notes. However, the good reviews speak for themselves- this one is flying off the shelves, literally. I don't have to think about this scent. It is easy to wear given that it's light and you can spray liberally and the ctirus tones make this a natural anti-depressant. It quenches my thirst for a perfume when I don't know what to wear which is why I am going to make it my signature as soon as my bottle comes in.

Not sure why so many are tearing this down, but I find it bright and uplifting. I’m also not sure why some say it isn’t strong but I find it very strong and long lasting. I am not one to shower myself with fragrance however, I believe a scent should follow you into a room, not precede you, and leave some oxygen when I exit. I am a citrus lover above all else so maybe that is why I find it so appealing. I’m not big on designer fragrance, I prefer very unique, smaller, boutique scents, one of my first forays into that being Cologne Atelier. They make two citrus scents I am asked about constantly when wearing them, in addition to a Goutal Sud bitter orange which gets me stopped on the street. Often when I am at my desk for hours and need a pick up I’ll combine a bit of this with my beloved Fracas, that gets my head back in the game. My building had a fire, we were all displaced, the next night the flats were looted and they got most of my collection. This was among the first I replaced, it is at a price point that made it a bit easier to take than many I still have yet to add back to my shelf. Thousands in perfume was lost. I now engrave every single bottle, just in case I ever lose them all again. Not sure it will help, but can’t hurt.

MANDARIN & WHIPPED PEONY Shampoo. Opens with a fruity-citrus burst of mandarin-grapefruit with clean, powdery, peppery, fresh & aromatic nuances, that deepens into a floral heart of peony-jasmine with rosy, velvety, creamy, powdery, honeyed, fresh & near-violet touches, all resting on a floral support base of woody white-musk rounded by multi-faceted vetiver. Overall I get an orange-citrus veil over powdery, woody, whipped tea-rose-honey with a shampoo & tea drydown. Has reminders of rose scents like Chloe EDP Chloe although rose isn't in the notes (it's in the main accord breakdown). Average or slightly above average performance for a year-round but light wearing experience. Contrast to Chloe EDP Chloe: My first impression smelling this was that it smells like Chloe EDP, but these are different, but there are similarities with a velvety pink floral heart over tea & shampoo drydown. TB is more citrus-orange forward. Chloe EDP has better performance. Overall: Has a classic, versatile, easy to like, easy to wear scent, with average performance. I've smelt this before, but it's nicely done here, although on the pricier side for what it is. Nevertheless, it's a love for me. Enjoy!

I have received a sample spritzer of this perfume with my cosmetics order, and must say I am liking this one a lot. I've always enjoyed citrusy scents, which I'd classify as warm weather scents but "Tory Burch" citrus smells too "warm" to be a summer scent. Spring, maybe. Fall and winter - definitely. I think, it would be too strong, bordering on suffocating, when worn in a heat of summer, and would venture a guess it's due to the pink pepper, like in Estee Lauder "Sensuous" where the pepper makes it deliciously spicy. On me, it is a strong mandarin opening, which ultimately settles into the sandal and cedar, but it is a lovely woody finish, not masculine at all like many sandal-cedar bases seem to turn into (at least, on my skin). The flowers soften the composition, and play nice together. I'm not into strong jasmine but this one is on a mild side. The scent lasts a couple of hours, and has very minimal projection (one spray per wrist) so it could potentially be quite safe for the office, Overall, this is a real surprise how much I like, almost love, this scent. Not ready for the full size yet, but I just acquired two more of the little spritzers of eBay.

I got a sample vial.of this and I quite enjoy it a lot!! It's a very pretty citrus and floral scent nothing out of the ordinary but I really enjoy bright and citrus fragrances so if you do as well I'm sure you are gonna like it! It's really a mood lifter for sure!! Makes me feel fresh and clean like id I hoped out of the shower! I feel like I smell like the color orange literally!! I think it's great for daily wear to the office or school!! If a girlie walked by me and smelled like this I'll be like omg she just showered and shes clean and put together! About the longevity I will say this is moderate, like almost all designer fragrances lol so I can't really point the finger at it for that, but after 3/4 hrs I can still smell very well the perfume on my clothes but on my skin is fading! I just wish this was a few bucks cheaper so I could say it's a little jewel! I think this one is pretty good for a gift to a perfume newbie or a designer perfume wearer! This is def not for my niche people, as it can be perceived as a flat fragrance!!