Sexy 9 Blackberry & Vanilla Musk

This has been one of my favorites for years. I love that it smells luxurious as well as sensual. The blackberry is not overwhelmingly sweet, and the patchouli mellows it some on my skin.

Freaking gorgeous. blackberry at its best!!

The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice? Not necessarily! At least not in this blackberry laden fragrance offering. It's sweet alright, but not obnoxiously so. The sweetness is natural, fruity. It lacks the synthetic, intense artificial sweetener sometimes present in fragrances. The fruitiness is accompanied, by a heavy doses of both vanilla and musk, providing both comfort and something I can't quite put my finger on, but I wouldn't describe it as typical musk "sexy", not even sensual. It's comfortable and slightly creamy. It doesn't present as warm, more room temperature. The florals are fleeting at best, but I can detect an unlisted pinch of cinnamon. As usual for me, the patchouli grounds all the notes nicely. NOT so usual to me is the overall feel of the combination of vanilla, blackberry, musk, patchouli. Sexy 9 is strangely thick and doughy to my nose. It's what is the most appealing about this fragrance to me. The dough is more reminiscent of pie than a child's play-dough. Maybe that's by design, something the perfumer cooked up? :)

Oooh this is delightful. The first spray is a somewhat synthetic blackberry and vanilla. But this rapidly dries down and softens into a velvety, almost shampooey cashmere vanilla. The result is a subtle, soapy, skin scent. It is soft, clean and cozy like your favorite sweater. I love a good blackberry fragrance and this is one of the better ones I've tried. However, I must also note that this fragrance is quite fleeting. I've had it on for only an hour and already it just smells like I'm wearing nice lotion. This may be a good thing for people who love subtle and intimate fragrances.

TM Sexy #9 goes on very sweet (fruity, flowery, SWEET), but once it calms down the notes of sandalwood, musk and patchouli help the scent develop into something rounder and richer. I like it, but it doesn't seem "special" and it does not last a long time.