Eros Pour Femme

I am a big fan of Jasmine, and am looking for a new signature scent. I want to find that perfect one, but I still have not found it. Versace Eros is so enjoyable in the meantime, though! I really love this! It isn't offensive at all. It doesn't stay long. It's gone within a few hours as far as smelling it in the air, but I can still smell it close to my skin for the entire day and sometimes into the night as well. So, it's an intimate scent where you have to get close to smell it, but it IS still there clearly when you do. I think it does linger on the air pretty well for those few hours, though, and maybe half a day? But it isn't enough to overpower the room. That might be preferable to some to know people could smell you but not choke. I can smell the jasmine in it all day, and the peony, but the peony is just enough to feminine up the scent as a sidekick and not the main character. The citrus and lemon smell is detectable all day and on my skin as well, but not to where I'd really think 'citrus' or 'soap' or anything. I'd have to know it's in there to realize what it was I was smelling. When smelling it, I just think 'uplifting' and 'bright', though this perfume is more seductive than playful, so the 'bright' the citrus adds to it is just enough to keep it from sinking too serious. I think that gives it a confident air about it. It balances out the flowery smell to keep it from being overly young and girly, yet the jasmine and peony in there definitely leave no question that it's leaning feminine. That gives it power goddess vibes. I was impressed that it really did smell the way the commercials portray it, sexy, strong, confident. It's mature enough not to be an adolescent thing yet puts the breaks on long before having any kind of outdated feel. New and fresh and alive while still being wise and capable. Maybe that's why I think the whole god-like name and advertising works. Maybe those background woodsy notes are what makes it feel wise and strong? I can just sniff them in there too. None of it is overpowering, but I think if you focus you can sense most things that are in it, and it is a great combination! I really love it!

I bought this perfume because I absolutely loved the bottle but I was hesitant because of all the reviews about it. There is the bright burst of lemon when you first spray it on and then it softens up becoming lightly floral with a sandalwood warmness to it. You think that it becomes muted as it becomes harder to pick up the notes, but trust me, they are there. The notes of it seem to be more summery/springy, but I am surprised how well it wears in the wintertime. I just got it last week, in the middle of winter, and thought that the scent had worn off until I walked outside in the freezing cold. What surprised me was how the silage really picked up outside and how I picked up notes that I thought that had long since faded or weren't there. The spiciness, the warmth, and the lovely florals. All were there surrounding me. I then went to my daughter's school to pick up her violin (they have a no-perfume policy for students/employees due to possible allergens). As soon as I walked in, an office worker standing 6 feet away all of the sudden turned towards me, asking who was wearing that lovely perfume. That surprised me since the silage was supposively too light to notice based on reviews, but this lady kept raving about my perfume and she was a bit of distance from me. For me, this perfume works. It has become my signature scent - it lies close to my skin, radiates warmth - both subtle and head-turning. And I think that is the purpose of the perfume - it isn't supposed to be an "in-your-face" over-the-top erotic scent, heavy in vanilla, amber or patchouli. It is supposed to be closer, more intimate, seemingly to be a scent that you naturally radiate. I love it. If you get a new scent, wear it for a few days so that you can get used to it and enjoy that all that it has to offer.

This is a man reviewing this again after all reformulations took effect. Some fragrances that didn’t have lillial got reformulated anyway such as Dylan Blue Pour Homme and Yellow Diamond Intense EDP 2022 in new blue box. Eros Pour Femme EDP was kept FULLY in tact and did NOT get reformulated. This 2022 bottle is the same powerful and elegant punch as it was when it was first released. It doesn’t hold a candle to the standard Men’s Eros. They’re completely different scents despite sharing the same name. (At least both Dylan blues have many similarities, hell I mix them in decantors, shake and let sit and it smells Devine.) This just smells classy and sophisticated. You go nose blind to this very fast but trust me people can smell you. If you wear this regularly, you’ll only smell the top notes for 5 minutes and you’ll think you have a bad bottle of juice. I promise you this is a beast although a tad weaker than the original Men’s Eros EDT. I don’t wear this often, but since I’m not nose blind I can smell this wafting up my nose when I’m outside and the wind is blowing. I smell it on myself sitting on the couch. 3 days in a row, forget it. You literally can’t smell this on yourself as you become tolerant so fast. However it’s a monster compliment getter. Doesn’t get me attention from guys but my female friends can’t stop hugging me telling me how amazing I smell even though I can’t smell a darn thing anymore. They should have released this in a flask in the shape of a clock and called it Versace Timeless. Smelled EDT at store... too girly for me. This is a masterpiece and a safe blind buy for someone new to perfume.

EDIT: Received a 2022 bottle and it smells exactly the same. Not reformulated! This is a guy reviewing this. I’ve never classified this anywhere near a signature scent but over time it’s grown on me. I usually have layered it with bright crystal, Eros Flame, or Pour Homme. Lately I’ve been wearing it by itself and just wow. Eros is a bad name for this scent. I can imagine the flask looking like a clock and being called Versace Timeless. It makes me feel elegant and Sophisticated, I know that sounds weird. While it is feminine, guys can still wear this depending on skin chemistry. You get this “classic” and “old fashioned” perfume smell. I know everything was reformulated in 2021 but this bottle I have is a 2020. And it’s my 7th bottle so that should say something. This is one of my few fragrances where the top notes actually stay throughout the projection period.. even into the dry down. Imagine you are royalty back in time, that’s what this smells like, Timeless. Not generic, nothing else like this AT all. Haven’t tried the EDT but probably too feminine even for me, as it is far sweeter from what I hear. The packaging... is beautiful. I would recommend this but not a blind buy. For girls this could be worn any age, for men this would fit ages 30+. It’s very mature, not playful to where it would attract kids, and VERY classy like the original crystal noir. Crystal noir makes me feel sexy and empowered, Eros Pour Femme makes me feel classy and elegant with decency, like I forget I’m American for a moment.

Had to see what the fuss was about. This is one of those designer fragrances that has a lot of respect in the fragrance community. (I can see why as it was a collaboration between 3 master perfumers). Also I found the reviews to be conflicting which is always a fun adventure. Here is my take: First and foremost unless you are super sensitive to Ambroxan, this does not smell anything like household cleaner. I can see how it would to someone who picks up ambroxan strongly, especially with the big lemon note. Secondly, I agree with the reviews that say that this is clean girl vibes. Without being similar in smell or in notes, this is the same vibe to me as SJP’s Lovely or back in the day Gap’s Heaven. It’s one of those nose ticklers that gives you a bit and draws you in. The use of ambroxan here was completely brilliant, because in heat it does the ambroxan thing and radiates to fill a room. Also, this is the only fragrance that I’ve worn that, when I’ve taken a hot shower afterwards, it’s filled the smell of my bathroom with the scent bubble. The performance is so good that I get out of the shower smelling like I used this as body wash. This is an ideal scent to wear if you’re going to be in close proximity to someone in high heat, because it’s noticeable but not strong or offensive. Very very well made, full bottle worthy.