Versus

Well, it's obvious to me that no-one knows the scent of the flower stephanotis, because for me it is the dominant scent in Versus. Immediately upon spraying, I smell this heavenly flower, and it is there right through the day. It's a beautiful, sweet, fresh, delicate scent, with a slight crisp edge, which I love! Also, the very beginning has the wonderful scents of kumquat, star apple and delicious lemon, followed after about an hour by the other flowers, gorgeous rose and scintillating african orange flower. Ooooh so sweet, slightly sour, and intoxicating! Then, at about 2 hours comes the lovely soft gentle musk, with wonderful wonderful patchouli and scrumptious ambrette. All in all a fabulous creation!!! I think Versus is exactly what Donatella apparently wanted: it is for a strong-willed, adventurous woman. It is so fresh, invigorating and yet soft and sweet and very alluring. Longevity is fantastic (well over 12 hours), and sillage: nicely gently surrounding me by a couple of feet most of that time, and then moving closer to me for the last few hours. A completely perfect perfume - thank you Donatella Versace!!! I am a woman who is her own person, and does not like to be categorised - like Versus!!! Excellent perfume, GORGEOUS, stunning bottle and colour too; such a perfect strong purple!! Total perfection all round!! Edit: Forgot to say how much I love the box too - such a fabulous design, and that purple!!! The best colour!!

First of all I must say that I LovE citrus notes and also that I have never tried a Versace scent I didn't like. Versus is no exception. The initial citrus notes are Strong and I understand how some people could find that offputing. I could wallow in it. But there's no time for wallowing, the top notes mellow and different notes seem to fade in and out and mix in varying combinations of fresh fruit, light floral and a delightfully smooth musk. I have read the advertising blurb and the reviews on here. I don't get the 'this is suitable for.. a confident woman... a teenager... a man..'etc. I do think the scent could be unisex but really I think it is best suited to whoever likes it. :) I once used to wear the original formulation of CK Escape. It was fruity, fresh and oceanic. The newer version has yellow florals and I have been looking for something that comes close to the original. I can't say Versus smells like the original Escape but it is more than a worthy replacement. I am wearing this in the first week of winter on what has been a cold, sunny day (gotta love this weather!). Versus seems crisp but not out of place and has sprinkles of warming notes. I am looking forward to seeing what this does in summer.

On my skin, the top notes smells of crisp bunch of flowers picked after a soft rain. It does smell very similar to Flora by Gucci but a little fresher and lighter. The projection is quiet strong at first then settles a little but still very present as I get whiffs of a fresh, feminine scent as I move and the lasting on my skin is roughly 7 hours at the least and if some of it happen to spill on my clothes or just from coming in contact like on my scarfs then I can smell it on my clothes until it gets washed. I To sum it up, I would say it not a sexy fragrance, but classy, elegant and powerful...can be a little cold. This requires authority thus I can see this much preferred by executives and people that are risk takers that does not conform to the norm of the usual preferences of sweet, light or heavy scents that are flooding the market. I must admit this is one of those fragrances that you will either love or hate, it is powerful and different (not unique) and I love it!!

This has instantly become my signature scent!!! I am totally and completely head over heels in love with it! Oh my god, it's the most gorgeous thing I've ever smelled!! All the notes are there and strong! It lasts easily all day without needing a re-spray, and the sillage is fantastic!! Oh I LOVE IT!!! It's SO feminine! So intensely womanly - female! and strong - very sure of herself womanly. Very settled in herself and can do whatever she wants, whenever and however she wants. It's all about her own strong will. She doesn't have to prove anything to anyone, and she feels unique. She IS Versus! She is BEAUTIFUL! She is the colour purple - this strong, Royal Purple - the highest Queen!! Nothing comes anywhere near her perfection! BEAUTIFUL!!! I bow down and worship her!!!

This fragrance is the first fragrance after a long time that brought me back the hope. Before smelling this perfume, all my hopes in fragrance industry were lost. I was so frighten that this industry lost its ability to create smth new and original, that I bought for myself some fruity shampoo fragrances to try it. And for couple of weeks I tried to enjoy these shampoos in glam bottles. But...I tested Versus and...Tadah! I knew it that we can still create more and more interesting aromas. First you feel smth fresh and almost indistinguishable, but then the roses explode and ...the result is magic. It is smth fresh but also creamish and in the same time very delicate. Try it and you won't regret it. It is a summer fragrance but it has temper and originality.