Body by Victoria 2002

I agree heartily with all the "men love it" comments; something of an aphrodesiac. I also agree with falovalo that it's great in warm weather. It starts off strong and assertive, very floral, a burst of white heat; then it burns off to this luscious lingering musk for the drydown. It drove a former boyfriend mad (though he was a bit mad to begin with). He used to go wild when I spritzed it on that summer; I distinctly remember one evening sitting in front of the blue haze of the TV when he growled something about how good I smelled, cursed under his breath, kissed my neck and then noted the goosebumps that sprung up under his lips. I don't know much yet about frangrance notes, but peony and freesia sound very right to me for those assertive main notes. I have to pair this thread's buzzword "clean" with "strong;" maybe this impression comes from growing up in a household with very fragrance-averse parents ("what is that crap you're wearing?! Open a window!"), but I am a fragrance lover and this one just oozes confident sex appeal. It's not suggestive, it doesn't hint at anything; it TELLS you flat out, but that sharp clean gleam rubs sunburned shoulders with intoxicating florals. I've fashioned myself as an indie scent girl in recent years, but I may have to hunt down a bottle of Body stat.

I bought this mainly because I was watching a perfume collection video and the speaker's bottle of THE FRAGRANCE was empty dry. All her other fragrances are still full and she seemed to really, really like this one. I was intrigued and bought a bottle. WOW! it smells really green but settles to this very neat slightly floral musky scent that is just addictive. I am so impressed. I bought another bottle after a full day of using it. It was impulsive yes, but i have a feeling I will buying again and again and again. It reminds me of Pur Blanca minus the headache-y part. Lasting power is very good too. Update: I have both the BODY MIST and the FRAGRANCE. I like the body mist more as it is fresher and greener. The FRAGRANCE is muskier and heavier. But since it is very rare in my country, I'd probably buy whatever form I see first. After I clumsily broke my bottle of the BODY MIST, I feel like hibernating for weeks. It's nasty that I have countless of bottles here and I broke a favorite that is now so hard to find. Bummer.

This one is the closest I've ever come to a signature fragrance. I have used the EDT of this fragrance since I was 17 or so. It can seem powdery right out of the bottle, but let that dry down a bit and you get a sharp green floral that is very clean-smelling, with a light musk. It is true that men love this one! Men always would say how good I smelled when I wore this. I finally picked up a another bottle and I can't wait to re-commence wearing this fragrance daily again. This EDT has the best longevity of any I've ever worn. I've smelled it on myself 12 hours after spraying, or more. It depends on the weather I think. I just love this one.

This (the original formulation) was my signature forever... Then VS had to "fix" what wasn't broken, probably to manufacture it more cheaply. The newer version that is supposed to be like the original still isn't as good. It smells harsher, more artificial and more musky. Also, the new bottle design is ridiculous. I happily found a bottle of the "old" version on eBay and compared it with a newer bottle I had purchased in store. The original is a clean aquatic floral on me. The "newer" one is musk musk musk and little else. I don't understand why VS had to ruin this beautiful fragrance. It was perfect as it was.

The first time I described this scent, he looked at me with wide eyes and said, "...This is what you smell like everyday." It was pretty embarassing because this is what I told him: This smells like sex on hot summer days, sex in the shower and the beach, and pretty much sex everywhere! I don't know why, but there's something alluring and invitingly sexy about this scent. Intoxicating and pleasant. Almost hypnotic! It isn't for teenagers because it is far too mature and risque, but rather the young adult blooming into life - the prime time of life when everything is new, refreshing and inevitably exciting.