Daring

Opal Drip KKW, BBW Aromatherapy Cedarwood Vanilla, VS Astrology mist Pink Water, Tease Creme Cloud and BR540. Here we go again. I smell some musk-amber and a fresh bergamot opening, but the mossy, earthy balsamic resinous amber-y drydown is identical to Aromatherapy Cedarwood Vanilla which has a natural crude intense amber like this one. It's a cleaner more simple structure and scent without lacking in richness, and I love that. Its drydown is also pretty identical to KKW Opal Drip without the sour tones of the latter. Daring has a similar green vibe but with bergamot. When I tested Daring I knew right away that it's in the BBW Aromatherapy Cedarwood Vanilla - BR540 family with a much more smooth resinous feel and some fresher opening. The opening is lovely and very clean just like in the BBW Aromatherapy Cedarwood Vanilla. After the opening I am sensing an almost rubbery slightly "smoky" amber which is nice,(nothing burnt, not obnoxious), it does not burn my nose as with Tease Creme Cloud and it does not have the heady vanilla of Cloud, but I do smell some sugar here but it must be the syrupy amber; it has a 'thick' smooth drydown, sweet and slightly balsamic yet light so this is why it's very close to Opal Drip which was a unique variation of the BR540 in this congested genre and it also had this subtle amber-y smokiness before the drydown as Daring does. I love the moss I am a huge moss fan - hi Chloe Nomade- I just bought VS Bombshell Paris and it has all the moss I need in a fresher non-BR540 setting with a Burberry Brit type of scent in the opening and a unisex fresh drydown. I bought Daring despite being similar to Opal Drip and Pink Water the VS Astrology mist which to me is even better than Daring due to the coconut, but Daring is more sophisticated. I do love its drydown in the breeze outside. Bare Vanilla Untamed is not similar to this, not even by the notes imo. Its serene fresh, damp-mossy yet resinous opening and heart are one of a kind and I love how it becomes more sugared progressively and slightly waxy even to reach that comforting and botanical amber-y earthy drydown.

I absolutely love this! I had written off VS fragrances long ago, but they totally redeemed themselves with this one. Unlike anything else VS has available at the moment, and I'm still shocked it is a Victoria Secret fragrance 🤯🤯 I do not agree that Frangetica has all the notes listed, while I smell all the ones they list to some degree, I definitely smell a little pear and maybe salt?? It has a sweetness to it that you wouldn't expect looking at the description on paper....not gourmand sweet, but enough to make it lean feminine. It's a very clean girl scents so if that is your thing definitely try this one out. I have the travel and the lotion and will be upgrading to a full size the next good sale VS has. Only drawback is that because it's Victoria Secret, this may not be around for long 😬😬, in my experience they are quick to discontinue things even if they are popular....so I'm definitely going to buy a couple of back ups just in case ❤️

I love the restraint this scent was created with. It's sweet, earthy and lush. For me, it's a wearable interpretation of the BR540 DNA. I've purchased Burberry Her, AG's Cloud, Coach's Wild Rose, a few Arabian dupes, a decant of the original itself and I've found they all have an intoxicating quality with a challenging edge. I can't tolerate something in the perfumes, unfortunately. They start off as winners so I hope this doesn't suffer the same fate. This almost got tossed out immediately. My order was was about a week late. When it finally arrived the initial blast of musky ambroxan immediately triggered my associations with BR540. It was vile. The following day revealed a soft and pleasant scent perfect for fall. It's worth noting that this is definitively a cool-weather scent - one I'll likely set aside during summer months. For the rest of this year, though, I anticipate reaching for this frequently.

So I was surprised they made a new bottle - this is a departure from the regular - bombshell, tease, and bare flankers - even very sexy flankers - so going with a whole new pilar is nice - the notes worried me - but I do actually really like this! FIRST the bottle is a must see - unique misshapen glass, the top lid with the stamp of "Victoria's secret" and just the quality of it. 2023 99% of the VS releases were superstar's - so far this is the best release this year next to magnolia bare - I will say Daring leans a bit familiar - not a TOTAL copy cat of another scent but very familiar. I like this and it's an easy wear that I think will perform in heat and cold weather - perfect release for this time period!

Really pretty I’m glad I bought a bottle recently, starts off bright with a citrus sweet opening then as it starts to settle I get this pretty warm amber mixed in with a soft slight woody base. Tad does remind me of Burberry her without the strawberry and powdery note Burberry her has. Surprisingly VS Daring lasted 6 hours plus on skin and hours on my clothes. The next day I went to wash my jumper I had worn the day before which I sprayed this on and I could still smell it on the jumper, even after I washed the jumper it still had a faint smell of the perfume on it. Which I wasn’t mad about lol.