Secret Craving

Absolutely love this perfume. Very upset they discontinued it. On me, longevity is not bad, but the silage is just underwhelming. It’s definitely a gourmand scent. Noticed notes of vanilla, as stated on the packaging, chocolate, a little bit of maybe caramel or burned sugar, salt, but not in an ocean-y sense. VERY apparent alcohol note through the whole wear. I actually like it, but many people find alcoholic scents to be unpleasant. Didn’t find any fruitiness, overall it’s a sweet, warm, a bit spicy alcoholic perfume, feels rounded, very tasty. One of my favorites, even though i mainly gravitate towards bitter, fresh, grassy, watery and ozonic perfumes.

I tested the lotion today. It started off with the blackcurrant along with a peppery, almost masculine note, much like Bath and Body Works' Dark Kiss. Then about four hours in, a very gourmand, dessert-like form of vanilla really came through. I washed it off after about six hours, and at that time the scent was still going strong, which was a surprise as I've heard that Victoria's Secret's body care products don't last long in terms of scent. I wanted to run back and buy a bottle, but I'll hold off until the winter, as it's better suited for cooler weather.

It's a nice, soft, sleepy scent. Sweet and clean, not sharp but definitely not powdery or musky (which is good,, because I despise powder and musk smells) I'm not sure what they mean by "vanilla absolute" because the bottle says black currants and vanilla absolute. Do they mean like the vodka? Because it does have a slightly alcoholic hint to it. Like VS's strawberries and champagne, but a bit less so. The currant are a very pleasing smell. It's low key sweet and calming. A little bit sexy. More adulty than some of the other VS smells.

At first, it kinda smells like bubblegum to me.LOL Sweet with a little understated sexiness to it, and I have to agree, it does smell yummy too. I've recently started adding some of the VS Fantasies into my collection again because you can buy quite a few of them for a good price. When I was in my late teens-early twenties, the VS Fantasy line was all I bought because of the affordability. I use the shower gel and lotion and I get pretty good lasting power. Secret Craving, you are delish!

My bestfriend has this and she wears it everyday. The scent really reminds me of pineapple cocktails and/or fruit salads despite the obvious absence of such notes - very fruity, sexy, sweet and radiating at the same time, which I really really love. Long-lasting too, you don't have to reapply it several times a day :)