So In Love

I bought this at the semi annual sale this year and I guess someone had sprayed some because each time I walked by the display I would smell a heavenly scent but I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. I'm so glad that I stumbled upon it because Ive been looking for a good rose perfume for a long time. This perfume has a crisp clean sweet scent of watermelon at first spritz . I knw watermelon is not in the notes but I think it comes from a mixture of the honey and carnation. Then the rose flares up and hits my face and i just can't get enough! There is a little bit of musky mixed in. I don't know what violet leaf smells like so I'm assuming the musky scent is coming from the violet leaf. The body splash is just as scented and long lasting as the perfume minus the musky scent. So if you knw that you don't like perfume w/musk in them then the body splash would be a safer buy. As for me I must have the whole collection so I'm stuck w/the musky perfume. But I don't mind. This perfume is a little on the powdery side. It last a long time. I only layered the lotion and the body splash on after I got out of the shower. Then I put on my robe till I could find something to wear. Well the next day I put the same robe on and it smelled like a bouquet of roses!!! I love this scent!!!

So in Love is a surprising treat to my nose. I did not know Victoria's Secret was capable of making such a beautiful powdery rose fragrance. Its simple but quite lovely it opens up with a blast of roses and slowly the carnation kicks in and adds a little spice to it. The scent keeps changing and it then becomes a gorgeous rich blend of rose and violet leaf, which makes it quite powdery but settles down into a a calmer scent of rose with a little drop of honey. It does have a I guess a slightly vintage rose vibe, but I love roses so I really enjoy it. Though I can honestly see why a lot of people might not like it, especially if they were not expecting a rose fragrance. Haha it is honestly not what I expected to come across shopping at this store. So in Love is beautiful and the name suits it I'm in love with it! Also it smells quite romantic. It is not the usually fruity floral scent VS is known for launching these days.... I'm super happy with myself for not hesitating and grabbing the last bottle of this at my local store. They brought it back for the Semi Annual Sale. The bottle it also beautiful and made of a heavy glass it would look great displayed on anyone's vanity or dresser. This was definitely a hidden gem within all the chaos I found at the store. <3

My first impression is that it smelled like expensive French milled rose soap on the initial blast which I didn't like at first. Despite my love/hate with clean and soapy perfumes I admit that I reach for them a lot because it smells like I could have recently showered which is great to have in any fragrance arsenal. Fragrances that remind you of soap have traditionally been considered "classy" because back in the day not everyone could afford to take a daily shower. Anyway, back to the review after my little tangent. And I'm not saying So in Love smells like a bar of Dial, I just got off course for a minute :) Once it settles I sort out the sweeter rose, cognac, honey and carnation notes which mellows it out and I'm digging it. Carnation gives it a retro vibe and now I'm thinking that this might be Victoria's Secret stab at creating an intentionally retro pinup-esqe fragrance, which is cool by me. It's very different from any fragrance I've smelled from VS before and definitely stands out against the current trend which is probably why it was discontinued, unfortunately. I think this fragrance is more suited to spring and summer and would work well on a hot day as long as you applied it lightly. A happy blind buy.

I'll start my review by saying that before 2005, I pretty much avoided florals in favor of spicier vanilla blends. I tried the tester of this and I was indeed "So In Love". It is definitely a warm, powdery rose on the dry-down.I love the vintage vibe this one gives off. But I'm surprised that none of the other reviewers have noticed the strong civet-like smell on first spray. I mean the "I'm taking over your territory with no apologies" civet! Anyhow, I think Victoria's Secret should bring this lovely perfume back.

This is a very unique smelling scent in my opinion, I'm loving the honeyed booziness with the violets and rose combined with a definite freshness. So different. I'm thinking the name of this throws people off a bit , it sounds like it would be a very delicate kind of fragrance , but its not, its quite heady, strong ( in a good way, just don't over do it) and very long lasting. This could of used a more racy or provocative name, but it's Victorias Secret after all. Love this!

My boyfriend gave this to me for my birthday. He went to Victoria's Secret and smelled all the perfumes and picked this one as his favorite. I love the sweet and fresh smell of this perfume. If you like floral scents, you'll like this perfume. However it is a bit linear and it doesn't seem to last very long. But that could just be because my nose is unable to notice the smell on me after a while.

It's a mature scent, and a bit strong at first. I definitely complained to a friend I "smelled like an old lady" I wouldn't have bought it if I knew I'd smell like an older woman.

I just picked up the mist, lotion, and perfume at the VS Semi Annual Sale. There was not too many of them in a bin, and I have never heard of it before so it sparked my interest. I spritzed a tiny bit on my hand and continued shopping. I really went there for Heavenly Kiss only to find it was only 50% off, and I applied that to other hand and the scent disappeared in less then 5 minutes! But the So In Love kept going strong! I finally picked this one, because I like "different" scents, and don't like to pick the popular ones like Heavenly. When I got home I showered and applied everything, so far so good! To me it smells like soft rose/powdery/clean scent. I'm usually not one for florals, but this one is nice. I will update if anything changes. UPDATE: It's been about 4 - 5 hours since I put this on, and it's still going! I has dried down to this really pretty scent, the best way I can describe it is very clean/soft rose scent. Just beautiful, not to floral at all! So glad I picked this one up today at the sale! Another update: It's now been almost 9 hours and I can still smell this one on me! It's not as strong of course when I first applied but I still detect the scent when I move my arms etc, I get whiffs of it. Guess this one was a good buy and a keeper!

On of the most truest ROSE scents I have ever come across. Upon first spray it was very herbal and green. But then it morphed into an a beautiful garden full of blooming roses in every color you could imagine.There is also spicy freshness about it, perhaps the violet leaf? It's feminine, clean, and lush at the same time. I'm not generally a 'floral' kind of girl, but this I can see satisfying a niche in my perfume wardrobe because it's unique enough to catch my attention, even if it's not in my usual comfort zone. Update: Woke up this morning and So In Love is still detectable. At this stage in it's drydown, it's a very dry rose. Still very, very lovely. Lasting power is excellent.

Not your typical Victoria's Secrets fume. I'm guessing that's why it got discontinued. She is a big brave rose! I agree with the reviewer below who likened it to Jo Malone Red Roses. It is even more mature than that one to me, though, with the carnation giving this a clovey bite, honey sweetening it, and that boozy cognac making this feel very....lush. Violet leaf gives it the vintage feel, I believe. There is something classic and old-fashioned about this (absolutely nothing fruity sweet) which might have sent the regular Vicky's Secret crowd running the other way. I really like it when I'm ready to smell a big, lush, swelled up rose for awhile. I'm impressed!

I smelled this on a friend not long ago and fell sooooo in love with it!! Looking to find this wonderful fragrance as soon as I am able. Of course I realize the chemistry of how it suits one may differ from another but it was not overly floral (I'm usually not a big floral fan). But this one was different to me; the woody rose is what was most prominent to me and as a primarily citrus base kinda girl, it surprised me just how much I did fall so in love with this pretty and sensual scent. Hoping to edit this soon enough once I have my own bottle. :)

I smelled this on my co-worker today as she walked by me. I had to follow her and ask her what perfume she was wearing. When she told me that it was from Victoria's Secret I was very surprised because I don't normally like their perfumes. I recognized the rose smell right away. There was a slightly deeper note that I couldn't recognize; perhaps it was cognac. I do agree with katherine.feng that this perfume is a bit linear, but that's one of the things I like about this. I LOVE the smell of roses! It has the perfect name - So In Love.

Got this along with DA forever during a semi annual. I wore it a lot for a while then grew a little tired of it. Beautiful rosy smell, I always get a compliment or two when I wear it. It's not my go-to all the time but I do love it and I'm happy I bought it. The bottle is also really bad ass and fits in my hand so nicely. I feel feminine, graceful, and womanly when I wear this. My man said I smell like really nice soap. I don't know if I like that review from him but I love this scent :)

This was so popoular when it first came out. I can't believe that woodsy notes are not listed in the notes. It definitely smells woodsy oriental Like a soft agarwood base. I loved the middle eastern vibe it catered.

Tea Rose and vintage powder. It’s not a sweet floral like a lot of the VS perfumes. If you like real rose scents similar to Tea Rose you’ll like this one

Rose, rose, and more soapy rose. I'll second the review that said the opening burst of ylang-ylang gives this an almost-mentholic crisp, heavy edge. Within a few minutes, it becomes a very linear soapy rose-carnation scent. I can definitely appreciate this as one of Victoria's Secret's more unique offerings, and I can also see why it got discontinued. This is an old-fashioned roses-all-the-way-down perfume, thankfully free of that headachey musk vibe so prevalent in early-2000s florals. This smells like rose-and-carnation hand soap, French-milled and gentle. There's a hint of the booziness of cognac preserving the soft edges of the rose in heady alcohol, but it's just a whisper. I detect hints of the honey and jasmine deep in this, as well as the touch of powdery green that I imagine is the violet leaf, but the star of the show is soapy rose, with these other notes highlighting its various facets. This is a bit more mature than other VS offerings. It's for people who love the smell of rose-scented hand soap, the French- milled kind that comes in a bar. That's not me, but this is perfectly fine for what it is, and generally inoffensive. I think this is a solid rose-centric perfume with a certain vintage one-note allure. Plenty of power in this; don't overspray this one. After a few hours I took a shower to scrub it off and a touch of a skin scent still lingered. (I'm reviewing the 2005 original; I haven't tried the reformulation.)

It’s syrup drenched roses with a teeny tiny bit of vintage face powder. The opening gives me a headache if I spray directly on my skin so I highly recommend either spraying from a greater distance or walking through a cloud of it

Definitely does smell vintage, a very classic type of scent along the lines of Norrell or Tea Rose. Dry down leans soapy.

I have the reformulated, re-packaged version of this with notes of Violet Leaves, Rose de Mai and Musk. (Bought in 2020 SAS) I'm so surprised to find something like this from Victoria's Secret. Usually VS scents tend to be very basic, crowd-pleasing fruity florals, but this one is very unique and different. Polarizing, even. This is the most authentic rose perfume I have ever smelled. It literally smells like a field of bulgarian roses. I'm sad that this version doesn't have the honey or cognac note, they would've added some depth and sweetness to this. Overall, this is very strong, almost pungent dusty rose scent. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It does smell kind of nice, but it also kinda reminds me of a nursing home lol. I doubt that I would wear this one a lot. The bottle is super pretty, though.

Got this perfume from my aunt who thought I might appreciate it. I never really tried it until today and I think I sprayed too much of it and I got an instant headache. Its only after I tried to wash my wrist a couple of time that I can tolerate it a bit. I think this is definitely a perfume for older women. I'm saying around 50-60? I can picture my mom wearing it although I prefer her own diorissimo :)