Victoria

There was a special price for the rollerball at VS today so I decided it couldn't hurt to have this casual fragrance on hand. One of the salesgirls had sprayed it on cardstock for me to sample and I thought it was nice. VS/BBW perfumes are rarely very complex and stay close to the skin so I don't expect anything otherwise. That being said, I enjoy them for light daytime fragrance. This one surprised me because, judging by its name, I thought it would be more of a generic warm vanilla scent. After the initial spray, it smelled very strongly of strawberries. In fact, "strawberry syrup" was about the only note I detected for the first minute or so...in a way that made me think that it's maybe better suited for a middle or high school girl. It later dries down to a more mellow strawberry smell with a nice hint of rose and creme brulee. The sillage is close to the skin and lasts on my skin for about 3-4 hours. Something strange (is it just me? the sweet scent playing tricks on my senses?) is that the perfume actually makes my skin tingle a bit and feel a bit sticky. Overall, it's a nice casual and girlish scent for warm summer days. I'm not quite sure yet if I'd buy the full size fragrance especially with summer coming to an end.

I got the EDP bottle of this, since VS was having a promotion of this fragrance and the bottle was only $15(orig. ret.$40). To be honest, I did not like it out of the bottle. I think I only got it because my nose had been messed up from smelling too many other scents(I had just come from sephora, b&bw and l'occitane), and I could not tell what it smelled like. I usually do not like sickly, sweet, scents, so I probably would not have purchased it if my nose had been working correctly. That is exactly what it smells like out of the bottle. Cotton-candy'ish and sweet, and kind of too heavy for me. However, the dry down is actually super pretty, and sweet and slightly floral in a subdued kind of way. I hate the initial blast of scent that it starts out with, but I think the scent is lovely midway through its scent cycle. Unfortunately, staying power is pretty bad. I can't believe it is an EDP! Most of my EDT's last longer than this! Good thing I got the mini bottle so I can carry around everywhere(doesn't leak!). It's definitely drawn compliments, and I will finish using this, but I won't buy it again.

I like a lot of Victoria's Secret scents (well...i guess not a lot but I do own Bombshell and VS Angels-Gold..) and I love this fragrance. It is sweet without being childish or too fruity and has a nice floral undertone with something edible like cream or vanilla (the creme brulee and caramel notes) ..at least to me. I think it can be worn any time of year. I wear it often ...it's not my favorite perfume but it's my favorite scent from VS at the moment. Bombshell was my fav from VS before this one. VS fragrances aren't known for longevity and sillage...so don't expect it to last all day. On me the sillage is ok, people around me can smell me if they are close enough to touch me. Longevity is about 2 hrs, but my body eats up most perfume anyway (with the exception of TM Angel...that stuff stays around even after washing!) They are still very nice perfumes for the price..usually under $40 when there are sales and coupons. But yes, this is quite weak....my only issue with it. :(

Althought this Victoria smells NOTHING like the vintage Victoria, it's still wonderful in it's own right. It's a lovely fresh scent with a underlying sweetness that makes it a tad warm. VS scents are always sexy, that's what they are good at. This has that fresh sexy vibe. This fragrance seems to be a nice crowed pleaser. When I wear this at parties or gatherings, I get many compliments. It's a soft skin scent but the scent lingers for me. I have the EDP. This works well in the heat and seems to project a lot more then. The bottle is STUNNING. I just love having it displayed however, I need to squirt some in a travel spray to throw in my purse because I would hate to break this bottle.

this perfume has a bright and tart smell of red berries throughout the entire wear, but is also grounded in this sharp caramelized sweet scent from the creme brûlée. the berries are so juicy and mouthwatering. the rose in this is very light and not heady at all as the red berries dominate this scent so much to my nose. it has this effervescent quality that I love to smell in fragrances. this doesn't last too long on me but has so much layering potential, especially in the summertime! I also cannot get over how adorable this bottle is omg.