Victoria's Secret Forbidden

i have the EDP and the body mist - they're a little different, but i like them both! this is very poorly named! it's like vanilla candy, with the faintest hints of the original Victoria perfume (not the new version). pear, in perfumes, generally smells like BO to me, and jasmine smells like poo, "woodsy notes" often end up smelling like pencil shavings. i had very low hopes for this... but it's really fantastic! the body mist is more on the sweet-vanilla side of things, and the EDP has more base notes and hints at sexytimes. there's no coconut in this vanilla (so many vanilla things have coconut overtones, and i can't stand it!). i really, really love this. ♥ VS description says "exotic pear, amber wood and midnight blackberry." ... i don't much care for blackberries for eating, or any berries at all in my fragrances. this should be called Vanilla Satin. or call it Lace Covered Sugar Lumps, but not "Forbidden"! i love perfumes, but i never wear more than one schpritz of anything - i don't want to choke the people around me! i hate encountering clouds of perfume when i'm out and about, it's choking and awful. that said? i'm not leaving the house today, and so i've just happily schpritzed myself with another spray of the EDP (so that's two of the EDP, and one of the body spray). and i can't stop huffing my wrist!

A flirty, sweet, fruity, juicy, warm, woodsy, sexy, cozy, and slightly floral fragrance. I love the sweet, syrupy pear and sweet, juicy BlackBerry notes and the fruity scent they add with just a touch of floral jasmine. The golden warmth of the amber weaves its sensual and golden warmth throughout the whole fragrance. The woodsy notes add a lovely and cozy woody scent that grounds the fragrance nicely, Definitely a cozy, flirty, and even sexy fragrance imo. Forbidden reminds me somewhat of Coach Dreams Sunset and slightly of Ralph Lauren Tender Romance, both which I also love. I get really good longevity with Very Sexy Forbidden, it lasts all day on me. The projection is nice too, it radiates out about an arm’s length from me. The bottle is really beautiful too.

Where have you been all my life? In first try I got disappointed but second time all of sudden I found it very VERY attractive! and now it's my favorite above all Victoria's secret fragrances I've tried! Wow. I need a dupe please tell me if you know a great dupe of it!! I have a 50ml bottle and it takes my breath every time I spray it on me. Knowing I might run out one day is killing me from inside. I sometimes use it on my prayer or when there is a special event. I don't wanna run out of it. I think I would get a body mist sometimes body mists are even better. The "Night" (not very sexy-night) smelled better in mist version so maybe this one also would smell even better! Can't get enough of it... Such a beautiful fragrance...

Forbidden is a very sexy scent but I like that this scent is softer versus the other "sexy" scents from VS (Very Sexy, Night, VS Seduction) that are stronger and more out there. At first I didn't like this scent because my now ex friend wears this religiously and she bathes herself in this! This scent tends to get really powdery if you put a lot on and overdoing this perfume is not recommended at all lol. I own the rollerball version of this and I like to apply just a little by the pulse points and that's it. This scent is definitely a scent that is best when applied with a light hand.

Man... I miss this fragrance I remember falling HARD for this fragrance when I first smelled and bought it years ago in my early 20s. Brings me back to being in university when I got my art degree. I remember it smelled gorgeous, my only complaint even back then was the perfume wasn't too long-lasting. But man... what a banger of a scent. I miss this one. If anyone knows of any good dupes, pls let me know!