XO Victoria

So I have this as body mist and EDP. The mist smells nothing like the Parfum. The mist is very bitter, unremarkable peppery on my skin. I've had the parfume for ages, having bought it on sale on a whim. And I was debating opening it up at all because I don't really like the mist anymore. But I was pleasantly surprised. The parfum opens up with sharp clean apple on my skin. The kind of apple you know from kids shampoo and shower gels. in my mind it's a Granny Smith. For me this skips the rose entirely, landing straight on the ivy and remains very fresh greens, almost out of the shower. I really like it. It's my cup of tea scentwise. It's something I see myself reaching for when I can't decide what to wear that day. It's a nice, office friendly everyday scent that will not stand out and certainly will not offend, might even get you compliments.

This perfume is interesting to me, I just got it. The notes are balanced in this perfume, I feel like you can smell each note the same. The green apple gives a sharpness to this perfume, the green apple, and ivy to me mix together once it dries down, and then the rose starts to come through. To me this is the perfect floral / rose perfume it's not over bearing, it's just right. I would say it's more of a rose petal smell, than just a straight up rose. To me smelling out of the bottle, and on skin is slightly different. Once I smelled this perfume out of the bottle it was a Love, and something different that Victoria's Secret has done. This is a perfect spring time perfume. Overall I give this perfume a 9/10. I will be doing a more in depth review on youtube sometime later this week.

I have the body mist, so what I'm smelling may be different from the EDP. This smells like walking through an ivy covered door leading into the rose garden of a little cottage just after a light morning shower. The ivy is very green, fresh and almost vegetal smelling on my skin and the dewiness of a fresh red rose soon joins in. The drydown on me is pretty much just the wonderful ivy and rose, although I do get hints of apple. I plan on going back to try the EDP and see if it develops differently from the mist. I do recommend this one as a nice alternative summer scent to the usual coconut/fruit salad scents that VS releases this time of year (which I also like, but ultimately they begin to sort of 'run together' and smell too similar to justify purchasing).

VS has the semiannual going on so these extreme over priced perfumes (IMO) are dirt cheap currently. So. I grabbed several. One of which was XO. My sister wears it and it smells fresh on her. For me the first spray and wear I said oh wow. This is Selena Gomez’s 2nd fragrance Vivamore. Like. To a T. And after a long day of wearing it, while it had similarities it was much stronger and less “grassy” like vivamore. It set well on my skin and heavy on my chest but not. Choke me heavy. Very good scent for $17 for a full size bottle! Happy happy!

So feminine, so fresh, so beautiful. This is perfect for spring. First spray it opens up with sweet apple scents mixed with beautiful dewy fresh cut rose. Then after awhile it smells green and fresh but still slightly sweet. Its like fruity floral fresh scents.. I bought the bodyspray.but I am so going to get the perfume. I love it!

Very nice, light and lively smell. It has a floral scent, quite sweet but not sharp and not annoying. Perfect for any weather and for each day wearing. Rose and apple smells give the brilliant combination here It quickly became one of my favourites, I love it!

Powdery rose plus green apples (sweeter) , very lovely and femenine! The Ivy gives it a nice green fresh touch but nothing overwhelming. I enjoy this when I am in the mood and the bottle is lovely! Moderate lasting power, I layer with lotion!

Another one of my favorite springtime scents. XO, Victoria is a clean, fresh, ivy rose perfume. Very different from Victoria’s Secret’s stereotypical sex bomb fragrances. Very sophisticated and pretty.

This floral scent smells kinda soapy, clean and a bit tart. It has a sweet citrus vibe. It smells good! It is perfect for summer and spring time. Day wear and if you just want to smell good and fresh.

Ooo I like this! Upon first spray I noticed strawberry. Then the rose and wood began to shine. This reminds me a bit of Stella by Stella McCartney. A pleasant modern rose fragrance. 🌹

Usually Im not that into fragrances with rose but this one I like because the rose is not overpowering its a soft fresh floral fragrance.

This is not a review. This should be out in stores Tuesday the 16th.

For those of you who are bored with long, detailed reviews, there is some perfume geekery in the 2nd paragraph so feel free to skip to the last paragraph for a shorter review. :) I’ve recently tried this fragrance a couple of times on my skin. Though the notes pyramid lists only 3 notes, there is no way this juice is made up of only what they suggest. It opens with a fresh burst of Granny Smith Apple note and quickly morphs into a floral bouquet of Freesia, Rose, and Lily of the Valley. The underlying sugary White Musk that is embedded in every single recent Victoria’s Secret and Bath and Body Works (owned by the same company) fragrance quickly emerges and becomes star of the show. Weird enough, at this point, the Apple note is completely gone and replaced with Raspberries. In the heart phase I mostly smell sugary White Musk, Red Berries, and Freesia with only a hint of Rose & Lily of the Valley. I suppose the Ivy note could be what I perceive to be the Lily of the Valley but it is so faint that I can’t tell accurately. The drydown is simply fruity, fresh and slightly soapy White Musk. If I had closed my eyes and smelled this composition without looking at any notes, instead of listing Apple, Ivy, and Rose, I would list Raspberries, Freesia, and White Musk as the main 3 notes. Either VS is not listing all of the ingredients in this or I’m just an idiot with a really confused nose. (Well... the latter is a VERY great possibility!) ;) If you love mainstream fruity florals, you could be pleased with this latest offering as this is a juicy-sweet delicate perfume that is perfect for warm weather. Perfumistas who prefer their florals to be more of a “living flower” than a “carbon copied imprint with adulterants” might want to test this before shelling out money for a blind purchase. The projection on my skin is very low but it stays on for 12+ after 4 sprays in the same location. Also, may I point out that the bottle is simply gorgeous!? I might just get a perfume/lotion/body spray set if I find it for a decent price on evilBay. It’s really that delightful! :)

A very fresh, clean, Ivy/wet pink florals, with hints of citrus and woods(but like a fresh woods, not a deep dark woods), I also get a white musk note but that could be the ivy & dewy floral notes mixing. It's simple, east reach, clean, pretty girl scent. I really like it, and if it lasted longer I'd probably wear it multiple times a week. But it does not🥺 It's worth 20-25$, I'd buy the travel sprays & transfer some in, that way you can reapply easier. It a 5/10 for me, b/c it is simple, yet it is pretty, it has great sillage for the 1st 45min, then becomes a skin scent, for the next 1-1.5hrs, before completely fading away, which is so unfortunate. Wish it at least PROJECTED lightly for 2.5/3hrs, oh well guess my hunt is still on for a Victoria style fragrance with lasting power. I just don't get it. They have scents that smell better then any perfume I've ever put my nose on! but b/c of longevity/projection issues AND the brand, they don't get the love they deserve. If someone starts duping VS(in Parfum or extrait) and hits it! It's a WRAP! This (XO), Very sexy, Pure Seduction(original formula), Tease coco soiree, Bombshell Seduction, & Bombshell Nights😍 Guess a girl can have dreams huh?! lol.

This is a really nice fresh fragrance that's ever so slightly fresh-spicy as well as slightly sweet initially, but not to the point that I'd call it a sweet fragrance. It's the sweet citrusy top note that gives an elusive sweetness that unfortunately fades in mere minutes, and then you're left with the fresh, floral, and green notes. Which is fine but I wish the citrus lasted longer as it's yummy and gives the scent more balance. Overall this is a great hot weather perfume, shower-fresh/clean girl scent, office/workplace choice, and easy reach when you want something lighter. It's even a little sexy? It's hard to describe the actual composition though. I cannot detect rose which is unfortunate as I love rose, but I'm bad at detecting notes. If the rose is there it's a very light fresh one not a sweet deep jammy one. Actually none of the notes are very easily identifiable (to me); this scent makes you smell like you were just walking through a field of tall grasses and wildflowers and the scent of all the fresh florals and vegetal spicy green stems and leaves remained on your skin. This is my first VS fragrance and a blind buy and I'm glad I really enjoy it.

As far as fragrance in general this is not unique, but it definitely stands out from most of VS's other scents. Tease/Scandalous/Very Sexy to me are all pleasant but they're also the same dark, sweet, unidentifiably fruity fragrance. XO Victoria is different. It is fresh like Bombshell but without the sharpness, the aquatic qualities, or smelling at all like a man's cologne (which many accuse Bombshell of). It is much more floral than any other VS perfume. I am not sure I get a strong rose out of it. This is definitely on the lighter side. It is perfect for daytime in the spring. I get mostly citrus and a nice fresh green floral. This is a little generic but I think it smells good and that's really all I care about. Plus, the 50ml EDP is on sale on their website now for $15. I believe this has been discontinued so if you're interested, I would grab it now. Definitely a safe blind buy if you like fresh florals.

This is quite different from the usual VS perfume imo. It does smell very green, and not too sweet. The apple is quiet but there. I think this is a very lovely perfume, but for me personally I can't stop noticing that soapy soapy rose and it just makes me feel like I smell 'old lady perfume' ish. The rose is very prominent in this one. Not a safe blind buy but very worth a try if you have the chance to sniff it. Edit: I originally bought this one back in 2016, and recently repurchased it in a sale which is when I decided to write a review. The more I sit with this the more I can see why I bought it the first time. For some reason I just keep reaching for it, even though it's rosy. This smells clean, feminine, and elegant. In fact, dare I say, it smells like money. It conjures images of a princess in her garden in my mind. I find it pretty comforting somehow.

I bought this when Victoria's Secret had a sale for their perfumes $25. Which isn't bad because normally it would cost around $50+ I think! This is a nice smell. It's clean and fresh and girly. Something to wear on a hot summer or spring day! It smells like what the bottle looks it would smell like if that makes any sense. Very girly! The lasting power in this perfumes sucks!!! No more than 3 hrs and I can't smell it anymore! I didn't pay full price for this, but for something to cost $50+ with such bad lasting power is ridiculous! Not anything original or different, I for sure won't repurchase thus, but I guess it worth a whiff if you're in the store.

I wore this for a few days before looking up the notes. I thought I was getting paper and florals. I thought maybe that’s why it was named “XO,” as in written on pretty stationary. However, now that I see it has green apple, that’s it! It’s not a juicy sour green apple, it’s like a thin slice of dried green apple. Maybe that’s because of the ivy. And I don’t actually get rose, I get more of a nondescript floral. This is unique without being challenging. It’s not fruity or sweet or sharp, yet it’s uber feminine in a playful way. I don’t have anything like this in my 50+ bottles

Bought this for my niece Victoria, but I may just keep it! lol it’s bright and sunshiny and perfect for summer. I believe this may be my only fragrance with an ivy note which gives it a fresh feeling. It’s not revolutionary, but it’s an easy reach for spring and summer and has decent longevity. I’d say it’s best for daytime! It’s a good affordable summer scent! Yes, it’s discontinued, but can still find it pretty easily on second hand markets for a decent price.