Libertine

I found this on a clearance table the other day and picked it up. I'm still deciding what I think about it...I've only worn it twice so far... For the most part, I enjoy it. Initially I get the passion fruit, pineapple, and honeysuckle...in about that order. Interesting mix of floral & fruit, and something, well, something else... There is something about it that turns me off, just a little, and I can't figure out what it is exactly. It persists from the opening notes all the way to the base notes, and I've never smelled this in another perfume. If I had to come up with adjectives to describe this elusive note that I can't deciper, it would be musty (NOT to be mistaken with musky) and spicy mixed together. Maybe even mildew-y...like clothes that got wet and dried naturally. It baffles me, as none of the notes listed even hint at this. I'm going to keep wearing it and see if I "fall" for it. It lasts a long time (about six hours on me) and I agree completely with others that have said it's very difficult to classify. I'm glad I got a good deal on it! :)

I got this at the weekend in a charity shop for £34.99. Still cellophane sealed in the box! I spotted it in the cabinet and pounced. I've adored Anglomania for years and always meant to try this but it got discontinued. My god, I LOVE it. From the notes and some reviews I expected a soapy, bland fragrance but on my skin it just smells divine. I was dreading the Pineapple note as I thought that it would make this juice smell like a cheap beachy fragrance. But to my nose, I get expensive jasmine, honeysuckle and soft musk. It lasts really well on my skin, but does not have great projection. That is fine by me though. The bottle is also beautiful! I am so glad I found it and just wish I could use it with abandon, and be able to get another bottle. Alas, I think I will have to make the one bottle last forever!

By the way, this one is really tricky. It smells in different ways eaach time I wear it. Today it ́s as masculin that a female fragrance could be I think, without being a mens fragrance... Almost no flowers or fruits at all, but a lot of leather, honey and moss... I have to put this one on my husband, I think he can wear it without it being taken as a feminine perfume... Today it isn ́t anything english with it, I rather imagine an aristocratic french -male- libertine on his way to the next an very naughty adventure... Bodychemistry is so exciting!

Finally I ́ve got it! :) And it smells delicous, feminin and soft. Fruity but not overwhelmingly sweet, I think it ́s a refined fragrance. All put together for me it ́s a really english kind of perfume, as I think all of Vivenne Westwood ́s perfumes are. Remind me of some other fragrances, but still with a personal and very seductive twist.

I love this! I love the earthy and musky scent it leaves on my skin. I do not get a lot of citrus-only a strong shot of pineapple on the initial spray. Very sexy and warm on the dry down. So so hard to find at a price that doesn't break the bank. Am actively looking for a bottle if anyone in the US has one they are willing to part with!