Kundalini

Update: I sold my bottle of this last December. I saw the reviews for this online recently and was reminded of how much I enjoyed wearing this last Spring/Early summer and was feeling so sad that I let it go. I purchased another bottle & have come to realize I can spend $10-$200 hundred dollars on a scent and it doesn't matter if the price point is low or high...it is the scent that matters. If it works for you or you love and enjoy it, then it is "right". Don't be put off by a fragrance that is lower in price. Some of my less expensive scents have the highest concentrations of fragrance oils and distilled notes in them. I love this scent! It smells clean and soapy, not unlike the type of soaps that you receive at an upscale hotel. My father brought me soaps back from Paris and they smelled so much like this perfume it takes me right back to opening the box of those tiny gems. It is clean yet a tad spicy. The color of the perfume is a light blue which always puts in my head that it will have an aquatic spin on it. Not so. The patchouli and vetiver in this dominates my skin although I noticed they are not ingredients that are listed out independent of the others on the list of notes, so that is odd...If you like clean, powdery scents that are a tad masculine give this a try. I simply am intrigued. NOTE: This is NOTHING like the XOXO original scent, so don't purchase this thinking it is a flanker with an additional fruity or floral note thrown in. I owned the original as well and that one is a spicy amber oriental. Totally different compositions and ideas. The original is similar (IMHO) to Liz C.'s Spark, CK's Obsession, or Mambo. Love to my Fragrantica Family! xoxo

I may be falling in love. I tried this on in the store a few weeks ago and didn't buy it. At the time it reminded me Aromatic Elixr but not as unique.....it didn't really do anything for me. I decided to buy a bottle today because I was in the mood for something "spicy" and patchouliesqe. Wow....today I got something TOTALLY different. Right up front I did get a little of that AE but within a minute or two, a beautiful, heady bouquet of jasmine and honeysuckle bloomed with a sprinkle of black pepper,grass,dirt and ice water! I literally felt lifted by this scent, like I was up in the clouds and being wafted by a cool breeze.Dramatic....I know....but it moved me.It does have a bit of a head shop feel as noted before....maybe a bit of a likeness to Nag Champa because of it's sweetness. I'm not usually a floral gal but this stuff is really gettin' me in the root Chakra! Very sensual. Edit: Just wanted to add that....yeah...I know it's cheap and in all honesty, it smells a little cheap too but as far as cheaper perfumes go, this one stands out more for me....it's more unique. Must mix well with my chemistry as it smells very warm and agreeable. I wanted to also add that it lasts a very long time if sprayed on fabric. I spritzed some on my scarf and a couple days later was still smelling it....smelled even better on the scarf...fresher and more watery.Maybe it would work well as a linen spray as the price is very affordable ( $9.99 for 3.3 oz)

Got this blind buy in today, Thankfully it was not a bad one at all. I got this due to the reviews here. The comments regarding it's spices, similarity to other warm spicy scents like Fancy Nights, and the heavy pronouncement of Myrhh were my main deciding factors. After trying it several times, including on my son to gather it's sillage by smelling it on another person (He loved it by the way) cemented my opinion that this is quite the underrated scent. The spicy bloom came across very strong, especially the Myrhh which I had been looking for quite a while to find a heavy Myrhh scent. (Now to find a Black Locust one...lol). It settled down into only a slightly sweet scent and maintained it's spicy power throughout the 7-8 hours I continued to smell it without trying to. It wasn't as strong as I assumed it was going to be, but not in a bad way. Certainly not overpowering and just the right sillage in my opinion. I will certainly be sure to keep a bottle of this in my wardrobe as it fits in with my spicy, sultry and warm scent obsession very nicely. Smells a lot more expensive than it is, and had no chemical or synthetic smells that I could notice which one might expect from a less expensive fragrance like this. (This is the Victory version for clarity). Rated a 9/10 to this spicy loving nose.

You will either love Kundalini or hate her. Most definately not safe blind buy territory, though the bottle is adorable for itself alone. :) For me, a mesmerizing and utterly beguiling little fragrance, unlike anything else. I picture this smell as being the most suitable for Avon's Mesmerize for women, even though in reality that fragrance doesn't match it's name or bottle at all... quite boring and one dimensional. With Kundalini you will never be bored. Spices billow out, with soft florals and sweet powder peeking through the heady clouds. I don't mean to imply that she is ever a heavy hitter, though, as sillage is moderate and longevity somewhat limited. I tend to wear this Dream - in - a - bottle on cloth or in my hair, where the scent will linger softly until washing. The effect is tantalizing in the extreme. I own and love several 'bombastic' incense perfumes, so Kundalini comes across as distinctly easy going and delightful. Strangely, she DOES smell blue, which could indeed be iris - a note I simply love! Ideal for spraying on one's pillow to accompany and encourage sound sleep and good dreams. Five Stars!

I woke up to a gray, cold, rainy day and found myself craving the sweet smell of nag champa incense. Although it's been a year or more since I last wore Kundalini I knew immediately it was the one today's weather was calling for. The pale juice gives no hint that Kundalini has monster strength, sillage and longevity so it's an easy mistake to overspray when you apply for the first time after purchasing, as I did. You'll not make that mistake twice because Kundalini instantly introduces herself as a true powerhouse. I truly find it hard to breathe with even just one spray on my neck or hands and instead do one spray down my shirt and one on each ankle so the scent wafts slowly up to my nose. Eight hours have passed since I applied Kundalini this morning and the marvelous combination of soft powder and the complex smokiness of nag champa is still going strong. And it's made the day seem a little warmer and brighter. One of my very best and least expensive blind buys. [Edit: my 5+ year old 50ml bottle and its box say it's by Parlux so I can't speak to the quality of newer ones by Victory International.]