Description
n July 2016, Victoria’s Secret is launching a new fragrance, CRUSH, a flirtatious flowery composition nuanced with spicy hot notes and inspired by attractive lace lingerie. The exciting scent offers a fresh, feminine and exotic floral bouquet, with an extremely seductive and vivid twist.
Crush has accords of pink pepper with spicy and vibrant flavors enriched by floral notes; the perfumers chose a specific peony hybrid (Treasure peony) and Ashoka flowers (Saraca asoca). Treasure peony develops fresh and feminine citrus floral notes. Ashoka flowers bloom from February to April in the rain forests on the west coast of Indonesia, are extremely fragrant and typically have yellow-orange blooms. In Nepal, Sri Lanka and India, the Ashoka tree is considered a holy tree and highly valued.
As announced by Victoria’s Secret, Crush is “a total rush; this electric scent has fresh energy, playful florals and sexy spice for an intoxicating high.” The fragrance is available as a 50ml Eau de Parfum at the price of $52 USD and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Andru23 – :
It smells amazing, but the packaging broke on me after only a month.
Peadocadepich – :
This scent is hard to describe. It is a bit sweet, perfumey, and has a little bite from the pepper, but it’s so blended together that it’s hard to tell the two notes apart. It is not as sweet as most VS perfumes, I’d say it is a little more grown up than most of their other ones. I’d say it’s nice, but it is not my favorite scent..
Silent Hill – :
I made a purchase online and the seller packed a shower gel bottle of THIS scent in the package for me as a bonus gift. And that was how I got introduced to Crush Eau de Parfum. I was so thankful to that seller as I now really enjoy the perfume, as well as its body mist and the lotion.
I never thought that I would like this fragrance as it is one of Victoria’s Secret newest products. I had very good impressions and memories, back to the old days, with Pink, Dream Angels, Very Sexy Now 2007 (even Rapture, Victoria’s Secret most “serious” signature fragrance. And I mean it as a strong, VERY long lasting one). After those ones were discontinued, I kind of lost my interest in VS fragrance products for a long time…until I recently found Very Sexy Now 2014, 2015, 2017, Rose Caramel, Warm Coconut Sugar…and now Crush.
So far, I love how it performs and “blossoms” on my skin like a fresh, gently sweet floral bouquet in spring. And it lasts and lasts.
I found the bottle is a little “tricky” to use and definitely NOT designed for portable purpose, but hey, it is so “Victoria’s Secret”: young, girly, sexy, flirty, fun and cheerful.
Since Pink (the original one in the rectangle shaped bottle with polka dots) is for sale for almost 150 bucks now on eBay, THIS CRUSH can absolutely “crush” the dream of those sellers who wanna make a fortune selling that discontinued one.
I finally found a replacement of Pink! Definitely will try Bombshell also for sure!
Kapitan600 – :
Smells like Adidas Moves for her. It’s that bad.
alalaif – :
I love the way this smells too me it has a masculine smells too it very addicting! Don’t know about longevity I only use the lotion around the house I did get a complement from a guy at the grocery and that was hours after application. So Crush lotion must have good lasting power on me. I love it.
kuryn – :
This smells just like Lady Million.
Xodakovih – :
I like this scent, although longevity isn’t great (my experience with most VS perfumes). This is a pretty, fruity sort of scent to me, despite the floral notes listed. I like this one for casual and office wear in warmer months. It is a young scent to me, but wearable for anyone, too!!
SvetlanSfwjy – :
I LOVE this scent. It’s perfect for spring and summer, and if you love fruity-florals, you will love this. I am surprised by how long it lasts. In my experience, Bombshell lasts a good amount of time, and this lasts just as long, if not longer. The bottle is adorable, and this makes me feel very girly, pretty, and it is perfect for casual occasions or a night out. I just love Victoria’s Secret perfumes, and this has gone to the top of my list of favorites by VS.
filiponika – :
Just tried this on at the mall yesterday. Didn’t think I’d like it too much but I really DO. It may be a little too light and fruity for me for the colder months but perfect for summer, and since OUR summers here in the Southwest last 6 months or longer, it’s a winner! I also didn’t think it would last but it DID!! Not like a Chanel lasts but I could still smell it on me 6+ hours later and it mellowed out into a gorgeous warm & creamy floral. The thing about VS fragrances that people forget… They’re not MEANT to be Lancomes, Chanels or Christian Diors. They’re not $110 a bottle. They’re $35 a bottle and they’re meant to be young, sexy, girly, fresh, bedroom-y scents. I mean FOR GOD’S SAKE, they sell them next to floral purple padded bras and g-strings!! That VS character is what I like about their fragrances. They are rarely too heavy, masculine or serious. They’re more “me”.
Uorinnagej – :
A pretty aquatic floral that feels fun and fresh- the kind of fragrance my husband loves. Easy to wear, girly, and happy.
Liber238 – :
I got a sample of this as a rollerball for free and find it pleasant and attractive. However, I can’t say it really stands out or smells interesting or unique. It’s a pretty generic fruit-floral despite the peppercorn. Also, as everyone says, it burns off really quickly. I think it lasts less than 30 minutes on me before it disappears and I have to reapply, meaning I’m going through the sample pretty quickly 🙁
Barkasnev – :
I like it!!!Girly, pretty and fruity…its a happy kind of scent and on sale for $25 bucks makes it a win win
allpowerful – :
I smelled this scent the other day at VS and I was very unimpressed. It doesn’t smell unique at all and kinda just smells like everything else that they have ever offered 🙁
kill1506 – :
@Emilee1978 – no, I’m with you. I hate the atomizers on VS perfumes. All of the perfumes I’ve owned from VS with atomizers have broken. It’s the main reason I won’t be buying this perfume.
The second reason I dont plan on buying Crush is that it smells so much like the other scents VS already offers. I love the idea of rose and pink pepper but I, too, get a fruity note that makes Crush smell generic. The Rose Musk limited edition perfume was a much more successful fresh, peppery rose IMO.
assombsiZ – :
This define toy reminds me of bombahell, only its sweeter and sodter..a few different notes like pink pepper ND rose. I’m sure more locals of some kind where bombshell to me is a drier (meaning less sweet) and the grapefruit is definitely more dominant. ..with less florals. I normally can’t appreciate v.s.perfumes, however bombshell and rush are the exceptions for me. In a world full of complex and ridiculously beautiful but sophisticated perfumes I find both to be refreshing. No it does not last long but it is fun while it lasts and the bottle is very nice…I like the hot pink color
Keecycymn – :
Just brought this home today, they had a special at the store. It does smell “fruity”, even though I don’t see any fruit notes listed. Inoffensive, crowd-pleasing type of perfume, like Bombshell or something like Bright Crystal…..
Also, it may look cute, but am I the only one who hates these atomizers?
stas.kliuchnikoff – :
I love the bottle. I like the perfume. True it does not last long but really what perfume does if you think about it.
I was skeptical about this one but it actually does not smell bad at all to me.
shevtsov – :
Another fruity fragrance from VS. This one is boring and smells like nothing to me. Very Disappointing especially since the bottle is so pretty!
hhhdddttgqwe – :
I tried this today and by the time i got home from the mall it was gone. The smell is quite fresh with a fruity rose and a buttery hint of something that reminded me of Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden. The longevity and lack of development make this a no go for me though.
poorySype – :
Now I have only worn it once thus far and have the rollerball, but I will be honest, this is just a like for me. Normally, if I am generous with my rollerball application I have no problem with silliage and longevity with VS perfumes. I am an avid VS perfume collector and do not think that VS has weak or cheap perfumes. It might have just been my nose that day, but I felt like this one wasn’t lasting on me. I will update if I find that this opinion changes.
As far as the smell, it is very similar to several other releases, Dream Angles Heavenly Kiss, Dream Angles Blush and I suppose a bit similar to Bombshell, though only in that it is fresh. The peony is quiet pronounced giving off a rosey aroma. If you like rose and fresh scents, this is a safe buy. Nothing mind blowing or seductive, just pretty and safe. Certainly not one of my favorites, but only because it is so tame and safe.
Update: I got a 3.4oz bottle of this for like $13.00 on Ebay and with a heavy hand (like 10 sprays lol.. no one complained and I work with brutally honest coworkers), I get a good 3 hours with fairly strong sillage and after almost 11 hours can smell the fragrance faintly on my skin. So all in all the longevity is quiet good!! Still not my favorite VS but I am glad she lasts :).
Gornostay2 – :
Kind looks like the old VS Gorgeous bottle. You know they all smell similar lol
Crerreigo – :
I certainly wonder what other people think of this perfume because it seems like yet another Bombshell clone(or very close to it)
I always try VS fragrances and almost always end up disappointed.