Darling Kylie Minogue

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Darling Kylie Minogue

Darling Kylie Minogue

Rated 3.78 out of 5 based on 73 customer ratings
(73 customer reviews)

Darling Kylie Minogue for women of Kylie Minogue

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Business lady, gorgeous woman…Kylie Minogue launched her first perfume called Darling, a charming chypre-floral with an oriental base.
Top notes include sweet and luscious fruits: passion fruit, lychee harmonized with freesia. Delicate bouquet of lily and boronia are in the perfume’s heart while an oriental base is composed of sandalwood note, amber wood and vanilla. Perfume was created in 2006 by Thierry Wasser from the Firmenich perfume company.
Watch an advertising video for Darling by Kylie Minogue.

73 reviews for Darling Kylie Minogue

  1. :

    5 out of 5

    Kylie chose the right notes for this perfume.
    It’s my favourite for spring.
    It just blooms, it does all these wonderful things…
    A gem I picked up for $15 , even stocked up, luckily, because I can’t find this in AUS anymore..
    I can smell passion fruit & freesia upon spraying, as these two notes settle, the litchi comes along, the notes aren’t all over the place.
    You need to have this, to understand what I’m saying 😉
    As someone commented ‘sexy’?? Yassss it is!!! I’ll be reaching for darling a lot, for beach nights. Warm breeze will bring out the best in this perfume.
    Sillage: 2 hours.
    Longevity: 5 hours.

  2. :

    3 out of 5

    oh i love scents like this—tropical chypre!!
    its just so young and sexy and badgirl
    if you’re in to guccci rush/rihanna rebelle fleur/deci dela scents–
    you cant go wrong with this.

  3. :

    4 out of 5

    Funny thing… I blind bought it with some other perfume only because it was so cheap and I was curious. The first impression was… throw it away and fast! What an awful hit it was, bitter chypre and non of those lovely notes I had read of. A few hours went by and I decided to give it another try… To my surprise it did not smell that awful anymore. A few more hours and I fell in love with it. I did manage to find this fruity sweet smell with a darker shade of chypre which makes it mysterious and feminine.

  4. :

    3 out of 5

    Maybe mine has gone bad or something because I hardly smell anything. When I spray I smell mostly alcohol at first, and then something sweet and flowery for about a minute and then nothing. Such a shame. I think the bottle is cute though.
    It was a blind buy for me for a very low price, so it’s no big deal.

  5. :

    5 out of 5

    Horrible. I bought it because I liked one of her other perfumes “showtime” which was very girly and young. This however smells like an old ladies perfume, like really old, perhaps someone in their 70s. I guess they tried to make it smell sophisticated and mature, but it has backfired severely. This smells like a very cheap copy of Chanel, and that is me being kind. The bottle is pretty though, but what good is that? The horrible smell is very strong and doesn’t fade when it rubs on your clothes, not even after a week. KEEP AWAY FROM THIS DISASTER.

  6. :

    3 out of 5

    I ‘accidentally’ bought a big lot of really cheap fragrances on eBay and I am planning to try every single one of them.
    Cheapie haul no. 1
    I don’t know where the chypre is supposed to be here?? But never mind that. Without prejudice:
    It’s interesting how individual notes are so easy to discern here, while I have more problem with that in my usual stuff.
    It opens with very clear passionfruit (unless it was my yogurt I was eating at the time, but it seemed to stay when I left the table) and a bit of other tropical fruity sweet stuff, probably lychee. This is perfectly nice, though it would be tad sweet even for a bath product, never mind perfume.
    After a few minutes the florals, again, very clearly, come on. Warm and soft, but almost too clear, not blended.
    Drydown is mild and very standard vanillic amber. Pleasant.
    Verdict: it’s much nicer as a scent than I expected but I just can’t imagine why anybody above the age of approximately 8 would want to use it as a personal fragrance. This is obviously a personal opinion, not an objective thing. Would work very well as a bathroom/towel scent, maybe tumble drier sheets?

  7. :

    4 out of 5

    Cheeky bottle!
    It’s shaped like Kylie’s rear end – in hot pants!

  8. :

    4 out of 5

    It’s nice but very soft so it’s pretty nondescript. Poor longevity- it’s like a body spray. It’s passion-fruit and florals if you smell it in the first 5 minutes.
    Edit: maybe I was a little harsh- after more use it turns out this is better than a body spray! It’s a skin scent on the wrist so is hard to pick up on but if you spray on the back of the elbows and on the neck/chest it is still soft, but definitely not nondescript.
    It opens with lychee and passionfriut. The freesia note is in the background of the opening notes. The lychee note leaves after 10 minutes. After 30 minutes it becomes a musky passionfruit with freesia. I think the lily is what makes it a musky. It has a powdery passionfruit and vanilla dry down.
    So spray this one liberally and all over your body for a soft, 5 hour passionfruit experience 🙂

  9. :

    4 out of 5

    Only just rediscovered this, and just love the sharpness of the passion fruit in this. It’s so warm on my skin that all the sweet floral and vanilla notes just hide away and let the passion fruit shine through.

  10. :

    3 out of 5

    Just received this in the mail. I was excited about the notes, but this is not for me. If anyone is interested in a swap please let me know.

  11. :

    4 out of 5

    Wow, this is totally intoxicating:) Love the drydown, pure freesia!

  12. :

    3 out of 5

    I like the performance of this scent. It’s the right kind of grown-up sweet, with a clean, slightly spicy, modern edge. A good chypre floral, recommended for both day & night time wear. Don’t let the prejudice beat you, you need to try this for yourself.

  13. :

    4 out of 5

    I have always owned a bottle of this since it was released. It’s not in my top favourites but I like it and enjoy the fruitiness of the lychee and the drydown note of the vanilla makes this really feminine and beautiful.

  14. :

    4 out of 5

    agree with @katemax – resembles a softer ersion of Gucci Rush -like a summer aquatic Rush. Not bad, Im using it for Sport to refresh myself with a nice simple aquatic tropical creation by Thierry Wasser, The guality is of course not really good, as you can expect from the price tag, I wouldnt use it to impress anyone, for the gym bag only 😉

  15. :

    4 out of 5

    Received as a gift but unable to stand this scent anywhere on anyone. Re-gifted.

  16. :

    5 out of 5

    I also got this from b&m for £5.99. to me it smells like al rehab rasha which in turn smells like Gucci rush, only softer. I like this one very much. I shall use it in spring and summer

  17. :

    4 out of 5

    Found this for under £5 in BM. Couldn’t test it, but I wasn’t going to ignore something by Thierry Wasser at that price!
    Opening is like tropical fruit juice, sweet and tangy. It’s lovely, but doesn’t last long. Drys down to a nice warm, creamy vanilla with just a hint of fruity/floral. Smells like it cost a lot more than I paid for it.
    I like it, it’s not a sweet inoffensive perfumy smell like most celebrity perfumes, but it’s not going too far out of the box either. The bottle is nice, similar to the perfume – it’s pretty without breaking any boundaries.

  18. :

    4 out of 5

    I was given this as a gift but unfortunately I don’t enjoy the smell of this or how it works on my skin. It almost smells like a man’s fragrance to my nose. If you’re looking for something “out of the box”, see if you like this scent. I’m sure it works for someone out there!

  19. :

    4 out of 5

    This is very bland like most of her frags, pink and bland. Sweet Darling was so much better than this

  20. :

    3 out of 5

    Piahellgren, I wondered the same thing. I had Darling a few years ago and remember trying to reconcile what I was smelling with the perfume’s classification of “chypre”. I read somewhere that chypres can be characterised by a feeling of contrast or separation, and that’s the main aspect of Darling which I feel is chypre-like. I think the perfumer has substituted the bergamot chypre top-note of bergamot with the tangy and tart passionfruit. The heart is floral so big tick there. The base of this modern chypre is hard to pin down because it’s missing the notes we would normally look for in a classic or even modern chypre, but I think the amberwood note might give it the woody-mossy character. These are my thoughts on how this fits into the chypre category. Other thoughts anyone?
    Have a look at the Perfume Shrine. There’s some excellent info there on classic and modern or nouveau chypres.
    BTW I didn’t realise that Cipria was a colour. Google that one : ).
    And fwiw I like it.

  21. :

    4 out of 5

    Haven´t smelled it, so this is not a review. Could someone, please, explain how this, with these notes, could be a floral chypre?

  22. :

    3 out of 5

    Yesterday I was making some cleaning and discovered my 15 ml bottle of Darling. After having it for four years as a total dislike, I decided to give one last chance. I don’t know if it’s the flu I am recovering of, or my taste changes, but I couldn’t stop sniffing my arm. The passion fruit smells so summery, exotic and the fragrance is perfect for cold weather at the same time. I am so glad I didn’t give away Darling. It has amazing longevity – about 24 hours and even more on clothes. Only two light sprays are enough to full a room. This winter I am gonna wear proudly my Darling.

  23. :

    4 out of 5

    Not impressed. It’s like fruit punch & that would be fine if it wasn’t 90% water. No longevity or sillage. Has to be the worst perfume purchase ever. Find something else to buy!!

  24. :

    5 out of 5

    To get a Thierry Wasser’s creation at such price is just incredible.
    The scent is perfect for everyday, especially during summer. It’s fruity but not too sweet and even though it’s not unique, it charms in its own way. A great one to take on a summer vacation. To me this has always been an important choice – what to “mark” your memories with and what will serve you best as a time machine afterwards. I would gladly trust Darling with this task.

  25. :

    5 out of 5

    I don’t understand why this seems to cop so much dislike. It’s not the most amazing fragrance I’ve ever sniffed, but it’s certainly not the worst. I think Darling is pretty, feminine and would be fun for the summer 🙂
    Darling is harsh at first on my skin, (it reminds me of bergamot) and is followed by a funky chemical sort of vanilla (that doesn’t agree with my chemistry). The fragrance then settles into a light and clean (freesia, lily) fruity (passion-fruit, lychee) scent and I think I can detect it mingling with an unusual flower, which must be the boronia. I actually really like how Kylie has created her perfume around the boronia which is native to Australia. And although it’s a pretty smell there’s nothing very memorable about the scent, which is a shame because there are some really unusual notes here and I don’t think they’re used to their full potential.
    A soft sillage that smells clean and fruity; lasts for about 7-8 hours. There is an excellent staying power on my skin with this perfume as well, because I wore the dry-down to the gym and I could still smell it afterwards 🙂

  26. :

    5 out of 5

    My first ever perfume and I’m into my second bottle even though I’m someone who always switches perfume every now and then. This smell will never get me sick, absolutely adoring it. Comes with a great price too!

  27. :

    3 out of 5

    Kylie is one of the rare singers whose new songs I would always look out for and her old I would listen to over and over again. Therefore it baffles me seeing (or rather smelling) how boring this particular fragrance is. I suppose this would be great if a simple, non-offensive scent is what you want and if you could get it at a good price. But for me, I’ll stick to her music.

  28. :

    4 out of 5

    Honestly I was not expecting much when I picked up the tester of “Darling” at my local chemist and sprayed it twice on my wrists and neck and once on a fragrance card. It was displayed with Playboy Pin it Up, Eau De Gaga, Intimately Beckham and another Beckham and Playboy men’s cologne. Out of those options, the lovely “Darling” did stand out. It wasn’t trying to be blatantly “sexy” like playboy (or in my mind-slutty), nor was it going off the marketing perception of the worlds obsession with celebrities (ahem, Mr and Ms “Intimately Beckham” I’m looking at you.) Darling may be the first launch of Kylie Minogue, but the name is sweet and well chosen, and matches perfectly the juice inside. For me, a fragrance is a fragrance….while sometimes the beauty of a bottle does tend to lure me in as an art as well as perfume appreciator, I do try my best to buy perfume based on scent alone, not designer, house, celebrity, or “face”.
    Back to Darling. When first sprayed, I got a strong juicy passion fruit. Quite tropical and delicious. After several minuets as the perfume settled, lychee and freesia came out to play. Very cheerful, happy and uplifting scent, and the fruity notes were settled by the lovely florals which kept Darling from straying into that dreded sickly fruitchouli territory that is so annoyingly common these days. I have never smelled boronia before this fragrance, but if the lovely flower I encountered mingling beautifully with lily was boronia, I am a fan!
    This is an EDT, but has the same lasting power and sillage as most celebrity EDP’s in modern perfumery, sadly. Its a sore point with me, the weak sillage and longevity of most celeb “perfumes”. Therefore, I really admired the honesty of Kylie and her team for labeling this “EDT”.
    It has been 3 1/2 hours since I sprayed Darling. If bring my nose close to my wrists, I can smell the dry down of vanilla, amber and sandalwood, all beautifully blended (which I can say about the whole composition….no screechy or out of place notes to be found here) with just a hit of that playful freshness from the florals and fruits. Yum!
    Finally, finally a dignified celebrity scent that does not smell like a cotton candy overload or syrupy berry-caramel watered down mess. I don’t care how gourmand or sweet a scent is, but the composition must be well balanced, and that is where so many perfumes fall short.
    I also love the ad campaign, how gorgeous are those pin up platinum curls and floor length silk sweeping dress? Stunning, although in my opinion ill suited to the mood Darling gives me, which is one of elegance, yes, but also carefree joy. I can see the woman wearing this in pearls and a floral summer dress, low cut with a circle skirt. She is sipping a champagne cocktail and giggling with a close friend, who is drinking a japanese slipper. Pink lipstick with beauty rush sparkling lip gloss over it leaving starry kisses on the glass rim. The scent of laughter, gossip, and secrets….
    I think the current ad campaign and commercial for Darling is much more suited to a perfume like Shalimar Parfum Initial, and Kylie’s team should have a look at Vera Wang’s advertising, for example the Bejeweled and Princess campaign’s, for that missing carefree joyfulness the current Darling marketing lacks.
    The one thing I wish is also for greater strength and lasting power. Being an EDT, this doesn’t quite make it to the 4 hour mark. To get the full effect, I would need to repritz this generously every 3 1/2 hours. Boo. After blind buying my Holy Grail of celeb powerhouses a few months ago, Madonna’s “Truth or Dare”, the modest longevity plus the fact that after the first hour I do have to hold up my wrist and inhale to really be able to smell this EDT is annoying. But the exact same thing happens with Beyonce’s Rise, another celeb perfume I own, and that is labelled EDP. I do wish Kylie would release an intense EDP version of Darling, but with such a cheap price (only £6 for a 30ML at my chemist at the moment) and happy olfactory experience, I would not mind respritzing.
    Hmmm. I liked this Darling a lot more than I expected! It reminded me of Celine Dion’s Sensational EDT a little bit, not the notes per se, but the same joyful vibe, although this is more oriental and sexier. May treat myself to this little treasure as a break from the heavier, vintage-style powder/floral/gourmand niche samples I planned on indulging in this month.
    7 out of 10
    EDIT: I just discovered that Thierry Wasser is listed as the perfumer for both Darling and Shalimar Parfum Initial, amusing as the campaign for Darling instantly reminded me of Parfum Initial, before I knew he was behind both. I must check out his other creations, as I seem to agree with his nose so far. ^_^
    Edit n2: Caved and bought a 30L for £6 Such a delicious opening/middle! Be prepared: The drydown is soapy. Like freshly laundered sheets (or Glow by J.Lo). I don’t much mind it but others might so something to keep in mind!

  29. :

    5 out of 5

    I did not know what to expect when I got this and I was pleasantly surprised. I noticed it reminded me of something but I could not figure out what.
    After wearing it a few more times I got it.
    I get hints of Gucci Rush and I really like it.
    I actually thought I would hate this perfume.
    It lasts long and has good sillage.
    For the price it is a very lovely perfume.

  30. :

    3 out of 5

    This is a soft, refreshing spritz with a nice waft. I think it smells like expensive hairspray. I bought Darling, a great bargain, since it has some similar notes to Deci-Delà by Nina Ricci–boronia, freesia, sandalwood, vanilla and amber. I then supplement with an ubiquitous raspberry vanilla scent to capture similar fruity gourmand notes. I am very happy right now! It’s 1995 all around me…

  31. :

    3 out of 5

    Really like this perfume..but can’t quite put my finger on “Why?”.. It’s just different and I like different! It’s sort of an “unperfumey” perfume..in a good way!

  32. :

    4 out of 5

    Love this is perfume and plus this is also
    Done by a celebrity that Im actually a fan of which is a bonus,on me this smells of sweet sandalwood with flowers and a bit of fruit,it’s staying power is pretty good too on me and gets better as it settles on my skin,a great perfume from kylie and one i always repurchase when I run out.

  33. :

    3 out of 5

    This for me screams 90s and I love it!!!! I have such a soft spot for Darling, the first blast reminds of Nina Ricci’s discontinued gem Deci Dela which holds some special memories for me. Not your run of the mill celeb fragrance and not even what I would imagine Kylie to wear? An impressive silage and longevity, and a great price also! I can certainly see why this is a love/hate scent for some as it can smell a little sour until it settles but with it reminding me so much of Deci Dela (with a hint of Gucci Rush) its a LOVE for me. Best in the colder months day or night. It’s a shame Sweet Darling is a gonner I loved that too! The bottle is pretty and reflects the scent well, not too girly, not too young but for me the blocky masculine lid is a little random and is the only thing I can pick fault with.

  34. :

    3 out of 5

    I love this perfume, refreshing, sweet, nothing too busy. It’s a great all round fragrance which is why it continues to be Kylie’s most popular perfume.

  35. :

    3 out of 5

    This I received as a present, and was not expecting much, as it is available everywhere and very cheaply too. The bottle is simple and pink, not hugely promising for someone who doesn’t really like floral/fruity fragrances. But I was pleasantly surprised! This is truly lovely, not too sweet or strong but light and very pleasant, perfect for spring/summer daytime wear. Only downside is its lack of staying power. But will definitely repurchase.

  36. :

    3 out of 5

    DARLING is an uncomplicated blend of lollipop-sweet fruity notes and unidentifiable florals which never fully develop on my skin.
    I can only identify the passion fruit in the top note [which can become sickly on me in warmer weather], the floral notes could be anything; the top notes dominate DARLING, and then the fragrance dies along with the fruit, leaving a faint scent of sandelwood and musk.
    The staying power is awful – it burns out within one hour. The bottle looks nice in pictures, but is cheap in real life.
    There’s not much to say; DARLING is safe and flat. It’d make an OK present for Kylie fans, as it’s so mild that there is nothing for wearers to find disagreeable about it.

  37. :

    3 out of 5

    wow wow wow.. this perfume has Cartier La Panthere quality on its drydown.. I smell a million dollars perfume. I love this perfume. been wear it for a month..looovve it

  38. :

    4 out of 5

    I do like the freshness of this perfume. I bought myself a little bottle of it and not even halfway through the bottle my boyfriend bought me another one! I like that it’s sweet, fruity and everything I like in a perfume.

  39. :

    3 out of 5

    I bought this for my mother ( she is obsessed with perfume so you can never go wrong with a nifty treat of a bottle of scent!!) personally I stay well clear of ” celeb scents” fearing them to be well, naff, …but bought this as knew my mom would be thrilled at a ” new niff” I should have known how bad it was when 2 weeks later she discreetly passed it over to my 9 year old daughter, its not good….way to sweet in a none gourmet sense, just sickly over bearing, soon as i had a crafty spray within 2 mins I was forced to gulp down two nurofen for the beginnings of a headache, and washed the rest off, sorry kyles think your a fab gal but your perfume well, stinks, …..x

  40. :

    3 out of 5

    The perfume is a bit of fun. It’s fruity, flirty (*gasp* that’s not me!) and a bit retro. It’s definitely Kylie Minogue Darling, but with a bit of Zsa Zsa Gabor ‘daaaahhhling’ old-school glamour. Not an everyday perfume for me but when I’m in the right mood I do enjoy it alot.
    The opening is sweet and fruity. The boronia really shines in the mid-stage, all the time supported by the vanilla. I found the dry down of creamy sandalwood and vanilla lasted reasonably well on my skin.
    I like that the boronia flower, native to Australia, has been given star treatment in this perfume. I used to grow this in my garden and it was a heavenly sweet perfume.

  41. :

    3 out of 5

    This is the first perfume I’ve repurchased, initially I received it as a gift when it first came out. With my body chemistry it is a slightly woody and musky vanilla with a hint of florals – no fruit notes show on my skin. I feel with the way it presents on me it is more an autumn/winter perfume. It is long lasting with good sillage. Darling would be suitable for an everyday perfume.

  42. :

    3 out of 5

    I love it!!!! It’s amazing but it does not last!! I keep having to spray it!! Please please give it some staying power.. thanks

  43. :

    3 out of 5

    Passionfruit with amber, essentially tropical fruity scent dramatized by amber’s intensity. Definitely evening perfume.
    Somewhat grown up, interesting take on passionfruit, not your typical fruity perfume. This passionfruit comes with certain statement- powerful.
    It seems like there is carnation and pepper in here as well.
    In a nutshell, dramatic, spicy, tropical and sweet.
    Give KM a credit for taking a risk on celebrity perfume field. This perfume is a fruitier version of Kim K’ Gold, similar peppery drydown.

  44. :

    5 out of 5

    I love it! Good price, good perfume. It’s sensual, sexy, and unforgettable.

  45. :

    3 out of 5

    Hmmm… now this smells like a bit of everything pinky flowery themed that u have tried so far…and unfortunately tipping towards generic drugstore feminine. The name “Darling” doesn’t suit it either because it’s trying to be a bit more night and sultry… not a darling.
    Its projection is decent but longevity is really poor =(
    Still if u are looking for a safe gift fragrance. This is it! The packaging makes it fancy and the perfume wont offend anyone =)
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  46. :

    5 out of 5

    i seriously cant stand this perfume, i bought it because it was cheap…and big mistake:(:(its one of the worst ive smelled. *Darling* does not suit as a name.yuuuuuuck ok how do you describe it..well umm like kylie was drunk when she mixed it up:/ no hate,or that the liquid is an experiment…lol
    seriously…dark..balmy…weird..

  47. :

    3 out of 5

    I used to like this perfume and then a couple of weeks later it started to annoy me. The perfume opened with a fresh burst of florals (like the ones you smell in scented shampoos…so… is it a shower in a perfume bottle?) and then the middle note started to make itself known. I guessed this was the boronia note as mentioned in the perfumes’s notes description. It smelled awful. It was like being in a deserted rotten garden/backyard after the storm. The fresh scent of the rain hung in the air but with it came the putrid stench of rot and decay of dead vegetation. The base note? Musk, I suppose. Sorry Kylie, not a fan of this perfume. I like the bottle though, it’s like a soap bubble shaped like a woman’s front cleavage.

  48. :

    5 out of 5

    Found this little gem at Marshalls for under $20. I purchased this trusting my instincts based on the ingredient list. This apparently seems to be a bit of a hit or miss among the masses. Being a fragrance junkie, I adore all scents; commercial, fashion, high end, drugstore, or celebrity. Immediately it smelled great. It was powerful, definitely delivers some sillage, but completely powdery and womanly. I was drawn to it as something I might have owned or perhaps had. In fact I did. IMO this smells very much like Thallium for women. Same dry musky, powdery scent. I believe the Thallium may be a smidge drier and lighter. Darling has a higher, tartier note (but still quite sweet), and perhaps slighter happier (for a lack of a better description) in the fragrance but still soooo alike. Very happy with the purchase. If you’re into sweeter scents, this is up your alley.

  49. :

    3 out of 5

    I discovered this years ago in England and fell in love with it. It was then a compliment magnet. I recently ordered a bottle but it doesn’t seem to have the same top notes. – Does anyone agree?

  50. :

    3 out of 5

    A unique feminine scent. Sweet but not in a sickly, sugary way. I really love this perfume and always get compliments. My boyfriend loves it too!

  51. :

    4 out of 5

    Well, I’ve been sullen because I mistakenly ordered this one instead of Sweet Darling. That’s just impossible to find, and the one bottle on Amazon is $80. I didn’t want it *that* badly. Now, I see the notes of Darling, and think maybe I’ll like it. I don’t have anything with boronia, so it will certainly be a first. I’ll report back once it’s arrived, if I decide to keep it.
    Update, I do enjoy this quite a bit. Orientals work well with me, and boronia and Australian sandalwood make this one extra-exotic to me.

  52. :

    3 out of 5

    Totally a BIG surprise ! This smell from Kylie is “Hypnotic” .. and very good for your pocket .. Very rare verdict in this world.
    I have nothing bad to say about this fragrance. I know there are a team behind the final product but i’m sure Kylie found the smell !
    It’s Love … in a Bottle.

  53. :

    3 out of 5

    A clean, soapy smell. Like you have just had a really long bath with lots of bubbles. This will suit all ages, an unoffensive scene for older women or a soft gentle fruity scent for younger girls. There is a “vintage” element to this, like a classy dressing table full of crystal perfume bottles and makeup. I can imagine someone from the 50s wearing this, but that isnt to say that its an “old” fragrance, just old fashioned maybe. The bottle itself is a lovely half moon shape and a lovely colour, but I don’t like the clunky black lid which is plastic and cheap. Like all of the coty products I have tried (other Kylie scents, Kate moss etc) the lasting power and sillage isn’t that great, an hour and half at most. But the giftsets are cheap so you cant complain too much. The lotion is less powdery than the perfume and has a bubblegum hint to it. Overall a nice, timeless scent perfect for all ages who want to smell clean and pretty. Good price but poor longivity.

  54. :

    4 out of 5

    good for fall, little bit weak for winter, also good for night. nothing special but ok in my bottles.

  55. :

    5 out of 5

    Got as a free sample…too fruity for my taste but not as bad as many celebrity sweet scents.

  56. :

    4 out of 5

    It smells like grandma’s hand cream…maybe because of boronia, I don’t know. Reminds me of an old woman’s perfume, IMHO.

  57. :

    4 out of 5

    smells like Flora Gucci, not a fun but bough it for summer holiday coz it was cheap and what a change streangh wise after switching from Prada Candy

  58. :

    5 out of 5

    It’s a very nice and oryginal scent and i will always recognize it if wearing by someone. I am in love with this one, even if it’s not long lasting.. Very unique for me, never smell something alike, but still it’s not very ‘rich’ if you know what i mean. But I don’t care – it’s my top and favourite from all the celebrities perfumes!

  59. :

    4 out of 5

    I’m disappointed; it smells so different now to the one spray I tested on my wrist in a department store. I love Gucci Rush too but I can’t see the resemblance. To me it’s a watery aquatic floral- the best compliment I could pay it is a SLIGHT similarity to Ralph Lauren Romance- but sadly it’s a much cheaper younger sister.

  60. :

    4 out of 5

    I remember I had a sample and it was a sweet fragrance with boronia – it didn’t make the best impression on me but it was quite interesting, just too cold and earthy for me. It wasn’t easy to wear.

  61. :

    3 out of 5

    This is a gorgeous everyday scent, not too overpowering but still noticable through out the day. Decent price too =] I’m a fan of all Kyle Minogue Perfumes, but her first is deffo her best !!

  62. :

    3 out of 5

    I like the opening spray of this but then it settles to Gucci Rush on me. I like Rush so it doesn’t bother me. If you can’t be bothered paying for Rush then try this. It is a sweet thick musky drydown. The opening spray is very fruity and fresh but the dry down is very plain. I found it lasted a long time on me unlike Sexy Darling which I prefer but doesn’t last on me. This will not offend anyone including little kids so it is safe like others have said. Kylie had this one out before many of the celebrities of today so I think in that respect it was original. She had this when JLo had hers so it was ok back when it was first released now it is a little redundant but I still use it frequently it could be worse. It suits Kylie’s image because it is pink and sweet and I don’t think any of her perfumes are trying to be anything other than what you see is what you get which is Kylie to a T. She is happy with her showgirl image and she doesn’t try to be something she can’t be she is just happy and positive and genuinly nice I think that is her perfumes and that is why I really like them I don’t try to be something I am not and I don’t feel my perfume needs to make a statement I can do that myself thankyou I have a tongue in my head so I enjoy the whole Kylie range she really can’t go wrong with me.

  63. :

    5 out of 5

    This is a very light playful fragrance which suits the season summer

  64. :

    4 out of 5

    Wow, i cannot wait for the new dazzling darling one to be released!!!
    As for this one its mouthwatering and delicous, its a scent that you cna’t get enough of! Not too sweet, not too dark, just perfect! Emma x

  65. :

    3 out of 5

    I don’t really like it.. It’s not my taste. This is definitely a mature scent & I don’t get any of the fruit, all I get is floral powder. If you like powdery scents, then perhaps this is for you, but they’re certainly not for me. As for longevity, I say it is average. Lasts 4-5 hours.

  66. :

    3 out of 5

    I love this so much its one of my fave perfumes. I think you can really smell the lily in this very much I think it’s a lovely fresh kind of fragrence. 😀 xoxo

  67. :

    5 out of 5

    Smells a bit like Gucci Rush!

  68. :

    4 out of 5

    This perfume smells ok but theres nothing too special about it. I personally much prefer kylie’s sweet darling, cos it smells more like cotton candy.

  69. :

    4 out of 5

    A very Girlie scent – Although as many of the reviews say it is overly sweet! However as it wears through the day it does mellow.
    Not great but not bad!
    High point would be the long lasting scent.

  70. :

    3 out of 5

    very floral and sweet. the most important, quite cheep

  71. :

    5 out of 5

    a very mature scent. i dont like it that much, i was bought for me as a gift so i will use it but only as a room spray or after a night time shower.

  72. :

    5 out of 5

    I love it for work…not offensive……but the staying power is disappointing!

  73. :

    3 out of 5

    In my opinion, this is a hugely underrated fragrance by the wonderful Thierry Wasser and Ms. Minogue. Yes, it goes on sweetly synthetic, but nothing as bad as others may make it seem. The true beauty of the perfume is the way it wears and it’s progression. The quality and the mastery of its creator makes itself apparent in this regard. As some have noted previously, the middle is where this one starts to shine (largely due to the freesia giving away to lily and then boronia mixed with a light vanilla) and then ends in a gorgeous base that is absolutely delightful and lasts for many, MANY hours.
    I indeed hold this fragrance in very high regard. This is one that I think many wrote of for being a “celebrity scent,” and that is really a travesty as it is so much more than that. Any fan of Thierry Wasser should check this one out – make notes and study.
    Overall: 4

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