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Mrfaust – :
At the onset, the citrus reminds me of the rind/zest of a bitter orange. The zest dominates for a while on me. I can see why some might hard pass on this fragrance based on the opening. After about 10 minutes, it starts getting more of a sweeter orange roundness to it. It doesn’t stay too sweet on me. This fragrance definitely “morphs” often on my skin. The tuberose gets the lovely creaminess that tuberose usually goes on my skin. Gardenia seems to be a touch fae here. It peeks in & out. But, when it is there, it mixes with the tuberose & it gets heady.
I agree with the other post saying the vetiver is grounding with this fragrance. But, it is a greener vetiver than others in my collection. I’m curious to see if this fragrance will deepen/mature after storage/aging. I’m willing to bet that the orange will seem less bitter & sharp if the vetiver matures well.
uioOGghgHJcvzx – :
The first time I wore this, on a hot day, I thought it was sweet and innocent, like sharing a decadent sugary French dessert with school friends. Today it smells sultry and feminine, with a bit of an oriental vibe, as if I am enjoying that dessert at a fancy party with visiting royalty. This scent definitely changes over time and due to body heat.
I find it a very feminine scent on me, although it does smell more unisex and spicy for the first few minutes of wear when the vetyver dominates.
ALEXSANDR12345 – :
French kiss… has a masculine opening, as has been indicated in droves of reviews. It settles quickly into a more unisex scent, but still it leans masculine. I find it a little surprising, because I used to wear vetiver oil solo. I think the culprit is the orange-vetiver accord. Not mandarin, orange. Orange pith, in fact. I think if the orange were dropped or replaced, it would work much better.
It’s a powerful scent. When I smell the single spray I put on a cloth, it leaves a soapy perfume flavor in my mouth.
I have looked at so many tuberose perfumes lately in pursuit of a unique and unisex blend. Many of the reviews about these fragrances indicate that finding a men’s tuberose led fragrance is damn near impossible. French kiss is a masculine tuberose. I have found the unicorn.
Geatnerrarody – :
I tried this today, and I won’t be purchasing it. It has a sharp, masculine edge to it that does not appeal to me, nor does it smell good on me. It’s a nice scent, particularly as it softens and powders up a bit in the drydown; but the vetiver is too heavy. This fragrance does not conjure up images of romance, kissing, or anything French, for me. I wouldn’t mind if my living room smelled like this perfume, but it’s not something I want to smell on my skin.
Forex21 – :
Ok the review by EnglishCountry really make me smile. I totally get the taste of bile analogy and I have to agree. But I like French Kiss nonetheless because its got a uniqueness and a boldness that is very French. On me the vetiver is strong and the orange (moldy or not!) is very well blended with the floral. I am not always in the mood for it but when I am, nothing else will do.
djstrong – :
Definitely not for me. My first impression was that it smelled bitter and a bit masculine. It’s definitely a strong scent, maybe like something people would spray in a closet or bathroom to mask oders. The vetiver and mandarin orange are overpowering. It may improve as it wears on, though I’m not sure because all I can smell is the blast of wood and citrus.
dymytryus – :
A strongly fruity floral that can’t be washed off no matter how hard you try. It’s not a bad scent, but the juicy round notes of fruit and roses (I really didn’t smell tuberose in this one) are so strikingly not my personality that I kept thinking some other woman was wearing too much perfume and standing too close to me. If you like Jovan’s Silky Rose, another fruity juicy rose that also somehow feels vintage, this one will be right up your alley.
neangelok_07 – :
This is very strong and long lasting- going on 7 hours with an attempted wash off that only did so much. There is a note in this that stands out that is similar to Gucci Rush that really doesn’t get along with me.
arkura – :
Intense, sour, bitter orange with green mould on it. Smells like bile tastes. Bought this because it was in one of the small beautifully wrapped soaps, and they smelled great. The perfume, however, transports me back twenty odd years to those delightful days of wall to wall morning sickness. One spray, and the bottle was left abandoned at the back of a very dark drawer. Yeuch. Nice bottle though.
maks123 – :
I have a 20% full bottle available for swap. I also have a
rom4eg – :
To me it smells just like Deci Dela. I like it!
Graf – :
When I first put it on my boyfriend said it smelled like aftershave, I think the vetiver was the most prominent at first. Later it smelled more pretty as the florals warmed up. I can definitely smell the gardenia and tuberose. I like this scent but I’m not sure how often I will wear it honestly.
olo20120 – :
Not a huge fan of this one compared to the other Tokyo Milk fragrances in my collection: Le Petit, Honey and the Moon, Let Them Eat Cake, and Kabuki. I agree with other reviewers (and probably should have listened before blind buying) but this one is too masculine for me. Perhaps its due to the overpowering vetiver it comes off much soapier than the sweet mandarin scent I was hoping for. A nice scent for those Chanel fans but not for me.
sanchesfil – :
This is a sweet, floral fruity perfume bursting with juicy mandarin and sweet florals along a backdrop of vetiver. It reminds me a lot of Fresh Sake EDP minus the ginger, lotus, and rice. There isn’t any sharpness or powderiness to French Kiss, making this an extremely sweet sensory experience. As it dries down, French Kiss smells alarmingly similar to Sake – so similar that I can hardly tell them apart.
ScovoneePow – :
There is a definete masculine note in this scent. I would almost say this would be better as a cologne. At first sniff it smells sweet and femine but immediately after that the notes following are masculine, almost so much so I don’t think I want to wear this.. maybe it would be good to mix with another scent though because it has better staying power then most of the tokyo milk scents, therefore a nice base
hqs228bedyWelty – :
This scent reminds me of something old. It is my most fave of all the Tokyo Milk scents. I promised myself that if I landed a job I interviewed for, then that would be my present as a “job well done”. I am still waiting (1 month later). So I go and spray samples on myself until I hear if I will be gainfully employed.
FED777 – :
I finally figured out what French Kiss reminds me of. It’s in the same vein as Chanel Coco Mademoiselle! French Kiss is sweeter and simpler, but it has the same sort of structure. Super sweet mandarin orange (the strongest note) and slightly creamy white flowers (sweet sweet sweet, not sharp or heady) blended with grounding, deep, slightly spicy vetiver. When I tested it, it had major sillage and decent lasting power.
irratnern – :
On me,this fragrance is not very sweet, I would even say, very little sweetness. Strange. The dominant notes on me were mandarin and vetyver with florals more on the background, preventing the fragrance from being sharp. Tuberose is not over the top here. Actually, I like this perfume a lot, and it reminds me of something I can’t clearly identify. Nevertheless, it’s nice and even romantic. Not very long-lasting, though (anyway, I haven’t found any long-lasting Tokyo Milk yet)