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asa6 – :
I a wearing an older version of this. It is wonderful. Yes, it is a floriental but with the carnation it isn’t what you expect like a Rumba or Ciara or Opium. The two main competing notes are carnation and oakmoss. It is VERY woody. The top was a burst of aldehydes, green notes, lime, carnation and oakmoss. The tuberose is there along with cinnamon, sandalwood and bay. As it dries down, the musk and patchouli assert themselves to lift the carnation and oakmoss. There are amber and cedar present but in a vintage way, not in a resinous or pencil shavings niche way. This is terrific. I wish the oakmoss was a little less and the carnation a little more. I wouldn’t call this honeyed at all. It’s a bit herbacious, as well as dry and woody in the middle then settles into carnation, oakmoss and cinnamon in base. Oriental.
sport2301 – :
Fragrance Review For Hot
Bill Blass
Top Notes
Aldehydes Bergamot Orange Green Notes
Middle Notes
Carnation Jasmine Tuberose Cinnamon Orris Root Rose Lily of the Valley Bay Leaf Honey
Base Notes
Musk Sandalwood Patchouli Oak Moss Virginia Cedar Amber Incense Vanilla
Some Like It Hot
At an affordable price, you’re getting a sexy spicy Oriental fragrance for both men and women. My first thought upon the completion of the development of the fragrance was that it’s wearable as both a woman’s Oriental perfume as well as a man’s cologne. It’s a chypre with a base and foundation of notes that are strong and amazing, notes that I’ve come to love as a perfume psycho. I love the sandalwood, the oak moss, the cedar, the amber, the incense and musk. Each of those base notes are really keeping it together and are notes that ought to be in every perfume because it makes the scent longer lasting and more full bodied. In addition there are notes that I love in women’s perfumes: aldehydes, tuberose, roses, lily of the valley, jasmine, and honey.
The opening is of aldehydes and they’re not layered with other notes besides a light citrus courtesy of a bergamot orange note. The perfumy orange scent is really nice but it doesn’t get stuck into “fruit”. Before long the aldehydes have worn off and the floral notes emerge. There’s a carnation and rose scent that smells green, dark, not too deep, but impressive. There’s jasmine and tuberose so it has a white floral body as well. But the flowers are not the main attraction. They seem to provide the scent with a sweetness and a touch of femininity and even a little soapiness that it needs.
The cinnamon spice note is an inspired touch. The cinnamon is totally detectable and provides the scent with the spiciness it needs. But wait. To make it even more spicy and aromatic – a bay leaf! I love the scent of bay leaves and shrubs. There’s a patchouli in here as well, and with the bay leaf joining it, turns into a green bushy, earthy scent I like. At this point it has abandoned the flowers and become a green patchouli bush.
A sandalwood and cedar wood come together. The chypre would be nothing without the oak moss and this moss is not too heavy but detectable nonetheless. Then there’s incense, not heavy smoke, nothing like Yves Saint Laurent Opium, but clearly an incense. The amber note is also present and it’s gooey, resinous, dark and honeyed. There is a honey scent that is married to the amber so that ultimately this fragrance becomes one big honey amber. If you like honey and amber chances are you’ll love this perfume.
It does not project with a blast and it’s subtle and more of a man’s soap type of scent. It has just enough notes to enjoy and to catch whiffs of it through your day. It matches up with casual clothes because it’s truly more of a good soap on the skin and can be worn with everyday clothes. You can put it on to work and it won’t cause co-workers to put on gas masks. The honey and amber take over at the end, leaving behind the florals and the woods and that’s my favorite part.
Yes this is a cheap or should I say affordable scent but it’s well-composed and marvelous. The bottle looks the same as the others in the Bill Blass line: Nude and Basic Black, but this scent is the simplest and less opulent of the two. It’s a simple casual honeyed amber soap.
Lovely!
LeshiyHaus – :
Of the trio, Hot is my least favorite but I wanted them all. Basic Black and Nude are among my favorites for their groups. However, I Do reach for Hot when I want a quick, retro refresh. Don’t mind a short life because some fragrances I prefer to last just for a short visit when I am going about the house or out for a quick errand. You get more than you pay for and much more than that for the cost of a value meal at some fast food. There is a real composition here and a real personality. Keep expectations in check and accept the days of reformulation are here so this can be enjoyed. Attractive, retro bottle. Fall on a budget. Give it some time and after a few wears it starts to grow on you. You cannot get Chanel for a few dollars. Bill Blass delivers.
polyanich – :
Finally I got my bottle. I had memories of this perfume from my childhood, and sadly this is not how I remember Hot. This reformulation is very poor. Harsh, chemical, the first minutes are just awful. But after 30 minutes it seems wearable, old fashioned, but wearable. I discern just a little honey and cinnamon, to me this is a dusty floral, very short lived after becoming wearable. It is gone in just 1 hour. Not a good blind buy. Now I understand why it costs just 7 dollars online!
Elomoclarlili – :
Way back, I wrote a review on Maxims de Paris and made a reference to my eighth grade homeroom teacher, Anita Clarke. When I spritzed Bill Blass HOT onto my skin Friday morning before work, I wondered where on earth I had smelled this gorgeous fragrance and it hit me today (five days later) that this was very, very similar in structure to Maxims de Paris. Looking at the notes, I now see why. The two share many of the same notes, though in different layers. With HOT, I get that fantastic carnation/honey mist that was so prevalent, circa 1985 in so many of those “powerhouse” frags.
Alas, like my review of Maxim’s de Paris, this fragrance did not hang around long. It was wonderful when applied, but within the hour it was gone. I think I will get creative and try to layer the two just to see if I can get any staying power out the combination. I’d hate to have these in my collection and not wear them because they are so wonderful, luxurious and on my skin comforting and warm. I love the amber in both of these, too-not a sweet, sugar amber, but that “lounging around the fireplace in my angora sweater” amber. The oakmoss is what I contribute the nicely balancing ‘green’ note to in both perfumes, but with Maxim’s it’s in a greater concentration and it’s the note that stands out in my vintage bottle.
***ADD*** Upon wearing this again today 11/02, I layered this with the lotion, which had very little, if any fragrance in it. I also sprayed each layer of my clothing and skin, hoping for something to cement this fragrance to-that was 3 hours ago and I am back to smelling faint whiffs of this from my hair only. I have to shove my face down my shirt to get any sign of this being on me. Today, my chemistry has this warming up as a smoky, spiced honey that I kept thinking on my way to work would be delicious in tea. It was that kind of sweet-very mild and fragrant. I could imagine cracking open a jar of honey and this smell wafting up from the bottle. Very, very nice and comforting to say the least.
These are both fragrances that, for some, may be considered ‘dated’ with notes we don’t see a great deal in the 21st century, but I like both of these frags and once I find a solution to the longevity problem, I’ll wear this (and MDP) regularly. I ordered the HOT body lotion and am hoping that will help with the issue.
This was a good find, at a good price. $4.99 USD for a 1.3 oz atomizer. I also ordered another bottle on an auction site in a lot of 4 different frags for what ended up coming to about $6.00 USD. Great price for a juice that has amazing potential…if I can just get it to stick around!
alleshkin – :
A nice spicy floral, although a little old fashioned. Makes me think of an attractive senior woman wearing this to the office. It reminded me of something I wore in the past, possibly Coco, that others have been mentioning. Just a lot lighter.
xasthur – :
The opening for me is all about carnation and aldehydes. It’s warm, a little bit old school frag, but it’s not my cup of tea, as it’s too chemical for my taste. I like it, but not enough to keep it, so I gave it away. Longevity and sillage are great though
dream456 – :
LoLately I’ve discovered some gems thanks to the comments and the notes posted here in Fragrantica. Unfortunately, Hot is not one of them. It is not a bad fragrance, but it is not distinctive, unique, out of the ordinary. It smells OK, like a fair quality soap. My favorite notes: honey. carnation, incense, oakmoss, rose, etc, etc, are all there, but somehow the sum of all these in Hot just says Camay, Palmolive. I’m still going to wear it, at least I’ll smell clean.
LATEST UPDATE. I bought the vintage perfume and it is a great scent. I assume that my first bottle, that I described above was a reformulation….of course.
idvolk – :
This is a really nice one. I had a science teacher who wore it, and I bought it for my mother. I’ve recently found it at discount stores and have purchased a bottle for myself even. It reminds me of junior high and of my mom. Simply lovely! The Black and the Nude were great too.
mak2823 – :
I was so happy to find hot at marshalls. I remember when it came out in the late eighties along with nude and black. At the time I was too young to wear such a sophisticated sexy fragrance. I forgot its beautiful essence until my recent purchase. I love it so much it reminds me of fall and aromas of honey with cinnamon leaves. Highly recommended!!!!!!!
karantim – :
I liked this 20 years ago and I wore it then, or I should say that it probably wore me as I was quite a young lady at the time. This screams of sensuality and the name indicates that it is intended to be a siren of a perfume. The cinnamon is a standout note here, but I can also get a bit of tuberose and that note usually kills me, but here it is as expertly blended in just as it is in Avon’s Candid. So it is not too sweet or cloying. I find the staying power of this to be not so good and for that I am quite disappointed. The bottle that I have now seems to be the same formula as it was 20 years ago. I was extremely pleased to have found it.
Aerohopleneriaeq – :
I’m sorry, but I don’t like this at all. It seems ok to an extent, but there is something so plastic or chemical in it that I can’t appreciate it. I was expecting it to be a honey, incense, rich perfume, but it ended up smelling like not much honey if any at all, and a bit like an old-fashioned floral. Mixed with chemicals. I also swear I smell a ton of peach, but I don’t see it in the notes, so I don’t know what is giving it a tang that does not agree with me either. I just think it’s a “hot mess.”
sasha_osipov – :
I am a little disappointed. This one smells so much like Basic Black. It’s not horrible but not what I expected. Looks like Nude is the winner of this trio. I just don’t see using this very often. Anyone interested and wanna trade? I just sprayed it a few times.
matusov – :
One of my favorites. Honey note is wonderful.I found mine at Marshall’s for 14.99. I hope to get Black and nude to compare.
swat14 – :
I did a blind purchase of a 3.4 oz “tester” bottle of eau de parfum “Hot” on Ebay and I’m very glad that I did! There was some leakage during mailing and the box & wrapping were damp with scent when it arrived. Last night I kept smelling something wonderful – it turned out to be the now dry box!! This morning I tried Hot for the first time and I think that the scent is going to be one of my favs along side Coco and Diva. It’s uniquely different – I don’t have the knowledge or language to explain how, sorry.
My guess is that I have the reformulated scent, however I have nothing to compare it with, so I do not know for sure.
GANGUBAS – :
Reminds me of Merl Norman’s discontinued Jolly Sin of the late 60’s and early 70’s. I loved that fragrance.
aleks_73 – :
Hot is back!
Will be reissued with Black and Nude.
Perfect, I’m very curious about it.
alex__gera – :
I have a friend who has been dying for the HOT to come back. Where will be able to find it? I still have a bottle of BLACK and it is timeless.. I ran out of NUDE a long time ago, but I liked it quite a bit. Mimosa in fragrance always manages to float my boat.
I would like to buy these again. Hope they float…