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greggy-ko – :
It’s a freezing cold night, as I lay here in bed.
Tonight I wore pleasures delight, I’m totally getting the caramel, strawberry, marshmallow & patchouli. It’s yummy, but not in a gourmand way. This smells mature. Has a slight spicy vibe to it, which I actually like.
Haven’t got much else to say about it. I’m enjoying it. And it’s definitely a night scent in my opinion. Who knows, I might try it tomorrow when I head out shopping. I’d like to see if it’ll smell any different during the day.
Update 🙂
I wore this, and went about doing my shopping. But couldn’t smell much of it, the weather was cool, it stuck around for an hour or two.
I think I’ll be more happy wearing it at night times.
All in all, pleasures delight is a gorgeous scent.
art170790 – :
Okay, I guess I’m finally ready to do my review now after trying and re-trying this for over a month.
I blind-bought it based on the notes and reviews here and I was confident that it would smell a certain way because it’s listed as “Floral Fruity Gourmand.” I was expecting a warmer, bolder, more ooey-gooey strawberry + caramel + marshmallow scent, more sugary sweetness. I wanted it to be like BonBon or Candy, just in-your-face with the sweet gourmandness.
But this is way more subdued and chill. To me, this is like one of those gourmet, artisanal, small-batch, handmade, vegan, organic, sugar-free, couture strawberry marshmallows that you only find in places like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s.
And it is very sugar-free. There IS a sweetness to it, but I can compare it to the aspartame sweetness of a diet soda. It’s very powdery, and the powder reminds me of Bazooka Joe bubble gum (a bland, powdery-sweet, pale pink gum that doesn’t have the strawberry-banana based pink bubble gum taste that we normally associate with pink gum. Or maybe a very ‘lite’ version of it.)
Anyway maybe I’m muddling this up with too many comparisons so long story short: pale pink very powdery, faintly strawberry grown-up marshmallow scent. More decorative than edible. I’d say barely gourmand unless we want to include chewing gum as food.
I don’t hate it but I’m glad I bought the smallest size. I would not have bought it at all had I smelled it first. Hopefully it blossoms more in the summer, if if does, I’ll come here and update this.
marshal – :
I bought Pleasures Delight for the marshmallow, strawberry, and caramel notes. I get some evergreen and spices notes around the edges that remind me of winter holidays. There is a lot of Angel-like patchouli in there. However, I find a small amount of Pleasures Delight in the crook of my arm to be cozy, cuddley, and delight-ful. A good casual, relaxing at-home fragrance especially in cold weather.
beavis93 – :
This one is veering towards the ANGEL territory by Mugler. I am not sure if anybody will agree with me but to me it smells like the younger sister. Definitely more gourmand than floral fruity. The fruity notes are quite fleeting (they are usually there to hook you in), the flowery notes a little bit tame, but the caramel and patchouli do give it an ANGEL vibe. I got a bit of a headache with just 2 squirts in wintertime (okay the heater was cranked up),so maybe 1 spray will do in summertime (if you are so inclined). Although I seldom wear this, it is very well done (both young and not so young can wear this). If like me you cannot wear ANGEL for some reason (but I love it on somebody) give this a try, you will not be disappointed plus longevity is very, very good.
fistoldiladly – :
I discovered this (I think along with most people) in the pages of magazines, and I could not stop smelling it. This Pleasures flanker does not stand up well, though. It expired long before my other bottles of Pleasures even though I kept it out of the light. All of the sweetness went sickly and the patchouli was so intense that it made it unwearable. I regret purchasing this one, and I think it’s discontinued now… for good reason.
Marco2008 – :
Pleasures Delight truly is a delightful perfume! I remember sniffing it several times at the perfume counter many years ago, though I never got around to buying a bottle. Fast forward to present day and I finally bought a bottle of this happy-go-lucky perfume. Sure, it’s sweet, but it’s so warm, inviting and cozy. It’s fun and girly; sometimes I like that combo.
On my skin, I get the patchouli, marshmallow, caramel and vanilla along with some of the fruity notes, I can smell strawberry the most though. I don’t get any of the floral notes at all. If they’re there, I don’t smell them at all on me. It’s an interesting mix of notes that comes off gourmand, but not too sweet; the patchouli does darken it up a bit and gives it depth. I think this is quite wearable for fall, winter and spring when you need a pick-me-up from the short, cold days of winter and you’re ready for everything to bloom in the spring. Pleasure Delight is an antidepressant in perfume form. Very lovely!
GreboA – :
scent : 6/10
sillage : 8/10
longevity :8/10
100% night fragrance
too feminine for me
patchouli scent
Nelman – :
As I’ve mentioned before,most estee lauder perfumes are a bit difficult to find where I live only way to buy them is ordering online and without a single test,after pleasures bloom’s successful blind buy,I started to think about delight and at last decided to put my hands on a 3.4 bottle but to be honest I didn’t thing this was a right decision,since I’ve heard delight has similarities with angel TM which turns to a horrible bitter cacao,patchouli combo on my skin,a powerful brownish beast that looks like men’s cologne(my skin chemistry and some fruitchouli fragrances are great enemies)
Today I recieved delight,oh boy,this is gorgeous!and there is no chemistry battles accuring here
It’s sweet and I’m into sween perfumes,but it’s sweetness isn’t cloying,syrupy and sticky,sweet notes(marshmallow,vanilla,caramel and sugar)are dominant but none of them overpowers and covers other ingredients
Fruity notes(strawberry and pomegranate)show up within the initial blast,but they are not sticky rotten fruits,not even sour,they appear just as I wished..florals are not detectable to my nose as dominant notes,but for sure they are there,preventing delight from becoming a fruity sugary desert,and at last I should mention patch,which becomes dominant during dry down and balances sweetness perfectly without ruining the overall combination
Delight is one of rare sweet scents that I can use around year,it’s young,colorful and playful without being only proper for teens,I find it a mixture of sweet gourmands and delicate fruity florals,very well made and balanced,I can wear my sweet,delicious delight without turning to a walking candy or without feeling like a mature woman wearing her daughter’s shirt,so this is exactly what I’ve been looking for
Longevity is really great like other ELs and sillage is good too,less than angel but enough for me
This is a must try for sweet scent fans,even if you hate angel you may love this
❤❤❤❤
Edit :Now that I’ve tested angel rose,I agree with below comment,there are similarities between ELPD and angel rose, both tend to be sweet notes+patchouli+delightful fruity notes(rose turns to a fruit note, something like strawberry in angel rose)
Nuvo-water-softener – :
Absolutely adorable! Strawberries mixed with marshmallows and patchouli give a smillar effect to Angel la Rose, but Pleasures Delight is more flirty and cheeky than Mugler’s perfume. Perfect scent for pin-up outfits or dancing in the big champange glass… One of my favourites for spring and summer.
Unloanult – :
I have no idea why estee lauder hates me so much. I have both a sample and a mini of this and tried wearing them a few times and it always smells like burnt plastic. I have not had the mini or the sample a long time and doubt they’ve turned. I have nothing against gourmand notes, these florals, or patchouli. I am baffled, confused, and quite possibly horrified.
I’ve had problems with several of estee lauder’s scents.
ut7axa – :
i love this perfume,smells like angel.
MOD_3D – :
I found a bottle of this online and was so excited to receive it because the notes seem like they are everything I adore in a scent. It is just as sweet and girly and delicious as I had hoped. My only disaapointment is that I wish it were stronger. I sprayed it on my wrist about 20 minutes ago and can baret detect it now.
Avariart – :
Pleasures Delight is such a delicious and addictive scent! Sweet sugary strawberries, pink Marshmallow topped with a boozy sugar syrup surrounded by flirty florals and Patchouli basically sums up this fragrance. It is a yummy desert without it being too foody. A sugary treat to lift your moods 🙂 It lasts a long time on my skin and the longer it is on my skin, the more scrumptious it becomes!
sergemur – :
I cant even sniff the bottle of this perfume, and it gives me a headache. It smells kind of cheap, but not as cheap as a cheap perfume. I love the sweet smells but I cant stand for this one.
vnv17 – :
A very pretty light floral scent with a distinct sweet note. This is a very “pink” fragrance- kind of girly, like sweet pink flowers. It works nicely as an everyday scent, not too heavy. I wish it lasted a bit longer, but it’s very pleasant to wear.
futura – :
The notes on this perfume are completely up my alley, but sadly the perfume was not. I was lucky to find an old tester of this to try (my friend works for Estee Lauder) and although I like the idea of it, it is extremely sweet, headache inducing, and overpowering. Maybe it’s just me, but this one is STRONG, and not in a good way. I think if I spritzed the room with it, I would like it, but even just having a tiny spray on the back of my hand is making me nauseated. I think I will just stick with Miss Dior Cherie!
Arralkiff – :
Pleasures Delight is strawberry-vanilla swirl, not too sweet, not too gourmandish, well-balanced scent.
I think it’s the best of pleasures lines, however sadly it disappeared from EL site maybe it’s been discontinued. It’s one of the best floral-fruity-gourmand perfume. Very typical lovely pink angelic scent.
hoolio22 – :
I absolutely adore this! It’s sweet, but not in an overwhelming or immature way. The patchouli is a great foundation for the caramel, berry and rose….and the marshmallow! A mature sweet fragrance. They picked the best name for this perfume, as it is delightful! I can’t help but feel happy, sweet and feminine when I wear this.
Vi4ka – :
<333 <333 My gahhh this perfume smells soo good!! I love it. Beautiful light powdery sweet, fruity, floral, and a hint of like spicy caramel. They need to bring this back!
igor95000 – :
A really nice combo of notes. Heaps of patchouli, lots of strawberry and pomegranate and a helping of gourmand vanilla/caramel/marshmallow. Not too sugary and unique for what it is. This is good!
I have a mini but not sure it’s memorable enough for a FB. I smell really good right now though! Hmmm…
Xakk – :
Yumm..Im a sugar head and I do like this very much, but ..the spice at the end kinda gives it a “end of a summer carnival” smell..sweets, summer fruits and clean sweat!
abbesalom – :
A big YES from my skin. this is really delight.it’s sugary,fruity and delicious, also add some drops of fresh notes to make it more playfull and you’ll have pleasures delight.
the opening smells like strawberry, sourcherry jam which is very welcoming in my opinion. it follows by fresh floral smelling, but the gourmand notes never fade away.
what distincts this perfume from other sweet perfumes in stores is it’s balance. it’s very well blended.it’s girlish without being chilish,it’s sweet without being too harsh.it’s just balanced and the good news is that the sillage and long lasting power are acceptable in compare with so many other fragrances with the same vibe.
Deroxbnwns – :
This was actually my first perfume. I find it very strong, but really sweet and girly and I love it! It was love at first sniff for me. Just what I had expected while looking at the ad photo, with the sweet cupcakes and all things sweet and floral.
Highly recommended for the sweet gourmand scent lovers. I would usually wear this on a date or special occasions where I want to feel very sweet and girly, but slightly sophisticated without being childish like most sweet gourmand scents usually smells.
ftc962speagoessenda – :
its been awhile since i wore this..but i am just reminded why i really love this one..the marshmallow is so nice in this
Svobodnaya_Krasotka – :
Very fruity, very sweet, very patchouli.
It don’t find this to be a dupe for Angel, honestly, because it lacks cinnamon and chocolate and the patchouli mellows quite a bit with time, but yes, if you hate Angel you will hate this too. If you didn’t get that from patchouli being the 2nd strongest note listed.
It has some lovely green facets and a tart strawberry and pomegranate notes.
Gourmand, but grown up. Soft, with a slight edge.
If you’re looking for a dupe try Arome Seduction by Jeanne Arthes, it’s pretty much the same. Patchouli is a bit stronger, the strawberry is a bit sweeter but it would fool most noses and runs about $10 for a 3.3 oz.
Tema.Cmirnov – :
Definitely smells like Angel.
kagor72 – :
Me and my daughter really love this as the days pass and we get to smell it more and more..its so sweet and it lingers and the grapefruit citrus takes the sweetness up another level..very lively,comforting scent that revives you and grows more and more on you..Great Job Estee Lauder..!
This fragrance is really good its basically Thierry Mugler’s lighter version of Angel with grapefruit or definately some citrusy scent..its a very fruity gourmand..and what makes it soo much like Angel is the honey note that is in it that makes it so sweet but not as cloying as Angel even though i love that scent…i personally wanted to see if there was another dupe to Angel..and this is about 50% there..pretty shocked by it…if you love angel but want a fresher twist to it go with this…i can see why people are calling it angelbomb in conjunction with flowerbomb because of the freshness but it doesn’t have that full flowerbomb sweetness i like just the freshness…i am trying to collect more of the scents that are popular but not so idolized like britneys and jessica’s although i love them and use to own them all i am trying to find alternatives to them as i can’t wear those anymore but as i find dupes or alternatives they actually are very close or a more grown up interpretation of it which is a good change for me as i am getting older and want to develope my tastes…like i love Hidden & Circus Fantasy and so i got Amor Amor..something different then the regulars everyone is buying even though Amor Amor is a bit popular because it smells so good…I only have so many fragrances that actually stimulate me and make me smile..i can’t believe this is one of them!
Update..this is smelling more and more like Angel with a twist…I really think i like this better…its a strong scent…not as strong as Angel but very close i give it about 65-75% minimum on it being not only closer to Angel but strength as well…not for the faint hearted.
саша 21 – :
Confusing scent and that is why I like it! Pomegranate, marshmallow, wild strawberry, sugar and caramel – isn’t that a fun combination?
My mother and grandmother have also used it and that tells a lot about this scent – 3 different generations and the same fragrance, that doesn’t happen much, right? 🙂
If You like fresh and flowery (white flowers) scents then do not touch it, if You like crazy and sweet scents, then this is something You should probably try.
It is not my signature fragrance, but I’m still happy that it was created and somehow this scent makes me always happy, even on others. 🙂
17dimon17 – :
WOW how perfectly gorgeous and delicious.Vanilla and fruits mingles just right to smell softly sensual and delicious
mitrik – :
I would only add to an earlier review – Pleasures Delight is definitely a perfume for women, not girlish at all, although gourmand fruity, has some seriousness … a bit strange and not so typical Estee Lauder, but surprises are always welcome, I mean good, enjoy!
Laserjet – :
Too heavy,too sweet.Smells like a cake.I didn’t like it at all.
Segezhanin – :
I LOVE this scent for cooler weather- fall and winter. It is beautiful. It should get more praise and popularity than it does. It’s quality is stunning- because it lasts forever and it has great throw. Do not overspray or you may get nauseous. I can mostly smell patchouli blended with marshmallow, vanilla and a combination of both the pomegranate & strawberry (red, sweet fruits). This makes for a delicious combination that smells sweet but more on the sophisticated end. I remember my Dad commenting on this perfume one day and saying “Wow, that is a powerful perfume you have on, it must be so hard for people to resist coming closer”! LOL..”Pleasures Delight” is unforgettable, and really like nothing else in my opinion!
ytm090bedyWelty – :
This is similar to Miracle Forever wich I love, though this is a lot of strawberry in the beginning, MF is stronger and more longlasting. I can se the comparisition to angel that some made, but that is o so little and Lolitas version – no can´t detect any similarity…
This is warm strawberry pie fading to a rose and patcholie matrimony. This can possibly be layered with Miracle forever when dusk is arriving.
I will sure try. If you love strawberry, rose and mixed scents, you will probably like it, but it´s a day scent for me.. Nice –
I love these strawberry ones !
Klaudiaf stole this from me… arrgghh !!!
denisvital – :
After reading good reviews & suggestions re: strawberry & Marshmellows, I thought I try this! Sadly I do not like this at all… I don’t get any Marshmellows or strawberry or yummy gourmand notes, None at all! What I do get is the synthetic notes of patchouli, a sweet toffee and sour fruit – possibly the pomegranate, overall a warm composition but its nothing new! It smells exactly like Thierry’s Angel..which I dislike, and similar notes of Lempikas range. So if you do like Angel, Lolita lempika types fragrances than you will like this.
Crystal – :
Very sweet but in some moments strong flowery hints. Very long lasting, with this those who like strong, overpowering perfumes, can’t go wrong.
kediaaidege – :
Sweet strawberry fragrance.
The strawberry, peony, caramel, marshmellow, vanilla and patchouli notes are the most noticeable in this fragrance.
Actually, I’m not sure that I want to smell this strawberry delight. Not my cup of tea.
sokrat22 – :
This is a young and girly version of the original Pleasures perfume (which is like Delight’s older sister in comparison). It smells lovely, fruity and sweet but not like a stereotypical bubblegum pop celebrity perfume. It does smell strong though so a couple of sprays is enough. Plus, I like how all the notes intervene so beautifully and smoothly and you don’t get like a sharp, jerky transition between the notes. Some people might say this is unoriginal but this is definitely an intense gourmand scent…YUMMMM!
marik26 – :
I soo love this perfume!!!!!!!!!!!!
but on me it smells really sour and different from the testing paper………. :(((((((((((
I’m so saaad because I wanted to wear it on my wedding day :((
Lis:) – :
This lovely fragrance was recommended to me by Fragrantica members and I went to test it. Pleasures Delight is truly worth it’s name! The lovely blend of marshmallow, strawberry, caramel, patchouli, rose.. everything I love combined in one, beautiful bottle.
Such a strong, sweet very feminine fragrance. Nothing shy about this, it really emphasizes the fact you are a woman.
A must have for me.
aspet – :
Delicious. Such a delicious fragrance, and dries down to a soft sweet smell that lasts all day. Blends very well w my chemistry. I have tried to switch to other perfumes but always come back to this one. I really hope they dont discontinue this. I receive so many compliments w this. Absolute favorite. It is appropriate for any occasion, I wear it year round to work/out/etc.
For reference, I also like Flowerbomb but it does not blend as well with my chemistry as this one. This Pleasures Delight is the perfect blend (for me – I know everyone’s chemistry is different).
alexzga – :
Fell in love with this when I smelled it on the magazine ad. It just smells so good! On the first whiff, it smelled like cupcakes and sugar and spice and everything nice. Am I exaggerating? Not at all! To me, it smells like a rich girl that has lived all her life in the lap of luxury. All I can say is, well done, Estee Lauder!
plailiaelotrovillank – :
I had a bottle of this which was ‘kindly’ stolen from me. I wore it to bed because the warm vanilla and caramel scent settled me everytime. I may just get another bottle..
Ромазедзе – :
after reading all review ifound myself the only one who complain about this perfume it really has anote of caramel which it seem hard for me to feel it cleraly ineed the note of caramel be strong beside masculine note come with the caramel that what ifeel and stays on me about one and half hour and ialmost could smell that my body
dwyane – :
I love this, I’ll let it be my core collection. strawberry marshmallow rose. What to ask more? Yu yum yummy. but please one spray enough 😉
Fendigo – :
So disappointed in this one! I was hoping for a more polished version of Mariah Carey’s “M” but I get the same artificial marshmallow, made sticky sweet from the help of caramel, and with a huge dose of patchouli! Now, I am a fan of patchouli, but coupled with the sticky sweet marshmallow/caramel it’s just too much for my liking.
AKMAK – :
Too strong for the hot zone, in the first sniff, I see the sweetness of caramel, sweet harmony between bitter. I think with just one spray right wrist is enough!
leha – :
It smells rather like Calvin Klein Eternity Moment-pink strawberry and meringue combo. I like it , but the original Pleasures are still my favourite. This one doesn`t have that fresh and clean smell that Pleasures is famous for .Very wearable and feminine though..
apolon80 – :
If this scent can speak it will be Eat Me ! Full of sweet in this bottle. Love it!
zuomxfezjfa – :
OOLALLA!! Je t’aime Je t’aime LOL!!!
Don`t need to dip your girlfriend in chocolates or marshmallows when she`s wearing this one..as she`s already swimming in it. Sounds more like a knickerbocker glory to me. I prefer the original Pleasures for woman …on woman. It makes my legs weak and shaky…in a good way x
romiros – :
Pleasures Delight has two different personalities on me, and rather than creating a balance, the traits are too far in opposition to blend harmoniously. I like this fragrance enough to have purchased it twice, but both times I wound up giving it away. Pleasures Delight starts out as dessert-gourmand as dessert-goumand can be. It smells like baked merinques flavored with vanilla and topped with strawberries. It’s delightful, and perhaps a touch too sweet, but it’s warming and fun. The beginning of wear is along the lines of Paris Hilton Can Can (but 5 star restaurant rather than county fair). After the dessert notes, where Can Can becomes a flirty and fun woody, ambery Oriental, Pleasures Delight goes into heavy floral-musk mode. I enjoy sweet fragrances when they take on a medium-sweet buttery caramel warmth (i.e. Prada Candy, Beyonce Heat), but Pleasures Delight loses its sweetness on me and becomes like a muted, rosier version of the original Pleasures. I think Pleasures is a lovely fragrance, but it creates a completely different mood from the one I feel or crave with the “top half” of Pleasures Delight. Pleasures Delight is a great fragrance, and I truly adore smelling it on those for whom it behaves itself.
Sergeyxf182 – :
This is a light delicious girly one. Warm and inviting
Xenus – :
Pleasures Delight is an intense, sweet and delicious floral gourmand scent. I love caramel and marshmallow notes in this scent layered on the floral bouquet and garnished with sugary strawberry and pomegranate. It is indeed very girly and yummy but not immature. The scent has a festive and cheerful vibe and capable to lighten up even a dreary cold December evening like today with its sunny personality. It makes me crave delicious strawberry and vanilla pies.
Pretty pomegranate and strawberry are combined with freesia to create very delicious opening. The caramel and marshmallow notes are noticeable right from the beginning and last all the way into the dry down. The floral heart notes are soft and pleasant but also very, very sweet. I think peony, rose and heliotrope are the most noticeable floral notes here but there are also lily of the valley and lily lurking in the background. The scent slowly develops into the sweet base notes of caramel, marshmallow and vanilla. It is very gourmand on the dry down. Patchouli is barely noticeable but it is there. The sillage and longevity are great. I applied the scent in the morning and it was still going strong in the evening without re-applying.
Overall score is 7.5/10. I love this scent but I have to be in the right mood to wear it as the overpowering sweetness could be a bit too much. I prefer to wear this scent when the weather is cold.
Januso – :
I really wanted to love this perfume but it has a cloying almost bitter quality to it. The sweetness is spot on and it dose last a long time. There is an ingredient in it however that I just cant put my finger on its the “Bitter” note like a strong whiff of a stinky flower.
maniakklima – :
My favourite point in this fragrance is the first few minutes after I spray it on. That’s when Pleasures Delight is in its full-on gourmand glory. The sweet combo of berries, marshmallow and caramel is quite tasty. Alas, it does not stay that way for me. Once the florals emerge, they kind of take over the whole composition and it loses its uniqueness. It stays sweet, but the florals don’t mix well with the thick gourmand notes, and it turns into a slightly generic shampoo-like scent with a hint of sourness. Somehow the lily and freesia just seem out of place in this fragrance as it dries down.
wrtn62 – :
The opening is a strong wind of patchouli, but it quickly goes away to a prominent scent of strawberries, marshmallow, and caramel. Patchouli comes back in the drydown, albeit a bit faint. It’s a beautiful scent, and I think it will be great for the upcoming holidays.
edit: I wore this overnight and wow…the patchouli became prominent in the end again.
update 11/26: I must have received an old bottle online. I tried a tester at the store today, and the patchouli was not nearly as present as it is in mine. The other florals came up though.
vip020285 – :
how sweet can be my life? with this fragrance my life is so sweet to the fullest and i love that way! a fruity gourmand fragrance with good sillage and excelent longevity, 3 spritz and im done. my choice from the pleasures collection, all are very different from each others, i only want to smell and give it a try the new version pleasures in bloom. delight is perfect for the lovers of sweet scents and not to be used on summer time, better on a night out or winter season, so pretty and delightfull!
sanders581 – :
I’m surprised that I like this so much. Normally I steer clear of heavy sweet gourmand fragrances, especially ones with notes of ‘marshmellow.’
But this is the happiest perfume I own. This instantly puts me in a good mood.
When you put it on, it smells like strawberries and whipped cream, ala strawberry shortcake. This lasts for a bit, into the heart which is a rosey floral sweet patchouli–I would say that clean sweet patchouli is the most dominant feature of PD. The florals are replaced more by vanilla/caramel in the drydown. The base is strong and creamy and does not wear like the skin scent that most bases are.
Honestly I don’t know what Angel smells like, so I can’t compare to it. I do group this in with Chanel Coco Madamoiselle, and Prada EDP. Also, this perfumes does what it does so well for me–sweet, lush, happy, whipped cream/patchouli/vanilla–that it sits alone & stands out among all my other bottles.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the original Pleasures and I wonder why they made this into a flanker.
Sillage–good. Lasting power–excellent.
camisetasjtw – :
If you like a really sweet perfume then this is for you. It does have a carmel smell that lasts. Probably not for hot summer weather as others have mentioned. It would get overwhelming in the heat.
It does lean to the gourmand side more than most of Estee Lauder fragances.
kisa13.03 – :
Sorry all lovers of this perfume, I found it dull and boring. Sweet, warm (yuck) strawberry syrup. Twin of Eternity Moment (the same yucky raspberry variation)
The bottle is lovely tho.
чон – :
Angel by Thierry Mugler without all the funk!
Gyga61 – :
I do love this perfume. It is exactly a floral/fruity/gourmand! Love the strawberries/pomegranate in the opening, then flowers….lily, peony, then the drydown…caramel, patchouli, marshmallows…..just yummy and noticeable without choking everyone around you. Very sexy.
zzz-sid – :
i’ve got a blind to buy ‘delight” just because the name.
open its very strong…. OMG i think.. euw… wrong choice.
in the middle i just alittle smell the flower.
in the end … caramel and pachouli,, it kinda a boring.
for winter and age 40+
longetivity: 8/10
rated: 6/10
bummis – :
This is a VERY strong & distinctive fragrance. You’ll either love it or hate it. This is one of those perfumes you should keep as a weapon. Seriously, it’s strong! As for a description of the scent, it’s really hard to describe… But I find that it just smells really cheap & there are so many scents competing with eachother that you cannot identify any individual notes. This is definitely for women aged 40+.
stel_jest – :
Not really suitable for summer as the advert may suggest. I will not be writing a novel here, I will simply say that Pleasures Delight is quite tasty and while my threshold of tolerance to patchouli is quite high – Pleasures Delight seem to be a bottle of a churned patchouli and other notes can only be detected somewhere in the background.
Shame, because the notes description looked so promising to me.
Worth trying and I presume it may appeal to Chopard Wish lovers.
slavaskrasino – :
Very sweet and pretty heavy and strong,I recommend only to use in winter.
javafobka – :
I LOVE the original Pleasures & Pleasure Exotic. Only prob is, they don’t last well on me 🙁 So I tested Delight today expecting it to smell wonderful – coz the notes & reviews all looked oh so delightful!
What a shock!The opening notes were too irritatingly sharp.Thot I’d give it some time but, hours later…one sniff and I still feel like I’m choking! I can’t stand it!
Now this is the weird part. The dry down has this note with a ‘smell’ that I can only describe as ‘expired Pleasures Exotic’ Let me explain;
Lyk I said, I LOVE Pleasures Exotic n the other day I found the old empty bottle that had been in the attic for at least 6 months.It had this bad expired perfume smell.
(If any of u has ever smelled an OLD, empty perfume flacon, u know wat I’m talkin about! – Coz it smells nothing like the juice that once lived in there)
The good thing is the lasting power (The ones I don’t like always last well. How ironic is that?) But all in all,I’d NEVER buy this!
oldi1506 – :
this smells like jessica simpson’s fancy to me but at a more subtler tone. and i do NOT like fancy. its way too strong- overpowering usage of caramel.
gathellug – :
This perfum was my singature fragrance, ago 1-2 years.:))
evinkjess – :
I’ve already done a review on this but whenever I wear this perfume I am reminded how much I love this little treasure. I wore it for Easter today, and I love the scent so much I kept reapplying all day for my own pleasure. It’s even funny, my sister in law told me straight up she does not like the scent I’m wearing today.. she wrinkled her nose and thought I had an amber scent on. What’s funny is there is no amber in this. I love this scent so much I don’t even care if anyone else likes it.. I wear it for me… all day I’m thinking how great it smells, and I think I used up a quarter of the bottle just over the course of this day. I’m pretty sure this is my favorit