Description
Beyonce launches her new perfume Rise in February of 2014. The concept that lies behind the creation of this fragrance was inspired by Beyonce’s on-stage persona, as well as by “female empowerment and finding the inner strength that makes women so beautiful” (wwd). The fragrance is supposedly more intimate and more natural than the previous ones, inspired by the works of singer’s favorite poet Maya Angelou.
The composition is announced as intoxicating, addictive and luminous floral created by Loc Dong. Its opening notes include apricot, Italian bergamot and iced basil sorbet. The main note of the perfume is, of course, orchid and this time it is an orchid called “Golden Symphony”, which is mixed with freesia and Sambac jasmine flowers and placed at the base of the autumn woods, cashmere, musk and vetiver.
The fragrance is available as 15, 30 and 50 ml Eau de Parfum with an accompanying collection for body care.
bekzat_161193 – :
I saw this one at Rite Aid, and since I love the Queen B, I thought I’d give it a chance. To me, it smells like Donna Karan Cashmere…a powdery musk, light and inoffensive to me…although powdery perfumes and musks aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, I like it. I just wish it had more staying power.
Fokli – :
There’s nothing special about this perfume. It’s slightly sweet at the beginning (maybe due to the apricots) but in less than an hour it turns into something like Nivea cream. Not bad, just nothing interesting. And sillage and longevity are poor.
WayZe – :
Just bought this in a bargain bucket at pound world for £2.00 . Wasn’t expecting much at all but the dry down on my skin reminds me of Pure Poison Dior. Love my bargain buy !
Divazomma – :
Summery woods
I like this one altough its a little generic
The lasting power is 6 hours
The silage is normal
Its a pretty perfume
BeloglazowaYlya – :
One of the most uninteresting by Beyonce. I almost don’t feel it. Where is promissed apricots? For me it’s even watery(
RedBullo – :
As a huge fan of Queen B, i have been collecting and buying her perfumes since Heat came out.
From all of her perfumes, Rise is the only one that i didn’t buy because i did not like it and found it lame..
But,i received as a gift and thats how i got it in my shelf.
To be true, Rise smells great, but its not my taste, as im not a fan of musky woodsy notes. But id love to smell it on someone else…
Nice longevity, poor sillage.
And yes, Rise smells a lot like Manifesto.
UPDATE
I really love it now! Heavenly soft almost like a baby oil…
kosstas – :
Smells like Nivea & Dove (the regular silky cream). Mainly Nivea tho. Not an ideal scent for a perfume for myself, not bad tho.
valeronkorj – :
It really does smell like Manifesto but it doesn’t have a hair of the longevity of manifesto!!
mybox999 – :
On me, Rise is weak, boring and forgettable. Life is too short to wear perfume that doesn’t thrill you. I’m sure this is great for some people but not on me.
konstan63 – :
I’m still puzzled about this fragrance. When I sprayed this fragrance, I got this cleaning product smell that eventually dries down to something soft and pleasant almost like Oxygene by Lanvin but i didn’t really enjoy the opening on this fragrance. I couldn’t detect any of the notes listed above but when wearing this fragrance, you probably would want to put this on 20 minutes before you leave out the door or encounter another person so you’re not walking around smelling like you just finished cleaning your bathroom.
dimidrol150992 – :
I’ve been putting a quarter of a century of perfumery snobbery behind me lately and finally trying out some celebrity fragrances.
I like this one a LOT. Its an elegant and very wearable daytime fragrance and I could see myself rocking this all seasons.
I really don’t detect many of the notes listed, other than the powdery musk and a hint of apricot. For me, this is what I’d call ‘clean spicy’ – citrus-fresh, but with an underlying spice and powdery quality that warms the whole thing up.
A grown-up Lemonade (pun intended). Decent.
EDIT: The dry down is Pure Poison! I was sniffing my wrist thinking ‘this is gooood…but what is it?’. Its Pure Poison, I swear. Must be the white florals…
igor61 – :
I had hopes for this, as I bought Beyonce’s Heat Kissed in a 3-pack deal this past Christmas for a screaming deal, and I do greatly like Heat Kissed.
Well, unfortunately, for me Rise smells very masculine…I am shocked to see the comparisons to YSL Manifesto. I wish this smelled like Manifesto for me. And while I do like some men’s fragrances (I even like to wear some, on a rare occasion, as well as enjoying some unisex scents), this is just too masculine for me/on me…
The bottle is kind of cool (even though the cap feels like very cheap plastic, just painted gold), reminds me a bit of Lady Gaga’s perfume (the bottle cap’s design), the cool and funky design they were going for. At least Gaga’s cap is/was nicer, not cheap-looking, but just “different”. I gather Bey’s team was going for “different” here, and the design, while cool in theory, just looks cheap, unfortunately. As always, YMMV. This one was just a huge disappointment for me.
I just think, in general, this is a frag people will either really like or really dislike. Not crowd-friendly, imo. Fine for date night when you won’t be in close quarters with a lot of other people. The notes are just too dominant to be a crowd-pleasing scent.
jktu74 – :
It’s been a while that I saw Beyonce rise on the shelf of my local perfume shop but I always passed it after a quick test.I used to love this type of perfume in a short period of my life but not now.still I knew that I’d reach for it sometimes.
Finally I decided to buy it as there was just one bottle left and I don’t know anywhere else that sells it.a 100mil bottle was priced just 22$ so it wasn’t a hard decision to make
First about it’s bottle.beyonce’s rise and pulse are among the tackiest bottles I’ve ever seen but they’re also unique and kind of intresting
Rise is among adult celebrity perfumes.I can see similarities between this one and two of my other perfumes: manifesto elixir and blumarine bellisimia intense.
Rise is a blend of cashmere wood,warm and soft musk and a hint of powdery,creamy vanilla-floral.cashmere wood has a big role here so the overall scent is dry,adult and serious.also undeniably charming.I can feel something green in the opening part which I refer to as basil sorbet.though I usually hate green notes,it’s interesting here and gives the otherwise generic woody musky vanilla scent,a unique twist
Longevity and sillage are moderate and though I can’t call it a love,I’m happy to have it in my collection.it’s so versatile that one can wear it almost always.for office,date,as daily basis or for dinner
Fish97 – :
On me I like to ware this scent sometimes, just not every day for me. When I spay this scent I have to spay one spay because it is strong. I like it more one my skin then my clothing. I bought the gift set with 30ml a few years back. Someone said they like that sent on me and said it smelled powdery. With my body chemistry it last all day
softdir – :
Recently I got myself a mini trio set that comes with Heat Rush, Rise and my favourite Wild Orchid (I bought the set mainly because of Wild Orchid and the price is quite cheap).
I remember when I first tried Rise at Sephora I don’t really like it due to being too mature and powdery for me (I’m more of a fruity fragrance person). I tried Rise on me today and it smells much better and somewhat different than I remembered!
First impression reminded me of Chanel Chance, and this is lighter, less powdery than Chance and with kind of similar sourness. I mainly smells sour apricot, lime and combination of woody – floral – powdery notes. The scent doesn’t change much, just fade to lighter and slightly vanilla dry down. It doesn’t last long on me, but I still can smell this in my room when I went out for about half hour.
And now I think Midnight Heat is the most mature Beyonce fragrance, also my least favourite of all Beyonce’s fragrances I’ve tried. So far none of Beyonce’s fragrance could top my ultimate favourite Mrs Carter World Tour edition.
ironestone – :
:):) so 50 year old vegans and kale smoothies aside re:review below lol, this can be a little blah but if you mist it with other perfumes it helps make them a little woody,musky. Im not sure how vegans and kale smoothies come into it lol but this smells more like manifesto which definitely isnt aimed at women who have lost their passion for life and heaven forbid, they are 50 oh the horror that’s it! Life is over for them. Im sorry I couldnt help myself, as soon as a perfume is a skin scent it gets the most rediculous reviews.
EpheseeCill – :
Parfum deodorant (150ml)
Beautiful outcome. Some people have a natural scent that’s similar to this..!
The only notes that I can recognize and point out of this well composed blend is orchid and cashmere wood.
A bit dark but if it suits you, it suits you at any occasion and season. I enjoy scenting it but won’t use mine since it doesn’t fit me.
Worth blind buying 🙂
colt – :
I was so excited to try this, based on the gorgeous looking notes to this, sorbet and basil are some of my favourite notes.
It smells like apricots and bergamots, it reminds me of those fruit salads that are sold during summertime. A fruity, but a very classy fruity at that, really enjoyed this.
The_KinsLayer – :
Dilqna,
Wow 40+ is old to you! I’m 39 so I must be ready to kick the bucket soon. I’m sorry but I am so over the old lady jibe and usually these younger women who consider us old lady are considering 40 to be old. Goodness me what ever happened to admiring more mature women what if we refer to you as immature we would never hear the end of it. This perfume is simply a matter of taste which if anyone has half a brain knows perfume generally is it has nothing to do with age we are in 2017 drop the old lady term already what does that even mean anyway because this perfume is based on more popular designer ones that are released mot long ago which many YOUNGER women wear? This is just a change of pace from the usual sweet perfumes that Beyonce seems to release this one and Heat seduction are more warm skin scents rather than tropical or gourmand. The thing that is a complaint is the lack of lasting power rather than it being for old people whatever they are.
aleksx – :
Rise had been sitting on my shelf for over a year and I wish I’d tried it sooner. The opening stage is really nice and it reminds me of a perfume I used to smell a lot when I was a kid. It doesn’t smell like any of the modern perfumes out there but has a nostalgic feel to it. It also has a bit more presence than most designer and celebrity fragrances which are generally a little too soft and watery for my taste.
The opening is a mix of apricot, bergamot and jasmine. The sillage is moderate, but it does turn into a skin scent after just a few hours. Longevity-wise I wish it was a bit better.
Once it has dried down it smells like a mix of woody notes, musk and a little hint of basil. I don’t care much for it in this stage. The opening is really the best part for me. It’s perfect for rainy fall days and in a way it is very comforting.
ritualara – :
Definitely woody and musky with dominant magnolia and bergamot. I like it is a cosy soft skin scent- it is sexy but I also think it smells a little trashy- it just has that cheap smell that you would expect a single party girl to wear 4 times a week on a night out. But overall personally I like it and I would wear it, it projects within the first 20 minutes then fades into a skin scent there after- I think what I like about it most is the cashmere wood musky smell- I love musks and this is no exception.
deadpool113 – :
Nope. This is all baby wipes to me, and nothing else.
ivan26 – :
I don’t believe for a second that Beyonce herself would wear it. She can afford the best of the best.
This one she’s just selling for her fans.
I think it’s not very good compared to her other scent’s and other scents in general.
Very generic sweet fruity notes, not pleasant woody, musky and vetiver notes.
It’s just not nice enough.
Very generic and cheap smelling.
kalianik – :
Enough with the old lady trope, if you don’t like just say I don’t like Rise !!!!!! Pray you will become an old lady because the alternative is dying young, which is romantic but overrated. Besides, Rise is a new perfume and the scent that most closely resembles it is also a relatively new fragrance (Manifesto, which is heavenly on my skin). It seems that people dislike a fragrance they automatically resort to the old lady trope. Be imaginative !!!!!! What about I hate because it smells like a lion’s den full of hyenas !!!!!!
baraglot – :
This smells like a hotel room. It is nice, if it is what you´re looking for, but i think it is too weak and generic.
It is also nothing that i would associate with Beyoncé.
It would make a safe gift,though. It is so inoffensive that i can not imagine anyone disliking it.
usher – :
Another blind buy, and another beauty. This is so classy and feminine. I didn’t expect much from it as it’s quite cheap in the shops now but it’s simply beautiful. Doesn’t last long but I bought the 100ml bottle so I can spray it liberally 🙂 It’s perfect for the colder months, lovely comforting fragrance. Gorgeous xx
shsa – :
It opens beautifully with apricot and bergamot. Later comes the orchid and warm woody notes with a bit of spiciness. I think it would suit mature and confident women, very classy fragrance.
eveanl – :
I blind bought this purely because I was intrigued by the “iced basil sorbet” note. Seeing the main accords are woody & musky, I knew I was taking a gamble. I don’t mind woody/musky, but it has to be paired with something sweet for me to like it. And florals sometimes get magnified by my body chemistry in a truly unfortunate way. Combining all this with the up and down reviews–I wasn’t really expecting to like this very much. Snagged a 1oz bottle on eBay for $8 though, so oh well if I don’t like it–at least I’ll know what iced basil sorbet smells like lol!
So anyways–I’m happy to say this is really very nice! It opens mostly sweet floral on me, not scratchy or loud though–soft & pretty. A crisp green basil rounds out the sweetness, and gives it a freshness. The woods and musk are in the background, at this point. Over the next hour, the sweetness steadily decrease and the woods & musk warm up more and more. The scent loses intensity at about the same rate–so after 2 hours, this is basically a warm skin scent.
Does anyone also find any similarities to Victoria’s Secret Heavenly??? I looked up the notes, and the only one they share is freesia….but something about the sweet top notes of Rise reminds me of Heavenly. But Rise warms with musk, whereas Heavenly stays pretty linear & sweet. Heavenly is one of my old signature scents….& I still love it!
maks14262 – :
Was wearing Rise almost the whole time on my one month trip through New Zealand and I thought it smelled amazing on me. Well my traveling companion thought it smelled horrendous on me though she only told me that at the end of our trip haha! Luckily I’ve emptied the whole bottle by then. Will think twice before purchasing the next one. It’s very musky and fruity so if you’re fan of that go and try it!
coach outlet pwsxs – :
For the longest time this was one of the Beyonce perfumes that appealed to me the least but i recently bought a gift set with 3 different 15ml bottles of Beyonce perfume and one of them was this Beyonce Rise. Going by the notes i didn’t think i would be crazy about this one but i was wrong and i really like it a lot actually. Another great thing about Rise is it lasts longer on me than any of my other Beyonce fragrances. This scent reminds me of really nice perfumed cosmetics. I love that this is a more mature and sophisticated scent to add to my perfume collection. I can especially smell all the top notes in this fragrance, apricot, basil sorbet and bergamot as well as the orchid from the heart of the fragrance.
KENT_VIRUS – :
It smells exactly how Beyonce would smell. If you’re more bronze toned skin, if you live in a more exotic area of this planet than me, if you are slightly juicy and warm hearted, you can rock it! That’s all…
Aerohoplenerisgp – :
the longevity is a joke
nataha – :
I passed by this for a very long time but finally got around to test it. This is actually a very nice, warm fragrance – as many have stated before. Having owned Manifesto by YSL I can say that they share a similar vibe making it a steal for lovers of that one. Also it is nice to see a “celebrity” fragrance that isn’t completely covered in sugar and same same. Not sure about the orchid note, though. I’m not sure but I think I read somewhere that they actually have no smell. At least mine at home hasn’t! 😀
I mostly get a musky, woody vibe with a hint of vanilla and a teaspoon of apricot. Nice!
VRyutin86 – :
Since this was being offered at such a low price, I felt as if I had to try it out even if it ended being something that wasn’t for me. I did research the notes online and they include some of my absolute favorites: bergamot, freesia, and jasmine. To me, this is a sophisticated floral with the right amount of woods and musk in the base. Some have considered this spicy because of the basil, but this note makes the scent very fresh smelling, not too sweet or too heavy. Some people have also said that this is a mature scent but I disagree. It’s just not a sugary-sweet celebrity scent but appropriate for someone of any age group. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this is very reminiscent of 90s perfumes of my childhood. A family member or teacher must have had something very similar.
I worn this outside yesterday and the scent was gone in several minutes. I’ve been wearing this for about an hour inside this morning and I can still smell the fragrance, it’s just a very subtle woods even on my wrists. Each time I sprayed quite a lot almost like a body spray and certainly not an EDP. Either way, a 1oz bottle is easy enough to carry around to re-apply throughout the day.
What I don’t like is that this seemingly has a high alcohol content and slightly stings even a while after spraying.
The rumors are true though. The box looks nice but this is the ugliest perfume bottle I have ever seen. The top is painted plastic piece that resembles crystal shards. I don’t understand how Beyonce could have ever approved this design. It looks so much like those consolation trophies they give kids now-a-days but for the price, that doesn’t really matter. I keep my fragrances and cosmetics in a dark drawer to keep them from going bad anyway.
jane_andy – :
This is very warm, the cashmere giving a soft amber like vibe. Beyonce’s signature note orchid adds an exotic sweetness. This fragrance has a more mature feel than her first release Heat, this is womanly, not girlish.
spy10 – :
I have a sample of Rise and I like it as a well-rounded fragrance with fruit, citrus, flowers and woods notes. Nothing too strong or extreme or sweet. It wears well and isn’t a scent bomb (which I find Beyoncé’s other fragrances can be, on me).
recreio – :
To my nose, this perfume is straight-up baby wipes. It’s gotta be the jasmine. I was hoping it would be more woody, but I’m just not feeling it. The drydown is much nicer than the opening notes (the “baby wipe” smell does dissipate some), but I don’t think I’m going to wear this one. The bottle is cool, and I got it on clearance for less than $5, so I’m not mad about the purchase… wouldn’t recommend it, though.
karanduh 45802 – :
I got my hands on this by purchasing a cheap gift set I found at the store…and Im not sure I like this yet. Its very floral actually while the drydown is a bit sweeter, its not really what I expected! I agree that its much more ‘grown up’ than beyonce’s other scents though. The bottle is also quite ugly! Im really confused as to what its supposed to be? Stalagmites? Not sure lol…
I might edit and add more to this review when I get to know this one better but for now Im just not sure about it! All I gotta say is its a warm floral type of scent!
xram564 – :
I won this on ebay, and just received it today. As soon as I sprayed it, I was shocked as to just how much it smells like Yves Saint Laurent’s Manifesto, which I also have. I’ve been wearing Manifesto a lot lately, and this does smell a lot like it, especially upon first spray. As it dries down, it is weaker than Manifesto, but has that same warm, cozy, vanilla scent. There seems to be a little more wood notes in Rise, but it’s not over done. I have issue at times with wood notes, but this is just lovely.
The bottle is weird, even for me who likes kitschy bottles sometimes. It’s not horrible, I’m just not sure what it’s trying to be? A torch, a golden beam? I guess it’s almost art deco looking, and at least not as weird as Beyoncé’s Pulse perfume bottles.
I’m loving this, but I do wish it were stronger. Manifesto definitely has it beat on that front, but for the price, I can just reapply. I’m loving this juice.
Junior Dos Santos – :
Rise is possibly Beyonce’s most subtle perfume. This fragrance is less fruity than her Heat and Pulse range and is a touch more mature as well.
Rise opens with a soft apricot and jasmine blend. The overall impression I get from this fragrance is creamy and musky. It’s a very soothing scent, not nearly as loud as other fragrances that bear Beyonce’s name. I can actually picture Beyonce wearing Rise in real life. I remember reading somewhere that she preferred wearing soft-scented baby lotion as opposed to a strong perfume. This subtle, creamy and woodsy scent seems like her perfect cup of tea.
The heart and drydown consists of white musk, sweet orchid, a subtle hint of salty vetiver and cashmere wood. I have just recently finished a full size bottle of Donna Karan’s Cashmere Mist, of which Beyonce’s Rise is a little similar.
Unfortunately I think this fragrance’s lack of popularity has everything to do with the fact that it isn’t another generic celebrity fruity scent. If anything, Rise is more likely to appeal to slightly more mature women as opposed to the younger ones that douse themselves in Heat and the like.
I was seriously considering adding Rise to my collection, however I’m admittedly disappointed in its sheer lack of longevity. It’s a very fleeting scent on my skin, lasting no more than two brief hours at the most.
valefodor – :
Bought this recently as an impulse buy at the counter of a local pharmacist, after I sprayed a bit of the tester onto the back of my hand; mainly out of boredom really as I was waiting for my prescription to be filled – I’m not a perfume snob by any means and don’t discriminate between expensive brands, celeb scents or cheaper perfumes, but I’ve pretty much hated all of the fragrances released under the ‘Beyonce’ franchise up until now, so I wasn’t expecting much.
Cue my immediate surprise when what came out of an ostensibly horrible, cheap looking bottle, was actually a really decent smell. Quite sweet, fizzy almost with amber and musk notes in there somewhere. But I knew I’d smelled it somewhere before. So, as I continued to wait for my prescription I sort of hovered around the counter looking like a nutter, repeatedly sniffing my hand and muttering “what IS that smell?” – much to the amusement of the guy standing a few feet away from me who probably thought I was out on day release or something.
Anyway, it took me about 10 minutes before I was finally able to figure out where I’d smelled it before. It’s practically the same as Calvin Klein’s ‘Contradiction’ that was really popular back in the late 90’s early 00’s and discontinued a while back. I remember when I had a bottle of it in 2001 and lots of people had said that it had very similar notes to an Impulse body spray called ‘O2’ (that we thought smelled a bit like those fizzy sweets called Refreshers that you used to get in a roll like Polos, here in Britain). And there really were similar notes so I would buy the ‘O2’ body spray, cover myself liberally in it and then spritz the ‘Contradiction’ fragrance on my neck, chest and wrists. It just made the bottle last longer and kept the scent lighter and less intense during the day.
‘Contradiction’ I imagine was named so because there seemed to be myriad different notes, that went in various different directions in it, but they all ultimately worked together. This ‘Rise’ fragrance does exactly the same thing – in fact that seems to have been the remit for a tonne of fragrances over the past 3-4 years; many of which were kinda hit & miss and made me feel a tad nauseated.
Okay, so long story short, this fragrance really does just smell like ‘Contradiction’ which back in the day was really unique in it’s multifaceted gourmand-esque approach. But I guess recently the folk behind Beyonce’s fragrances decided that now was the time to re-release that kind of formula and probably hoped no one would remember ‘Contradiction’.
I bought a small sized bottle – turned out it was on offer for £10 – wore it quite regularly and now I have about half a centimetre left. It’s been nice wearing it and getting a bit nostalgic about ‘Contradiction’, but I’m not going to be running out and buying another bottle of it anytime soon. I have so many other perfumes that I really love, ones I want to try and others that I desperately need to stockpile because as always, my favourite scents all keep seeing to get discontinued. There just isn’t anything really exciting or compelling about this smell anymore. 15 years ago ‘Contradiction’ was something different; something special, but today it’s just another nice fragrance that was worth the £10 price-tag, as an everyday scent that neither offends, nor blows anyone away.
P.S. Those who think that this smells a lot like Manifesto are probably right because they were both created by the same ‘nose’ person. That ‘nose’ person also worked alongside the creator of ‘Contradiction’ for some of the CK Shock etc fragrances. So for there to be an overlap of these scents all smelling the same, really shouldn’t be any big surprise.
vova5822 – :
A very nice sweet but light apricot,woody with hints of bergamot & orchid…..as much as I love this perfume its just not long lasting at all & unfortunately that makes me not wanna buy it again….but I altleast got it on clearance wich is a big plus!
max933 – :
Sadly, it’s easy to see why this was in a clearance bin for $8. The bottle is a laughable mess–what marketing director thought that looked elegant and inspiring? The fragrance is pretty, but sorely lacking in sillage and longevity. It is a light, floral oriental that, as others have noted, very similar to Incanto. It starts out with a zing of fresh, fruity apricot and an a hint of pink, sweet orchid. Part of the zing is a hint of bergamot, which doesn’t add much, unfortunately. Then a nonspecific, sweet amber appears. It is rounded and fleshy, from the apricot, but very fresh. To me, it’s a golden, warm vanilla-centric amber (think Incanto, VS Amber Romance). As others have said, it is similar to Allure (and therefore to Hot). The peachiness reminds me a little of Burberry or I Fancy You. In fact, it reminds me of so many fragrances, that’s part of its problem–it is so generic and unremarkable. So, while it’s It’s pretty, but the poor sillage and poor longevity make it impossible to recommend. You’re better off finding one of the ‘smells like’ options, all of which are just as reasonably priced and much better fragrances.
Pucttrouddy – :
It’s easy to catch the feeling of the bergamot, the orchid and the woody part. It’s a pleasant fragrance, but definitely for mature women, it doesn’t feel fine for females below 25. I clearly relate it to perfumes like Chastity, or 5th Avenue. They have that rich floral-lemony-honey sensation. During the summer it can be quite heavy. I love Beyonce, but sure she has better “tries”.
Holojeallealt – :
The smell is nice, but it doesn’t last too long. After abut 30 min you will just have a light voile on the place you actually put it. This is a big minus for me about this fragrance.
A smell is very sexy, deep and on my opinion, for female around 25-35 years old
Volnarez – :
This reminds me of Shakira’s perfume which would not last on me no matter how much I sprayed. This one lasts and lasts but is very soft and mellow compared to B’s heat line. Beyonce on a quiet day:) This is very nice I don’t like the lid but the bottle is quite nice. If you like Burberry, Taylor Swift, Jessica Simpson or Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue NYC Limited edition, give this a spray it is in a similar vain.
pavelms – :
Bottle looks a little cheap but the contents are divine!
dlcnhtyfwl – :
I bought this perfume a few weeks ago and I love it! Soft but not sweet or cloying. Just perfect like a midsummer’s night.
САМУРАЙ – :
I recommend this perfume to anyone! It’s sweet and doesn’t give me a headache. The disclaimer is it doesn’t last long (on me) but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t smell good! To me, this smells like a sweet hairspray/hairmist or a body mist because it’s just so light and easy to wear. It can be for young people in their teenage years or even older women so there’s no particular age limit for this perfume which is what I love about it. The bottle is very interesting and beautiful…kinda reminds me of ‘Fame’ by Lady Gaga. I have the 50ml bottle, but it seems so big…but it’s just a tall bottle. Very impressed, Beyoncè always seems to make one of the best beauty products, even though there are many other celebrity perfumes I love.
ziyos999 – :
Ok so I am learning that I can not trust my dislike list. I sprayed this at Walgreens when it first came out and hated it! I bought a bottle on ebay super cheap just cause I like the bottle and I actually really like it! This has been happening to me so much I am never trusting my dislike list again.
saxapence – :
I’m really not into the celebrity thing and I even resist trying, let alone buying anything with a celebrity’s name attached to it (unless of course they are a designer, jeweller etc. ahh.. the irony!)
Anyway the notes sang to me and the basil intrigued me and it was on a massive sale, so I bought it blind.
There are strange sweet and sour top notes probably from the unusual combination of apricot and basil. I’m not sure if I like it but I keep taking a sniff because I can actually smell the basil which I quite like in cooking but never with fruit…hmmm..I’ve just been looking up recipes using apricot and basil, but I digress..
The top notes settle down and what we have is a very pleasant, delicate, safe, floral fragrance that is carried on an exquisite musky, woodsy, spice base that doesn’t last particularly long.. unfortunately.
Ringat – :
Love this perfume!!
After I bought it, had to buy another two (it was on sale), just in case 🙂
It lasts long enough on my skin and clothes.
Any other perfume would make me sick after a while, but I love this one.
Vagrant71 – :
Finally! A perfume worthy of bearing Beyonce’s name. I was starting to think I’d never see the day :/
Brouck – :
I just absentmindedly spritzed a tester of this on my arm while I was out shopping an hour ago and just caught a whiff of something at home and remembered what the lovely smell reminded me of – Allure, without the vanilla! When I first sprayed it on, there was a fairly harsh jasmine blast that left me cold but now that it’s dried down, I keep getting lovely light wafts of this one – and it’s very nice! Light, floral, very feminine and VERY much like the top notes of Allure in its dry down phase. Very nice.
nikolai1987 – :
It took me a few minutes to pinpoint what Rise made me think of upon first spray. My mom! Or actually the bottle of Incanto I’ve given her since it didn’t agree with me that she ended up wearing as her everyday/office scent. And then it morphed into something else that smelled familiar… my Kerastase hair oil! The peach, woods and flowers make it smell very much like a light/summer version of the original Salvatore Ferragamo Incanto. More so because they lack depth in comparison than because they are “fresher”, which they aren’t. And then there’s a weird Monoï flower oil thing that lingers (the same smell as in that Kerastase oil I cannot wear because it turns my stomach a bit).
jttrpmwley – :
I had no interest in this at all. I was testing a scent or two, and this was in my path. One squirt and I fell in love! I think this is wonderful! I’m a bit skeered though. Even if it’s cheap, it doesn’t last? I dunno…..French Fries cap <—-hilarious!!!!!!!!! My first thought was pineapple and OOGLY! I like the slim bottle enough though.
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This is a favorite of mine. I’ll purchase again when this is gone. It’s a beautiful scent…easily a signature scent. It’s quite musky, so you must love musk. The apricot is so appealing to me. This is for young and old alike.
I find the longevity comparable to most any scent. I agree it isn’t one to fill even an elevator, but it’s certainly there for hugs!
I wear perfume every day. But upon wearing this the last couple days, my husba