To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
HolonenoAgive – :
It’s a nice, soft, sleepy scent. Sweet and clean, not sharp but definitely not powdery or musky (which is good,, because I despise powder and musk smells)
I’m not sure what they mean by “vanilla absolute” because the bottle says black currants and vanilla absolute.
Do they mean like the vodka? Because it does have a slightly alcoholic hint to it. Like VS’s strawberries and champagne, but a bit less so.
The currant are a very pleasing smell. It’s low key sweet and calming. A little bit sexy.
More adulty than some of the other VS smells.
bky588Unlogrere – :
Bought it on a whim ~really wish I hadn’t – cheap, weak and unremarkable…no thanks.
flenov – :
I should’ve known better than to get this. It’s all sharp fruit and overly sweet vanilla. In other words, pretty much everything I can’t stand. I wish there were something less sweet to help balance it out and cut the sharpness of the fruit note.
matovnikov – :
This was a blind buy of the body mist and I do not regret it!This one is better than love spell imo.I remember one chilly winter morning when my boyfriend and I were cuddling.He smelled the nape of my neck and in that hot Australian accent said”How do you always smell so nice?” lol this is music to any woman’s ears.This fragrance on me is a vanilla black currant scent but also powdery and soft.The scent doesn’t last long but what do you expect from a body mist.I will be buying more when I run out.
Uner – :
This reminded me of Betty boop sexy betty perfume… Same sort of sour berries and warm vanilla scent
empociami – :
Poor longevity and I like BBW Black Currant Vanilla better. I won’t buy again.
seymur333 – :
I tested the lotion today. It started off with the blackcurrant along with a peppery, almost masculine note, much like Bath and Body Works’ Dark Kiss. Then about four hours in, a very gourmand, dessert-like form of vanilla really came through. I washed it off after about six hours, and at that time the scent was still going strong, which was a surprise as I’ve heard that Victoria’s Secret’s body care products don’t last long in terms of scent. I wanted to run back and buy a bottle, but I’ll hold off until the winter, as it’s better suited for cooler weather.
Livia-41316 – :
Reminds me of Lush blackcurrant scented products. Very sweet but the black currant keeps this abit fresh, perhaps a top note of soft rose would give this perfume more depth. But all in all I like it and will enjoy popping into my purse 🙂
vizzard – :
My mom knows that I am all for sweet smells, this has recently become a favorite. The only issue that I have with this spray is that it doesn’t last as long as I wished it would. I feel like I have to constantly touch up in order for it to be strong all day. If anyone has any recommendations for a perfume that has a nice vanilla base that lasts, I will be more than happy to buy it on the spot! Overall I am happy with it though, it is very sweet but not to the point were I smell like straight up candy.
scrsnseabrookwvh67 – :
I Love this! To me it’s more of a Fall/Winter Holiday scent. The scent reminds me of sweet sparkly fruits in champagne with a vanilla twist and a little snow on top!! I Love it!!
Улькиорра – :
I have the EDT version of this in the little 1 oz. bottle that I got at the VS outlet for $4! I like it because it smells like a wine spritzer. Honestly it does. It is extremely sweet and almost syrupy though so those of you who don’t like sweet scents, beware. This could probably get really cloying on a hot day so I plan to use this during the cooler weather when it won’t get on my nerves. It smells like a boozy stripper in a sexy kind of way that will make your man want to eat you up like a cupcake, so I find that “Secret Craving” is an appropriate name.
frost zzz – :
A warm mix of berries and vanilla, smells very sweet and edible. It makes me think of sweet milk chocolate even though its not a note. I think this is best worn in colder weather, it has a coziness about that might be too cloying in the summer. I find this to be a soft scent, sits close to the skin.
74саша74 – :
I really wanted to like this, but it was very sour and cheap smelling, the first time I’ve ever not loved a VC scent!
erymnarretrek – :
On my skin, this reeked of chocolate milk gone bad and something synthetic… perhaps the scented markers another user mentioned? I’m glad enough people don’t get the same nastiness.
230983 – :
This is winter sweetness…holiday cheers, bells, snow and candy…nice for a sweet sensual holiday party date..spray with a light hand..or the edt can get over sweet.. i like !
pashka1891 – :
I find Secret Craving to be too fruity/sweet. I isn’t straight-up fruity ~ it does have kind if a nice spiciness to it, but it just doesn’t doesn’t work for me.
AsLui – :
on my skin, it´s sweet, and powdery, i like it, although isn,t one of my favs. not too fruity, little bit spicy, absolutly more mature than the other mist of vs garden collection
denned – :
on my skin, it´s sweet, and powdery, i like it, although isn,t one of my favs. not too fruity, little bit spicy, absolutly more mature than the other mist of vs garden collection
omimerd – :
This smells like a mix between the drydown of the pre-reformulated Angel and Pink Sugar.
I wonder why the obvious patchouli note isn`t listed….
I clearly smell honey scented chapstick too, which is strangely nice.
And warm milk chocolate with strawberry scented erasers!
Warm and sweet fruity vanilla, but dense, deep and sexy. Not like “fresh and sparkly” fruits. Perhaps it`s even a bit “mature”, some might say. Smells like it would be expensive, but it`s not.
danacasey – :
Just got the splash & the lotion from an online store which means it was a blind buy
it reminds me of Gucci Rush !!!! the same warmness!!!
I guess its a wrong purchase in the wrong season its a hot spring-summer in my place
will give it a second chance next winter
rrp406Unlogrere – :
after smelling Pure seduction..*im loss of words* oh lord!*vomits* this is heaven really , i have learned to like this. since i have a full bottle, its actually pretty good. its vanilla, and then it is something more that i wanna call warmness or heat, it just smells warm!
оксик – :
This smells just like those Mr. Sketch scented markers that were popular in the ’80s–it smells like a cross between the black licorice scented marker and the blue berry-scented marker. It brings back so many memories. I love it. Cheap thrill!
radar44 – :
I have this in two kinds of lotion, and I have no idea why. I’m not really a big fan of it in lotion form. I mean, it smells good, it’s just that there isn’t enough scent there to really make it good. It’s like I can smell more plain lotion than anything else. which is crazy.
WerrYrixJilla – :
A nice daily for work or school. Soft vanilla and berries, a pretty straightforward fragrance without a lot of show that’s affordable.
Наташенька – :
Nice fruity berries, not very tart like black current. You do get the vanilla but, the berries take center stage. I have the eau de toilette and I thought it would last a bit longer than the body mists, but it really doesn’t last much longer than and hour and then you have to reapply. The nice thing about the eau de toilettes is that they are small 1fl oz glass bottles you can stick in your handbag for spritzing thorughout the day! Also a great deal when you buy 7 for $35 🙂
a-bulganin – :
This is sooooooooooooooooo sweet, its over powering if you put too much, but in my opionion i don’t like wearing this, i like pure suduction much better, get that, this is nasty..
north – :
This is one of them body mists that just basically makes you smell like you just come out the shower and washed with a fruity vanilla shower gel, its pretty enough, but its not one to make you really think oh i need this, forbidden pure seduction is one to make you think thats so nice.
nomad_berik – :
Secret Craving smells like a fruity (berries) version of Thierry Mugler Angel. *waits for the gasps from Angel fans to settle down* lol
It is a nice scent, I have it in body mist/spray form and it doesn’t last very long, I smell patchouli in this, though it’s not mentioned in the ingredients. I would imagine this would suit a sophisticated young woman or a playful mature woman.
Lizzocuouttib – :
Secret Craving is a darker sweet fragrance to me, not all sugary and light. I actually really enjoy it, but it has to be applied with a light hand because it is really easy to overdo it. It does last a pretty long time, and it is great for wear in colder months.
serjant007 – :
secret craving is a nice sweet scent which is suitable for people of all age groups, but its way too sweet for me. Highly recommended to people who love sweet scents!
Atopoummosy – :
My bestfriend has this and she wears it everyday. The scent really reminds me of pineapple cocktails and/or fruit salads despite the obvious absence of such notes – very fruity, sexy, sweet and radiating at the same time, which I really really love. Long-lasting too, you don’t have to reapply it several times a day 🙂
LilNi – :
Nice scent but the BBW black currant vanilla scent is FAR better!!
Slonotop – :
This was a blind buy online since the country I live in only has one Victoria’s Secret, which is on an adjoining island an hour away by metro.
On the initial spray, I was absolutely disgusted. It spelled exactly like plastic and alcohol, and also something spicy. It was definitely not for me, I thought. Where was the blackcurrant and vanilla I had been promised?
The initial top notes were also not my favourites. It smelled a tad too fruity and tropical for my liking, since I’m a fan of gourmand scents.
After it calmed down considerably, it smelled like blackcurrants and vanila, as promised. I own Bath and Body Works’s Black Raspberry Vanilla, which is very tart. This is a sharper, sweeter, but less tart and more refreshing version of that scent. That being said, though it is less tart, it is actually yummier than my B&BW, though that could be due to my current stated of hunger.
Overall, I prefer this to my B&BW, though I will need to wait for the scent to settle. Definitely a scent I will use in the future, though I’m not sure about repurchasing.
Statistik – :
This is nice-I got little gift set that had small lotion, shower gel and body spray. This reminded me of Ralph Lauren Hot. I have both and Hot is very simular to Secret Craving except Hot is fresher smelling. If you like Brown Sugar and Fig from BBW, and Hot, you will like this. I think its a bit softer than Hot and doesn’t project as well but it seem to last longer than some other VS fragrances
Rambo – :
woooo very strong like incense almost, this is not for me, I was hoping for something sweet. Oh well I will be returning this.
Alefff1972 – :
very sweet powdery … 😉
room – :
At first, it kinda smells like bubblegum to me.LOL Sweet with a little understated sexiness to it, and I have to agree, it does smell yummy too. I’ve recently started adding some of the VS Fantasies into my collection again because you can buy quite a few of them for a good price. When I was in my late teens-early twenties, the VS Fantasy line was all I bought because of the affordability. I use the shower gel and lotion and I get pretty good lasting power. Secret Craving, you are delish!
prolkon – :
I don’t know why, but after I spray it on my skin it just reminds me of my childhood…it’s sweet, comforting, and it totally brings me back to the time when I was a little girl. Maybe it smells just like a type of candy that I used to eat? Or a shampoo that I once used? I don’t know…but it smells really good.
flocks – :
To me, this is a delicious cool weather/evening scent. Not something I would reach for on a hot day, even though it’s just a body splash/lotion. The staying power is good and I can still smell it by the end of the day.
Smells like dark/sharp fruit and dark vanilla, if that makes sense. It’s yummy and definitely my new favorite scent from the vs fantasies line.