Description
Bvlgari launched the Splendida Collection in 2017 with three fragrances Iris d’Or, Rose Rose and Jasmin Noir. ” In January 2018, the collection is joined by Magnolia Sensuel whose creation is signed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier. The new perfume deals with the theme of magnolia flower as one of the shortest-lived flowers that brings an intensive aroma.
Magnolia Sensuel is announced as an extremely rich fragrance, mysterious and seductive. It opens with citrus top notes described as sparkling, light and fresh. The floral heart of magnolia is enriched with white flowers of jasmine and orange blossom. The base is described as sensual and woody with the scent reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.
Bvlgari Splendida Magnolia Sensuel is available as a 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Mihj – :
It is very Bvlgari smelling and very expensive smelling.
I like that a lot.
A complex white floral.
I like how it smells so classy, one can just tell right away that this smells expensive.
It’s very suitable for autumn.
And the red bottle is super pretty.
A great perfume.
Sergey2083 – :
More intense, powdery, more luxury version of Lancome Miracle
akqqqq354 – :
I’ve had Magnolia Sensuel for a while now.I had to think about this one for a while before I posted. It’s Interesting and more complex that the notes would let on.
I’ve read the reviews here prior to purchasing it. But, I bought it anyway.I think I figured this one out.
This perfume seems to really work with body heat and on very moist skin. When I get out of the shower and dry off, I spray myself with argan oil and massage it in. Then I spray the BMS on my warmest parts. My cleavage, Navel, Back of My Neck, and the Brachial Area (inner elbow/arm crease). When I do, …this perfume really opens up. It becomes so aromatic, balsamic lightly floral. It’s incredible. Almost like a crushed fresh Sassafras leaf with some rich floral mixed in. It is actually incredible.
But,other times if I just spray it without moisturizing and spray it on the wrists, etc. I get a lightly rancid, waxy smelling magnolia (which is what a fresh picked magnolia flower actually smells like) that quickly fades into a lightly barely detectable orange blossom type scent.
When I read reviews on this perfume. I saw alot of people said it was a “personal perfume”. I finally get what people mean. This is a very “personal” perfume. Firstly, when I wear it. I wear it for me.Just for me to enjoy.
Secondly, When I properly wear BMS (sprayed on warmer body regions),I get these little aromatic whiffs that make me happy and I can’t stop sniffing. It reminds me of my childhood home in the woods with all the floral trees and sassafras trees.
Lastly, after the first 30 minutes no body can really smell it but me. Especially given the areas I spray.
It’s really a nice perfume. But,in order to really appreciate the magnolia that’s in it. I think you would have to know what real fresh picked, raw, and crushed up magnolia petals really smell like. Up close and personal. Not just the essential oils you buy. There were 6 large Magnolia trees outside my bedroom window for the first 22 years of my life. I climbed, played many times in those trees. Even escaped a few times as a teenager. But, I would always pick the flowers and squish them, smell them, play with them. Fresh Magnolia especially in large abundance can have a rancid, waxy scent. But it can also have a lemony floral scent that’s toe tingling. This perfume is schitzophrenic like that. Sometimes it’s one way, and sometimes it’s the other.
simple-poker – :
i am a male but i love this perfume, this is a succes for me!
vova1111 – :
Ok listen to me.
The bottle is absolutely gorgeous it’s a dangerous one because you can easily desire it because of the bottle design. So I would not be surprised if there were many blind buys in this!
However if you absolutely love wearing classic sensual white florals and orange blossom this is the one, it’s vanilla, silky and velvety scented. It’s warm, florally sweet, it’s the same warm vibe like pour femme intense by dolce and gabanna
It arouses my senses.. I feel sexy I instantly want to flick my hair, get flirty put on some red toned lipstick and wear some tight jeans black court shoes , almond toe and strut my stuff off to a date!
Mzurilove XXxxsmOOchesxxXX
Overius – :
I can’t seem to find this at any of the stores (major department stores) where I live.
I REALLY would love to acquire this
absepCast – :
Liking this one , it is rather bright, and smooth, no sharp edges here…i detect the vanilla from the start, it is soft, and not the candy type…this is elegant, proper, with a classy vibe…I can see myself wearing it lots in the fall and winter…utterly feminine , smooth floral , nicely done…now, not sure I see similarities with Black opium which is more straightforward gourmand…Magnolia sensuel isn’t gourmand per se , more a warm floral..and nothing heady about it..I think it will please lots, it isn’t like groundbreaking, but very pleasant..it is womanly, don’t expect a modern out there perfume here !
tuckBorkchoic – :
Well. I am no fan of mr. Cavallier and there are no surprises here. This is not bad but it is not surprising. It is a femminine floral scent with no main theme. It is like a nice red velvet curtain of a theater, yet no actor appears, no play begins. Ok, nice building.
The drydown reminds me of a million white florals.
One thing that’s good about this is that it supports the white floral trend in the summer market. No more fruitchoulis thank god:)
fkvfp – :
The berry colored release from Bvlgari is targeted towards younger audiences while Iris D’Or and Jasmin Noir seem to be the option of a more adult audience. It lasts at around four-five hours, with sillage close to the wearer. The sprayer on the bottle is very generous with the distribution of the scent so I guess maximum two spritzes are enough to enjoy the scent.
From the very beginning you can tell that it’s a spring-summer fragrance,especially summer I think. Initially it’s a non descript sharp floral green scent. Caramelic, there is that mainstream sweetness running through, a cute, feminine, summery beachy scent. Shampooish even. As it develops it seems to stabilize between young and mature, it’s not 16, it’s not 45, it’s between 22 and 35. An occasional touch of sensuality and the smell of makeup. At one point I thought it jumped out of the ’90s. The smell of hairspray. Did Magnolia Sensuel turn out to be more complex than it looked…
Give it time to develop really. Only at the end the orange blossom and the acrid waxy magnolia became more prominent. If I had to put a color to this it would be pink. Charming little perfume, polite, discreet, well-mannered. Perfume for a ballerina maybe, I would pair it with ruffle floral print dresses.
But I didn’t get my white floral dose as much as I wanted to. That’s why I won’t need it.
Kiselek – :
Magnolia is one of my favorite flowers and this is a sensual rendition of it. Opens with citrus notes and orange blossom. In the heart phase the delicate magnolia note struggles to stay relevant. My overall impression is a creamy orange blossom-dominant scent with citric magnolia in the supporting role. The dry down is supposed to be a “vanilla ice cream” according to the manufacturer’s description. What I get on my skin is a hint of musky, vanilla-drenched patchouli with the orange blossom still lingering in the background. The name would suggest that this is a magnolia soliflore, however, I think it’s a beautiful mixed-floral instead that deserves a “golden” bottle instead of a dark red one to match the juice inside. I can see this being great in any weather or occasion. Staying power was around 4 hours and, from the first moment, turned into a skin scent despite spraying 4-5 times in the same spot. Recommended for orange blossom & magnolia lovers or for those who are looking for a gentle, classy, and creamy floral.
B3PbIB – :
I was very much looking forward to Bvlgari’s Splendida Magnolia Sensuel being released in my country, especially seeing that I am yet to find my holy grail Magnolia scent.
First things first, that bottle is to die for. The burgundy packaging with its heavy gold lid is very luxurious and classic. If aesthetics were my thing, I would buy this fragrance for the bottle alone. Thankfully the scent is excellent too.
The dominant magnolia accord in Splendida Magnolia Sensuel is rich and heavy rather than light and airy. This is a cold weather scent, especially with the somewhat dense drydown, consisting of patchouli, orange blossom, pulpy tangerine and white musk. Sensual, this fragrance most certainly is.
Bvlgari has done an excellent job with Splendida Magnolia Sensuel. It has sparked new life into the Splendida range and has provided some much-needed elegance that was severely lacking for a few years as the brand churned out countless ‘tropical’ inspired Omnia flankers.
Those that were expecting a lush white floral may be disappointed, yet I am thrilled with the result. Here’s hoping that this latest release will remain part of Bvlgari’s permanent line-up for many years to come.
С.Т.А.Л.К.Е.Р. – :
I don’t know why this is not rated higher but the scent from this fragrance is gorgeous! I based this from the tester and the magnolia notes just smell divine. The creamy floral notes are smooth and the musk gives this a sensual feel. I would definitely wear this in the evening. This is quite pricey though which is why I didn’t buy it.
Update: Hubby bought me the perfume for Mother’s Day so I will start wearing it now that the days and nights are getting cooler. Love it!!
MerTwec – :
First of all I want to talk a little about Lancome Miracle which was a love of mine several years ago. I remember about 5 years ago we went on a trip with family and when we wanted to come back home, in airplaine salon there was a woman who was walking and as she was walking , I was blowning away by her beautiful frgrance. When I asked her about her perfume , she showed me Lancome Miracle. That day I tested Lancome miracle and I was in love with that amazing fragrance and bought that. Unfortunately they have reformulated that beautiful perfume and now I don’t like new reformulation anymore. In Lancome miracle vintage version Magnolia played a very important role. After lancome miracle went under reformulation, I was seeking for a new perfume as a substitute and this journey lasted for more that 5 years. Finally I found my new love. About one week ago I was in a perfume shop for testing new perfumes and suddenly I saw Bvlgari Magnolia Sensuel and told to myself I should test this one. When I opened the cap, I fell in love with this magical smell. This is one of my very best perfumes of all time. It reminded me of lancome miracle (vintage version, before reformulation) and I got really happy. I went home and made my decision. I couldn’t forget that majestic smell. Yesterday me and my brother went to the shop and I bought Bvlgari magnolia and it is one of my best perfumes. I don’t want to exaggerate. This perfume is not very strong in cillage , but when you spray it over your skin and also your clothes, it projects about 30 minutes to 1 hour and it will then turn into a skinscnet and you can feel it about 3 to 4 hours which is satisfying. I know that if it was stronger, it would be better ; but I am soooo in love with this fragrance that I can ignore its softness.
This perfume gives me tranquility and whenever I use it I feel I am in a garden or in a flowe shop. Main player in this perfume is Magnolia which is in best form and best quality. I can feel some soft tangerine rhyme combine with musk and a little amount of vanilla with a very very small amount of patchouli. I don’t like patchouli, but here it is not so much and totally this is a very high quality perfume.
I just love love love this perfume and it is among my 10 best perfumes of all time, maybe the best one (I think so).
Thank you all for spending your time to read my review. I tried my best to tell the truth about this perfume and I hope you like it. Love you all. Kissessss
از اونجایی که توضیحاتی که به انگلیسی نوشتم خیلی ممکنه طولانی باشه، خیلی خلاصه وار نظرم رو در مورد این عطر میگم. من عاشق ادکلن مریکل از برند لنکوم بودم که رایحه ی غالب اون عطر رو مگنولیا تشکیل میداد، اما متاسفانه اون عطر زیبا ریفرموله شد و دیگه کیفیت سابق رو نداره. حدود 5 سال بود که دنبال عطری میگشتم که شبیه به لنکوم مریکل باشه و بوی مگنولیا رو به بهترین فرم ممکن بتونم از اون بگیرم و بعد از تست کردن صدها عطر طی این چند سال، ناگهان خیلی شانسی در فروشگاه روژا چشمم به این عطر جدید بولگاری (بولگاری مگنولیا سنسوئل) افتاد و به خودم گفتم چه شیشه ی خوشرنگ و جالبی داره و بذار یه تستی ازش داشته باشم. وقتی در شیشه رو باز کردم که بو کنم، مدهوش شدم از کیفیت و زیبایی این رایحه. بعدش هم عطر رو روی کاغذ بلاتر اسپری کردم و اون روز حدود 15 تا عطر خیلی خوب رو تست کردم و یادمه که از همین عطر بولگاری بیشتر از همه خوشم اومد (البته از دی اند جی پوغ فم هم خیلی خوشم اومد) . خلاصه چند روز گذشت و نمیتونستم از فکر این عطر خارج بشم و تصمیم گرفتم بخرمش. خلاصه دیروز خریدمش و از خریدم راضی هستم. اصولا من از عطرهایی استفاده میکنم که پخش و ماندگاری بالایی داشته باشن. این عطر به این صورت نیست که پخش و ماندگاری خیلی بالایی داشته باشه، ولی اینقدر خوشبو و باکیفیت هست که از خیر پخش و ماندگاری بالا بگذرم. وقتی این عطر رو اسپری میکنم، حدود یکربع تا نیم ساعت بوش پخش میشه و بعدش دیگه میشه یه رایحه ی خیلی ملایم که فقط خودم میتونم حسش کنم (یا اگه کسی نزدیکم بشه یا بغلم کنه) و ماندگاریش روی پوست و لباسم حدود سه تا چهار ساعت هستش که قابل قبوله . به نظرم اگه یه عطر خیلی هم بوش بمونه، واسه ی آدم تکراری میشه و حتی در مواردی ممکنه باعث سردرد بشه، ولی خب ، این عطر بولگاری به نظرم در نهایت دقت و زیبایی ساخته شده و به عاشقان روایح گلی پیشنهاد میکنم که حتما حتما این عطر زیبا رو تست کنن و اگه دوسش داشتن بخرن، چون ممکنه سالهای بعد یا ریفرموله بشه و یا اینکه دیسکانتینیو بشه. در کل این عطر یکی از ده عطر برتر زندگی من هست و شاید هم بهترینشون باشه. خیلی خیلی دوسش دارم. ببخشید اگه توی نوشته هام غلط تایپی ممکنه داشته باشم،چون این متن رو با خستگی فراوان الان تایپ کردم و ساعت از 3 بامداد گذشته. امیدوارم توضیحاتم تونسته باشه به کسانی که این متن رو میخونن کمک کنه. سعی کردم در کمال صداقت بنویسم. مرسی که وقت گذاشتید و خوندید. دوستتون دارم. بوووس بوس
Denis198227 – :
It’s floral and quite shampoo like. Very light, basically a skin scent, but longevity is good.
Bird_1970 – :
It‘s very clean scent, I find it similar to Gucci Bamboo and like someone said before L‘instant de Guerlain EDT. Go for it if you like such scents 🙂 beautiful and sensual
WismKegeste – :
Smells like flower petals mixed with something sweet. It smells velvety and silky, like you would expect from petal or even bouquet. It smells rich. It can fit some elegant ball, celebration day and even gothic style. I can sense there vanilla, some traces of spicy and musk, but those isn’t main notes here. This is rather for adult woman. It is somewhat fresh, as you would expect from flowers. Color of this bottle fits it well.
Disappointingly after about less than a hour patchouli joins and it becomes more resinous and soapy – floral fruitchuili… all it’s realistic, mysterious, sensual floral magic is gone.
Aginuetoing – :
If I hadn’t received a free sample of Mongolia sensual,I would never try to find and test it.I heard tones of negative comments from my friends and honestly I was surprised when I sprayed it on my hand.I’m going to be the odd one here but it was a like at first sniff and a “like it even more” after giving it some time.
I agree that it’s simple and is not outstanding but I don’t want every perfume to be revolutionary.believe me I love the fantasy trip a perfume can take us too but I also appreciate simple and pleasant,non-challenging ones which make me and everyone around me feel good and it’s not as simple as numerous solinote niche fragrances with higher price
Magnolia is the strongest note as it’s name suggests.I love magnolia and it really shines here.a natural magnolia but not a really fresh or green one.I can also smell a hint of other white florals.probably jasmine.I can detect tangerine but it stays in background.what I mostly smell is mongolia grounded by musk and vanilla,which are creamy and soft here and create a very pleasant,sensual and ladylike scent.it lasts for an impressive time but sillage never passes moderate which is a pity.I think it’s wearable year round,both days and nights
I don’t know how much it is as I haven’t seen it in a perfume shop yet but I’d really love to have a bottle whenever I can afford
Edit:
After using up my sample vial I can see that I love this perfume.all in all I’m not a bvlgari fan and I’ve not tested other members of splendida line.bvlgari omnia amethyst had been my only bvlgari love until I tested magnolia sensual.I decided to buy it and enjoy it’s silky,clean scent during this spring and summer but…
OMG it’s very very expensive.a 50mil bottle is not available here and a 100mil one is more than 100$!! Though I really like it and find it pleasant,I don’t want to pay more than 40-50$ for it.I don’t know what’s going on in perfume world that I’ve been facing so many nonrealistic price tags these days.this is def a beautiful perfume but it’s simple and has soft to moderate sillage so I highly believe 50$ top would be an appropriate price for it’s big size.the same thing goes on for most other designers perfumes.
In past people used to buy a single bottle of perfume and use that for a year,so it’s price wouldn’t be a real deal breaker but nowadays there comes an interesting flanker every months and a lot of people buy more than one perfume per month.I’m one of these people.I’m a perfume addict and a buyaholic,me and my husband are both working,we’re not poor but not rich either.just like most of people out there and I really can’t continue buying perfumes with the prices designer brands ask for their offerings.they’re as expensive as a lot of niche fragrances.
If they continue this way,I have no choice but buying cheaper celebrity perfumes,Alrehabs and such friendly priced perfumes.I believe a lot of other buyers are going to decide the same soon or late
Sorry for nagging and writing this long irrelevant things here.I just couldn’t control myself anymore
futtipfug – :
Splendida Magnolia Sensuel is a flanker by Bvlgari Splendida perfume line that appeared in 2018. Unlike its predecessors, Splendida Jasmin Noir, Iris d’Or and Rose Rose that were created by Sophie Labbe, known for very successful Armani She and Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne, Magnolia Sensuel is the work of Jacques Cavallier. Pictured as an ode to magnolia flower, a flower that doesn’t last for long but has an intensive aroma that seduces the senses of every living thing on this planet for millions of years.
Splendida Magnolia Sensuel composition is simple, floral with mild citrus and musk decorations, like the magnolia flower itself that has mild citrusy undertones. Sadly, this is where the success of this perfume ends. The only good thing is a faithful recreation of magnolia scent in the scent of the perfume and emphasizing the citrus tone by adding tangerine. Occasionally the perfume is too organic like the stale floral scent of the flower shop. The characteristic of a good perfume is to take the scent and lift it to artistic heights, give it some spirit and character, interpret it in a new, original way, make combinations that not only give us unusual way of looking at something we already know but sometimes open our imagination for ideas and harmonies we haven’t seen. Bvlgari Splendida Magnolia Sensuel failed miserably in this and many other aspects.
The longevity and the projections are Achilles heel for a number of Bvlgari perfumes. I personally don’t mind that. Not every perfume has to be like an atomic bomb whose effects can be felt through walls, space and time like Hypnotic Poison or Le Male. The lacknes of longevity and projection a perfume has to make up with originality, skillful composition and scent note harmony that make it a perfume and not deodorant or air freshener. In Splendida Magnolia Sensuel case, Bvlgari’s prototype flaws are not fixed and the result is under the average, prosaic, already seen boring, characterless, oudated…. I could go on like this for ever…tiresome and uninspirational perfume. Splendida Magnolia Sensuel is an unworthy surprise from the brand that gave us Bvlgari Black and Jasmin Noir. Magnolia Sensuel, in fact, is not SPLENDID at all.
andruhin – :
If you are missing the discontinued Valentino Rock’n’Rose, test Splendida Magnolia. It is a sister scent. Feminine, flowery, lightly sweet, elegant. The staying power is good, projection is moderate.
Toxanikonov – :
It smells like L’Instant EDT, but without the zestiness of mandarine/citrus and with more detectable jasmine and musk. It’s like the scent of skin shortly after the shower – sultry, creamy, somewhat vanilic-“cheese-y”? (in a good way) with delicate jasmine note. Similar to saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) (but not the same) and Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata).
Color: Light coral.
YARDA42 – :
Oh, what a shame( Hi, L’Instant!
On me it opens just like Guerlain’s creation. Only without annoying honey.
I’m still sure that there are enough notes not to make so alike fragrances. Maybe better launch less fragrances, but unique.
Baaaaaaaaaaaad(((
jbl385intitytek – :
this is so similar to LV apogee created by the same nose .. no doubt
Piorninharexs – :
I didn’t liked this one. The opening reminded me of old plant water and some floral aquatic fragrances that i don’t like. Later, it gets better. It turns into a sweet, rich magnolia. Really opulent and sensual, but unfortunately, this stage ends quickly. It then gets very citrusy, soapy and a bit bitter. At the very end, i get a musky, creamy vanilla, but the citrus doesn’t leave. It also gets a bit powdery.
This perfume is not bad made, it smells expensive and mature, but it is nothing for me. But i am sure that people looking for an intense aquatic floral will like this.
It is also a good fresh fragrance for winter.
It is very cold too, so keep that in mind, and please don’t overspray!
cyv033speagoessenda – :
Not Fresh or white floral, not citrus either. It’s creamy musky kind of smell, nothing to remember. Longevity is weak too, about 3hours. I expected more from Bvlgari.
oligarh46 – :
Woody, Musky, Powdery, Sensual. very nostalgic but not characteristic. this is not fresh floral that notes said.
Olga777 – :
Performance wise, it’s very subtle on skin, creamy and smooth. It’s become slightly more than a skin scent after 4 hours, so you can still smell it, but it doesn’t project too much. I used one spray of it today on my hand and can still smell it. I really like what they’ve done with the Splendida line. More refined, elegant and luxurious smelling than before. The colour of the bottle represents the juice perfectly.
kloks – :
I would definitely say it reminds me of black opium, minus the coffee accord. It’s a lot more prominent with the floral element. Definitely a sensual feminine fragrance. Has a similar body to Jasmine Noir, but not as deep, more creamy with the musk.
alex23964 – :
This fragrance is available to smell. Smelled it in September t a launch party with the international trainer leading the event. Just because you haven’t seen or smelled it, doesn’t mean other’s haven’t. Let people vote in peace.