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Best Ladies Perfumes at Sephora: Top Smelling Fragrances

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Sephora has become a wildly popular retailer for makeup, fragrances, and other fashion accessories over the past decade. For one, it stocks some of the top fragrances from some of the world’s best luxury designers. It’s no coincidence that it’s parent company is the French LVMH, which is a powerhouse in luxury goods. For this list, I have selected 10 perfumes from the site and while is this by no means a complete list of the wonderful scents available at Sephora, it’s a really good place to start.

 

 

Bright Crystal by Versace- This long lasting scent from Versace adds a bit of musk to the fruity/floral notes which gives Bright Crystal a sensual and lovely aroma. My Review of Bright Crystal or List of Top Versace Perfumes

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La Vie Est Belle by Lancome– A gourmand type of fragrance mixing notes of praline, black currant, and other floral notes. Rich, complex, and good for the winter months. Top 7 Lancome Scents

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Miss Dior– A lush and sweet fragrance for ladies by Dior. A blend of fruits, florals, and sweets such as caramel. Quite sensual and distinct. Top Dior Scents

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Flowerbomb by Viktor and Rolf– Very beautiful and feminine scent which would serve well as a signature scent for any woman. Easily one of the best. Viktor and Rolf List

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Chloe– The classic scent from the Chloe line dating back to 1975. Clean, fresh, and evocative. Chloe is a warm and memorable fragrance who’s staying power extends through the day. Notes include: honeysuckle, jasmine, orange flowers. Best Chloe Perfumes

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Gucci Guilty– This scent from the Italian design house is sexy yet not overpowering and it’s use of pink pepper notes gives it a seductive spice. Also, has notes of peach and lilac which softens the scent and gives off a terrifically feminine vibe.

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Daisy by Marc Jacobs– Notes of wild strawberry, vanilla, violet, and jasmine among others. This is a fresh and long-lasting perfume with a lot of class. Top Marc Jacobs Perfumes  and Full Review of Daisy

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Romance by Ralph Lauren– Elegant and sultry floral perfume that will set off a romantic mood. Notes of rose, marigold, violet, ginger,  oakmoss, and musk. Great feminine fragrance. Best Smelling Ralph Lauren Perfumes List

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Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture– A fruity and floral scent with some candy inspired notes like vanilla and caramel. Viva La Juicy is clean, sophisticated, and sensual. Best Smelling Juicy Fragrances

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Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior– A rather pricey designer fragrance but Hypnotic Poison is a beautiful and sexy fragrance for women by Dior. There are two other Hypnotic Poison variations by Dior and each one stands out on its own.

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Versace Versus for Women Perfume Review

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When I received a shipment of cologne samples not too long ago, one of the vials that I ordered turned out to be a woman’s fragrance, Versace Versus. As such, rather than simply toss it our or give this sample away, I decided that I would wear it myself and post a review of this scent. Sure, I’m not the target demographic for this perfume but I still think I can adequately relate my experiences with it in this post.

 

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It seems that Versace reintroduced Versus again, after its initial run in the 1990s. I cannot seem to pin down exactly what notes are in this perfume, as I have seen multiple listings of ingredients. However, I do detect orange and other floral notes in its composition. Overall, I would classify this as a citrus/floral mix, which gives the perfume an overall brightness and a sharp quality to it.

Upon applying Versus, I first noticed that it hits pretty hard initially. The citrus notes have the most impact, right out of the gate, but it does settle down within an hour of use. Secondly, while I would characterize this scent as feminine, it isn’t ‘girly’ at all in my opinion. As a man, I feel like I can wear it and it wouldn’t feel completely out of place on me. It’s not totally unisex like something such as, CK One, but it does seem to skew the borders of unisex against the totally feminine.

I actually like this scent, as it has a nice and positive energy to it. I found that it turned more floral as time wore on but the citrus notes hung around and provided Versus with a clean heart. Also, I find that there is definitely a musk note in here as well, which adds some extra body to this perfume. Versus projects itself as a moderate fragrance after the initial application dies down a bit. I found that I got a good 6-8 hours of use out of it, on the days when I wore it as my primary fragrance.

Overall, I think that Versus is a very lovely perfume. It is both energetic and confident, which should bode well for use in casual situations. I think it smells wonderful but I wouldn’t say it’s a seductive perfume. As a man, I am definitely drawn to it, it is an alluring scent but not really sensual like some others would be. I’ve worn it on mild autumn days and found that it performed well but I think it would do better in slightly warmer weather…I don’t know about the depths of summer but definitely springtime. I give Versus a positive recommendation, though while it isn’t earth shattering, it’s a solid scent all around and may be worth checking out.