Scent CoSTUME NATIONAL for women

Doesn't appeal to me, just tried a sample - tester. Smells to me like a liquid medicine. Not for me. Similarities to pencil shavings is quite a good description to me as previously said.

i like it,it is a little masculen maybe a bit aftershave style,but if you like strong and unique amber notes you must have.tea and hibiscus softens the burned notes and gives elegance feeling.sillage is perfect and very longlasting.

Smells very much like Prada Prada --but better!

I love this ! To me it´s very special and unique.

a very strong, long lasting scent. its really great an if you spray it on your clothes it lasts for days. very well done and not such a lollypop barbie fragrance. probably not for teens but for confindent women. great!

I can't tell which of the 4 notes listed here for Costume National Scent is opening this so-called Oriental Woody. This is a strange one- not complex enough to really qualify as an oriental IMO and too loud to be called a light scent. I get no tea or pencil shavings either. Others have described "strange opening notes",and I agree. Plus on my skin I get a screaming "plastic container" topnote. After about 20 minutes it calmed down enough to sniff the synthetic amber and it becomes more wearable, but not more desirable. Maybe this was something special in 2002 when it was released but as I sample this, I think there's so many better scents in the price range. Definately unisex, for what it's worth.

i got this at a discount store, it was cheap so i bought it! after trying it at home, I LOVE IT! i think it smells special, love the drydown, jasmine and hibiscus note. and besides, you won't find too many people sharing the same fragrance as yours! it's unisex, but actually more of the feminine side i must say. well, as a guy, i don't have to be too hard on having to be too masculine, it's playful, it's fun, just smile and enjoy the SCENT. LOVE IT!

Scent is a basic name, and basic is what this composition is. It's pretty, interesting and likable despite its simplicity. Scent is a fragrance that could easily appeal to anyone.

I find it a toned down, more floral version of Agent Provocateur's Strip. The jasmine and frangipani blooms are soft and slightly creamy, which are further complimented by rich notes of tea and amber. There's perhaps other spices also in this blend.

It has a beautiful sensuality, one that is almost unisex. I'd actually like to smell this on a man. There's a rich, ambery woodsiness about Scent which hints at masculinity. While Costume National Homme is the most masculine offering from the brand, I wouldn't dismiss Scent altogether as a fragrance for men also.

The opening of tea, jasmine and frangipani was quite aromatic to my nose. It had a lovely, soothing quality which I really enjoyed. As the fragrance progresses, the amber note becomes more prominent, before settling into a rich, ambery and powdery incense accord.

It's that smouldering sexiness which is conveyed through Scent that has gained this fragrance its fans. The longevity and the moderate to strong sillage has also won hearts. Scent may not be a modern classic and it may not be all that memorable, however this is one fragrance that manages to be quite captivating and a great success for the Costume National brand.

Another one that I gave to my husband and smells divine on him. I am so jealous about how beautifully dry this sits on his skin while the amber turns quite sweet on me.

Gorgeous fragrance though... I just have to appreciate it from a distance (sigh).

P.S. Am I the only one that finds a resemblance to CK's Euphoria?

I know what you mean with the pencil shavings...it has something of that in the top note and I also understand because of the top note why others call "scent" a bit dirty. By the way I kind of like this pencil shaving smell but it might not be for everyone.

The dry down takes a little while and while it continues "scent" becomes softer and softer, more warm and clean woody and slightly floral. Now scent reveals its heart's and drydown's beauty. I really love the nice mix of a hint of jasmine, a teaspoon of black tea and woods. In the base it gets also a bit sweeter which I like. It's definitely not a sweet frag anyway, it's rather dry. It reminds me of new wooden natural furniture (or nicely polished antiques) and an english summer garden.

This weirdly beautiful, slightly spicy, a bit contrary mixture makes it a very edgy and modern scent for casual and a bit hip, fast forward dressed women who would also wear Comme des Garcons scents. This is definitely not for girly girls, it's somehow feminine but it's not this pinkish in your face feminity. "Scent" is more for sophisticated modern women and tomboys.

Scent is essentailly a tropical infused tea scent sitting on a dirty amber base. It is awesome.

It begins with a fruity hibiscus/jasmine and delicious brusque loose leaf black tea and yes, it does have that pencil shaving-esque tone to it, this comes from a rather musty woods note (not listed).

The amber which comes out in the drydown is of the dirty, smeared 'skid-mark' kind, not the softly polished rounded 'pearl' type found in Prada EDP for example.

My husband, upon being accosted with Scent, said is smells just like aftershave. I interpreted this to mean he was volunteering himself for a unisex Scent experiment.

Results? It smells the same on his skin as mine although he is convinced it is butch and unsuitable for feminine wear. Ha! Little does he know...

How can a scent feel so potent yet so gentle at the same time?
Like a beautiful woman practicing taichi with a sword - it seems effortless but nonetheless very powerful. For me, the beauty and gentle strength of Scent makes it a pleasure to wear.
I smell incense and faint flowers throughout. While dry woods seems to dominate at the opening this settles down balanced by notes of light tea and a drop of softening amber. On my skin it all has a light almost sparkly sillage, and very good longetivity without ever feeling heavy. Notes here might not be extraordinary, but I find the blend unique and difficult to describe by comparing with others.
A favourite of mine.

I like it in a bottle,but on me it smells like...iiuuuu.....sweat =(

The last fragrance that threw me off my feet and made my love a very lasting and hardcore one was cdg-8 88.
this one is another one of those fragrances that you might love or hate: me defenitely love!
it is sensual, somewhat flowery/sweet, somewhat spicy/woody and it drives me crazy - it's something i love to smell and i know the smell, but can't place it... not only I but boyfriend and friends altogether stuck to my neck and hair when i wear it ;)
a keeper.

edit:12/17
I wear it often now that I was able to snag a bottle ;)
And defenite possibility of unisex! A friend of mine puts it on regularly when visiting, and it suits him well too!

Hmmm, this one has surprised me. Not necessarily in a good way, but not exactly bad either. I've heard all these reviews about perfumes smelling like "pencil shavings", but not until now have I experienced it for myself!

Strange opening notes I couldn't decipher, and then this settled down into a unique woody scent of...yes, that's right, pencil shavings. It made me feel like I was in shop class! I missed the jasmine entirely. Here and then I kept thinking I might have detected a tea note, but it was gone before it even really registered.

If I could detect the amber and jasmine, I think this might be really interesting...alas, 'tis a bit boring to my nose.

Oh, i Love Scent. It's a very distinctive ambery floral (jasmine) bright and heady, but with a nice subtle radiance. Lovely Scent