The Lover Gap for women and men

This is a freshly sweet and very fruity patchouli scent. Nice and uplifting but I wish the lasting power and sillage were at least as in the case of Gap The Original, because 3 hours are definitely too short even for a realtively inexpensive perfume!
To me, The Lover is very relaxing and much more on the feminine side as regards unisex fragrances. I like it as a night scent, just before going to bed for it helps me unwind and forget the day's struggles.
I do not get the idea of the name, though. It could be "The Dreamer" or "The Healer", but nothing close to "The Lover"... there is not much sensuality about the fragrance.

I won this on eBay and wasn't particularly excited about it coming at all. I thought it was going to be one spray..."blah" and give it to mum or sister...but no,this is fantastic. Yes it is simple but in no way boring.
Every time I sniff my wrist I get another facet of the fragrance be it the peach or the patchouli. There is also the warm fuzz of ISO e super beneath the surface that gives the scent a more rounded feel.
There are a lot of niche companies out there that are charging silly money for similar fragrances that are not as nice as this. If you see this cheap it really is worth a 'blind buy'.

Its my favourite perfume. Well, one of my favourites anyway. I'm utterly in love with this. It turns me on a lot, but doesn't turn my man on so thats a minus, but i'd say it's a very confidence boosting perfume.

I like it. A lot, actually. It reminds me very much of SJP Covet.

The so-called list of The Lover's ingredients is just silly, there's much more going on than apricots, mint and patchouli and I'd bet that one of things going on is geranium.

I doubt if this is anyone's holy grail but it's brisk, invigorating, outspoken and it straddles the gender line with flair.

This is a nice one. The first time I tested it, it seemed way too masculine and heavy for me. Even a little suffocating. But when I tried it the next day it settled faster and I started to smell the apricot slightly balancing the patchouli, making it softer and warmer. Now I think this is really unisex, although a tiny, tiny bit more on the masculine side. Not exactly my thing but still very nice.

It lasts all day, although you may need to reapply once if you like your scent getting noticed because it loses its intensity after an hour or two.

Also it says on the box that in addition to patchouli and apricot there is a 'mint leaf' note.

I like this one but I am rarely in a mood that would make me want to wear this so its up for an EU swap if anyone is interested!

Update: swapped a while ago and now I find myself missing it a little. For me it's the type of fragrance that I don't use when I have it, but once it's gone I wish I had it somewhere close at hand to sniff every once in a while, although not necessarily to use.

I just got a 3.4oz bottle of The Lover blind over the internet because it was so cheap and the reviews were OK so I felt compelled to give it a try!

At first I was a bit confused about the smell. I knew it was classified as unisex but my first reaction was that it definitely smelled more male than female. It was heavier smelling than I was expecting, a bit spicy and I couldn't smell any fruit at all. It actually reminded me for some reason of Benetton Cold which is also a unisex scent and is OK but I'm not crazy about it. The difference though is that Benetton Cold is lighter and fresher, whereas The Lover initially smelled heavier and 'musty'.

The longer The Lover was on my skin though the more I started to like it. I thought it would be quite linear and wouldn't change much on my skin but it mellowed out and the spiciness wore off (thank god!). It then started to smell a lot softer, less heavy, more feminine and I could begin to smell the apricot peeking through. It actually was smelling quite sexy at this point and very much a skin scent.

So, I am liking The Lover now! I don't know that I'll grow to totally love it but I definitely do like it and it's another interesting scent in my (too rapidly expanding!) collection! If I had to grade it I'd give it 3 stars out of 5 at this moment but that might get even higher the more I wear it!

thats what the heck it smells like. obsession!!!!!!!! I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING!!!!!!!

Gap the Lover makes me hate Patchouli!!!. The patchouli in this fragrance is dirty and greasy-like. It's kinda manly and not attractive at all. There is no fruit to be found either because patchouli is so strong. It's not fresh nor clean to me. I might be smelling an old bottle. Why is it called the Lover? I am gonna call it the Stinker instead.

I love this one. It would be good on a man or a woman. Smells like sexy and earthy. The patchouli is not very dirty making it very wearable.

A very interesting EDT. Have similar input notes of apricot with a little floral, yet not lose its character so unisex. Its middle notes are a softer apricot, and mixed, and vanishes in a fragrance that seems to have a touch of leathery, fruity touches blend. Its base is almost equal note, only proliferates more that touch of leather.

It has ranging in age from young men to less than 60 years. Her time of year is universal. A fragrance that despite being fruit is dense, it is annoying but has a touch misteriosoy loaded. It stays on my skin for about 6 hours. Its use is preferable for intimate events, with romantic touches. Very interesting and fruit load.

To Fragrantica Admin:
For the GAP individual collection, there is a missing bottle in Fragrantica > Gap The Artist. I have it and I like to put my review here... hope you can add it soon.

Or anyone can guide me how to inform admin to add missing fragrance?

I don't think the olfactive piramid is just this, so simple! Must have more notes, but they were not written here.

This scent is amazingly different. For me it is the best of the "Individuals collection".
It reminds me, during its evolution, a little bit of Obsession by CK.
I receive a lot of compliments when I wear it.
It is sexy and has a great long lasting!

gap always gets their scents and names mixed up and they just dont compare to many of the other clothing store scents

this is generic smelling and i forgot what it smelled like instantly it was just that boring

These Gap series of perfume assemble simple fragrance with a very strong personality tag line (which is very Gap style-simplistic), the smell of The Lover really give you a warm, sweet feeling and give you a lover-feel, one note: it last very long on me, more than 8 hours.

This smells of patchouli and apricots, just as explained. Still there really isn't anything particularly sensual about this scent. What's important to the Gap and it's recent efforts in the fragrance market is the bottling and scent seem fresh, and inspire frequent usage... like soap! The problem with that however, is rather than selling a scent or an experience, they are playing into a lifestyle concept. For 5 dollars, it doesn't really bother me, but in all honesty, the scent rings kind of stupid.