Benghal (for women)

guest_Lee,nose!

I just bought this fragrance purely for the description on the box! I am loving the smell on my wrist and keep having a wiff every couple of minuets, it is in a league of its own! Very unique well done Lancome its a brave move! Not your normal safe smelling fragrance!

guest_

Tem a ver com a pele.Eh muito particular.O perfume eh simplesmente maravilhoso!!!

sharyssa

Very spicy.To me it smelled like a bad version of Burberry London.I don't like this one but all in all Lancome has good perfumes.

sam

After spraying it smells exactly like apricot jam on me :-). The dry-down is more floral-musky. I really love to wear this fragrance spring or autumn-time, although it is supposed to be a summer perfume. One of my favourites from Lancome (No1 ever is Poeme)

tangledvines

I am always purchasing perfumes searching for that one beautiful, long-lasting scent, as I seldom find a perfume that lasts on my skin let alone one I find truly "beautiful". Just when I was about to wave my little flag in defeat..there she was! Like a diamond shimmering in a pile of coals: Benghal! Perfect! Sweet apricots mixed with a little spice. It's a unique and wonderful scent that actually lasts and lasts on my skin. I sprayed it on roughly 6 hours ago and I can still catch whiffs of it as I move around. This is a first for me.
The Lancome website says it is now discontinued. *Heart Broken* I was lucky enough to find a bottle of it, and I hope when I run out I will be able to seek out a bottle online.

sjanira

I tried a sample of this yesterday and for me, is one of those scents that you can't hardly smell. I put it on and in 5 minutes I couldn't smell a thing. the bottle in the other hand is pretty nice but the scent is not. It's not worth spending the money on it, I think Lancome can do better.

Moszatka

I don't like this, because of the ginger- I think. It can be similar to wet clothes on my skin. Not as good as I expected.

amanda

less sweet than tropiques but very interesting and modern scent, a bit masculine for me,

Nuppu

Now I have to make new review after purchasing this. First I did test it on airport over a year ago, liked it, try to forget it, but Benghal just keep alluring me in my memory until I just must go and get it. And I'm so glad I did it.

At first you get some citrusfruits and cardamon, then arrive big, bold duo of zesty ginger and sweet apricot. So delicius, but ginger keep everything nicely spiced up and not too sweet. I don't get jasmine or osmathus at all. Just bursting, hot'n spicy apricotjam, bright, colorful and so happy. And suits cool and rainy autumn well, too.

Benghal do have some exotic feel and even when it's fruity, it's nothing like most fruity fragrances. On many perfumes you can think "this one remind me of this and that one", but Benghal is new and special delicates, at least for me. Love it!

Ah, and the bottle is gorgeous and stylish.

Jalutschka

A nice fragrance, mixture of fruity notes (apricot, melon) and spices (ginger, a hint of cinnamon). It's surprisingly long-lasting on my skin and perfect for daytime wear in summer/spring, but I would not call it outstanding or brilliant, although it is much better than many of the fruit-salad-Escada-style scents on sale. Very pretty packaging and bottle.

guest_Tiya

I just bought this fragrance at a local T.J. Maxx and I absolutely love it! I was expecting something more subtle but I was amazed at the energizing aroma of the apricot (which is the most dominant) and the hint of something much more exotic. Overall, I love it!

lillybee

I just bought Benghal as an addition to its sibling fragrance Tropiques. I agree with Nuppu, I was expecting a deeper, heavier oriental, but because it's an Eau de Toilette, I knew there's going to be a twist. It's light, airy, fruity, reminds me a of a mixture of elemi, allspice and sweet orange-y citrus notes (I smell no ginger at all). The most dominant on my skin is the apricot from the first few minutes right till the end. It is sheer and fresh first then it becomes greener and deeper almost like vetiver then mellows down to a powdery sweet smoky and sexy skin-flavoured base (somewhat like Dalissime by Dali without the vanilla) Delicious, though somehow the apricot drowned out everything and it didn't last more than 5-6 hours on me, so it's a 4.5 out of 5 stars from me. Benghal is also available from online stores not just at airports so give it a try!

Nuppu

By the name you woud assume some spicy, oriental thing, but this one is fresh and green, ginger dominates. Very nice and I kick my self 'cause I didn't bought it when it was on hand.