Ultraviolet (for women)

Montie_M

Every time Paco Rabanne name comes across my mind, an imaginary description of something posh and futuristic suddenly flashed. Hence, I'd expected something...a bit metallic. Why? To be frank, as it is related with something futuristic, I remembered Star Wars movie saga. Perhaps, it is also because of a big influence from another movie titled Ultraviolet, starred Milla Jovovich back there at 2006.

Thus, when a heady violet dominated the top notes of Ultraviolet, I was slightly disappointed. I mean, where the metallic notes are, please. And, why violet? Is this a joke? And, all those negative yada-yada consumed and pierced my heart.

Came sharp pepper, yet its tenderness reached my nostrils. Still..a no-no! I thought of why both are not matched. Then, I found that it was just in my mind. Now, I always associated violet with something traditional while orange pepper reflected neo-classical fragrance.

Later, a woody rose peep-in, followed by sparkling rose. Then, all the roses got warmer until they were imitating the rose notes of YSL Paris or Lancome Tresor. It was even getting stronger over time. Minutes after, it is toned down slowly by a sweet woodsy vanillic notes of a composition mainly created by vanilla & cedar.

In my humble opinion, Ultraviolet is not futuristic but ultra-traditional. I am (not) in awe.

renneyg007

This just did not work for me at all. Sweet amber and that was it. Very synthetic and bland. There was nothing oriental. I tried it with Juicy Couture on the opposite wrist and in terms of lasting power JC won hands down! In all fairness I can see its attraction as it is not an obnoxious scent but i don't think it has any special element about it.

TURQUOISE

This one is the most interesting and pleasant synthetic fragrance I've ever sample before!..
There's something playfull in it but in a mystery way! Whenever I wear it on, I get a very strange feeling like a deja- vu from a journey I made in the past in Italy..

barbiot35

I think that's no oriental, but an intense and longlasting flowery one without overpower!
I smell an elegant and creamy yet seductive violet scent on it. I like it but my best friend is İN lOVE with it...

Annie_D

I can see how this could become too strong, the violet is a little intense but the vanilla tends to subdue it a bit on my skin. I like it, it is somewhat soft but still definitely violet on my skin. My friend said she kept gettin whiffs of me after I sprayed this and she said it smelled great on me. I think I have to add this to my collection. It will be perfect on those certain days when I want something definitely floral, but sweet at the same time.

persian_girl

Well, my friend was fond of this, but it contains something very heavy for me.. makes me feel headache.

Zocha

I bought a bottle charmed by this fragrance and enjoyed it for a while. Used a third of it and had to give it away I could not stand it!Intense vanilla-violet started to bother me a lot, and I don't like it anymore.

micutzadezy

i wear daily this perfume since i discover it.only in the night i change my perfume. it's just perfect for me and my boyfriend always wear the ultaviolet for men

Cris_Venesza

it's unique and remains on skin so soft and nice , i love it

Malegria

When it was extremely popular, I didn`t care too much for it, though I admit that it`s a very unique, one of a kind fragrance.My neighbor, a petite, huge blue eyed curly blonde, had this scent in her favorites and it left a magnificent trail in the entry of the house we lived in.A slightly plactic violet, a nice almond touch too. But it is almost too much for me. I am very fond of sweet, strong frags, and Ultraviolet is not particularly sweet, but it` s too intense, I guess.

snobuni77

Every time I wear this I love it even more =)
It seems very sexy to me tonight.A very sexy & Deep Floral that seduces.

tommy_girl

if you're looking for a modern oriental floral,you're exactly at the right place.
I had read so many different reviews about this one and I was so curious to figure out how it really smells.
at the first sniff I found out that there's the reason of these different opinions about it.it's like a paradox.
very sweet & warm,without any pepper but full of almond(to my nose) and it's all about jasmine,but a sweet jasmine.
after a while it's very similar to insolence,but it's sweeter.it should be because of violet and rose in the middle notes of both of them.
the dry down is all sweet too.not very long lasting at my opinion.

t03y03l

Pretty Intense fragrance.......

For me, it's perfect for the evening..and one spritz define it all....

I can't smell the vanilla notes everyone talking about though......

It's a real floral oriental ....

Kickin on the top and slowly became softer but not soft....don't wear it too much....it shocked people when u overdosed.... ;P

guest_t03y03l

Pretty Intense fragrance.......

For me, it's perfect for the evening..and one spritz define it all....

I can't smell the vanilla notes everyone talking about though......

It's a real floral oriental ....

Kickin on the top and slowly became softer but not soft....don't wear it too much....it shocked people when u overdosed.... ;P

snobuni77

This is definitely..Ultra.. Violet!I get lots of violet in this.
I bought the mini & I doubt I will be upgrading to the larger one simply because it is too flowery for me.It is a very sharp & pretty scent & it would suit floral (especially violet)lovers very well.
It doesn't have much depth to it but as it dries down I do get a little of the amber & vanilla.I really wouldn't call it an oriental floral though because the oriental is nonexistent on me.
I don't need to apply much of this to get the full effect so that's good.The lasting power is pretty good as well.
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I had to add that the bottle is terrible (on the mini anyway) I can hardly open it without it sliding out of my hands & forget it if you have no nails..you would never be able to get it open

Nicky_PL

It is very typical with its oriental character. It fits well its name - the main impression that it leaves is of a violet colour. But the scent doesn't fit the sci-fi look of the bottle - it rather reminds of an oriental delight than of another serie's properties of Star wars.
For me it suits special occasions and night clubs because of its strength.

Cherub573

Sweet but with a kick! I could always smell a bit of pepper in the top notes of this fragrance, followed by vanillic violet sweetness. The amber in the drydown was very subtle on me. This fragrance is very unique, I have never smelled anything like it before or since. It lasted 5-6 hours on me, too.

Viyella

I love this perfume. Again it was a present but I couldn't get enough of it. Sweet and warm perfect for a night out. But the best of the range is the shower gel. I just love it!

nauticaa

I wear Ultraviolet only in winter. It's somwhow conforting and warm, although I don't percieve it to be quite a nature- based perfume. It has something synthetic, artificial and constructed in it. I wear it when i want to feel like Barbrella or other sci-fi superhero.

trueperfumelover

it is an interesting nice intrigating perfume.it really defines the designer.the bottle looks nice too:).i would definetly want to wear it in the future.the only thing that s not so good is that the scent it s not very strong as i like but it lasts fairly long.

Makk

The Universe is inside me, I'm free with my imagination, I'm sensual, I'm sexual, I'm the sense of the world. I'm Ultraviolet!

tsofa

I just couldn't agree more with Suelle.I gave that bottle away too because noone could stand that dreadful smell.I had regretted a thousand times when i bought this perfume!!!

ultraviolet

really my favourite fragrance! i'm unable to wear anything else with the same pleasure!

lolita82

I like the smell very much on other and its rather a 1 off smell not 2 b confused. Problem is that it gives me a haedache. Bought it and gave it away...tried it after 5 yrs and still the same. a pity:(

Althea

I have a similar taste for perfumes with my sister. Today she sprayed on my wrist Ultraviolet, I used to walk around it, never caught my eye or interest. Wanted to wash it right away. The top notes were awful, can not describe it. I smelled it about 15 minutes later and it changed from awful to actually very pretty. I can smell beautiful rose, very soft violet and something slightly fruity. From pretty went to beautiful and after finishing writing going to buy it on internet. Very feminine and not heavy.

Luciana

con este perfume tengo una doble sensacion, esta muy bueno pero con el trancurso de los dias se torna monotono, me quedo un mal recuerdo de esta fragancia

F_A

This fragrance lasts quite long on my skin. It's sweet and a little spicy, feminine fragrance with a "hook" :)

Sedef

its so unique and soft! i really love this perfume but suitable for autmn or winter i think...

suelle

such a wonderful bottle.
such an awful smell.
I got too excited and tried it on myself. I was so desperated to make it go away, that I was considering biting my arm off.
It makes me nuts whenever I smell it. Nuts like putting fingers into my nostrils and run away shouting, because I can't kill that poor person that she wouldn't suffer any longer...

Silvery

I made a mistake when after a few minutes I threw out the paper with Ultraviolet's scent on it, and didn't wait half an hour or an hour :( But it overly reminded me of vegetables and spices. I couldn't think of anything but my grandma's kitchen... I know probably this feeling was caused by the orange pepper and coriander and pepper.

feyza

I love this parfume!very original,not resembling to any other.very fresh and at the same time sexy...my boy friend loves it.the fragrance lasts all day long.suitable for everywhere,everytime.I cannot take off it.

flugeltje013

I had this, but gave it away because it's really too much. It's very overwhelming and strong. It just bothered me and I didn't found it pleasant to wear.

Aeternitas

I don't love it, but I like it. Although I'm not interested, it's very unique and different. It's nice and smells like what I would imagine ultraviolet lights to smell like if they had a smell. However, it's not a smell I want to wear. It is definitely an oriental, it's slightly spicy on the first spray, and then it dries down to a sizzling sweet oriental floral. After that, it seems to disappear completely... hardly any lasting power. It would be longer lasting and more noticeable in the summer, probably. It's a nice casual scent. I will stick with my Black XS :)

guest_Zoe M

I know a lot of people who loves this one. But for me, uhmmmm I don't know.