Tentations Paloma Picasso for women

This is too sweet for me. I prefer 02 L`Air du Desert Marocain (Tauer) or Chantecaille Kalimantan. This reminds me of White Shoulders... but I have not smelled that since i was a teenager... but that is what it reminds me of. I get no spices or cinnamon or incense or pepper...where are the middle and base notes? The flowers are too overwhelming. Bummer, cuz the notes shown look devine! Oh well! If you are a white flower lover you will like this.

This is the "pepperiest" fragrance I know !!
It was a present from my father to my mother years ago, and I still remember right now how my nose did sting when she was applying it.

Would be a first choice for someone who likes peppery fragrances.

This is a very sharp fragrance! When i sprayed it today i was afraid i might suffocate because of all the spices bouqet in it! I literally wanted to cry so sharp it was.
I can clearly detect a lot of pepper,carnation and cinnamon all dissolved in vodka! This is the opening. It is soooo overwhelming that i had to open a window to be able to breathe. then after 20 minutes it becomes more under control and not that loud though those notes from the beginning, especially carnation with pepper are dominanting but flower notes are added. It becomes more pleasant and reminds me in some way of the Fendi´s "Asja", though Asja is more sweet than sharp and while i thought that Asja was one of the sharpest and spiciest fragrances i own by far, now i know that this one is even more sharper and spicier and on behalf that Asja seems to be even very pleasant. This is a strictly winter time fragrance and i just can´t imagine how someone would want to wear this in warmer season. But still, while here where i live is still a lot of snow and cold at the moment i think i would only use it sparingly during Christmas time.
Very complex fragrance with good staying power but i guess it is not what i´d like to smell like. I put it next to my "Asja" and will wait until better times....

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!
Continuing my previous comments on TENTATIONS. I still have the 'real ' one, as well as the one made by chemists from a 'fake' company.

I put the real one, heavily concentrated on the backs of my hands for easy access to the dry down.

While it is still faint to me, I can now see what people like about it. I just wish I could smell it more/ stronger. There is a wonderfully syrupy licquer smell that is definitely attractive. I think actually it is a combination of the grape and vodka. Hmmmm I could very much get into THAT kind of scent.

I think this might be one that I wear just for me to get smell fixes once in awhile... for ME.

If I were able to find a designer reproduction place that would make it really strong, or if there was a place to get it as an EDT or EDP for about 3.4 oz at a reasonable price, I would be willing to wear it in such a way to share with others.

Until such a day....

OK, I've been exploring the 'fake' tentations and the real one. I got a very tiny version of the EDP on line. In looking at the notes that are provided by this website, Tentations looks like my king of scent. I tend to gravitate to the clove, cinnamin, carnation, heliotrope, genre. Tentations has so many notes that I really like.
HOWEVER upon trying it in BOTH versions, It's very strange, and I realize this might be my body chemistry. ...but, I can hardly smell it, and it dies down on my body almost immediately. BOTH VERSIONS. The 'fake' version was definitely very weak, and SADLy the 19.99 the 0.17 Oz version that I got that was supposed to be the EDP version, ...I could hardly smell anything!!! I wish I could smell what it looks like it should smell like by the notes, but I don't get anything of the scent that is is supposed to be. Maybe the versions I received are not pure or concentrated at all. Hmmm we'll see. Maybe I'll lookd for a different version. I'll let you all know either way.

Hello All,
Regarding Tentations, I have seen lots of examples on EBAY. UNFORTUNATELY, they can still be pretty pricey. I did find one for 16 dollars and something, though with free shipping. Thing is you have to really keep searching. I use the 'watch' feature on the EBAY site and then snipe at the last minute. I got this one on a snipe. You watch it, then when there is only about a minute left ( 30 seconds is even better) put in the highest price you are willing to pay. I got a lot of perfumes that way.
WITH THAT SAID, I would like to recommend THE COMMON SCENTS company who makes imitation oils of the scents. What I did was get the 'real' TENTATIONS, then I got the oil 'designer type' from The Common Scents. THEY SMELL EXACTLY the SAME. This is ALSO the case with JICKY by guerlain, L'aire du Temps, HYPNOSE, JOY and several others. I have a little of the REAL versions of each of these perfumes, so I was able to COMPARE real to fake. I'm known for having an acute sense of smell and I have to say, I could not tell the difference. Even on the JICKY.

I ENDED UP WRITING THE COMPANY and mentioned some of the Hard to get HIGH END scents that are no longer in the mainstream. Apres L'Onde ( guerlain) Maja (Myrurgia) Nuit De Noel ( Caron) Sublime ( Jean Patau ) to name a few. I indicated that they might want to look into what is producing bidding battles on EBAY and then they could start getting their chemists to make the oils. They are on Ebay already for a few of your more common 'right now' Designer scents like , but also have some of the really nice older scents that we all love.

I asked them about several, including perhaps including LEMPICKA MIDNIGHT, which I've had some major bid battles with on Ebay. They said that if people email them, and they get enough requests for these wonderful older scents, that they will start carrying some of them.

They have 1/3 oz roll ons, as well as ONE OZ roll ons and some others.
I'll post the comment about The Common Scents on some of the other reviews so that more people can get a hold of them.

As far as I know they use the pure scent. It's wonderfully strong and stays true.

As far as review on Tentations, Yes, I like it. I'm not sure where it fits in my harmonics of life, yet, but I wear it just for me to smell on a give day, so that's OK.
In your browser, just type in
PURE DESIGNER OILS, and similar key words and you should be able to find the oil company.

I have had the same conversations with HAYWARD ENTERPRISES. they are good, but a little more expensive.

it may be discontinued, but it's still available, and not so hard to find on the web ;-)

But we can no longer enjoy this equisite and unique perfume as it has been discontinued. There must be a way to get it back on the market. Any suggestions?

Although I like to vary my fragrance a lot, I ALWAYS come back to Tentations. It's like coming home on a cold winter's day, the scent of Christmas and all things comforting and warm.
When I see the number of tasteless, sickly fragrances which glut the market today, I could almost weep that a product so elegant and refined has been discontinued. This perfume should be venerated, like Chanel no 5, Poison or Opium, something every perfume shop should ALWAYS have in stock, and every woman should have, at least, tried!

This is a really beautiful fragrance and so similar in scent to the other fragrances (arpege and tresor) it was stored with, I had to check the official notes to the perfumes. Sure enough, they all share openings of bergamot and peach mixed with other florals (and now that I think about it, it's obviously missing Arpege's neroli and aldehydes and tresor's dark and syrupy rose.)

Tentation's opening is made unique by the vodka note which is a bit sharp not not overpowering. The opening fades quickly into the middle notes: lots of florals, (tea roses, carnations, jasmine - a big bouquet of summer flowers) combined with pleasing and unexpected spice notes of clove and cinnamon.

The base is dark, warm and resinous - a little sticky. There's a bit of a honey/vanilla scent - which is strange because it's not listed as a note. Must be the Tonka bean. This is a mature evening scent. Beautiful, although I don't think it would be among my usual choices.

If you love Cinnamon this is the right perfume for you mixed with gardenia
Yummy Perfect for your Signifigant other
who want's to suggle on a cold Christmas
Eve By the fireside Very warm and sweet
it will melt your heart.

Could anyone tell me if this is still in production? I remember my mom used to wear this and loved it. It's a very sensual, classy perfume, but it is very hard to find.

In this you can even taste the carnation in your mouth. Very impressive. I don't know if it's still around. Great bottle for it's time. Spicy in a sweet, creamy way, intense, a sexy scent that a classy lady would wear. A cold weather perfume, evokes elegance and sensuality. 18-10-09

Oh how I wish they made perfumes more like this. What wonderful goddess of a perfume and anything but boring!. Very oriental but more spicy than fruity. I smell sugary cinnamon and cloves with little hints of fruit and flowers. The spice is what makes this fragrance pop. Very nicely done and while it's strong its not overpowering. For all of you that like Opium by YSL but it's a little to much for you then I urge you to try this one. It's more wearable and not sharp and bitter but warm, rich and delicious. If I had to compare it's sweetness then I would say it's like a spice cake. After it settles, a bit more of the flowers come out and the spiciness settles down for a bit. The base reminds me a little to Gio by Giorgio Armani which is also one of my very favorites. Why did they have to discontinue this? This perfume is worthy of being up there with the classics along Shalimar, Poison and Opium to name a few. It's one of the most seductive and sexy fragrances in my collection.

I recently bought a miniature of this at a fleamarket in Marseille. From the reviews I was expecting something unusual, intriguing or even extraordinary. Yes, it is a very nice, cozy floral oriental scent but it reminded me of a too-vanillic and one-sided version of Loulou. As time went on it became more and more vanillic and it was just boring. I kept wanting to find Loulou in it with its deep and powdery floral heart and dark woods that are so strong that they remind me of indigo ink. Tentations was reminiscent of that but too little for my liking. The similarity is striking on my skin but the overdose of vanilla ruined it for me.

wow!such a spicy ,warm and cozy scent.All i can smell are carnations,spices and cinnamon.very interesting smell.It is raining outside and I feel perfect wearing it.Although it is not my kind of smell i really like it,because it turns me back in time and brings me back sweet memories from my childhood.This is definatelly frag for the mature,stylish and self-confident woman

I used this fragrance over 10 years ago and everytime I wore it I got compliments! What a lovely oriental perfume. Very strong and long lasting. Incense, cinnamon, myrrh...beautifully blended.

I've tested it a few days.And every day I've found new colours.It opens with fresh bergamot,not sharp.Then juicy peache follows,especially clear when tested on skin.Note of pure vodka flashes like crystal tear.After about ten minutes heart notes appear.You can easily recognize orange blossom,carnation,later-rose.Short flashes of pepper,cinamon.All voices join to great harmony.The base of woods,myrrh sounds compatibly too.
Rich,warm,long lasting,beautiful aroma.
Rare and discontinued.

I didn't know this perfume was discontinued and I wonder why. My mother used to wear it and I find it exquisite. I think it is a very sensual perfume, fantastic for evening wear.

Exciting, piquant, sensual, oriental perfume. That cure from it, since they now don't produce it. Why it that very, very please pass away?

i had it and i like it