The Exact Friction of Stars Pilar & Lucy for women

VioletLily mentioned below that EFoS reminds her a bit of Serendipitous so I just thought I'd mention that I've found layering the two is really something.

Back in college, a Brazilian housemate got me hooked on Queen Helene's Cocoa Butter Lotion, and I used it religiously for years.

This is exactly what Exact Friction smells like to me -- a liquid fragrance version of Queen Helene's Cocoa Butter Lotion. I always enjoyed the subtle scent of this lotion, so this is not necessarily a bad thing, except for the mental image it conjures up of...lotion. XD Kind of ruins the whole gourmande aspect for me (it was under the Gourmande section at Lucky Scent, though I see that it's labeled a vanilla oriental here...which doesn't quite fit either).

Trying to break it down for the benefit of others -- Vanilla, very clean soapy white chocolate, and a hint of coconut. Maybe some very very mild white flowers. It is a mild and gentle fragrance, intimate.

ETA: After a couple of hours, Exact Friction is delivering on those gourmand promises with a soft and subtle white chocolate dry-down. I can smell the similarity to Serendipitous that others have mentioned. I would call this Serendipitous' romantic white chocolate sister.

I have no idea what coconut cake has to do with stars, be they celestial or human, nor is there any obvious connection with friction, unless it’s the rubbing of coconut on a grater. However, this sweet coconut isn’t the fresh grated kind, it’s the unnaturally moist, corn syrup-soaked and artificial vanilla-flavored kind that’s used in baking coconut cakes, coconut cream pies, and topping coconut donuts.

As it dries down it starts to smell exactly like a coconut-vanilla car air freshener, the kind shaped like a yellow fir tree. There’s plenty of sillage, the scent is linear, and it lasts 5-6 hours. I actually kind of like coconut notes in perfumes, so I don’t find Exact Friction off-putting, at least not when it comes out of a plain sample vial. After seeing a photo of the garish bottle, though, maybe I’ll change my mind, especially when that bottle is coupled with the strong car deodorant association.

I received my sample today from luckyscent of this perfume. I am considering buying it because of another fragrantica member's recommendation. I feel as if this scent is sweet, warming, very sugary, but it isn't strong enough for me. I pretty much used the whole sample on all my pulse points, I used a lot of it so I could really get a feel for this one. I love sweet and gourmand perfumes but I like them to be loud, not a skin scent. I heard elsewhere the Bath and Body works Creamy coconut has the same scent, so I have purchased Creamy Coconut instead because Exact Friction of the stars is pretty expensive for a scent I'm not trusting is going to have enough longevity for me. I do like the scent and upon smelling it I think, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory, but we are on the candy, lollipop side :)

Unfortunately, the coconut drowned out everything else on my skin so it smells EXACTLY like a suntan lotion. Beware of this one. Not as safe a "blind-buy" as it seems. Sigh... :(

I bought this off LuckyScent.com about 5 yrs. ago and was pleasantly surprised. Yes, it does have an extreme coconut note in it but after about an hr. it dries down to a fabulous Vanilla Oriental with notes of Chocolate & Orang in it. I wore this SO often that one of my clients INSISTED I give her the name and she ORDERED IT on the spot. She said she couldn't not have the scent, it was that beautiful!! I've tried other Pilar & Lucy scents but this one is my "keeper". Give it a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed!! Good luck!

I actually had to try this several times. At first I was unsure of what to think - I did pick up on the coconut first but it wasn't something that I thought I would purchase. The longer it was on my skin - the more addicted I became. A few more tries and I began to notice other notes emerging. First the coconut moving into chocolate marshmallow caramel vanilla goodness...but with something extra and I just cannot figure it out - is it the orange or something else. It has a boozy appeal to it (in a good way). I tried the matching lotion and it is a lighter (in scent) rendition and somewhat creamier (as opposed to boozy). The lotion makes my skin very soft. I would not expect it to make the perfume last longer though as the scent is very light in the lotion but while it is on I do enjoy it (especially before bed). The perfume lasts a decent amount of time...but not as long as others have mentioned that it lasts on them. (unless I am just numb to it since I am wearing it a lot). I would love to try the oil. (I MUST like this a lot since I seem to have written a book about it!) giggle

A very boring vanilla scent,reminds me of vanilla ice cream..nothing special

It's just... so bad. Plasticky vanilla. One-dimensional.

Sigh…I love my exact friction of stars... Comforting, yet sexy at the same time… it’s just incredibly, credibly scrumptious! I adore the chocolatey, vanillary, coconutty, orangey goodness of it!! The dry-down brings to mind a luscious crème brulee, though it’s not sickeningly sweet. It reminds my man of an After 8 (an after-dinner mint)! And it also reminds me a touch of Serendipitous, though without the coconut and Serendipitous is much more a soft chocolate orange to me. Different enough to have both!!

Two very favourable comments I’ve had on EFoS, the first one being - if not a little unusual - that it’s like the aroma of a very fine & expensive sweet pipe tobacco. And the second, “You smell absolutely delicious!”

Ooh, and the staying power is also good. I feel a tad peckish now…YUM!

The exact friction of stars was a surprise scent for me. Thanks to rebella I had a chance to try it:)

At the beginning there's a very sweet edible scent of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, sweet milkshake, chocolate pudding and ice cream. I can really smell each of these ingredients.
And the dry down is such a surprise - on me it smells exactly like the famous Baileys liqeuer! Keep it away from the fans of this drink, they might drink it:)
The staying power is also very good.

Vanilla blended with dried fingerpaint (that kind of paint kids use in pre-school). Just as dull, bad and not worth any money at all as all of Pilar and Lucy´s fragrances in my opinion.