3121 Prince for women

An overwhelming sense that someone tried to manufacture a perfume from plastic flowers that had been sprayed with tuberose and civet. I know, I know civet isn't listed but it sure smells like it. I can only take so much tuberose and it just doesn't work well for me in this composition. Before I was able to give this away it was so gosh-awful to me I relegated it to bathroom duty. Yes, I felt it's only redeeming value was as a bathroom airfreshner. Sad to say I disliked it so much I had to banish it to the back of my cabinet as I couldn't even abide to smell it there. Now that's some extreme disliking.

I love Prince, so had to purchase 3121. It is intriguing... But, to me something about it was always unbalanced.
Now, I've figured it out: The bergamot completely throws it off. It clashes with the cedar and sandalwood, and causes an odd sort of berry aroma.
That calamity ruins what would otherwise be absolutely gorgeous florals!
My advice would be to get rid of the bergamot, and add more patchouli.
Don't get me wrong- it is certainly wearable, and different - most appropriate for a concert or theatrical event. This fragrance frustrates because it is only a couple of steps away from being a masterpiece. (Sigh.)

Wow, the first spay is really horrible..... is like a really bad weird something and a strong stinky goo of unknown ingredients.........lol
Thankgoodness I did not waste my money.!!

Is now a really nice Musky scent and totally if men wear it would be hugely a draw factor to them.
Smells heavenly, just like Prince should and probably does, who knows, he's not within my reach..lol.....

Does definitately contain sandal, cedar and sex, yes "sex" if you are quierying this statement........ So brings on the wanting, I will never be so quick to dismiss a fragrance after this one.... Truly for any hard given oriental lover to indulge in....x

Knowing Prince is all about blurring the lines between genders (while revelling in his masculinity) and being a BIG fan of his for over 2 decades, I decided when I saw this at a "bargain basement" store to give it an honest try...

It was a two-piece set with a body creme and full bottle for only 12 dollars! I asked the SA if I could try it, and to my amazement she said: "Go Ahead, we've all been wanting to smell it!" I gingerly opened it and extracted it from that pesky form-fitted plastic and sprayed it in the air...

WOW! Not what I expected at all. I assumed it would be all synthetic and "shiny" smelling and I had heard Prince wears this himself, but he also wears pants that leave his "derriere" in full view of God and everyone...and I would not go that far (anymore!). This had a bit of bitterness but was also fresh and very sexy. Then it got "thicker" and warmer, more "femme" and I put it back in the box, and sat it on the shelf as the SA and I chatted. All around me was a very pleasing cloud of citrus and heady florals that lingered but did not annoy. She went back to work and I continued shopping. By the time I was done, I had to go back and grab it. It was the olfactive equivalent of the "song stuck in your head"...flowery, sexy and now quite oriental and vaguely incensy! I nearly giggled with joy that such a treasure could be found for so little, so close to me...but when I got to the perfume section ALL THREE WERE GONE!! Now, I am looking for some and the next time I see something I think I might like I'M BUYING IT then and there!

Sillage: good then decent
Longevity: good
Overall: 3.5/5

Prince, the "Artist", the unpronounceable symbol. Whatever you think of him and/or his music, this is not as bad as I feared; and I have paid MUCH more for things nowhere near as nice. This is not exactly Purple Rain EDT...and it is a far cry from Diamonds & Pearls (the album). Sexy to some, annoying to others 3121 (which adds to 7 by the way, his favorite number) is not exactly rock, but it is no soft ballad either. It is like something you might really enjoy dancing to in a club and never know the song or who did it...but it was a good time!

I snagged this one 2nite @ Marshalls blindly but I was thoroughly pleased... Its opening is rather strong with a bursting cloud of white florals but once they settle down out comes the sensual side of the fragrance which includes sandalwood,cedar and incense... I like it and I'm not the least bit disappointed or surprised although I was a lil leary in line based on the mediocre reviews it received here... Glad I have learned 2 take chances!!!

What a bizarre fragrance with an odd name. To me, it starts out smelling like a men's aftershave. Then it mixes with a white floral notes. The clash of these two sides makes the scent a little weird. Later the aftershave smell is gone and leave just a floral scent that is very similar to Kim K, especially with the fruity tuberose note. Nothing spectacular but rather cheap actually. I wouldn't recommend this for anyone unless it's free or you are bored out of your mind.

I was very surprised by this one. It's not at all like the usual celebrity scents, and the price is a steal! The marketing, however, does not make you want to try - cheap cardboard stand with those "pockets" to hold the bottles in (like nailpolish or lipstick). Lucky for me - I smell everything!

I got this the other day and it is a very strong floral scent but when it dries down it smells a bit like incense it's okay but considering the price I'd say it's worth it.

3121 is a unisex fragrance, it wasnt intended just for women. Prince does wear it himself. Here is part of an interview from USA Today with the CEO of Revelation Perfumes, the manufacturer of the scent, and he confirms it. (You can find this interview on USA Today's website, just go there & search "Prince 3121" & you'll find it.)

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"When Prince began shopping for a perfumer, he rejected big firms and settled on small Philadelphia-based Revelations.
Prince seldom comments about such ventures, but Revelations CEO Larry Couey doesn't mind sharing details. The Jehovah's Witness convert "was intrigued by our name," Couey says. He "liked that we had a fragrance called Truth. He said he'd never smelled the truth."
Prince decreed a purple and gold box, an emerald-cut violet bottle, a vertically stacked logo and no photos of him on the package. And the scent? "He knew what notes he wanted: a lot of musk, sandalwood and cedar," Couey says. "We went back and forth, tweaking and adjusting. Once we got it, he loved it. He said, 'Get me 12 bottles, and keep me in supply.' "
Like Prince's earlier Get Wild fragrance, 3121 is gender-neutral. "It's sensual," Couey says. "It's unisex, but his fan base is 80% female, so it leans toward the feminine."
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Im a guy & I really like this fragrance, it is nothing what I had expected it to be. I own both the EDP and the Xquisite Perfume, the Xquisite lasts longer than the EDP but smells exactly the same to me, only stronger. It is a very nice scent, even though it clearly has a lot of synthetics in it it's very nice & is very unique for a celebrity scent. Something in this (for the first few mins until it starts to dry down) reminds me of grape kool-aid.

I'm beggining to wonder whether this perfume was actually made for the general public or for Prince himself hehe. 3121 could easily be a unisex perfume. It's very androgynous, much like Prince himself. A very sharp, strong floral fragrance. Be careful spraying this one, you only need a little bit.

I received a sample today - this is a lovely scent. An initial burst of sweet florals work down to a sweetly simmering middle of softer florals with a hint of orange until the dry-down brings in the lovely mixture of sandal and cedar. I'm amazed that there isn't an actual review on this one already - I definitely plan to get me some of this as soon as I can!