Covet (for women)

Kittycat63

I'm not sure about Covet at all. I tested it in a store recently (presumably the EDT version) and it smelled quite nice so I decided to buy myself a bottle over the internet because it was much cheaper than in a department store. Unfortunately, when I got the perfume (mine's the EDP) I realized that it's actually quite overpowering in some ways and the chocolate in it smells a bit sickly and slightly nauseating! There's also a slightly artificial smell about it which I find quite annoying, so I really don't know if this one will ever grow on me or not! I'm in two minds about whether to give it away to someone else who'd prefer it.

Because of the slightly overpowering, cloying side to this perfume I don't think it's suitable for very warm weather as it's too overpowering and slightly oppressive smelling.

I disagree with Bronx Beauty who says that Covet is a better perfume for the office than Elizabeth Arden Beauty. I have both perfumes and in my opinion Elizabeth Arden Beauty is much softer, more refined and not sickly like Covet so I find it much better for office wear, and anytime wear, than Covet.

I think that Covet is over-rated simply because it's by Sarah Jessica Parker and there are much nicer, more distinctive, perfumes out there. I don't hate it but it's definitely not one of my favorites so far and I don't think it ever will be.

BronxBeauty

I have two very green scents -- Covet and Elizabeth Arden's Beauty. Both are nice spring-summer smells, but Covet works much better for the office. It's pretty soft, and the chocolate note about which everyone remarks is pleasant.

Spring25

This was an interesting fragrance for me to try. I wasn't too sure what a chocolate green fragrance would smell like or if I would necessarily like it, even though I am fond of green fragrances. Fortunately, I found the chocolate note to be very light, almost white. I enjoyed the woodsy green floral notes and thought the drydown was wonderful. It lasted more than a few hours. This is one I'd like to try again. It's different.

luz

I didn't know Little Black Dress, so Covet was really surprising for me. It is very different from most fragrances out there. I am not into greenish fragrances, but I liked Covet and couldn't resist getting myself a bottle in a swap (no, it wasn't something I felt like buying). Although, Covet smells great on meand I love it. I can pick the chocolate and green notes, but it is more like a moderate sweet floral on my skin, very alluring. I am not a fan of celeb scentg, but SJP has done a great job with Lovely and Covet.

BluDreamer7806

I am so in love with the sweet greeny smell in Covet. Initially, I thought I would be turned off by it, but it's actually very, very pleasant. The chocolate is also very nice. I love both Lovely and Covet, but I love Covet better.

ydee

Liked it at the first sniff, the green is very pleasant and sweet, still fresh.
Than turned in a softer green note with sweet flowers, very nice on my skin.
Could smell magnolia, honeysuckle, lily of the valley very well.
Stayed for long time, at least 6 hours.
After 12 hours still could smell the soft musky think vanilla too end.
Sure will buy this one.

barbiot35

I find Covet very modern and sweet-greenish (I know there isn't such a perfume category but...)I couldn't imagine that the chocolate may be very harmonical with green notes but I sawthis on Covet!...
I like Covet and my mom- she is on her 55- is in love with it! I think this shows Covet is suitable for a broad age spectrum...

guest_helen

It's the best perfume i've ever got~
Special and green. It could be the signature of mine.Simple but sexy.

Kitty Meow

I tested this in Dec 08 so I'm a little foggy on wthe scent, but I remember I did like it.

Since so many of you liked it I'll retest & comment again.

guest_Violette

I have been searching for something to replace my signature scent that I wore for years and has been discontinued--Shiseido Energizing Fragrance. This one is the best I have found so far that comes off fresh and clean without a the chemical scent of most perfumes. My man LOVES this too. I am pretty happy with it.

Yana

I wonder if there is anyone who feels mint in this perfume, just in 3-5 minutes after spray? And I like this mint, so sweet and natural...mmm...or is it a trick of perception?

Malegria

I really can`t afford go into details about the fragrance itself - it vanished from my memory exceptionally quickly and the base, as I remember, was kind of cheap, so I`ll be re-testing - but I want to make a point of saying something about the bottle. It is a killer bottle, and I don`t mean it as a compliment. One can easily kill someone with it, providing that it has at least 50 oz of juice! And am I the only one to whom the top painfully reminds of an old fashioned faucet handle?

perfumeaddict

While I like this fragrance quite a lot, it is NOT a green floral. I really can't imagine where that description came from. Its very much a woody scent, with floral and chocolate notes.

K_Virtue

This is very different from the other perfumes that I am used to. Although I sampled it and found the scent 2 be quite good, I was hesitant in buying it. Usually when it's like that (in my case), it just wasn't for me. But I do know some friends/ppl that the scent just suits them very well... Maybe I will buy it 4 them .......

Ester

I will have to test this perfume once more, but I want to share my first impression. I think its very non-perfume like smell. It smells strange. I can’t decide if I like it or not, but it’s definitely interesting.

Tala

For me it was too sweet. A strange kind of sweet. I could trace a little bit of lovely in it but the syrupy sweet white chocolate was just too over whelming. I had to return it. Sorry S.J.P. Just something not right in it for me.

Malibu

I’m on the fence with COVERT. It stands out from many other fragrances nowadays; it has a slight masculine edge to it. I’d say it can be worn to work, on the weekends with jeans & for evenings out.


On first application there’s a sharp, sour note as the lemon, lavender, lemon & wet leaves mix together. I can’t separate the sweeter florals or the chocolate in Covert’s heart, although the fragrance seems warmed & ‘quieter’. The base is a dark woody blend, with a hint of musk.

The staying power is very good. Also, the price is very reasonable.


But despite COVERT being different & more edgy then a lot of modern fragrances, there is nothing about it that would make me want to re-buy it.



I think a man could also wear this without embarrassment.

TJerria

At first, when I smell this fragrance it sets me off bad but then the lingering essence of it leaves it with a well, even scent.

ramiske

At first test, I was unsure about this one. But I bought a mini because the bottle was so cute. On my skin, it is wonderful. Nice green topnotes, but not over the top. I don't really smell the florals much (try Covet Pure Bloom for that). The dry down is very subtle and warm. I really like it now--must get a larger bottle to sit beside my Covet Pure Bloom bottle (so gorgeous).

harajukulovers

I think it has a rich over flown nice part aout it but it will not suit all women and not the pink flower women , its more for cover pure bloom for pink flower women

gutobega

I really love it.
It's a soothing green fragrance, very long lasting on my skin. A little powdery some hours after on the skin. Great dry down!

sfsassy

I just picked up a bottle of this. When it first came out it really did nothing for me. It seemed so basic and simple. Over a year later I find myself craving some simple good scents for everyday.

Note wise, it's mostly Lavender and Amber. Very nice scent with good staying power.

Zocha

i love the bottle but its content was a big disappointment, maybe it's my skin chemistry rejection :(
(test it before you by one)

Rosierose

green/lavendery/lemony and fresh-this is a nice casual scent. I find it soothing.

veuve

Alright, time to review my prize from the Friday contest.
First off: I have a near fobia for fragrances that include chocolate as a note. It hardly ever resembles chocolate, and all too often gets nauseating. Now, most days I get no chocolate in this, just the suspicion of a plasticky note running through the scent, which often accompanies chocolate notes - but that I can live with.
It opens fresh and green, and reasonably sweet. I detect some lavender, and I understand the mint reference, although I wouldn't have recognized it as such. I suppose "green" is avant-garde in celebuscents, but overall I don't think it's very groundbreaking. It's a pleasant, sweet inoffensive green floral with a musk base which I can certainly see myself wearing in summer, but which I wouldn't have sought out myself. It may find itself being adopted out, but I want to give it a real chance in summer weather.
Longevity is average.

missk

This is a definite improvement from Lovely. An interesting scent with a slight musky-ness about it. However it smelt very similiar to Believe by Britney Spears when mixed with my skin chemistry. I didn't get a lot of flowers in this fragrance. I found it to be a lot more spicy and oriental-like. I would have considered buying this if I didn't have Believe.

ILOVEEEPERFUME

I love the dry down of this fragrance its sooo comforting and warm
i must buy this asap! definatly a great fragrance

Trvevil

After so mixed reviews I decided to try this one. Seems today it's a day of 'try something not suitable for everyone'. So nothing special there, but a little nuance. This one is a set of few perfumes at same time. It keeps me reminding another perfumes.
At the beginning it smelled fresh citrusy, just like cheap citrus fragrance I used to like when I was a kid. Then it started to remind me Green Tea by Elisabeth Arden. Again after hour this composition grew stronger and added the whiff of She Wood By Dsquared. And now I smell directly off my skin Bvlgari Green Jade. It's interesting to me. Really, it's more exciting than Bloom. This one is fun, a game of what do you smell here?

solocha

To me it isn't a green scent. It is gourmand. Instead of dark chocolate I can sniff white chocolate. The beginning is more pleasant than the middle or base notes, but these are, on the other hand, more unique. I can smell a mixture of lemon or other citrus with white chocolate and some sweet, not too floral notes in the top notes. Later on there are only that sweetness, a bit of chocolate and certain - slight - metallic tone, which could come out as plastic, but not that sweet typical synthetic plastic - it is rather cold, very like machine or engine oil. Decidedly worth a try for a fragrance connoisseur.

APassionateJourney

This one is one of my favorites! It's very sharp and lemony! I try to use it every so often. I'm sad it isn't at Macy's anymore :(. Thank Goodness I have a big bottle :)

sharyssa

This one does smell like soft lemon and a bit of chocolate.When I first got this I swore it would be my signature scent I bought the 3.4 oz gift set and I went crazy for this perfume! Well,I have more than half a bottle left and it sits in the box.I still like it but not like at first.I guess I got bored with the scent? I don't know but all in all it is unique and soft and unusual.Best way to descirbe this perfume.

rye

On me this is a soft, non-floral green scent. At first, the lemon and lavender stroll out hand in hand, softened with a whiff of dark chocolate. The middle floral notes meld with the top notes and prevent them from becoming strident and yet they never become dominant either. Lastly I recognize the base notes and warm musk lingers close to the skin. This is slightly unisex, soft spoken yet confident. I absolutely love it and I'm running out to get another bottle along with the body cream before it disappears!

Amanda79

This is my first green floral fragrance! I'm not familiar with green smells but I'll try and describe it.. Spring/summer. At first spray I smell too much lemon and a weedy fresh cut grass note. ahhhh Its mint! I just read. If you give it some time it dries down nice. Very crisp and clean at first and gets warmer with the woodsys and amber notes. I smell the dark chocolate just a little throughout.

SimplyAbbey

Covet reminds me of tea. It's a weird scent to get used to wearing for me because I feel like I bathe in tea.

kay_li13

this was one of the first perfumes i got... and while i have to say i definitely misunderstood it when i first got it, now that i've smelled a lot of things and know how i feel about this one in relation to all the scents i have experience i have to say i like it & i don't understand all the covet haters out there :(. it's spicy and sophisticated. A+++

XoXoL.o.V.e

I really like this perfume is very nice and unique,the dark chocolate make it very special. :)

PolarBear2

Lousy perfume. Does not know what it wants to convey at all, just a forgettable mix of whatever.

kay_li13

This fragrance is really subtle on me. It smells powdery and fresh but stronger than Lovely. It doesn't last too long. Solid for everyday wear.

stripeymog

It took me a while to 'get' this one but it's unusually complex for a celebrity fragance with a nice musky drydown.

susieqrj

Covet is different from everything I was used to (most of my perfumes are sweet and fruity): complex, earthy and green, something very confortable to use.
I love this perfume. I´m on my second bottle.

katyas

I LOVE this scent - soft and floral, sweet and delicious, this is a fragrance that is high up in my favorites list. I love the way the chocolate notes combine with the woods and spices of the base to give this scent an almost tangible presence.

NebraskaLovesScent

I had sniffed this in the EDP form previously and didn't care for it, but I found a solid scent of this at a good price and decided to give it another try.

Wow! It's almost like a different fragrance in this form. The scent takes a little while to develop on your skin (I almost thought I'd bought an oldie whose scent had evaporated), but after about 15 minutes, it's a much creamier version of the EDP spray, and much more wearable. Whatever it was that was so sharp and astrigent in the EDP is held down by the solid form. The creamy chocolate, soft honeysuckle and sultry base notes really come through.

(Someone suggests below to try it on the skin. Now that I think about it, I didn't actually spray the Covet EDP on my wrist, just sniffed the bottle. Maybe this is one of those scents that absolutely must be sampled on your skin to realize the full effect, in whatever form.)

LizzieM

Try it, go on.....spray some on your skin, it really is a quite charming. I like it and it likes me! A welcome change to the trend of cupcake sweetie pink.

SedNonSatiata

Love. Hate. Love. Hate. Love. Hate.
Hate.

There was a moment, about 1 hour in, when I thought it was love. But as time went on I found the chocolate note against the lavender more and more nauseating. I have the same reaction to those French lavender candies. I appreciate the originality and daring of this scent, and I love (individually!) every note in Covet, but together they make my stomach ache--and I have a strong stomach for strange scents! There is also a hint of plastic, hardware-store kind of odor in Covet that also bothers me in Lovely. Maybe that's the cleaning spray essija detected.

Maybe it just doesn't work with my chemistry. And I have a feeling I just don't like chocolate notes in fragrances. I wonder if I would like it better if someone else were wearing it?

I'm a big fan of Sarah Jessica Parker as an actress, and I do love the video ad!

essija

I don't usually go for green scents but the beauty of this bottle got my attention. Wow I'm glad I tried this one out before buying. I didn't like it. Not at all. Sharp, Strong, Green, Lemon? I don't know what it is but it remindind me of cleaning spray. I wish I like it b/c I love the bottle but no way will I ever like this one.. Sorry Sarah, I still love you but not your Mr. Clean scent...

kurisu

This is a distinctinve floral green for me,not like other fragrance that I have.
Open with floral and chocolate,then floral and green note take the lead which become more powdery in basenote.I also have a mix feeling for this fragrance,it's interesting and unique,which is a good point,but that's also make it's "not easy to wear" as well,some note in it still disturbing me.For me,this one quite powerfull,an appropriate amount could cast the spell,but over apply would be a suicide.Worth a try,but have to use it with caution!

kokica

beautiful and well done perfume....very simple,yet very seducting in a calm way(lavender,lemon and chocolate go wild together...little group of ''star'' components!!)...longlasting on the skin...great for summer nights and casual daywear...love it!!

winwenlee

It smells like seasoning, not usual smell of perfume. If you like it, you love it! If you don't like it, you hate it! very distictive!

tangledvines

I'm still trying to decide what I think of this scent. I am NOT a fan at all of musk or amber notes, and unfortunately when a perfume has those 2 things in it the smell becomes horribly strong on my skin and I get sickened. I can smell both of these notes, HOWEVER there is also something else in it that I like. So I keep wavering back and forth on kinda liking it and not liking it. To me, this perfume smells like a cross between Curve Crush and Amor Amor. I HATE Amor Amor and like Curve Crush, perhaps this is why I haven't decided I don't like this perfume yet. I'll wear it as a test for a few days and then see how I feel. I can see how others might love this scent. It's unique and has "something" about it. I am sure it could smell lovely on the right chemistry.

I can say one thing for certain though...it doesn't last long at all on my skin.

Moszatka

Too much for me, very sweet, and strong. Maybe because of the vetyver a bit masculine on me.

Carla

It should be called Little Black Dress #2! Crisp green florals but nothing new and exciting. I'm glad I just had the sample on this one, not worth the buy on full size.

mackie

I normally don't care for green perfums (scent not color) b/c those certain scents make me feel like I should be out nature hiking somewhere but SJP Covet has put those feelings to rest. The spicey woodsy scent is dominant throughout the day but the other sweet and warm notes that accompany it seem to mesh well together. I am very happy with this fragrance. If your like me and you hesitate when it comes to green/woodsy perfumes try covet. You might be surprised.

F_A

For my nose this fragrance is very spicy and woody, not green at all. It leaves the smell of hot chilli peppers and wood on my skin. And for me it does not remind Avon's Little Black Dress. Covet is more spicy, not as sweet as LBD. It is interesting, strange. I can even imagine a man wearing it. Nice:)

sjanira

I just bought this yesterday for just 12.99 for 1oz and I'm glad I purchased it because it's so different. In the beginning it took me by surprise, wasn't expecting such a unique scent. .It's very sharp, spicy, smoky and green with a touch of sweet. Then dries down to a more mellow less intensive scent. I love the color and design of the bottle too.

Missykitten

I smelled like sweet, warm cloves on me, I loved it and want to buy a bottle as soon as I can.

mightyaphrodite

Covet is such a unique scent, i've never smelled anything like it! Unfortunately... unique does not always mean great in my dictionary. Very interesting notes: wet greens, geranium leaves, Sicilian lemon, lavender, chocolate, honeysuckle, magnolia, muget, musk, vetiver, bois de cashmere, teakwood and amber. It's a pretty grassy, earthy, herbal scent. Reminds me of a pretty little wood nymph skipping throught an enchanted forest. The musk isn't very strong so it's not as headache inducing (i'm really sensitive to complex fragrances). And the lasting power is pretty ok for an EDP. Appropriate for a wide age range in my opinion.

Maddyrain

On my skin there is no trace of chocolate notes... It opens very green and sharp, fading to a confortable floral scent.

jonr951

my fav sjp scent! its so sophisticated and different! its definitely a unique scent and i love it! the green notes, the lavander, the lemon, and the chocolate! i love everything about it! the bottle is so great as well! green and brown are my favorite colors!

randik

One of my favourites, I have to say! Very complex and interesting! It settles after ten minutes and gives off a warm, discreet sweet, musky vibe.

linden tree

i like it,but,to me,it smells exactly like rue pergolese by ulric de varens.what do you think about it?

takemyhusbandplz

This is a well done green floral with a musky and interesting base. I kept thinking I had smelled this perfume before then it hit me. Am I the only one who thought that this smells EXACTLY like the long discontinued Avon's Little Black Dress?? Covet, created with fragrance consultant Ann Gottlieb and Firmenich's Frank Volkl, has top notes of wet greens, geranium leaves, Sicilian lemon, lavender and chocolate; a heart of honeysuckle, magnolia and muget, and a drydown of musk, vetiver, bois de cashmere, teakwood and amber. Little Black Dress notes were almost exact- bois de cashmere, musk, honeysuckle, apricot blossom, gardenia, magnolia, sandalwood and milkwood accord and cyclamen leaves. Interesting. I liked Little Black Dress and always got compliments and I'm sure I will with Covet too. This is a fragrance that you can wear most anywhere in my opinion. The lasting power was very moderate, only around 3-4 hours on my skin. Very nice indeed, but not bottleworthy.

pimpnazt

Initially, I couldn't decide whether or not I liked it. And after trying it, once more, rather recently, I decided that it's not really the scent for me. It's certainly a change from her previous scent, which I found overrated. This one is definitely bolder. It's not horrible, but it's just not something I would really wear.

Chaosnmotion

Very crisp and green, nice change from Lovely but just as good. Very alluring scent.. I wear day and evening.