True Religion True Religion for women

A great all rounder - I have 3 daughters and we all loved this stuff. We had a 100ml bottle and it was gone in a short time, fresh, different, not too appley a bit creamy. Slightly floral, woody, wonderfull. I must say you need a fair few squirts though, to get you through the day :o)

This was a gift from my son. I do like it. I get the fruity/citrus notes, but no musk or wood as mentioned. It is a clean smell and energizing - so to speak. Nice fresh scent. The bottle is beautiful and the box was very nice.

Unfortunately I don´t own this one but I really loved it when I smelled it on a colleague of mine. What I probably liked most is the fact that it reminded me of White from Armani, which was my favourite scent before it was withdrawn from the market.

I like this as a day perfume because it's light and refreshing, however, it is not especially unique. I wear it when I just want to smell nice for myself, but wouldn't wear it to go out on a date. The bottle, on the other hand, is beautiful.

Love the fragrance, its super fresh and clean smelling. I'm almost done with my bottle sadly and the one bad thing about this perfume that it really doesn't last i would have to bring the bottle with me and reapply throughout the day if I wanted to smell like it. Other than that it's a really nice fragrance

I have to say I am in absolute shock that, within the first 15 or so reviews I read here, not one mentions the similarities between TRUE RELIGION FOR WOMEN and L'EAU PAR KENZO. Granted, according to fragrantica, they only share 3 notes, which are

- Mandarin Oranges in the top
- Amaryllis in the heart
- and cedar in the base

but to me, the very first spritz I had to do a double take on the bottle because to me, THIS WAS/IS L'EAU PAR KENZO.

This also leads me to believe that, what people think is Freesia in TRUE RELIGION, really is the Amaryllis winding itself through everything else and, infused by the tangy mandarins, manages to disguise itself as the fresh freesia.

I'm liking it a lot, since I'm a huge fan of L'EAU PAR KENZO as well, BUT - while this may smell the same, it doesn't even get close to KENZO'S sillage and, more importantly, longevity. TR is gone after just over an hour, which, I'm sorry, is unacceptable to me unless you're labeling yourself eau fraîche or body mist or what have you. For an EDP this lack of presence is unforgivable.

So while I'd give the scent (including bottle design and all that bling) a good grade, I have to take tons of points away for the lack in quality, aka longevity and sillage.

i didn't think this was *too* bad when i first tried it but now, no no no. it's too CK One for me and that is not a compliment :( it seems to be the inclusion of pear that does this to me. i wish i got the freesia that people have marked as the dominant note. there's no woody musk to me, it's all green. fortunately it doesn't last too long on me. A 50ml bottle is now up for swap.

I love this stuff but I must agree with everyone else...It doesn't last long, especially for the price!

The sample spray vial that I have is marked EdP, but there’s no indication of whether it’s the “men’s” or “women’s” version. I thought it was the women’s but I may be wrong. It doesn’t matter, because it would work equally well for either sex. One thing I can say in its favor, it’s not floral and it’s not sweet. It’s woody-ambergris-y, with some aquatic top notes, somewhat reminiscent of D&G Light Blue, but heavier on the teak-like woody notes and lighter on the ambroxan. Fortunately the aquatic top notes disappear rather quickly, leaving the sharp, dry, slightly spicy, woody base. There’s massive sillage, even with just one tiny spray, and the scent lasts all day, at least 6-8 hours, completely linear. Not bad, but not something I’d go out of my way for.

Had it for a few months, but gave it up for a little while because it smelt underwhelming yet overpowering. Came back to it a few days ago just to make an excuse to wear perfume and use this us asap, really.

I get peach syrup with a little bit of cedar and a cleaning prouct of some kind... then a slightly tart, musky(I think?) smell 6-8 hours later.
It's not fantastic, but I have smelt infinitely worse. I think this is a common or garden fragrange that wouldn't be out of place at your chemist.

Because the bottle is so intricate and nicely detailed, I'd have thought the contents wouldn't be so... well.... insipid.

Looking at the bottle, I'd have thought it'd make a better home to something slightly spicier and more oriental than what it actually houses.

TL;DR - MEH.

I have to agree with most reviewers that this isn't a good scent. It's like a typical fresh drugstore scent and smells somewhat cheap.

I just got this perfume.As I wear it, if my opinion changes or becomes more helpful, I'll add an edit.
In the dotted area is an off topic aside :)

Perfumes smell really strong on me,I usually wear eaus and powders.I usually spray on my clothes instead of my body.
True Religion lasts as long as I wear it without showering
(if I wear it out at night and fall asleep in it I still smell it, sometimes even after showering but not strongly,I just know it's there so I can barely smell it)

I don't like being able to tell that someone is wearing perfume, I prefer to smell a pleasant aroma that I can't place gently eminating the way natural smells do, sometimes pleasantly sometimes not *haha* For instance, when the person leans in close or the weather is hot or breezy, you get just a whiff mixed with other smells of their natural body and hair oils.

In perfumes,I like either a clear,clean and true mimic of a real life scent or a scent like True Religion, a nicely blended what I call 'implacable'.I usually sense the same scent reaction to 'implacables'as when I'm smelling high quality drinking alchohol.So, as with my usual reviews, here ya' go:

True Religion smells to me like scotch, not whiskey,because scotch is drier and smokier...in fact, for you connosieurs, True Religion smells to me like Islay, which is much smokier...even smelling like LapsangSouchong tea? Try them together, they're great, as a scent or a drink.
What are the soaps or other toiletries to use with True Religion? Definitely lavender or sandalwood, maybe basil would be interesting as a 'brightener' for the scent.I love the way it smells with real orange scent,if you like real 'Russian' prepared tea, you will too. Try an all natural soap like 'South of France' brand vegetable soaps, they're subtle but very 'true'because they use the actual plants and know how to process them; the reason real french milled soap is so expensive and lovely.
This is a great smokey yet light smell.I think it's a little too heavy for day, and for spring.I think it could get overpowering in the summer heat.
Please wear it on windy autumn days! It's perfect for that weather.
An early evening or even temperate weather night time date would be a good time to wear this unobtrusive sexy scent.
I imagine it being worn while running around a small square in the city, between coffeehouses or bars and browsing in the shops, stopping to listen to the street musicians and eat an icecream.
The smokey muskiness could get imbalanced in warm or close conditions,though.I could see it making some innocent by-standers sneezy,as is often the case with 'musky's anyway ;)
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but,here's an OFF TOPIC titbit: Save The Peat Bogs !!! Please do not over buy SCOTCH , WHISKEY or fireplace PEAT from UK or ASIA, it is destroying the land, not just for ecology but, peoples houses are actually sliding-peat takes decades to settle,so overdigging is baaaadddd.
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I like True Religion's signature scent but it's not one of my favorites yet.
I remember liking it back when it premiered, so I'm glad it still holds up, which seems to be becoming rare in the scentology world these days...new chemicals, etc.changing the compositions of popular scents .*sigh* and *boohoo*

My mother and I both feel this is a nice,unobnoxious scent.
My mother likes Chanel No5, I don't so much. My favorite Chanel is No22 and that's as the powder, which is lighter than the parfums or eaus.

True Religion is a non-sequitur. So is this fragrance. There's very little truth in it. You certainly shouldn't make a religion of it. It begins with a chemical blast, and if that initial shock doesn't work it hopes to brainwash you with its blandness. Then it gives up and disappears entirely, leaving you a very doubting thomas.
The bottle is a work of art, and the box has very good graphic design. Enjoy both because they are what you're paying for here.
I love the name True Religion. I was expecting an extremely catholic perfume, sultry, full of incense and guilt and perhaps woody so it would remind me of pews. I am so disappointed.

I do like True Religion at first as it reminds me of two scents I already own (multiple copies of, I might add) and love: Moschino's I Love Love and D&G's Light Blue. The three have similar compositions in that they all start off citrusy bright moving towards a gentle white floral heart and end in a musky cedar dry down. The industry honestly did not need this fragrance as it's already been done countless times before, only better. True Religion is mainstream mediocrity at it's finest.

I have to say that I wouldn't be as hard on this scent if I felt the quality reflected the price, but it just doesn't. True Religion lasts for maybe an hour with zero sillage despite layering with the lotion and the ingredients smell cheap. They call this EDP? Ha! Better off calling it an EDT if not body splash. I Love Love and Light Blue last for the better part of a day on me and carry at least moderate sillage. The only selling point of True Religion for me is the beautiful bottle which caught my attention in the first place.

4/10 for a weak, overdone and overpriced fragrance, with a pretty bottle.

expensively packaged Axe spray. gives me a headache.

TRUE RELIGION is a straight-up shampoo/conditioner frag. Squeaky cleanish with a touch of sweetness. Very synthetic but not in an aggravated-assault-on-the-central-nervous-system way. It's okay, but there are literally dozens of these on the market today. Variations on this scent are used to fragrance any number of shampoos and conditioners as well.

Not my kind of thing, but a perfectly serviceable "shower in a bottle scent," if that's what you're looking for. My own preference is to take a bath--and then apply perfume.

I wanted to like this(yes I was swayed by the gimmick ;P) I REALLY did.And I almost bought this blind without smelling it first.Boy,am I glad that I didn't.This perfume is suffering an identity crisis.It's trying to be too many things.Imagine your uncle's old spice mixed with your grandma's avon.BTW- I agree with Jonr951- go with daisy-which I probably will;)

This perfume has a very fresh scent to it, and I love it! It will fit well in the summertime. Beautiful bottle too.

This perfume did not work well with my nose and body chemistry. It reeked of Tide laundry detergent with a hint of Cool Water cologne like scent. I had my mother to sniff it thinking it was just me...she hated the scent also! I wore this perfume once and gifted it to a colleague who said she loved it! (3.4 Oz. bottle gone down the drain due to blind purchasing!!!)

Exactly like other department store brands. Fruity with woody notes and floral background. Does nothing for me, but is also an okay scent that doesn't offend me. Very middle of the road.

Despite the lovely bottle and box (even in the 7ml sample) and the advertising hype, this is another of what Luca Turin would describe as "clean turbo sport fresh" frags and all I could smell were watery "blue" notes, nothing oomph. I'm starting to be very wary of all the modern, made for the masses stuff esp. the "celebrity" ones, churned out to cater to their mostly juvenile fans. But I digress. If you like the aquatic ozone smell then this is one for you - it is absolutely typical of the genre. Icky.

Great scent. Reminds me of D&G Light Blue. But light blue would be more unisex. The only problem is... it last for about 30 mins tops!

I wanted to love this perfume, but unfortunately, it smells like generic men's cologne on me.

This frangrace smells good (nice and fresh) but does not last long.

I hate to sound so negative, but why do designers bother to release a fragrance that is going to be yet another predictable and generic fruity scent, marketed as being 'clean, crisp and modern'.

This fragrance is attempting to emulate D&G's Light Blue and DKNY's Fresh Blossom. Instead of a harsh lemon note, green apple is the centerpoint in the opening. It has a somewhat fresh watery-ness.

Sure True Religion makes me feel clean, yet the more it develops, I begin to feel sticky. The scent doesn't sit too well on my skin, and I blame cheap ingredients.

Thankfully True Religion is light and rather fleeting. I'm a little surprised by how expensive this fragrance is in my country when compared to overseas. Perhaps my negative reaction is partly due to the vast differences in price and its over-the-top marketing.

I'm attempting the smell this fragrance again now that it has reached the drydown, and I must admit that it gets gradually better, less tangy apple, and more smooth, refreshing cedar, freesia and musk.

Not bad, but not wonderful either. It seems like a copy of so many other scents on the market these days.

i really really really love the smell... but i hate that it doesn't last long... and the price is too much.. i think you pay more for the packaging than the perfume itself..

True Religion perfume is like a true religion ad model - wafer thin, doesn't last long, but you kind of want to embody their free spirit anyway. God damn them.

This is definitely not the white floral musk I thought it was... it's a nicely rollicking, if maddeningly simplistic, granny-smith-apples-in-ontario-snow kind of scent. But don't expect any more than that, as long as it's your thing.

True Religion is too close to the skin for my liking (I don't want to take a bath in it in order for the sillage to work), but those who like it like it a lot.

This smells absolutely amazing but unfortunately it is too light for me and I like strong scents that last.

I like true religion. It's a very gorgeous scent. I can't say it doesn't smell like anything I've ever smelled before. It smells like two fragrances that I already own, but that's not the worst of it. The ulitmate downside of this fragrance is its barely there staying power. I smell it upon its initial spray, but not even an hour later and its gone. I even layered it with the lotion and still had to reapply it and sniff like I was crazy to get even a small glimpse of it. It has zero lasting power, which is a huge let down considering how pricey this bottle of juice is. No I wouldn't recommend it to a friend unless they're recieving it as a gift. It costs too much to last as little as it does.

I bought it today after wanting it for a while! yes it is very very fresh, it smells delicious!! true it doesnt have great lasting power, nonentheless I like it better than Light Blue which turns too lemony/bug spray on me..True Religion is a bit of a mystery..there is something pure about the scent,still I cant define an age group for that one! I know that although it is a bit expensive, it smells great!!

Okay, I am almost postive that I posted a review for this ages ago-but it's gone!? o.O Oooh...mysterious! LOL! Anyway, this scent is barely there. The joke must be on the consumers because this is one of the weakest "edp's" I've ever encountered.

It smells like grapefruit, apple and woods but the strength of those notes are so minimal. This scent is also too simple and can't contend with superior yet similar scents like Light Blue and I Love Love.

The price is also a little obscene for a fragrance that barely lasts an hour on most people's skin. It seems to cling forever to paper but can't last on skin...? o.o Have to also agree that the overall composition is more like a body spray than a perfume. It must be selling like crazy by namesake alone as well as that gorgeous, frosted glass bottle.

If you want something fresh, fruity and citrusy then I would look elsewhere. True REligion just doesn't cut it. But if you really like this scent I would recommend buying Mariah Carey Luscious Pink because they are almost identical and Luscious Pink isn't nearly as expensive. ;')

Update: If they created an intense version then I would buy a bottle because I do like this scent. ;')

I GOT A SAMPLE OF THIS WHEN I PURCHASED MY SJP NYC BOTTLE A FEW WEEKS AGO... I JUST GOT AROUND TO TRYING THIS ONE W/ AN ACTUAL INTENT TO JUDGE ITS COMPONENTS, AND LASTING POWER... INITIALLY ALL I GOT WAS THE BERGAMOT AND A HEAVY DOSAGE OF IT BUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS I BEGAN 2 PICK SOME OF ITS WOODY NUANCES WHICH SOFTEN THE BERGAMOT GREATLY... I AGREE W/ JONR951 IT DOES SMELL LIKE LUSCIOUS PINK, WHICH IS ALREADY IN MY PERFUME COLLECTION .... I CAN SEE THIS ONE DISAPPEARING TOTALLY IN ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR OR SO...

I got a spray of this at a store today, and I've been wearing it for over six hours. It's pleasant enough, but not amazing. It started out almost harsh, very tart and citrusy. It settled down quickly into something that I can only describe as "Froot Loops" cereal. I didn't *dislike* it, but I've smelled things I like better.

It is very pleasant. BUT as soon as I took a sniff of it I felt like I defenitely have smelled it before. I am still thinking what it was and I guess it is Cindy Crawford Summer Day but I am not 100% sure. I will update if I suddenly remember.
Anyway, it is a fresh-sweet scent, very likeable. Good for summer and would suit best a young woman 18-25.

very nice and sweet smell..the bergamot really comes in this one and its really pleasant..a very nice jeans and t-shirt scent

I did purchase the purfume and it smells great. It's very soft and it doesn't give you a headache. I would like to see it last longer than what it does. Theres a reason the gift set comes with a bottle for your purse!!

It was so wonderful when I tried it on a sample paper first; strangely enough, the lasting power on paper was endless. On my skin it's still a wonderful smell, but it's gone in about half an hour. True Religon is way too expensive for such meagre staying power. Pity!

At first I smelled this in a magazine. It was so fresh and was like running through a field of flowers I find. Then in real life... on me it smells like, I don't know, something chemical.

This to me has a similar scent basis at the start as Ed Hardy (pink bottle) but without the sweetness. It's much too harsh for my taste, but to each his own, I like a sweeter note. I tried to let it settle a bit to be sure but ended up trying to wash it off in the first bathroom I found to save my aching head. It does have staying power I'll give it that!

I received this as a gift, but I don't think I would ever own this otherwise. It's not that it smells bad, it's because I can hardly smell it AT ALL. It is weak, not soft. There's a difference. The only note I can detect is the bergamot, which is flat and sweet and hardly unique. Unsurprisingly, the lasting power is nonexistent as well.

It took me forever to find a fresh, light fragrance that I can wear in warm weather (one that I actually like... I lean toward heavy scents, usually). This is citrusy from the opening to when it's all dried down, but in the middle it meets the pretty florals and vanilla (even though vanilla's not listed). Some complain about lasting power, but it stayed on me for awhile.

FINALLY.....A perfume that is me!! My signature fragrance has been Issey Miyaki le feu D'issey, but they discontinued it and I can't get it anywhere!! (Idiots!) (I use to dabble on fresh Bergamot oil and Patchouli oil w/ it and had compliment after compliment) Anyway, I found this fragrance yesterday and I'm a very happy girl. This fragrance will work beautifully for me. Yay!!

Where is it? I don't smell anything........ I have a very sensitive nose and this smells like fresh water and not perfume. Perhaps it's similar to Light Blue. It doesn't have any facets or interesting notes. It also doesn't last, so I gave my samples away.

my boyfriend LOVES the scent and I like to have his opinion on what he is going to be smelling :). I think it kind of smells like light blue but sometimes light blue gives me a headache because it is kind of heavy. This one is great, Ive gotten alot of compliments on it. Cute bottle and 57.00 isnt really expensive considering some other prices. Have you all checked vera wang and armani code? I have 50 different perfumes and this one didnt seem expensive to me

I got a sample of this and wore it a couple of days. It is very light, almost too light. I wasn't impressed with it. It did kind of remind me of a lighter version of Light Blue, which does not work on me either. I think it would be good for people who want something that it is very subtle, but it is expensive, for me, not worth the cost.

AHH I have been smelling D&G Light Blue on numerous women and it smells amazing but I want an EDP. But I want that scent really in any form LOL! To those that have smelled True religion and Light Blue..do they really smell alike and would I benefit from buying True religion over Light Blue since TR is an EDP. Also what can you tell me about the lasting power? Thanks! ;')

Interesting looking bottle...no?
But,I think the scent is boring.

This fragrance True Religion has a nice smell but for me by the time you leave out of the house the scent is gone. For me that is a waist of money. If like a frangrance that is light and no one knows you are wearing it this one is for you.....

:-( Doesn't work for me. Too bad, with all the nice review it got here. I can say that it has a great lasting power. I guess it is too floral for me.

could someone explain to me who created this wondeful perfume?? really want to know!

If you like Mochino's I Love Love and Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue, this is for you, especially since it lasts longer than either scent. That was my main complaint about Light Blue....great fragrance, but was gone in no time at all. With True Religion, I smell wonderful all day.

This perfume smells wonderful. When I first sprayed it I smelled a fruity, clean citrusy blend. I don't think it smells anything like light blue or daisy. Those fragrances on my skin are more masculine and not as sweet and fresh. I think it might be the jasmine that overpowers with my body chemistry. All in all I love this perfume it is great for any occassion and it is not too heavy.

The bottle caught my eye so I had to spritz a little on my hand. The scent is GORGEOUS!!Light, airy, but SLIGHTLY sweet.I must say, on me, it lasts quite a long time. The first time I tried it-in the store-I went home, took a shower, washed my hands multiple times and I still was able to smell that beautiful scent on my skin. Also got a number of compliments the first time I wore it.

wow- i smelt this in a magazine strip and instantly fell in love. granted, it was a magazine strip and that can sometimes smell better/worse than the actual fragrance so who knows...but i will definitely be hunting down to smell in person.

For the first second I thought "hey this actually isn't that bad, maybe I'll.." then it turns! It turned in to a total wet newspaper scent. It smelt like jeans! I couldn't stand it, but as luck would have it, within five minutes it was totally gone! So there you have it... smell at your own expense.

this bottle is so gorgeous!It smells exactly light dolce and gabbana light blue smells wonderful-very light,clean and refreshing

its a great fragrance. love the smell and love the bottle. its sparkling, sweet, and refreshing. its just that it smells like luscious pink which smells like marc jacobs daisy! both true religion and pink are just copy cats of daisy. they smell incredible but their not original! so your better off just getting daisy!