Sirene Vicky Tiel for women

Splendid !

my, what mixed reviews this one gets. i happened upon siren as a blind buy, had i known how beautiful the bottle was, i would have bought it anyway! this was sealed in a package, a relic of some sale item unopened. i was about knocked over upon my first application which was just a dab, as this was a mini. this one has strength! a truly potent specimin, as i sniffed my wrist i was unsure how i felt, juicy lovely peach, orange, rose, peony, a list of some of my favorite notes. with.....voilet. violet, how i do love you in the wild, but not as a subpar powdery influence in my perfumes. which was barely there.. but after ten minuites of evaporation, and puzzlement, i started getting whiffs of what smelled like alternately Laura Biagotti"s Venezia...? sigh.... and what... old, majestic, powerhouse poison? what is this strange creature on my wrist that transformes itself so, every other moment?! how very strange. on my next 40 minuite drive home with my husband, we smelled a slight almost chypre-ish quality at one point, and during the entirety as long as its not over applied, siren is a dazzling, multifaceted beauty. wearing this i love to turn around, catch my own scent, and be both puzzled, and excited by it. or catch a look of puzzlement behind me.. :-) i think this is a powerful fragrance, despite its seemingly bright cast, but softly juicy. the vanilla and woods emerge after about three hours on me to spread a soft, glow around me that opens up in our humid summer night air. it seems to be a little like Mitsouko in that it decides who it loves, and who it dosn't. my husband is mad for it applied with feminine skill...it leaves a trace you want to follow. wear it if you want to be followed... i adore it!

This is Nicole Miller on soapy steroids.

It has an undeniable heaviness to it that overwhelms the wearer with peach and sharp geranium. But the soap is massive and smothers all else.

It's too strong for summer and too dated for any other time.

Pass...

I love 80s silage monsters and I can be persuaded to don LouLou once or twice.
I got this as a blind buy (as bonus), and I wish I hadn't.
What a mess. It does remind you of LouLou but as Sherapop wrote it really does feel like an aldehyde. Then BAM a blast of wood and vanilla. Where did that sugar vanilla fit in. This is a scrubber, and it does not scrub off (not even with hibiscrub) I dare not even clean the linoleum with it, in fear of it melting the plastic.
It is just a mess.

My first impression was that it smelled like Cacharel's Lou Lou very much.

I tried wearing this a few times but just couldn't get past the bug spray (OFF repellant) base. The bottle is absolutey gorgeous but the fumes smelled dated and was just too overpowering for me.

I honestly thought the florals would prevail in Sirene immediately like an explosion of toxic fumes. I thought since it came about in the nineties it would surely be so strong a floral that I probably would be overcome with a classic migraine & gasping for air. However, immediately upon skin contact, it is a very strong soapy goodness. I'm very attracted to soapy clean scents & include some light or even crisp florals and I'm all over it! Even if you don't particularly like Soapy scents, this one is like a magnet and draws you in not releasing. Florals are on the back burner here but definitely there. I've been wearing now for almost 5 hours and it just started to sweeten up a little. Now, looking past the soap and flowers, I'm picking up the sweetness of peach with a hint of vanilla goodness. I must say as a Soapy Clean scent lover, I am very intrigued with this vintage beauty. I've already heard a co-worker saying someone smells so good this morning...very clean. Hmmm...it's me!!! If you like Soapy florals...I highly recommend. If you are into light florals..I'd recommend passing on this one as it is very strong. I'm loving it!

For some reason, Vicky Tiel SIRENE wears on my skin like the aldehydic skeleton of a floral aldehyde perfume. I honestly have no idea where others are finding oriental elements in this composition. Although I suspect there are some flowers here, they are buried deep within an impenetrably thick coat of sharp soap. Perhaps as a floral aldehyde lover I should be happy. Instead, SIRENE strikes me as only half a perfume, more of an aldehydic aldehyde than a floral aldehyde, and quite far from being a floral perfume!

From start to finish, SIRENE is a case of aldehydes run rampant. The biggest mystery of all is: why are aldehydes not even listed among the notes? Bizarre.

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Update: after what seemed like hours (because it was) of battling it out with their aldehyde captors, the flowers finally prevailed. In the drydown, SIRENE did manifest spicy geranium and ylang, all of which goes to prove, once again, that "Patience is a virtue" (about which I know nothing...). I'm going to have to try this all over again, but happily BronxBeauty bestowed two large vials upon me, of which I still have 1.5. It is entirely possible that I overapplied the perfume, generating a veritable mushroom cloud of aldehydes which shrouded the inner floral beauty of SIRENE. It is also possible that this composition really is too aldehyde top-heavy. On verra. On verra bien...

Sirene is an ode to those seductive creatures who sang so sweetly and seductively ancient sailors jumped overboard trying and swim to the island rock on which they lived, perishing on the rocks there. Odysseus (Ulysses in Roman myth) was the first ship to ever make it past them with crew intact. Warned by Circe (the sorceress), he instructed his sailors to plug their ears with wax and tie him to the mast, securely. He heard the voice of his sweet wife Penelope calling to him in their songs and screamed for them, over sobs and eyes filled with tears, to let him go...after the ship and crew passed by safely, the Sirens threw themselves into the Sea, having failed to lure any of them to their shore (and death).

On first smelling this scent, I know how Odysseus felt! This scent is so very vintage smelling I was actually surprised to see it listed as a 90s perfume. It begins with not only the listed notes of orange and peach, juicy and sweet; but also carnation's strange oily scent that is also powdery and dry, and aldehydes, aldehydes aldehydes! These do as Malegria noticed fade quickly but the carnation is superb here. I have never smelled Byzance, but have Moscow Red (NZ) and this does resemble that a bit. The heart quite literally bursts forth with a stunning bouquet of flowers (I imagine myself with the different floral images swirling about my head like a cartoon character "seeing stars"!) This scent is very feminine and, on my most sensitive days, I would not wear this; but it is very nice and very old-school! Its finish is ambery and warm with flowers littering the woods. The vanilla is as powdery in the end as the carnation was in the opening, and the musk is amazingly sexy! Yes, Odysseus I know how you felt; I would want to move closer to anything that "sang" like this...but if it was on MY skin: I would be stuggling to get away from it (or it off of me) like he stuggled to be free...

Sillage: Incredible!
Longevity: great
Overall: 4/5

This is a great perfume (after it dries) and becomes something haunting and very very compelling. This is a perfume from a by-gone age...massively sweet yet dry and still very, very feminine. I have yet to try Ma Griffe or Cabotine, but if they are like this: I am already in love! This is so many things on so many levels: sexy, flowery, warm, juicy, dry, elegant, mature (not "old") and quite beautiful. Definitely a "less is more" scent! HEAVEN in small to moderate doses...HELL if over-applied!!

One of my all time favorites! I think it smelled fresh and sexy on me. Orange Blossom is the greatest smell in the world to me, so I must have got the orange in this pretty clear. I also remember the woodsy part, but do not remember the vanilla at all. I will have to keep an eye out for it. It is hard to find and I am on a budget.

Lovers of original Salvador Dali (Black Lips) and Byzance, rejoice. Here comes a floral oriental that can if not match, but come close those 2 rare birds. Don`t be scared of the slightly unpleasant note in the beginning, it will go away soon and will leave you bathing in the ambery waves of pure goodness. I suspect sandalwood and some kind of resins in the base that support the incredible staying power and the sweet woodsy drydown.
It is very strong, so as said below - use sparingly, it will knock you down and some people around you.Not for office, not for the daytime...pure seduction.

When I first put this on I swore there was some sort of fruity note that dominated the composition. Something like grapes or berries. It reminded me of a more mature version of one of the Juicy perfumes. Turns out it was Ylang Ylang, this note can sort of smell fruity on me.

Anyway, I find this scent very original and womanly. Its a little sharp and floral for my taste but I do appreciate it.

Sillage is fabulous and that says a lot coming from me, as my skin doesnt project perfumes real well.

Well done.

Nyoka is right. Use this sparingly. The lotion is the best out of all my lotions. It makes you feel like satin. This smells like an oriental because the musk and vanilla dominate on my skin. The sillage and longevity are excellent. The pricing is amazingly cheap.

P.S. I almost forgot to tell you out of the hundred plus fragrances I have, this one went over big time with my intimate friend. I like it but it is far from my favorite.

A lil dab will do ya.Whats not to love.PEAChes dripping down ur chin,jasmine rose,woody notes.THey all blend into a very beautifu8l fume.Just a touch is needed.Lasts all day.And sillage out of this world.I love it.

A very beutiful lady scent.

Not sure about this one .Very strong.Overwhelming in fact.If you like "old school" perfume , then this is the one for you. My mom would of worn this, but she loved Arpege and I smell the simalarities. As I love more spicy perfumes, maybe this is not mine to comment on........x

Ahhhhh!
Smells like Cabotine, only not at all green. I can't take it...

This is just as strong as White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor. Not many scents hold their own strength anymore due to watering down and still trying to make a profit! I don't ever re-purchase a perfume that is watered down and has no scent life. This scent however is unbelievable in scent life! Quite possibly the strongest scent on the market that I have ever tested so far other than Opium and Cinnabar which is both a very dark scent, this is a light hearted scent with one heck of a kick to it. Nice dry down, sweet and powdery. I have done a 180 on this scent, I love it for the winter months. I don't know about the summer yet but this scent is very nice and strong at the same time.

My mother wears this fragrance exclusively. It's not my cup of tea as I find it too heavy and sweet, but it does smell great on Mom. The opening is very synthetic and cloying. I am surprised that it isn't an oriental fragrance. It reminds me a lot of the Elizabeth Taylor Passion fragrance. On the up side, the projection is amazing and so is the lasting power. It is definitely original and worth a spritz or two.