Elizabeth Arden: Provocative Woman Eau de Parfum (Elizabeth Arden: Provocative Woman, Eau de Parfum)

Member Name: hildas

Product:	Elizabeth Arden: Provocative Woman, Eau de Parfum
Date:	12/02/09 (122 review reads)
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Advantages: Gets you great compliments where ever you go.

Disadvantages: None!

Reasons For Purchasing:
To me this is a beautiful oriental type fragrance, that I bought for myself online just before Christmas. It was advertised for sale, on a regular website I visit and for it's price, I thought it was very good, compared to what my local store was charging for it. I had purchased this perfume for a gift for my Daughter for Christmas, but when I tried it out for the first time, I was so taken with it's very unique and fresh fragrance, that I actually kept it for myself. I love trying new perfumes and toilet sprays when they are first released and of course I had never tried this one before and when I did I was very impressed. It is a lovely new fragrance, that I now own and enjoy wearing. It is not top of my favorites lists, but it is postioned high. It's a great fragrance that lasts well and gets complimented on highly by others when I wear it.

Gift Box:
This Elizabeth Arden Eau De Parfum Spray comes in a lovely little gift box that is really nicely designed and very eye catching. It is a beautiful Lilac color, that really stands out well and has a lovely lace design of etched flowers going up both sides of the gift box. It has the name Elizabeth Arden and Provocative Interlude Eau De Parfum Spray nicely printed onto it. It also has the size this perfume bottle is, which is 1.7 fl. oz printed onto it also. Overall it really is a lovely gift box the Elizabeth Arden Provocative Eau De Parfum Spray comes in and it compliments the perfume bottle very well indeed. It would make a lovely gift to give to friends, as it really is very pretty and very feminine in my opinion.

Design Of Bottle:
The bottle this Elizabeth Arden Provocative Eau De Parfum Spray comes in is really nice. It is some what different to the many other perfume bottles I have. I think a well designed bottle is very important to a perfume and it certainly is one of the reasons why I am drawn to it. Well this bottle did catch my eye and I am really pleased it did because of the great smelling fragrance inside. It is a very slim and elegant looking bottle that curves slightly upwards. It is made of clear glass with a beautiful etching of lilac lace with a flower pattern, that really is beautifully designed and placed perfectly onto it. The lace design really sets this bottle off a lot in my opinion and the vivid lilac color makes it stand out well. The little lid is made of heavy glass and is also nicely designed to finish of this bottles great apearance. The overall design of this perfume bottle is really lovely and very eye catching indeed. It also looks really great on my little glass shelf in my bathroom.

The perfume spray in this bottle is a pump action one. I am not overly keen on them though, as I find that they are not as good, as other designs, as they are harder to press and accurately spray. This one is not too bad though and seems to spray out just the right amount of perfume each time I use it, without wasting a lot of the spray. It is a lovely purple color spray that compliments the bottles overall design. It pumps down with a few pumps and this can be done quite easily. It has a little clear plastic top that fits serculey over the top of the pump, which is good, incase you accidently hit it by mistake and waste the perfume inside. Overall a good spray action pump that works very well.

Fragrance Of Elizabeth Arden Provocative Parfum:
On first ever trying out this fragrance I really was very inticed by it. It is very unique and very fresh smelling indeed. It really is not an overpowering scent at all, and I find it is a perfect strength and not weak. It reminds me of an oriental type of fragrance, that is gently spiced and some what fruity. All of the different blends and notes in it are very perfectly mixed together to create a very beautiful, and unique fragrance indeed. It really is a lovely fragrance that I really love and it is not too flowery a smell that I hate in a perfume. It is just perfect in all it's blends. There is plenty of notes in this perfume, and they work well together and are carefully chosen.

Top Notes.
*Guava Leaf.
*Wild Berries.
*Sparkling Champagne.
*Rich florals.

To me the top notes are a great blend and I find the wild berrries are what gives it it's fruity fragrance and the one the stands out the most to the overall fragrance in this perfume in my opinion. They have been choosen well and really compliment each others fragrance perfectly. A great selection of top notes overall in this fragrance that I love.

Middle Notes.
*Sunset Orchid Accord.
*Velvety Rose Petals.
*Mango Flower.

To me I can really smell a tint of mango from this perfume, but the best middle note is the rose petals which really do give this perfume a very soft flowery scent, that is really nice, but does not overpower all the blends included. I am not keen on strong rose fragrances in a perfume, but this is just a perfect included note that is very fresh and noticed in the overall fragrance.

Base Notes.
*Cashmere Musk.
*White Chocolate Accord.
*Redwood Musk.

I love the fragrance of musk in any perfume and to me, the best scented perfumes always seem to contain it. I think it is a lovely fresh unique fragrance, that you can recognise straight away and in this perfume overall, you can smell a slight tint of it. These really are three great base notes that compliments everything in this perfume nicely.

Strength And Longevity Of Fragrance:
Elizabeth Arden Provocative Eau De Parfum Sprays overall strength is a perfect one. It certainly is not over powering at all. It is not weak either and I can still smell this fragrance hours after first using it on my skin. The perfume also lasts very well and does not seem to fade away too much like many others can do. To me it is just perfect in strength and lasts for hours after first applying it.

Overall Opinion Of Fragrance:
My overall opinion of this fragrance is a good one. I personally love the unique, seductive fragrance this Elizabeth Arden Provocative has. It really is a very unique blend of notes that work well in creating the overall fragrance. This perfume has got me lots of great compliments, the few times I have worn it. One of my friends wanted me to write down the name of it, so she could buy it for herself, as she liked it so much. My husband even remarked on it's fresh fragrance also and said it was great and that also he really liked it. I personally love this fragrance and it is good for evening and everyday wear, as I find the fragrance lasts, well, it's scent is not over powering and it really is a very pleasant and really fresh aroma around me when ever I have it on.

Overall Conclusion Of This Perfume:
Overall this is a great perfume, I really am pleased I bought. The bottle is very pretty and stands out well and even it's little gift box looks great. The fragrance it's self is really lovely and it certainly is not that strong or over powering to me. All of the blends really work well in this fragrance and nothing stands out too much to ruin it. I find this perfume assures me confidence, when ever I wear it and makes me feel great. It really is a very oriental and luring perfume in my opinion and certainly gets you noticed. It really is a very feminine fragrance that the men do seem to love, from personal experiences of wearing it. The price of this perfume is really great value at the moment and it's a lot cheaper than what I paid for it before Christmas. I would recommend this Elizabeth Arden Provocative Parfum Spray for all women to try out, as I find it is liked by friends I have, from all age groups. Everyone seems to love the fragrance, including myself and it's a great little perfume I am pleased with overall.

(Also published by me @ Ciao.com under the same name hildas)

Summary: Great fragrance, will get you noticed and great vlue for money.