I’m a Gucci clothes fan-well, who isn’t? They are one of the most creative, fun, long lasting reinventive (if that’s a word) Houses out there. Gucci Guilty has been around a long time, but for some reason, this scent missed my notice. But-I have organized my little sample bottles, well over 100, and put them in a place I can read off a list and go straight to one I want to try immediately. Today it’s Guilty.

This is a hard one to recommend unless of course, you don't already have a mass appealing scent in your arsenal. The opening of GG is stunning. Of these lilac-perfumes people mentioned: ARDEN 5th Avenue, LANVIN Eclat d'Arpège and GUCCI Guilty, I found GG to be most appealing while A5A is gentle enough and LEdA kind of artificial. The stunning, luxerious and extravagant opening of this perfume is like a vintage lilac-wine, at the same time it's heady only in its first hour. After drydown I found what on my skin is barely noticeable, like a hint of vanilla+musk, pale and unattractive. The longevity and projection are both good, as I get 6 to 8 hours, and just maintain a bubble around me that isn't too far reaching, but enough to reach those you walk by. Again, more than acceptable, as no one wants to be the person that you meet the fragrance before you meet the person. The first burst from the bottle is amazing! And it lasts around 10-15 minutes, then as it starts to dry down and on me it turns very masculine and what is worse - I get no lilac note on me, or something very minimal and synthetic that doesn`t remind me of lilac at all..It doesn`t give me the impression that I`m smell `guilty` either, which is another problem. Other notes are well and present but the combination of it all just doesn`t work on me..It could be lovely if the top notes were different or better quality?With that said- as my collection becomes more solidified and less experimental It's hard to find a place for this in my rotation- it's almost like a special reach fragrance if I have a crush on someone at work and I want to replace the uplifting elegant Bleu De Chanel EDP in the Spring until the co-worker takes the bait or turns me down lol. Performance is hard to guage. Projection is good and lasts on the skin (the base notes) for a good few hours. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, gym, office, business, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating. This is an office-friendly fragrance. I initially added this during the summer months and it was just a "like" for me. In fall, I'm re-evaluating and rotating in some fragrances specifically for fall vibes. Because I lean so hard into Bergamot and citrus notes, it's harder for me to find heavier, fall-like scents I like on my body. I also HATE vanilla and dislike most powdery and ozonic notes on my skin as they dry down. The bottle is crafted of cold metal and heavy glass, making an impression of masculinity and luxury. Paired with the feminine edition, all splendid and golden, cabochon grey male bottle seems very elegant and alluring. The middle of the bottle is decorated with a metallic Gucci sign, transparent to reveal the fragrant fluid.

My girlfriend loves this fragrance from the opening notes right through to the drydown, she believes it's works with my natural chemistry very well and smells "amazing" after a day at work which can only be a positive. I get a reasonable amount of compliments when wearing this at the office or in social situations and have been asked twice by other female commuters when in close proximity to them on the train what fragrance I was wearing.I was reading a magazine and caught a whiff of something incredible. It was a test strip for Gucci Guilty. I got tons of patchouli, incense, and jasmine from the test strip. I was loving it, excited to find something that smelled like my bath routine-- Neutrogena rain bath, a layer of nag champa lotion, followed with jasmine body oil and a dab of Matchabelli Skin Musk (oil). Most perfumes I own are more vintage in their profiles so I was pumped to find a perfume that wouldn't be redundant AND hit some great notes for me. Gucci writes: lilac, patchouli and rich amber. Indulge in GUILTY PLEASURES. Discover the scent of defiance.

the only real scenario where i can use this is at the gym. and even there, its just so f***ing boring. It starts out with a nondescript, acidic, distant, sharp but pleasant citrus note. It finishes off with a nose-tingling breeze of woody-amber molecules (ambrocenide, norlimbanol perhaps). Through the duration of the fragrance, there is a very mild and lovely aquatic presence, perhaps calone or cascalone. Normally calone disgusts me, but here it works so well!! I cannot detect the white musk... I could perhaps be anosmic to it, or it's just carefully hidden, or very transparent. I got this as a gift. I must admit I was reluctant to put this on reading the name. I expected something super punchy in your face, full of patchouli and dirt, sweat etc. So I went online to read the notes. The notes made me feel a bit more assured that this won’t be the case but I was still nervous to try this on because of the pink pepper. I was sure I’d get a headache or that I’ll want to immediately scrub this off when I tried it on my skin…but…wait a minute… Cypress and juniper fresh opening, with a foggy/musky heliotrope drydown, giving an impression of "baby diapers". Actually, it's a hard scent to describe, because heliotrope is the main player here, which smell may be unfamiliar to most of us, so try before you buy! Average performance.The Heliotrope adds a lush nectar/sweetness with maybe even some heft! The only base I can really detect is Cedar which I have come to love. After some hours, the final drydown does seem to have the White Musk factor and it is barely detectable--but 'gamey' and classy. In summary, silvery lavender and silvery woods, ethereal orange blossom with hints of smoke, honey, patchouli and dry white tobacco. The late drydown smells of the white tobacco with a bit of vanilla.