Essence

Marc Jacobs

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4.0

54 reviews
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    5.0
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    outlaw8

    15 years ago

    This is what I picture glamorous ladies wearing in the 1940's on a hot summer evening: they're sipping chilled champagne cocktails and wearing satin bias-cut gowns with hibiscus flowers in their...

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    Age36-43

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    5.0
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    Noboho

    15 years ago

    I remember smelling this perfume years ago because I really loved the packaging. Although some reviewers would feel otherwise I think the vintage inspired Buttery yellow tin bottle is absolutely...

    About reviewer (406 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    5.0
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    Casafras

    16 years ago

    I love a lot of Marc Jacobs' fragrances, but I think Essence is my favorite. There's a spark of "something" in the drydown...don't know what the note is....but I love it. This had excellent...

    About reviewer (59 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    4.0
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    rnornan

    16 years ago

    I love how this smells--I am huge gardenia and tuberose fan. Recently, I have teetered away from tuberose (gasp!) in the direction of gardenia but this version is so fleeting! I agree that is a...

    About reviewer (334 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    juad

    16 years ago

    Similar to Beyond Paradise Estee Lauder (which I adore) but without fresh, minty-cologney note. Essence is more creamy (possess the creaminess of Fragile EDP) Both fragrances Essence and Beyond...

    About reviewer (84 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    genica

    16 years ago

    I completely agree with the person a few reviews down who said the Original MJ is a more watery gardenia whereas Essence is a more creamy gardenia. Or another way to think of it is that the...

    About reviewer (402 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    5.0
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    baivanua

    16 years ago

    This has been my signature scent for a year now and I am still in love with the gardenia scent, it soft but certainly not powdery, a more creamy scent with what I can only call a slight tropical...

    About reviewer (11 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    Rapunzelle

    16 years ago

    This is very similar to the original MJ, but different enough that I own both of them. It's a fresher version of the original. a little less pure gardenia and more springy. It's lovely and...

    About reviewer (160 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    nelci1

    16 years ago

    Yes, I agree that if you own Marc Jacobs original, no need to have this one. On the other hand, if you don't like the acquatic-gardenia aspect or the ozonic note of MJ original, so you should try...

    About reviewer (177 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    Lisaandtheword

    16 years ago

    Smells like real gardenia. Not too light or too heavy to wear. Seems to fluctuate between the "fresh" aspect and the warm rich aspect of the gardenia. I've tried the parfum & edp, they smell alike...

    About reviewer (143 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    Busyblue

    16 years ago

    I do like some of MJ's fragrances, but this one smells very cheap and synthetic to me. At first whiff I liked it because of the gardenia fragrance, but the more I sniffed the less I liked it. I'd...

    About reviewer (23 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    izzybella

    16 years ago

    I love the bottle on this one! The scent reminded me a bit of Juicy Couture, probably because of the floral notes. However, I like this better than JC because it's feminine but more refined.

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    laurentothemax

    16 years ago

    I used to wear the original marc jacobs perfume but i decided to try the essence instead. The scents are very similar except i think this one is a little deeper, more complex and muskier. Although...

    About reviewer (137 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    5.0
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    tessabeth

    16 years ago

    Yummy! Elegant. Classic. I've recently been turned on to white florals and this one is great! It is buttery and addicting. I switch between this and MJ Blush. Blush is for casual, sporty t-shirt...

    About reviewer (57 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    NewOrleansLady

    17 years ago

    This smells like Sand And Sable to me. I'm rather disapointed that I bought it for that reason. My fault really.I bought it at TJMaxx and there wasn't a test bottle to sniff. It has good...

    About reviewer (98 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    4.0
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    tomje

    17 years ago

    I think that this smells vanilla-y and gardenia-esque, but it doesn't stay on for a very long time. It's a nice fragrance for spring, but I can't wear it every day (I just get sort of sick of...

    About reviewer (15 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    wendycat00

    17 years ago

    I keep trying to find the perfect gardenia scent, this isn't it. Fortunately I only purchased a sample on ebay. When you first apply it the alcohol smell is overwhelming! When it dries down it...

    About reviewer (32 reviews)

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    4.0
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    mlbalinge

    17 years ago

    I am actually on the fence about this one. I do really enjoy how it smells, but for some reason it fades on me for a while and then I can smell the dry down. So I get top notes and dry down but...

    About reviewer (88 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    4.0
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    mysterious_scent

    17 years ago

    I agree it smells simillar to Eau De Pafum, but Essense is more creamy and powdery in the dry down. The Eau De Pafum is more watery and musky, which I don't really enjoy. It's my new signature...

    About reviewer (100 reviews)

    Age19-24

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    halogens

    18 years ago

    I tried both this one and the original quite a bit before deciding on this one, which I thought smelled softer and less perfumery on me than the original. While I love the scent (I wanted it as a...

    About reviewer (45 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

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