Stila • Midnight Bloom • Fragrances

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*TOP REVIEWER* tenderheart003 on 2/14/2006 10:10:00 PM more reviews by tenderheart003

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Goodness gracious. I recieved a large decant in a swap, and this literally smells like mildew. I thought it might have just been my nose so I put some on and walked around the house. My SO asked what stunk so bad. Try before you buy! The bottle is pretty, but blech!

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*TOP REVIEWER* gnippy on 1/28/2006 6:33:00 PM more reviews by gnippy

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

I received this as a sample in a swap. I really like this sweet flowery fragrance. It dried down nicely on me and was longer lasting than many fragrances I have tried. I gave the packaging a 3 just because I haven't seen the actual packaging itself as I got this in sample form. Based on the size of the product (got information on this from Sephora.com) the price seems about right compared to other fragrances. The one thing that is a little troubling to me is that this smells almost exactly like another fragrance I am familiar w/but I just can't put my finger on which one. Oh well, perhaps it will come to me and I will update. I would purchase this fragrance as I quite like the way it smells on me.

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gothvixen on 1/2/2006 7:33:00 PM more reviews by gothvixen

Age: 25-29   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium   Hair: Red, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Green    

Can't say I'm a big fan of this scent. Mind you when I first tried it on Sephora I thought it was great and had to have it. Now that I do...not to crazy about it. Pretty strong and its not a perfume to wear everyday. Seriously, this is good for a summer night out.

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*TOP REVIEWER* SunsetRodeo on 12/2/2005 10:20:00 PM more reviews by SunsetRodeo

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Hazel    

I'm usually a sucker for foody-sugary-vanilla fragrances, but Midnight Bloom caught me off guard. To me, this evokes a certain mysterious, sensual, calming night....a romantic rendezvous by the lake with a certain soulmate underneath a full moon and twinkling stars. I love it, and I am so happy to have the full bottle in my arsenal now! The staying power is not that bad, and the packaging design is absolutely gorgeous and very much fits the overall allure of the fragrance to a T. The gardenia is dominant in this fragrance, but a certain warm spiciness that intermingles with the florals emerges after it lingers on my skin for a few hours, encapsulating me in full "midnight bloom."

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MandeeC15 on 11/22/2005 12:54:00 AM more reviews by MandeeC15

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

Sephora gave me a little sample and I fell in love. IN LOVE. Everytime I wear it I get compliments, everyone loves it. It's light and refreshing and my favorite!

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Lohan on 11/7/2005 8:27:00 PM more reviews by Lohan

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

OH MY MAKEUP G-D. This smells so so so so good. I normally wear and swear by Burberry Brit, but once I tried Midnight Bloom, I decided to give Brit a bit of a break. It smells incredible, and isn't too powerful at all. Amazing.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Amandafly on 10/23/2005 12:33:00 AM more reviews by Amandafly

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

A very relaxing fragrance, that yes one would wear in the evening, and taking a stroll with a handsome man. Hmmm I think it's a little generic and expensive, I like the jasmine, but there's no uniqueness, plenty of scents can invoke the night.

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wild_flowers on 9/20/2005 7:20:00 PM more reviews by wild_flowers

Age: 44-55   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

Gardenia, amber, spices, musk, vanilla maybe. All mixed in together. Nice but nothing to get excited about. Starts off too strong, dies down to nothing pretty quickly.

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*TOP REVIEWER* HelenVanPattersonPatton on 9/16/2005 12:02:00 AM more reviews by HelenVanPattersonPatton

Age: 25-29   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

Gardenia doesn't work for everyone, and some people just plain hate it. For me, gardenia is heaven and Midnight Bloom smells great. Grown-up gardenia that dries down to a lovely soft, sweet, spicy gardenia. I think I'll have to try it a few more times to make a final judgement, but as of now I'm enjoying it. UPDATE: Still nice, but still not fbw. There are several better gardenia fragrances out there.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Beaner on 9/7/2005 9:42:00 AM more reviews by Beaner

Age: 36-43   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I happen to like this fragrance! I'm on a sandalwood kick so this scent is really appealing to me. When I first put it on, I think of gardenias wrapped in slight aroma of milk chocolate. After a couple of hours, I smell warm sandalwood and amber with a hint of sugar sweetness. The scent reminds of Olay's Ohm in Sandalwood and Chamomile.

Maybe it's just my body chemistry but I don't get a straight gardenia scent. I love the sweet smell of gardenias but I wouldn't classify Midnight Bloom as a white floral but more of a warm spicy smell.

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xuelint on 8/30/2005 8:50:00 AM more reviews by xuelint

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Black    

I'm a big fan of Stila, but I'm kind of disappointed with all its fragrances. Got a friend to buy this even before it was introduced here. This one does smell better than Stila's previous 2 fragrances, but no way am I going to buy this again! Like what others had mentioned, it's too 'gardenia', not my kind of scent!

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*TOP REVIEWER* meltywarhol on 8/6/2005 11:07:00 PM more reviews by meltywarhol

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

Ack, the dreaded gardenia strikes again! If you like this, you should try Sonia Kashuk No. 1 at Target, because they are very similar and SK is quite affordable and you can sometimes get lotion and candles in the fragrance. That PSA aside, I really dislike this, but I'm a known gardenia hater, so that's no surprise. I probably should have looked up the notes before I sprayed it on my body.

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Josie2 on 8/3/2005 12:49:00 AM more reviews by Josie2

Age: 30-35   Skin: Oily   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Green    

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I really like this scent. I love gardenias, though, (Marc Jacobs, Fracas, etc.) and I like the blue bottle. My only complaint is that there is no shower gel, etc. to go with this, and the staying power could have been a little better.

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*TOP REVIEWER* MargaretD on 7/27/2005 5:51:00 PM more reviews by MargaretD

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Blue    

HORRIBLE, headache-inducing fragrance. I couldn't wash this off fast enough and it wouldn't go away. On me, this did not fade at all. It is a very strong fragrance smelling heavily of musk.

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*TOP REVIEWER* fairylis on 7/15/2005 5:59:00 PM more reviews by fairylis

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I usually don't care for stila but I found this perfume very beautiful. I'm a big fan of gardenia but this smells like a very altered form of gardenia, very mixed in with vanilla or something very warm. Smells just like a warm summer night. The lasting power is not great but I'm not surprised since nothing lasts on me.

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SerenaM on 7/4/2005 2:27:00 AM more reviews by SerenaM

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I find this one easy to describe. A very heady gardenia, with the smallest hint of fig. For me, it's way too much gardenia.

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LisaF63 on 6/21/2005 7:58:00 AM more reviews by LisaF63

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

A lovely fragrance, but it lasts about a minute on me! It's like spraying on water! Won't buy this again.

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queenofthenile on 6/12/2005 6:35:00 PM more reviews by queenofthenile

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I love this pefume...I prefer it over all the other Stila fragrances. It has notes of gardenia, sweet fig, sandalwood, and golden amber. It is a lightly scented fragrance and smells beautiful. Me and and my sisters are all crazy about it. The staying power is so-so...if it lasted longer, it would get five lippies. EDIT: After a few months of wearing this, I really can't stand it. I guess I didn't realize before what a boring, headache-inducing scent this is.

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*TOP REVIEWER* neicy81 on 6/6/2005 4:21:00 AM more reviews by neicy81

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Dark   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

There's nothing special about this one. I have a sample of this and it smells like any old vanilla based musk perfume.The staying power is so so. I'll pass this one up.

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*TOP REVIEWER* famous12 on 5/31/2005 9:09:00 PM more reviews by famous12

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

Midnight Bloom is a nice,sweet, girlish fragrance. I really like this powdery,vanilla floral.

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