Comments on: Vera Wang Truly Pink ~ fragrance review

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:04:08 +0000

So glad she loves her gift!

By: Fawn

Fawn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:33:53 +0000

Gave my Mom who is in later 70′s a birthday gift pak of Truly Pink. She likes it alot. Uses it for special outings with friends. She is not a perfume collector but is willing to experiment. She herself comments on ‘old lady’ perfumes. I think that she means ones that are powerful enough for old ladies (and old men) to smell with their diminished olfactory sense. If the perfume ‘slams into her nose’ she won’t even try it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:31:34 +0000

Oh I didn't mean nobody is making unique bottles-I just meant a lot of distributors don't have much imagination. Some still do of course and some like Vera Wang and Chanel have signature ones. Also I notice celebrity endorsed perfumes have interesting bottles. But it would be nice if more perfume makers, for example Christian Dior or Ralph Lauren were more imaginative in their bottle designs.

When I get a second I will email you photos of my bottle collection. Feel free to post them here and show them on the site if you like.

Jenny

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:35:50 +0000

Congrats on your new bottle!

I like pretty bottles too, but can't agree nobody is making them — I see tons! Vera Wang's isn't too interesting, but after all, what she is doing is no different than what Chanel did: use the same bottle to increase brand identification.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:51:31 +0000

Actually I got it a few weeks ago but have been so busy getting ready for my big move end of April haven't had a chance til now to write a review. Anyway I am delighted with Truly Pink-it has a light but lush fragrance about it that is great for daywear as well as night.

Having now gotten all of Vera Wang's perfumes I can tell you my favorites in order:

1. Princess

2. Truly Pink

3. Vera Wang

4. Sheer Veil

They all are very nice scents, I recommend them all.

On a different note I have been thinking how perfume bottles today are so plain. Very few distributors bother to put any fancy or unique touches to bottlemaking as it once was common many years ago. I wish perfume makers would put more effort into making a bottle as lovely as the fragrance inside it. A woman loves looking at her vanity table and seeing a lovely bottle. These thoughts have crossed my mind as I have recently begun collecting vintage perfume bottles and I have a book on perfume bottles. The ones of the past are so stylish and beautiful they enhance the product they carry. Maybe you should do a post on this subject with your thoughts-would love to hear them.

Jenny

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 May 2007 04:26:06 +0000

This fragrance will be the next FiFi aword winner for Vera Wang. I hope. I can't wait to sell this amazing fragrance in my fragrance store.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:23:20 +0000

Well, then I'm so glad they took it back. Now I'm wondering how many of my perfumes would give me a rash if I got them near my face — interesting!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:53:50 +0000

I was amazed as well, but I figured it was worth a try. I mentioned that it turned on me and they offered a refund. They should've known that the “Sheer Veil” I sprayed on the scarf I wore wrapped up to my chin, left a line of tiny welt-like bumps along its path. I spoke with the same woman I had bought it from the day before, so perhaps she looked at my face and took pity on me? I did feel guilty, though. I'd feel like a heel if it ever became a habit—I just couldn't even have the scent in my rooms and I personally can't think of anyone I know who would've worn it. I think I may be allergic to/irritated by a common note in many white floral fragrances; they just explode on my skin in a putrid way. Next time, I'll trust my intuition. However, “Sheer Veil” was lovely on the card, so I don't want to discourage any white floral lovers!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:02:04 +0000

You know, I didn't know Macys would take back a scent just because you didn't like it — or if I knew I'd forgotten. I know Nordstrom will. Its sort of astounding, if you think about it, since they can't resell the product. But, in so far as they are willing to take things back, I don't see why you should be morally conflicted — after all, they probably sell more fragrance that way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:01:10 +0000

This is veering a little away from “Truly Pink” but I need a scent-support-system: I'm incredibly grateful for Macy's return policy.

White florals have always been outrageously awful on me; entirely acrid and metallic. Stephanotis and lily are enough to keep my lungs in suspended anxiety. In a moment of madness, I somehow convinced myself that “Sheer Veil” would wear well on me—”fresh and clean”, I assured myself. An hour later, I am swimming in dishwater ($90 worth of dishwater), with a scent story reminding me of a cemetery in wintertime; eternally quiet and devoid of any obvious life. As morally conflicted as I am about returning scent, “sheer veil” has to go back for me. Nomatter how Vera Wang tries to warm up her scents, they either become too dry (Truly Pink) or too weird (Princess)…at least, for my tastes.