Smashingly Brilliant
Perfumer: Clément Gavarry
Votes lean masculine
49 ratings
From your scent profile
Diana Vreeland Smashingly Brilliant is a fresh, citrusy fragrance, with green, floral and aquatic tones resting on suede and a woody depth.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 53 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
73% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Green
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Spicy
What does Smashingly Brilliant smell like?
It opens bright and green with Calabrian bergamot, lemon, juniper berry, vervain and basil. Geranium carries the heart, and woods with suede settle into a soft, faintly leathery base. Fruity and sweet touches balance the coolness without dulling it.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure, daily wear and the office come up most often. Though released as a women's fragrance, voters split almost evenly between masculine and feminine.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Calabrian bergamot
- Juniper berry
- Lemon
First hours
- Geranium
Towards evening
- Woods
- Suede
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 36%Summer
- 36%Spring
- 18%Autumn
- 9%Winter
- Casual26%
- Daytime25%
- Office20%
- Nighttime11%
- Evening10%
- Sport8%
Least picked for evenings.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026













