271 community ratings

Bitter Sweet

Name: Bitter Sweet
Brand: George Gina & Lucy

2013WomenModern

7.9/ 10

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271 ratings

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George Gina & Lucy Bitter Sweet is a floral, sweet women's scent that opens on bergamot and black pepper, moves through black suede and jasmine, and settles into tonka bean and vanilla.

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Skunky's take: Floral accords up front; keep it from the bees.

How does it perform?

From 219 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.7 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Value for money

8.5 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

87% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Angelica seed

Black pepper Bergamot

Heart notesfirst few hours

Black suede

Jasmine Heliotrope

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Tonka bean Opoponax Vanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Smoky

What does Bitter Sweet smell like?

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters recommend fall and winter, with spring in second place and summer a distant last. It is mostly placed in the evening and on nights out, though daytime and business wear also get votes. Most voters call it feminine, while a smaller group finds it masculine.

It opens with bergamot's brightness meeting angelica seed and black pepper. In the heart, the leathery, smoky black suede is softened by powdery jasmine and heliotrope. The base turns gourmand and sweet with tonka bean, opoponax and vanilla. Lalique Le Parfum and Midnight in Paris have a close profile.