Britney Spears – Cosmic Radiance

3 Reviews

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   giddyWildfowl6

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   amazing. stays strong, perfect scent, perfect packaging, overall perfection

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   outlyingPear7

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   idk how other people are picking up scents from this perfume that would distinguish it from the original radiance. i have smelled it out of the bottle at stores, i’ve sprayed it on me from these same bottles, i even received a sample of it. and i can in NO way tell the difference between cosmic radiance and the original radiance. not to complain though, i love radiance, it’s one of my favorites! just… they smell the exact same to me. oh well, if i can’t find radiance anywhere when i run out of my current bottle, i can always purchase cosmic radiance to substitute.

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   boastfulChamois9

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   COSMIC RADIANCE is fruity/sweet on first application, but it’s sweet in a fresh and zingy way. I can separate the mandarin, but the pear is the star here. I can’t detect any litchi.

   The initial fruity blast burns down with ten minutes, but some of the zesty sweetness lingers throughout the fragrance, so maybe they added some pear notes in the heart and base of the fragrance too? The floral notes are very similar to Britney’s first perfume Curious; the jasmine is the strongest floral on my skin, followed by the gardenia. I could detect a hint of tuberose, but thankfully it’s only brief and soon becomes lost under the jasmine. I was disappointed not to be able to detect any of the peony.

   The gardenia note lingers throughout the base, but musk soon over takes it. The musk note is light and clean, so it gives the perfume a sense of airiness. I usually find musky fragrances too heavy, but this seems ‘watered’ down. The vanilla and sandalwood combine to provide the first real shot of sweetness to the perfume after an hour or so.

   Official scent notes: Mandarin, pear, litchi, peony, jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, musk, amber, vanilla and creamy sandalwood.

   The staying power is better then the original Radiance – probably because this is more focused on the florals, rather then the fruits. I can still smell it at the end of the day, a pleasant surprise. The gentle fruit notes make this a good choice for daytime, but the stronger florals make me tend to think of it as night wear. Being lightly fruity and using fresh, white florals mean that I’d actually class this as being better suited to spring/summer. But, then again, it does give me a icy, energizing jolt, so it can make a great pick-me-up on work days.

   I’d describe COSMIC RADIANCE best in one sentence as being a blend of the fruity freshness of the original Radiance and the surprisingly sophisticated white florals found in Curious. COSMIC RADIANCE leans strongly towards floral with lighter fruit notes, whilst the original Radiance is more fruity than floral, so this is less sweet and more ‘adult’ then the original. Even though the bottle is bejewelled and says ‘Britney Spears’, the fragrance inside is something that I’d think of as for the over 21 crowd.

   Although I am enjoying my bottle and prefer this over the original, this isn’t unique enough for me to re-buy.

   I think it would make a good gift choice as it’s not a disagreeable fragrance and women of just about any age could wear it.