❧Romance, intrigue and lavish flourishes…a princess’s dangerous liaison❧
Drawing inspiration from the old German fairytale Snow White, the design of Anna Sui Forbidden Affair has touches of the Baroque and Rococo styles of the 18th century.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
Reminiscent of an ornate mirror with its scalloped edges, the glass bottle also has an embossed band of little black roses on its neck and a cap shaped like a flower bud about to bloom. Very boudoir-ready!
According to the brand, the scent is:
A fantasy of red currant flower and sparkling fruity accords, the fragrance incorporates, for the first time, Cyclodextrin Technology. This allows the immediate first fresh top note impression to ‘re-burst’ over and over again for an ongoing sparkling fresh fragrance experience!
Made in Germany, this fragrance contains:
❧ Top notes of lemon, red currant and black currant ❧
❧ Heart notes of raspberry, rose petal accord and pomegranate ❧
❧ Base notes of violet, cedar wood and musk ❧
Here are its prices in Singapore:
- Forbidden Affair Eau de Toilette EDT (30 ml) – S$63
- Forbidden Affair Eau de Parfum EDP (50 ml) – S$86
- Forbidden Affair Eau de Parfum EDP (75 ml) – S$111
- Forbidden Affair Body Lotion (200 ml) – S$40
- Forbidden Affair Bath & Shower Gel (200 ml) – S$38
Anna Sui Forbidden Affair will be available from 4 October 2010 at leading department stores.
hi dear, this pretty bottle is already selling onboard SQ flights & I was contemplating if I should get it coz there’s no sample for a whiff. any fragrance that it is close to for easy comparison?
thanks!
Hi Shopaholic,
I can’t think of any one that is similar to it, unfortunately.
your description sounds tempting, i been a loyal user of sui love for years… maybe i should try this out when my current one runs out!
Hi Sizbelle,
I actually like how the purple looks classy; prettier than it appears in the stock visuals actually!
The notes do sound interesting. Shall do take a whiff if I pass by AS anytime soon.
Do let me know what you think of it, Farah! :)
The notes reminds me of a scent I love, L’Artisan Mûre et Musc so I’d be sure to take a whiff.
Hey Mag, I went to take a whiff of this. The SA sprayed a generous amount on the tester paper. This is predominantly soury fruity & dries down with powdery notes. A day later the tester paper smells just like Byblos(the blue bottle with brown cap), a perfume I used to love in my teens. Yeah! How nostalgic!!! I was hoping to be able to sniff out violet or black currant but none of that was detected. I love my perfumes, I like this but probably not love at this time!
Hi Farah,
Thanks for the detailed feedback. It does have obvious fruity tones and I agree with you re: the powdery dry down. :)
Mag, I love my perfumes & enjoy reviewing them! :)
And I love that you love it, Farah! :D
just got 1set of forbidden affairs’s body lotion & parfume ~ smells lot more..like dolce & galbana rose the one
Hi Emmy Eliza,
I haven’t sniffed the D&G scent but I’ll take a whiff one day. :)