Rise

Reminds me so much of shakiras S but it has more if a fruity smell to it that makes it just a little different.

21. january 2014 Already instores and tested by me both on paper and my wrist. We have a quite cold weather outside, around -12´C (bit freezing actually) and this perfume actually smells nice in this ind of weather, HOWEVER i think it smells much better during spring-autumn period of the year. My honest opinion??? Well, nothing speacial indeed. Same chashmerewood, orchid and apricot base i have smelled a lot in different celebrity fragrances lately, this time "spiced" with freesia. I don´t care about Beyonce as a perfume celebrity and even less about that bullshit they wrote as a press release (seriously??!!), i like her as a singer, so no predijuce from me about this perfume because of the name on it. (Gosh, i hate to write those lines, but seems they are obligatory because some immature people might take it personally as well). One aspect is actually quite cathy in this fragrance: vetyver. YES! It is quite much detectable after around 2.5 hrs on my skin. Very unexpected!!! You know, i haven´t smelled that note in years, especially so much dominant in woman´s perfume. Respect from me because of that! This is actually not sickenly sweet or over the top artifically stuffed with vanilla, so this is also a plus. The drydown smells actually quite masculine and i am undecided if this is a bad or good side of this fragrance. Again lasing power is just about 3 hrs on my skin and then completly gone, left only the trace of vetyver and musk mix. Sillage is very moderate. Indeed an improvement, but still very generic, except the drydown. P.S. what´s up with that thing called "lid" normally?? :))) It´s hideous! P.P.S. I don´t get anything from "Pulse" in here!!! It´´ s quite different!

This smells like a hotel room. It is nice, if it is what you´re looking for, but i think it is too weak and generic. It is also nothing that i would associate with Beyoncé. It would make a safe gift,though. It is so inoffensive that i can not imagine anyone disliking it.

Mix dali Laguna with a tiny spritz of pure poison. You get this. Part of a 3 pack of minis for 12.99. Ok for the price

Sprayed this on a tester at my local chemist. Sadly, it hit my wrist. Just...ugh. Way too heavy and cloying. I can understand why one of the top notes is musk, it it a very warm, musky scent on me. Too much so that now I feel a need to instantly wash it off! I feel a headache approaching :( Let it be known I have nothing again "celeb" perfumes or Beyonce. Frags are frags and personal loves are everything from Chanel Mademoiselle to Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted. All I can say is what smells nice to my nose and body chemistry :) This falls in line with other cloying, "blah" scents in my book...such as Lady Gaga's "Fame" like another commenter said, but not in a good way (to me.) EDIT: Ok I may have to update this....this scent had turned on me! Was at chemist today in a really good mood, forgot I had tried this already and disliked, and sprayed it on my wrist. Its still not an all and out love or even a very strong like, but this time around the muskiness was still there but not nearly as overwhelming as the first time I sprayed it. This second time, I got more apricot and cashmere wood. mixed with a very faint orchid, perhaps a whisper of freesia. Mostly just the cashmere and wood notes then the apricot becomes stronger and sweeter, surrounded by a cloud of musk. I've had it on for 3 hours and yet to notice and jasmine or any of the other notes listed. :/ would have loved smelling the jasmine and freesia or basil, but oh well. Right now, this scent reminds me of sipping hot mulled cider while wearing a cuddly cashmere sweater in the fall as the leaves change color as they fall off the trees. Yes, the silage is soft, this is very much a skin-scent. Yes, there are probably better versions out there, etc. But do you know what? Kudos to Beyonce for releasing a muted, lovely adult fall/spring scent that is sweet without crossing into gourmand, and best of all isn't another effing floral-fluity or candy overload! This is honestly the first time I've changed my mind so completely over a perfume. I will say that I have only *just* gotten over the flu, so could still be the teeniest bit congested. (Although I can finally enjoy perfumes again! Being ill and unable to tolerate smells was the worst!) I do worry that once my sinuses are 100% clear I will get all those heavy musks that ruined this one for me when I first sampled it. But for now, I am very surprisingly enjoying this cashmere-apricot concoction. I'm about to take a shower, so I can' comment on the longevity or dry down, but you can be sure I'll try this a 3rd time when my sinuses are totally clear and leave it on all day so I can post a less bipolar review! Hopefully this 3rd time will be the charm ;) *fingers crossed*