BCBGIRLS Sexy (2001)
by Max Azria

If this fragrance could talk, it might say, "I'm not a truly sexy, rich vanilla kissed with spice and deepened with musk, but I play one on TV." It says all the appropriate things, mimics all the right moves and expressions, but just doesn't come off as the real deal. The notes - mandarin, red berry, bigarade (citrus), jasmine, clove, lily, rose, amber, incense, vanilla, tonka, sandalwood, musk - all seem to have been put through a grinder and then mixed through with some kind of fragrance-neutral powder so that they're coated with some kind of barrier that prevents them from being true. I find this to be the case with all the BCBG fragrances and while it doesn't make me hate them, because they're not offensive enough or anything enough to really *hate,* it causes me to not love them either. If I had to choose the best of the lot, though, I'd choose this one, Sexy. The vanilla-spice blend, though muted, pulls it back from the edge of beign truly insipid. Overall, this is the type of fragrance I wear for maybe two days before requesting the check, settling the tab and moving on.

26th September, 2005.