I'm so sad you didn't love this one. This was a love at first sniff for me personally. I don't think it's overly sweet on my skin. I don't really get lemon, i get orange and vanilla and It's almost a beachy scent to me, and the bottle is just Gorgeous!
I love it too and the people around me love it on me too. I bought a 100ml that’s how much I love it. It’s the best designer parfum creation for this year!!
I love it too❤not a love at first snif, but after 2 days it became an addiction. It's an Italian lemon cake for me, with vanilla, a pannetone? I bought a big bottle yesterday on a sale, so happy 😊
Me too I love it. I just got a 100ml bottle for half price at a discounter and I’m so excited. I was almost ready to buy it just for the bottle alone, but luckily I tried it and actually really loved the scent.
I completely agree I don’t love lemon or citrus fragrances and I smelled it in store and didn’t hate it but definitely didn’t like it either…these companies need to stop raising prices it makes me so mad they’re making record profits and the cost to make perfume versus what they were already charging was ridiculous enough let alone raising it more.
I totally agree that the opening is tough. Luckily, on my skin it dries down to the most DELISH fragrance for me. It's so so so beautiful and I ended up with the 100ml. I think this one will largely depend on skin chemistry.
Aww man!! Haha I was hoping you would love it 🥲😝 but your nose isn’t broken.. this is what’s fun about fragrance, we can all pick up different things and we have to call it how we smell it 😋 I do see what you mean with the opening because my favorite part of this scent is also the dry down because the vanilla takes over on my skin. Loved your review! 🥰 you might like Lira more because Lira in my opinion has more depth and more florals coming through so maybe you can try a sample and see if you prefer that one. We would love to hear your thoughts! 😊
First release I had to have right away!!! I'm in love!! Thankfully I don't get the artificial lemon but a yummy vanilla with hints of something else!! Def could be a daily grab!! So sad u didn't love it!!
As a gourmand lover I love this scent. I love lemon tart type of smell. So candied lemon, lemon with sugar or lemon with caramel are so fab to me. There are some gourmand lemon fragrances in niche category and I promise U thst if u would try them… devotion is not THAT sweet. But obviously I can understand your opinion
Yea bought it for the wife at first smell… Very sexy scent my all time favourite fragrance for Women…. I am a guy My all time favourite was Eilish No.1
You’re definitely not the only one! I don’t like it either, but for the opposite reason. It’s not sweet to me AT ALL. I got a screechy, green orange blossom mess 😭 I was so excited for it bc of the reviews and was so disappointed
I will definitely say if you’re not a fan of sour candy, then you definitely won’t like this perfume. I personally love it, but I also eat sour candy on the daily and prefer it over sweet candies like caramel and chocolate. To me, this smells like an creamy orange vanilla cake with lemon icing drizzle. But every now and then this pop of sour patch kids comes out when I’m wearing it throughout the day. 🤓
When I first sprayed it all I could smell was oranges, later on once it’d dried down it smelled like creamy peaches and I loved it more than first sniff ❤
I first smelled this perfume yesterday and bought it the same day. It’s delicious to me, very interesting and sweet. It smells exactly like Kissing by Kilian. After a few hours the candied citrus note settles down a bit and you get a very warm and sweet scent ❤
I got a sample card in the Ulta magazine, fell in love and I ran to Ulta next day to buy it. When I first sprayed it, I was terrified because that orange blossom was waayy too strong and I thought it wasn’t going to smell the same . But as soon as it dried down a bit, it was what I wanted! It smells so amazing to me. Definitely not a blind buy, though!
I smelled it at Ulta last week and I wasn’t a big fan. I sprayed on my hand and tried to let it settle but it just never settled. It was so screechy. And I adore lemon stuff. I’m wearing Lira today. So much better. 🍋🍬
I had to try this scent because I do love lemon! I love BBW Iced Lemon Pound Cake. The longer it’s on your skin, the lemon fades and the vanilla on your skin is yummy and it lasts for hours. I couldn’t stop smelling my hand and my wrist and it lasted through multiple hand washings. You might change your mind about it later but if you decide to sell it, I’ll definitely look out for it!
Devotion is like a lemon meringue pie on my skin. The fragrance notes are in perfect harmony. Very soft on my skin and not artificial at all. But on the seller's skin, the smell was different. A bit like how you yourself described the smell. So these are the chemistry and dna stuff. Although Burberry's Goddess has stolen my heart, Devotion is delicious.
I agreed 💯 with your review/opinion ! I tried it and hated that fake synthetic lemon candy opening 😮 it screams cheap and childish to me. I don’t want to smell like lemon cake walking around. I don’t get the hype at all
I really like this one start to finish. The dry down is so good. And I feel as it sits it’s only going to get better. So sorry it didn’t work out for you. But hey that’s the nature of the game. TFS your thoughts!!
Ok first off I ended up buying the 3.4 oz bottle…agree with you on the opening…as when I first sprayed and sniffed it on my wrist I turned my nose up cuz to me it stunk…major…but…then it turned around by the time I got home I was getting compliments, and I sniffed my wrists again, and I was in heaven…the dry down turns into this warm creamy boozy ambery vanilla scent which is warm and inviting and I can still smell it tonight…It is delish…so for 10-15 mins avoid the skank smell…then just breathe it in, cuz it does a 360° & it’s gorgeous and that’s the bottom line, as it’s the scent that stays with you! That’s what you’re paying for…not that heady lemony scent at the beginning! It has stayed with me longer than the Burberry Goddess that I thought was going to be my fave…& I do luv it, it’s just it doesn’t have the projection or the lasting ability that this one does…🤷🏻♀️
There are so many citrus gourmands out. At this price, I'd prefer to try the niche versions first. If you liked Vanilla 28 from Kayali, you'd like Lira. They're not the same, Lira is better, but they both have that molecule wearing experience. I personally don't like those types of fragrances, but the scent overall is nice. Lira has no tartness about it, so it's not a lemon cleaner vibe. There's also Akro Bake, Kerosene Unknown Pleasures, Sora Dora Brocéliande, and way more with an orange gourmand experience.
I love it. You have to like citrus fragrances to appreciate it. I only get the scent of a creamy lemon custard with whipped cream on top. I really don't get a synthetic scent from this one. I usually buy niche over designer because I find a lot of designer fragrances have some type of synthetic scent to it. This is why I love fragrances because everyone interprets scent differently.
Don't feel bad, I didn't like it either. As soon as the sales lady sprayed it on me, I immediately cringed. She noticed right away and said "give it a while it has to grow on you" 😂 We both laughed! Once I got home, it smelled better but not my fav.
Hi, Ksenja! Devotion smells almost spot on the same as Tutti Dolci Sweet Lemon Buttercup - one of my all time favourites from Bath&Body Works. I love it!
Ksenja, I think you should still try a decant of Lira if you haven't already. To me, there's more to that fragrance than Devotion. While I didn't hate Devotion I didn't love it either🤷🏽♀️ I love Lira though!
I definitely agree with the sentiment that this fragrance is doing something new with the candied lemon note, but I don’t think the scent profile itself if very unique. There are tons of lemon dessert scents out there like Akro Bake, TK Lemon Tart, 4160 Tuesdays Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits, etc. This new Devotion is cute, but not very new to me at least, which is why I’m probably not gonna add it to my collection. I agree that the hype around this one is crazy too!
Finally! I went to a terrible Sephora in Kohl's and I was like oh they must've did something to this fragrance because it smells awful. Then I went to a really nice Sephora and I was ready to make to make purchase if I liked it. I smelled it again and I was like this is lemon Pledgey. How is everyone on fragrantica loving this and I'm getting lemon pledge? This is an accurate review. Thank you!
Girl me and you are the same. I HATE lemon foods but i love lemon. I was waiting for your review because you abd i love the same scents. Im glad you were honest. I believe people get paid for saying perfumes are good when they arent.
Girllll your nose is not broken! I feel exactly the same way! I am a gourmand lover but this gave me a headache. I also don’t want to spend $100 for something smells like lemon heads candy. It was a hard pass for me
I smelled it in store today and was super disappointed about how powdery it was. However, the new Valentino pink pp fragrance was everything I hoped devotion would be. I hate how ridiculous the price is though.
It is different, as soon as I sprayed this juice I kept on sniffing myself the whole 24 hours, it smells like a lemon, whipped cream, vanilla, birthday cake. This is very very long lasting ❤❤❤
So sad you didn't love this!! We love so many of the same scents!! (I felt the same way you do about this one for Burberry Goddess... did not love). Absolutely love it!!! I bought the 100ml the day after I smelled it. It already has a pretty sweet dent!! Thankfully I'm not getting the lemon. Don't get super sweet but a yummy cozy vanilla on the drydown. That is where the MAGIC is!! Best 2023 release hands down!!
I love lemonade, but I'm also not into most lemon scented things due to some bad cleaning experiences with lemon scented products (which is my own fault). I can 100% understand the preference you have :)
I smelled it last week, and was underwhelmed. I love the name and bottle of the perfume, and I was hoping to love it, but walked out of Ulta without it. I was hoping it would smell like a lemon version of Lolitaland by Lolita Lempicka, but it doesn't. I'm just going to stick with Lolitaland, which I LOVE!
I have heard some opinions that it is similar to Lira but the lemon is more zesty (not sour:) even though candied and that the orange blossom brings something new slightly refreshing comparing to Litra :) to me it sounds great !
Totally agree. It was too sweet and strong for me. This is a smell I want in my desserts and not my skin. But I wouldn't mind smelling it on someone else passing by. On me it lasted even after I showered so the longevity in this one is a plus for those who liked it. I do have to say it is kinda addictive to smell, I kept smelling my arm throughout the day even though I didn't like it.
I knew I wouldn't like it. Im the same I love lemons but not lemon cakes cookies or candy. I was so close to buying it against my better judgement because of such amazing reviews and the beautiful bottle. Im so glad I saw this video. Snapped me right out of my RUclips stupor lol Thanks!
You are def not the only one. I have the very same opinion: kind of lemon candy, kind of cleaning product, overall not something I enjoy at all! And I usually love sweet scents.
I didn't really like Devotion either... like you said, the notes together just don't work for me. However, Devotion is COMPLETELY different from Lira. The only similarity is that they both have citrus notes. Lira literally smells like a lemon cake.
I feel you are spot on. To me this starts off as like some sorta lemon floor cleaner, then goes to Bath and Body Kitchen Lemon, and then finally the dry down is pretty. I really wanted to love it but I just can’t. Maybe on someone else it’s gorgeous.
I like it I don’t really get the lemon I get the orange and it reminds me of B&BW Orange Vanilla Twist and I think it would layer good with Mont Blanc Signature as well as some others Thanks for sharing your opinion 👍🏾😊
Yes I tried this combo today after Not Another Perfume Channel review and she mentioned it. Loved the combo and lasted all day. I also added iced lemon poundcake on the top before I left for work.
I think it’s totally normal to not like a perfume that has a huge fan base. I pick up ginger, some sort of spiced lemon. It’s not particularly strong, but on my skin is gets pretty creamy. It’s not worth the price point but it’s a good/different release from them. Prada paradoxe had a huge hype around it and I can’t stand it. It smells like every other perfume release.
You and I feel the same about artificial fruits. It's especially prominent in peach and banana for me. You might like pairing vanilla oil and Love's Fresh Lemon. Super affordable, simple and refreshing.
The opening gives me scented candle vibes but that dry down is absolutely amazing AND the longevity was 7 ish hours which is a win. Not sure if it’s worth keeping - still undecided
Another perfume creator here on RUclips said “You and I are both right”. In other words, if you think it stinks and hate it, and I think it’s the smell of angels or viceversa-we are both right. Perfume is a 100% subjective experience. So don’t feel bad you aren’t a part of the masses. C’est la vie 🤷🏻♀️
I have a travel size coming in today and I’m pretty excited about it. I just got the full size and a travel size of Goddess, which I love! There’s so many new fragrances coming out, my wallet can’t keep up. The KayAli Oud collection alone was A LOT! I did go to Sephora and quickly sprayed D&G Devotion and I have to say I was not into the opening. I kept my piece of paper I sprayed it on and set it in my car. About five minutes later I kept smelling something sweet so I picked it up and was pleasantly surprised by how much softer it was. I loved the dry down but I haven’t tried it on skin and that’s going to be the real test. Hopefully, I enjoy the dry down on my skin. I may try layering it with Iced Lemon Poundcake.
I thought I was the only one too. It has a kitchen lemon opening and then dries down to something similar to the dolce garden perfume. Both smells that I detest.
How good does Lira perform? Does it have weak projection? Do Lira last long? These are the con's to Lira that's been floating around the internet. I've been trying to decide is Lira worth getting.
I go back and forth on this one. Bought the travel size yesterday and have worn it both last night and today. Lasting power and sillage seem impressive for designer for sure. Giving LVDBS vibes to me, not the biggest fan of citrus mixed with orange blossom as it comes off cleanerish to my nose. Dry down is fluffy but a powdery almost smarties candies or lucky charms marshmallow vibes. 💯 not gooey fluffy. Sometimes this smells good to me and I think I’ll buy a full bottle but I’m holding off for now. I think I’m also upset that I don’t love it like everyone else.
Lol this reminds me of when I smelt Akro Bake and I was like.... errr why does everyone love this?! I get Lemsip! An absolute aroma-chemical mess to me but people LOOOVE Bake! Looking forward to smelling Devotion but it's exclusive to Harrods in the UK so I'll have to wait for it to arrive in the other department stores!
I have a suspicion that this might smell close to an Arabic perfume oil (super duper affordable) Al-rehab's soft. That smells like lemon pound cake. It's sweet lemony and a little creamy-ish. I think you would like it better. Even that is considered to be a dupe of lira. Do give it a go whenever you're shopping for perfumes next. It shouldn't cost you more than a couple of bucks.
My top notes on my bottle are candied citrus not candied lemon?!? I do not get lemon at all!! I get a dreamy Creamsicle scent!! I Absolutley Love it paired with my orange Creamsicle lotion!! It lasts all day on my skin and clothes!!🥰
I’m crushed because I don’t like it either, and I have a full bottle of it. I LOVE citrus. LOVE vanilla. LOVE sweet scents but this smells like a sour dish rag that you wiped up lemon juice frosting with weeks ago. I NEVER thought something would be too sweet for me but so wrong can one be. I’d love for it to be more fresh and light because this smell doesn’t make sense to me. I feel like I’d cause people around me nausea. HOWEVER mixed with guerlain pera granita (another citrusy perfume that was too fresh for my liking) it turned out PERFECT. minus and minus makes plus
I thought I wouldn’t like lira either but I got a sample and the scent is addictive to me! You should smell a sample or try the oakcha dupe (i’m planning on getting the oakcha dupe bc lira is too expensive 😅)
I smelled it at sephora and initially didnt like it at all and neither did my husband. When i got home and smelled the card again i thought "hm that actually smells ok" and I had my husband smell it again and he said "oh what is that? It smells good!" He didn't believe me at first that is was the same scent. I love lemons but typically dont like lemon candy or scents either but i did like the dry down on this. Im going to buy the small 1 oz bottle next week.
So I guess you didn’t like Iced Lemon Poundcake (from B&BW) either. 😂 The spray was a little artificial smelling, but the body cream was everything! I will say dominant lemon scents can go either way (especially in the beginning). I didn’t love Soft by Al Rehab right away. It made me think of cleaning products in the opening when I first got it. After sitting for a couple months I ended up really liking it. It’s a nice lemony pink sugar smell. I’m not a fan of Under the Lemon Tree by Replica. That was straight cleaning products to me (& not even the good kind). I had to wash it off. However, I do love Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. I still want to get my hands on Lira, and give it a sniff. I heard the longevity & projection is lacking though. I guess I’ll add this new one to my smell list as well. 😌
To preface...I have over 300 fragrances... Backup bottles rarely happen for me...I bought a backup of this after one wearing... It's amazing...I just wish it had beast performance😢
I agree on this, I don’t love this one. I was shocked as I LOVE lemon desserts, but something about this just is not doing it for me. BUT the first time I wore it, my husband complimented it and he never notices my fragrances. Also got some compliments from strangers on it. I’m keeping it for that reason because it seems others like it on me, but it’s not my favorite unfortunately
Artificial peach and lemon scent with gourmand smell horrible to me. But I like fresh lemon scent like hand soap. Not to spray in my body. So I understand.
I just returned this one. I tried to like this, but there is just something in there especially in the opening that I just cannot get past. I decided that I have too many great perfumes that I love to keep one that I really don’t love. The bottle is beautiful though!!
I smelled devotion and actually did enjoy it... But honestly the orange blossom just reminded me of girl of now and I couldn't justify buying it. I don't think it was anything that unique TBH, and it smells nothing like Lira in my opinion
Oh no! I am so interested to smell this and almost blind bought it because of the spectacular reviews 😂. I have a 30 ml of Lira for sometime now. Sadly i keep on smelling that bugs spray scent especially at the opening. I let it macerate but still the same. I have it more than a year now. Thanks for this review. Definitely won't blind buy it. But I will still try to smell it in stores to double check😉😊
I was excited to buy this after smelling a paper sample - candied lemon and orange blossom sounded divine. However, those notes fade very quickly and all you're left with is an overpowering vanilla scent. My husband hated it, and he likes sweet.
I am only going by a tester strip I did in Ulta a few days ago, but I had the same reaction. Something at the opening offended me. Interestingly, after a LONG time of dry down on the strip I started to like it. I'm guessing that's because vanilla is the only note left now. I need to get a sample to test it properly & on skin, not paper, because it is still intriguing me for some reason.🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
I love sweet scents but this felt a little too sweet. But I tested it a couple days ago, sprayed it once on my arm it was like 3pm and I could still still smell the vanilla note on my arm the next day 😲 that blew me away so I want to try it out again.
This smelled like a Lush fragrance to me…I can’t remember which one since it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a Lush but I smelled this D&G scent in store and it brought me right back to college when I was obsessed with their bath bombs lol
I’m watching your videos trying to decide on the next perfume. I thought I would love it as well but there’s something that I don’t like about it. I’m going to sleep on it see if the dry down is better. I’m debating this one, Burberry goddess or CH GG supreme. I’m also testing the goddess one now. I’ll have to go in store to remind myself of supreme flanker. I love looking back at your videos to help me decide. ❤
100% agree with you. I feel the same thing I didn't like it but couldn't stop sniffing my arm, the vanilla in the end is nice but the begining is harsh bitter-sweet
I think it’s an easy reach, but it’s not mind blowing. I already had Lira and Bake so I definitely didn’t need this, but the bottle is pretty and I don’t feel bad using up this bottle so I can reserve my Lira & Bake 😂💖
I really wish I had seen this review before I bought it, and I did get the big bottle. This has a very cleaning product smell, which was headache inducing for me. Using another vanilla scent did help cut down on the smell. Unfortunately, I can't return it so I will be figuring out layering combos with it.
This is a near similar clone to Zara Sweet Pastry to be honest. Unique to me. BUT TRUST ME……let is sit for a couple weeks!!!!!! For me it was exactly like when I got Kayali Vanilla 28. You need to let it sit!
I barely get any lemon in this. I love gourmands and I also love citrus so I thought this would be a hit for me…. For me it’s SO POWDERY! Why is no one talking about the powder?! And I even like powder…but this is just weird to me. People comparing it to Lira makes me laugh. I adore Lira. This is so far removed from Lira idk what to even say. I WISH I got candied lemon. I don’t even know how to place this scent. It’s just off for me.
I smelled it in the magazine. I was so hyped to smell this perfume. I smelled the magazine sample and was disappointed ngl. It smells similar to imma choo I want you. The Jimmy choo smells better.
I'm so sad you didn't love this one. This was a love at first sniff for me personally. I don't think it's overly sweet on my skin. I don't really get lemon, i get orange and vanilla and It's almost a beachy scent to me, and the bottle is just Gorgeous!
I love it too and the people around me love it on me too. I bought a 100ml that’s how much I love it. It’s the best designer parfum creation for this year!!
I love it too❤not a love at first snif, but after 2 days it became an addiction. It's an Italian lemon cake for me, with vanilla, a pannetone? I bought a big bottle yesterday on a sale, so happy 😊
Me too I love it. I just got a 100ml bottle for half price at a discounter and I’m so excited. I was almost ready to buy it just for the bottle alone, but luckily I tried it and actually really loved the scent.
Same for me
Love at first smell
I completely agree I don’t love lemon or citrus fragrances and I smelled it in store and didn’t hate it but definitely didn’t like it either…these companies need to stop raising prices it makes me so mad they’re making record profits and the cost to make perfume versus what they were already charging was ridiculous enough let alone raising it more.
I totally agree that the opening is tough. Luckily, on my skin it dries down to the most DELISH fragrance for me. It's so so so beautiful and I ended up with the 100ml. I think this one will largely depend on skin chemistry.
Agree!! I bought the 100ml bottle too, it’s sooo beautiful on me, very calming too
Aww man!! Haha I was hoping you would love it 🥲😝 but your nose isn’t broken.. this is what’s fun about fragrance, we can all pick up different things and we have to call it how we smell it 😋 I do see what you mean with the opening because my favorite part of this scent is also the dry down because the vanilla takes over on my skin. Loved your review! 🥰 you might like Lira more because Lira in my opinion has more depth and more florals coming through so maybe you can try a sample and see if you prefer that one. We would love to hear your thoughts! 😊
First release I had to have right away!!! I'm in love!! Thankfully I don't get the artificial lemon but a yummy vanilla with hints of something else!! Def could be a daily grab!! So sad u didn't love it!!
As a gourmand lover I love this scent. I love lemon tart type of smell. So candied lemon, lemon with sugar or lemon with caramel are so fab to me. There are some gourmand lemon fragrances in niche category and I promise U thst if u would try them… devotion is not THAT sweet. But obviously I can understand your opinion
I love it too!!
Yea bought it for the wife at first smell…
Very sexy scent my all time favourite fragrance for Women…. I am a guy
My all time favourite was Eilish No.1
You’re definitely not the only one! I don’t like it either, but for the opposite reason. It’s not sweet to me AT ALL. I got a screechy, green orange blossom mess 😭 I was so excited for it bc of the reviews and was so disappointed
I will definitely say if you’re not a fan of sour candy, then you definitely won’t like this perfume. I personally love it, but I also eat sour candy on the daily and prefer it over sweet candies like caramel and chocolate. To me, this smells like an creamy orange vanilla cake with lemon icing drizzle. But every now and then this pop of sour patch kids comes out when I’m wearing it throughout the day. 🤓
Best comment! I love it too! It’s niche quality and unique, I don’t find it artificial at all
Spot on description, I love it!
When I first sprayed it all I could smell was oranges, later on once it’d dried down it smelled like creamy peaches and I loved it more than first sniff ❤
I first smelled this perfume yesterday and bought it the same day. It’s delicious to me, very interesting and sweet. It smells exactly like Kissing by Kilian. After a few hours the candied citrus note settles down a bit and you get a very warm and sweet scent ❤
I got a sample card in the Ulta magazine, fell in love and I ran to Ulta next day to buy it. When I first sprayed it, I was terrified because that orange blossom was waayy too strong and I thought it wasn’t going to smell the same . But as soon as it dried down a bit, it was what I wanted! It smells so amazing to me. Definitely not a blind buy, though!
I love it too! I bought the100ml bottle, beautiful scent
I smelled it at Ulta last week and I wasn’t a big fan. I sprayed on my hand and tried to let it settle but it just never settled. It was so screechy. And I adore lemon stuff. I’m wearing Lira today. So much better. 🍋🍬
I had to try this scent because I do love lemon! I love BBW Iced Lemon Pound Cake. The longer it’s on your skin, the lemon fades and the vanilla on your skin is yummy and it lasts for hours. I couldn’t stop smelling my hand and my wrist and it lasted through multiple hand washings. You might change your mind about it later but if you decide to sell it, I’ll definitely look out for it!
Devotion is like a lemon meringue pie on my skin. The fragrance notes are in perfect harmony. Very soft on my skin and not artificial at all. But on the seller's skin, the smell was different. A bit like how you yourself described the smell. So these are the chemistry and dna stuff. Although Burberry's Goddess has stolen my heart, Devotion is delicious.
I agreed 💯 with your review/opinion ! I tried it and hated that fake synthetic lemon candy opening 😮 it screams cheap and childish to me. I don’t want to smell like lemon cake walking around. I don’t get the hype at all
I really like this one start to finish. The dry down is so good. And I feel as it sits it’s only going to get better. So sorry it didn’t work out for you. But hey that’s the nature of the game. TFS your thoughts!!
I live it too and people around me love it on me. It’s unique and beautiful, very pleasant scent
Ok first off I ended up buying the 3.4 oz bottle…agree with you on the opening…as when I first sprayed and sniffed it on my wrist I turned my nose up cuz to me it stunk…major…but…then it turned around by the time I got home I was getting compliments, and I sniffed my wrists again, and I was in heaven…the dry down turns into this warm creamy boozy ambery vanilla scent which is warm and inviting and I can still smell it tonight…It is delish…so for 10-15 mins avoid the skank smell…then just breathe it in, cuz it does a 360° & it’s gorgeous and that’s the bottom line, as it’s the scent that stays with you! That’s what you’re paying for…not that heady lemony scent at the beginning! It has stayed with me longer than the Burberry Goddess that I thought was going to be my fave…& I do luv it, it’s just it doesn’t have the projection or the lasting ability that this one does…🤷🏻♀️
There are so many citrus gourmands out. At this price, I'd prefer to try the niche versions first. If you liked Vanilla 28 from Kayali, you'd like Lira. They're not the same, Lira is better, but they both have that molecule wearing experience. I personally don't like those types of fragrances, but the scent overall is nice. Lira has no tartness about it, so it's not a lemon cleaner vibe. There's also Akro Bake, Kerosene Unknown Pleasures, Sora Dora Brocéliande, and way more with an orange gourmand experience.
I love it. You have to like citrus fragrances to appreciate it. I only get the scent of a creamy lemon custard with whipped cream on top. I really don't get a synthetic scent from this one. I usually buy niche over designer because I find a lot of designer fragrances have some type of synthetic scent to it. This is why I love fragrances because everyone interprets scent differently.
Don't feel bad, I didn't like it either. As soon as the sales lady sprayed it on me, I immediately cringed. She noticed right away and said "give it a while it has to grow on you" 😂 We both laughed! Once I got home, it smelled better but not my fav.
I literally LOVE the bottle! I think it’s so gorgeous!
Thanks for the review!
Hi, Ksenja!
Devotion smells almost spot on the same as Tutti Dolci Sweet Lemon Buttercup - one of my all time favourites from Bath&Body Works. I love it!
Ksenja, I think you should still try a decant of Lira if you haven't already. To me, there's more to that fragrance than Devotion. While I didn't hate Devotion I didn't love it either🤷🏽♀️ I love Lira though!
I definitely agree with the sentiment that this fragrance is doing something new with the candied lemon note, but I don’t think the scent profile itself if very unique. There are tons of lemon dessert scents out there like Akro Bake, TK Lemon Tart, 4160 Tuesdays Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits, etc. This new Devotion is cute, but not very new to me at least, which is why I’m probably not gonna add it to my collection. I agree that the hype around this one is crazy too!
Agreed. Especially after Akro bake coming out, I have no interest. I like Bake better, it’s longer lasting, & has more of a journey in my opinion.
Finally! I went to a terrible Sephora in Kohl's and I was like oh they must've did something to this fragrance because it smells awful. Then I went to a really nice Sephora and I was ready to make to make purchase if I liked it. I smelled it again and I was like this is lemon Pledgey. How is everyone on fragrantica loving this and I'm getting lemon pledge?
This is an accurate review. Thank you!
Girl me and you are the same. I HATE lemon foods but i love lemon. I was waiting for your review because you abd i love the same scents. Im glad you were honest. I believe people get paid for saying perfumes are good when they arent.
Girllll your nose is not broken! I feel exactly the same way! I am a gourmand lover but this gave me a headache. I also don’t want to spend $100 for something smells like lemon heads candy. It was a hard pass for me
I smelled it in store today and was super disappointed about how powdery it was. However, the new Valentino pink pp fragrance was everything I hoped devotion would be. I hate how ridiculous the price is though.
I tried it at Ulta and hated it. I was super disappointed because it sounded like something I would like. But it wasn’t at all what I was hoping for!
It is different, as soon as I sprayed this juice I kept on sniffing myself the whole 24 hours, it smells like a lemon, whipped cream, vanilla, birthday cake. This is very very long lasting ❤❤❤
So sad you didn't love this!! We love so many of the same scents!! (I felt the same way you do about this one for Burberry Goddess... did not love). Absolutely love it!!! I bought the 100ml the day after I smelled it. It already has a pretty sweet dent!! Thankfully I'm not getting the lemon. Don't get super sweet but a yummy cozy vanilla on the drydown. That is where the MAGIC is!! Best 2023 release hands down!!
Totally agree!
THIS 😂 I never can do Lemon in fragrance, always smells like lemon household cleaning products to my nose
I love lemonade, but I'm also not into most lemon scented things due to some bad cleaning experiences with lemon scented products (which is my own fault). I can 100% understand the preference you have :)
I smelled it last week, and was underwhelmed. I love the name and bottle of the perfume, and I was hoping to love it, but walked out of Ulta without it. I was hoping it would smell like a lemon version of Lolitaland by Lolita Lempicka, but it doesn't. I'm just going to stick with Lolitaland, which I LOVE!
I have heard some opinions that it is similar to Lira but the lemon is more zesty (not sour:) even though candied and that the orange blossom brings something new slightly refreshing comparing to Litra :) to me it sounds great !
Totally agree. It was too sweet and strong for me. This is a smell I want in my desserts and not my skin. But I wouldn't mind smelling it on someone else passing by. On me it lasted even after I showered so the longevity in this one is a plus for those who liked it. I do have to say it is kinda addictive to smell, I kept smelling my arm throughout the day even though I didn't like it.
I knew I wouldn't like it. Im the same I love lemons but not lemon cakes cookies or candy. I was so close to buying it against my better judgement because of such amazing reviews and the beautiful bottle. Im so glad I saw this video. Snapped me right out of my RUclips stupor lol Thanks!
You are def not the only one. I have the very same opinion: kind of lemon candy, kind of cleaning product, overall not something I enjoy at all! And I usually love sweet scents.
I totally agree ... it has something weird ... it so synthetic and nauseating 🥲
I didn't really like Devotion either... like you said, the notes together just don't work for me.
However, Devotion is COMPLETELY different from Lira. The only similarity is that they both have citrus notes. Lira literally smells like a lemon cake.
THANK YOU! This smells nothing like lira.
I feel you are spot on. To me this starts off as like some sorta lemon floor cleaner, then goes to Bath and Body Kitchen Lemon, and then finally the dry down is pretty. I really wanted to love it but I just can’t. Maybe on someone else it’s gorgeous.
I like it I don’t really get the lemon I get the orange and it reminds me of B&BW Orange Vanilla Twist and I think it would layer good with Mont Blanc Signature as well as some others Thanks for sharing your opinion 👍🏾😊
Yes I tried this combo today after Not Another Perfume Channel review and she mentioned it. Loved the combo and lasted all day. I also added iced lemon poundcake on the top before I left for work.
I think it’s totally normal to not like a perfume that has a huge fan base. I pick up ginger, some sort of spiced lemon. It’s not particularly strong, but on my skin is gets pretty creamy. It’s not worth the price point but it’s a good/different release from them. Prada paradoxe had a huge hype around it and I can’t stand it. It smells like every other perfume release.
I smelled this at airport a while ago and got excited…then disappointed. And I LOVE lemon.
You and I feel the same about artificial fruits. It's especially prominent in peach and banana for me. You might like pairing vanilla oil and Love's Fresh Lemon. Super affordable, simple and refreshing.
The opening gives me scented candle vibes but that dry down is absolutely amazing AND the longevity was 7 ish hours which is a win. Not sure if it’s worth keeping - still undecided
I liked this one but didn’t love it when I tried it in store. Passed on purchasing. But really just came to say your hair is amazing 🥰
Unrelated but I LOOOVVVEEE your hair in this video, omg 💕💕💕
Another perfume creator here on RUclips said “You and I are both right”. In other words, if you think it stinks and hate it, and I think it’s the smell of angels or viceversa-we are both right. Perfume is a 100% subjective experience. So don’t feel bad you aren’t a part of the masses. C’est la vie 🤷🏻♀️
Devotion opening was a blast of bitter lemon 🍋 for me ! The lemon in this is strong! DO NOT BLIND BUY!!!
This perfume is terrific, I love it, coming from a person that have about more than a 100 perfumes included Chanel, Dior and so on
I have a travel size coming in today and I’m pretty excited about it. I just got the full size and a travel size of Goddess, which I love! There’s so many new fragrances coming out, my wallet can’t keep up. The KayAli Oud collection alone was A LOT!
I did go to Sephora and quickly sprayed D&G Devotion and I have to say I was not into the opening. I kept my piece of paper I sprayed it on and set it in my car. About five minutes later I kept smelling something sweet so I picked it up and was pleasantly surprised by how much softer it was. I loved the dry down but I haven’t tried it on skin and that’s going to be the real test. Hopefully, I enjoy the dry down on my skin. I may try layering it with Iced Lemon Poundcake.
I just bought this one today! I don’t love it while it’s wet but I absolutely love the dry down 🤤
I thought I was the only one too. It has a kitchen lemon opening and then dries down to something similar to the dolce garden perfume. Both smells that I detest.
I did not like this perfume. On my skin it smelled like lemon cleaner and faded super quickly.
If you think Devotion is too sweet you def won't like Lira 😂
How good does Lira perform? Does it have weak projection? Do Lira last long? These are the con's to Lira that's been floating around the internet. I've been trying to decide is Lira worth getting.
@@saralynn2989 It lasts about five hours on me, not the longest lasting perfume I have for sure, but I love the scent
@@saralynn2989no the projection and longevity is horrible
I go back and forth on this one. Bought the travel size yesterday and have worn it both last night and today. Lasting power and sillage seem impressive for designer for sure. Giving LVDBS vibes to me, not the biggest fan of citrus mixed with orange blossom as it comes off cleanerish to my nose. Dry down is fluffy but a powdery almost smarties candies or lucky charms marshmallow vibes. 💯 not gooey fluffy. Sometimes this smells good to me and I think I’ll buy a full bottle but I’m holding off for now. I think I’m also upset that I don’t love it like everyone else.
Lol this reminds me of when I smelt Akro Bake and I was like.... errr why does everyone love this?! I get Lemsip! An absolute aroma-chemical mess to me but people LOOOVE Bake! Looking forward to smelling Devotion but it's exclusive to Harrods in the UK so I'll have to wait for it to arrive in the other department stores!
I love Lira but I do not like Devotion! I was so excited to smell it in ulta but something about it was not good, and I love lemon cake smells
I agree !! This and Bake was too much for me. Lira is my only lemon fragrance.
I love this perfume. It smell like lemon muffins, which is my favourite pastry. So sweet and delish.
I have a suspicion that this might smell close to an Arabic perfume oil (super duper affordable) Al-rehab's soft. That smells like lemon pound cake. It's sweet lemony and a little creamy-ish. I think you would like it better. Even that is considered to be a dupe of lira.
Do give it a go whenever you're shopping for perfumes next. It shouldn't cost you more than a couple of bucks.
Why are trying to defend your aversion to the perfume? If you like it ok. If you don’t, ok. It’s not that deep
My top notes on my bottle are candied citrus not candied lemon?!? I do not get lemon at all!! I get a dreamy Creamsicle scent!! I Absolutley Love it paired with my orange Creamsicle lotion!! It lasts all day on my skin and clothes!!🥰
I kinda feel this way about BR 540. I just don't get it or the extrait version - nothing about them do I like.
I’m crushed because I don’t like it either, and I have a full bottle of it. I LOVE citrus. LOVE vanilla. LOVE sweet scents but this smells like a sour dish rag that you wiped up lemon juice frosting with weeks ago. I NEVER thought something would be too sweet for me but so wrong can one be. I’d love for it to be more fresh and light because this smell doesn’t make sense to me. I feel like I’d cause people around me nausea. HOWEVER mixed with guerlain pera granita (another citrusy perfume that was too fresh for my liking) it turned out PERFECT. minus and minus makes plus
I get so many compliments on this so oh well . Everyone can't love everything
I thought I wouldn’t like lira either but I got a sample and the scent is addictive to me! You should smell a sample or try the oakcha dupe (i’m planning on getting the oakcha dupe bc lira is too expensive 😅)
I thought it was cute, but I'm not in a time in my life where I'm trying to smell cute. 😆 It's way too sweet, gave me cavities!
You look beautiful Ksenja! 😍 love the hair and makeup 👌🏽🫶🏽
I sprayed this yesterday in Sephora and omg it’s so good!
I just bought this and it's wonderful on my skin but it won't work for everyone. I love it ❤
I smelled it at sephora and initially didnt like it at all and neither did my husband. When i got home and smelled the card again i thought "hm that actually smells ok" and I had my husband smell it again and he said "oh what is that? It smells good!" He didn't believe me at first that is was the same scent. I love lemons but typically dont like lemon candy or scents either but i did like the dry down on this. Im going to buy the small 1 oz bottle next week.
So I guess you didn’t like Iced Lemon Poundcake (from B&BW) either. 😂 The spray was a little artificial smelling, but the body cream was everything!
I will say dominant lemon scents can go either way (especially in the beginning). I didn’t love Soft by Al Rehab right away. It made me think of cleaning products in the opening when I first got it. After sitting for a couple months I ended up really liking it. It’s a nice lemony pink sugar smell.
I’m not a fan of Under the Lemon Tree by Replica. That was straight cleaning products to me (& not even the good kind). I had to wash it off.
However, I do love Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue.
I still want to get my hands on Lira, and give it a sniff. I heard the longevity & projection is lacking though.
I guess I’ll add this new one to my smell list as well. 😌
Does this smell like soft? I have soft in the oil and wondering if it will layer well with it.
I just tried it in store & wanted to see how I felt but then smelled it on my shirt the next day and I’m ordering it today for the perfume sale.
To preface...I have over 300 fragrances... Backup bottles rarely happen for me...I bought a backup of this after one wearing... It's amazing...I just wish it had beast performance😢
I agree on this, I don’t love this one. I was shocked as I LOVE lemon desserts, but something about this just is not doing it for me. BUT the first time I wore it, my husband complimented it and he never notices my fragrances. Also got some compliments from strangers on it. I’m keeping it for that reason because it seems others like it on me, but it’s not my favorite unfortunately
I smell oranges for a min or two, then nothing but vanilla/caramel
I loveeee this scent but I also love limencello and lemon meringue cake. I can see why you wouldn't like this if you don't love those things.
Artificial peach and lemon scent with gourmand smell horrible to me. But I like fresh lemon scent like hand soap. Not to spray in my body. So I understand.
I just smelled the Devotion today for the first time and I HAD to own it ❤ addicting 💕
I just returned this one. I tried to like this, but there is just something in there especially in the opening that I just cannot get past. I decided that I have too many great perfumes that I love to keep one that I really don’t love. The bottle is beautiful though!!
I smelled devotion and actually did enjoy it... But honestly the orange blossom just reminded me of girl of now and I couldn't justify buying it. I don't think it was anything that unique TBH, and it smells nothing like Lira in my opinion
Oh no! I am so interested to smell this and almost blind bought it because of the spectacular reviews 😂. I have a 30 ml of Lira for sometime now. Sadly i keep on smelling that bugs spray scent especially at the opening. I let it macerate but still the same. I have it more than a year now. Thanks for this review. Definitely won't blind buy it. But I will still try to smell it in stores to double check😉😊
I was excited to buy this after smelling a paper sample - candied lemon and orange blossom sounded divine. However, those notes fade very quickly and all you're left with is an overpowering vanilla scent. My husband hated it, and he likes sweet.
I am only going by a tester strip I did in Ulta a few days ago, but I had the same reaction. Something at the opening offended me. Interestingly, after a LONG time of dry down on the strip I started to like it. I'm guessing that's because vanilla is the only note left now. I need to get a sample to test it properly & on skin, not paper, because it is still intriguing me for some reason.🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Lira and Devotion are nothing alike. Yes they are both citrusy gourmands, but they are completely different scents aside from that.
I love sweet scents but this felt a little too sweet. But I tested it a couple days ago, sprayed it once on my arm it was like 3pm and I could still still smell the vanilla note on my arm the next day 😲 that blew me away so I want to try it out again.
This smelled like a Lush fragrance to me…I can’t remember which one since it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a Lush but I smelled this D&G scent in store and it brought me right back to college when I was obsessed with their bath bombs lol
I’m watching your videos trying to decide on the next perfume. I thought I would love it as well but there’s something that I don’t like about it. I’m going to sleep on it see if the dry down is better. I’m debating this one, Burberry goddess or CH GG supreme. I’m also testing the goddess one now. I’ll have to go in store to remind myself of supreme flanker. I love looking back at your videos to help me decide. ❤
100% agree with you. I feel the same thing
I didn't like it but couldn't stop sniffing my arm, the vanilla in the end is nice but the begining is harsh bitter-sweet
I think it’s an easy reach, but it’s not mind blowing. I already had Lira and Bake so I definitely didn’t need this, but the bottle is pretty and I don’t feel bad using up this bottle so I can reserve my Lira & Bake 😂💖
I agree with you, I’m not a fan of this fragrance. I wanted to love it but I just don’t enjoy wearing it.
This was so sharp to me!
I really wish I had seen this review before I bought it, and I did get the big bottle. This has a very cleaning product smell, which was headache inducing for me. Using another vanilla scent did help cut down on the smell. Unfortunately, I can't return it so I will be figuring out layering combos with it.
You’re not the only one! I didn’t like it on initial spray till I smelled it much later
This is a near similar clone to Zara Sweet Pastry to be honest. Unique to me. BUT TRUST ME……let is sit for a couple weeks!!!!!! For me it was exactly like when I got Kayali Vanilla 28. You need to let it sit!
It reminds me of Olympia Legend (on somewhat sweet level )
I barely get any lemon in this. I love gourmands and I also love citrus so I thought this would be a hit for me…. For me it’s SO POWDERY! Why is no one talking about the powder?! And I even like powder…but this is just weird to me. People comparing it to Lira makes me laugh. I adore Lira. This is so far removed from Lira idk what to even say. I WISH I got candied lemon. I don’t even know how to place this scent. It’s just off for me.
I’m definitely a big fan of Lira and I thought this fragrance was a watered down version of it.
I want to smell Lira so bad!
I smelled it in the magazine. I was so hyped to smell this perfume. I smelled the magazine sample and was disappointed ngl. It smells similar to imma choo I want you. The Jimmy choo smells better.
I just snagged a 3.4 for 80$. I love it. 😭 im trying to hold out and not buy hyped perfumes until the fuss dies down.