Dark Kiss Bath & Body Works Fragrance Mist

this is the most long lasting body mist i've ever tried. i sprayed a bunch of this in my bag when it smelled of food. a whole week later the smell still persists. what the fuck.
on skin this also lasts quite a bit, i sprayed it once on my wrist before bed and i woke up with it still lingering on my skin. i dont think ive had even a proper perfume last as long as this.
now for the actual scent itself, its so so good. its a not-too-sweet plum perfume with undertones of rose and just ughhh its so sexy. always wear this when im wearing a darker color palette and it always hitssss. def sparked my love of plum perfumes!!
overall a great scent. idk about gifting since its a bit more niche, but still its amazingggg. if you know someone with a more gothy/alt style and want to get them a perfume this might be right up their alley.

It's just...intoxicating. I won't argue that this smells "more expensive than it is", or that it's necessarily "like a designer perfume", because it kind of isn't. But that's fine.

This smells like 2006 Hot Topic. It's shamelessly emo, and somehow the cheap plum alongside the obviously *not* natural incense notes, when paired with a sweet neo-amber (the older entry lists amber, and I feel like that is more correct, although I feel that this one is right in saying the fruit is plum, and not blackberry) is just glorious. It makes me want to wear black fingerless gloves, fishnets under destroyed jeans, cut my hair and dye it black&purple, and go see My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, or Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

It's junk, but it's perfect. I'll probably always own a bottle

To me this smells exactly like:
- plum (30%)
- bergamot (35%)
- patchouli (35%)

Dark fruit/"plummy", and the sultry-musky base you get from a bergamot and patchouli mix. It was a little too heavy-handed on the patchouli and bergamot for me, but I can see this being signature-scent worthy - especially in cooler seasons/climates.

It smells just like the name suggests - dark, and almost cozy and sultry... so "kiss" is also an apt description.

*Note: the 2023 re-release (for fall/winter in US BBW stores) is quite different from the original formula. It is now much softer - has less patchouli, doesn't project or last as long, is less distinctive. Smells more like a powdery, generic "fruitchouli" blend.