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Boyfriend Kate Walsh 2010 Eau de Parfum

7.5 / 10 39 Ratings

A popular perfume by Kate Walsh for women and men, released in 2010. The scent is spicy-oriental. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Resinous

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Myrrh

Plum

Heart Notes

Benzoin

Night-blooming jasmine

Base Notes

Amber

Cistus absolute Musk

Musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Marypierre Julien

Ratings

Scent

7.539 Ratings

Longevity

7.231 Ratings

Sillage

6.731 Ratings

Bottle

6.440 Ratings

Value for money

7.611 Ratings

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/13/2013

JSpines
177 Reviews

JSpines

Very helpful Review 6

Boyfriend

I've been finding quite a few "loves" lately and I'm happy to add this one to that group. I've had a bottle of this perfume for awhile now but hadn't had a chance to try it out yet. Today I finally did. Right from the first sniff it was instant "love." On my skin, this is all about the amber. Warm, rich, deep, comforting amber! What's not to love about that? I feel like this would be best suited to cooler weather. I feel that way about most "amber-intense" perfumes. There is something so nice about wearing a "warm" perfume when it's cold outside. Catching whiffs of it seems to be just as good as sipping hot chocolate on a cold winters day. The marketing ploy aside (a woman who has traces of her boyfriend's cologne on her), this perfume is easily one of the best celebrity scents I've ever had the pleasure of trying. I will happily wear this quite a bit come Autumn and Winter. The price is a tad steep for a celebrity perfume but you do get what you pay for. Do yourself a favor and give this one a try, especially if you are an amber lover.

05/15/2012

ArkangeL
156 Reviews

ArkangeL

Helpful Review 7

His & Hers

I sat down and thought about the concept. A boyfriend leaves his shirt behind... a boyfriend's scent rubs off on his woman. Man and woman's mixed chemistry. Anyway you interpret it, this fragrance is boyfriend inspired. Therefore, it starts with us. So, considering the depth of the notes I figured, why not give it a try? So, I took my shirt back... so to speak. I received more compliments than women have wearing it on themselves. Earthy, warm, woodsy, musky, rich and amber sweet. I wanted to say "cozy," but since that word has been used here already, I'll say this perfume hugs the soul and makes it a perfect fireplace fragrance. I was timid of "Boyfriend" due to the category in which it was placed. I believe it now deserves a position in my top 5.

02/03/2014

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

stephaniek
44 Reviews

stephaniek

Helpful Review 5

The Jealousy Test

BOYFRIEND isn't a flannel shirt or a hooded sweatshirt you grabbed from his closet. It's not a French-cuffed button down, lightly starched. It's nubby socks and maybe his old worn-in college tee shirt, but only if you're also wearing a statement bracelet and delicate layered necklaces of different lengths. The point is, this isn't as much a male/female scent as it is a highs paired with lows scent(a threadbare sweatshirt paired with a silk dupioni floor-length skirt). It's cozy and warm, yet you can still wear it in the heat.

I lived in Boca Raton, Florida, of all places, and when I wore this to the playground, to the bar, or to the "it" restaurant, I was always asked, in a hushed tone, to please reveal what I was wearing. Friends admitted that they had to run out to buy it after smelling it on me. It passed "The Jealousy Test" (side note: if you're unsure about a purchase, have a friend or stranger hold it, or wear it, and see if you want it, to the point where you're jealous, if so, then buy it) !

It's a very current (not currant) scent, on trend, independent and sexy as hell. Although I wore it during the day, I think it is a star come nightfall, when everyone's boyfriend will want to undress you.

11/18/2013

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Sorceress
216 Reviews

Sorceress

Helpful Review 3

Submission In A Bottle

No hesitation here, this starts out smelling like a masculine fragrance. Give it to its dry down and you have the yin-yang of the female and male existence of perfumery. Cosmic life explained in a bottle. (How thoughtful of Kate Walsh.) The coming together of two opposites in one bottle that you can now apply onto yourself without the benefit of "him" being there. Never really needing "him" takes on a whole new meaning. Or, you can think of pining for "him" through the purchase of a perfume that reminds you of "him" but it's not "his" its's "yours" because its marketed for women, its just another ad campaign for suckers, rather, I mean consumers. I get this sad image of lonely people crying, sniffing their generic smelling wrist because it reminds them of "him". Really? There's a world of perfumes out there for you ladies, just for you, designed to make you feel good, designed to work with your body chemistry and evoke positive thoughts. Not evoke images of "Michael, John, Rob, Steven, Kevin, Joe, Josh, Sebastian, Brian, Robert, Pablo..." which are the names emblazoned on the bottle. Of her former boyfriends. Yes, the concept is amusing. But it falls short of bringing in the sexual aura needed that might have hit this one out of the ballpark. Had it been reminiscent of a vis-a-vis romp with any of the notes in its composition, then the sensuality and rawness would have made Boyfriend complete. Otherwise, it falls flat as simply spraying a small amount of your significant others' favorite fragrance on to remind you of them. Save your money and do that instead. The plum seems to be the highlight with a slight musk while the woods surround the entire composition. Florals, none. The myrhh lies low and intermingles with the woods as one would expect with a man's fragrance. There is a rich deepness bringing to mind vanilla, more like gingerbread that appears for awhile and wraps the fragrance together. Not long-lasting, not short either, just middle of the road. Stays close to the skin. If you really feel you must wear this, it's a choice to wear in the evening at home or at leisure while relaxing. Definitely sample before you buy to see how you enjoy a fragrance that starts out with a male top and ends with a female bottom. Oh yeah, wouldn't that be called submissive? And that's what buying a bottle called "Boyfriend" reminds me of....but all in all it's a decent frag that I do like. The starting price is ridiculous that I saw at Sephora. Within a few weeks it went to a fraction of its original cost on the clearance rack, where I snagged a bottle. For the clearance price, it was well worth it. That made me much happier to wear it. I still don't like the name, but I do like the fume.

11/15/2021

10Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Scentwitch
292 Reviews

Scentwitch

Helpful Review 4

Musky and warm

Boyfriend is musky and warming, the perfect fall or winter scent under layers of clothing. It’s longevity is good, as is sillage, and you can’t beat the fair price, particularly when the company frequently offers “buy one get ones.”

I liked it enough to buy a bottle for my daughter who despises white florals, and she loves it, too.

I’m sure it’s the amber that warms it up, as I find that the case with many perfumes with amber as a scent note.

I’m a two spray woman. If two sprays aren’t enough, then I don’t wear it much. If two sprays are too much, then it’s a warning that my perfume could bother other people. This perfume sits perfectly at two sprays.

Highly suggest to try it.

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