The Narcotics

Love Don't Be Shy Kilian 2007 Perfume

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Ranked 21 in Women's Perfume

7.8 / 10 1432 Ratings

A popular perfume by Kilian for women, released in 2007. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Floral

Powdery

Creamy

Fragrance Notes

Marshmallow

Orange blossom absolute Neroli

Neroli

Amber

Honeysuckle Rose

Rose

Perfumer

Calice Becker

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Ratings

Scent

7.81432 Ratings

Longevity

7.91241 Ratings

Sillage

7.61229 Ratings

Bottle

8.31187 Ratings

Value for money

6.1850 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 07/15/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Narcotics" collection.

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Reviews

59 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/24/2012

1
Scent

PBullFriend
310 Reviews

PBullFriend

Helpful Review 5

stale bubblegum

I love vanilla, and this has a strong vanilla note. However, it also has a putrid stale-bubblegum note on me that comes pretty close to making me retch. I hoped it would pass but, after an hour of trying to breathe through my mouth (how sophisticated I looked!), I gave up, scrubbed my arm, and sprayed some Sula Vanilla Blossom on top of it to cancel out the residual smell. I try to give perfumes at least 2 tries, but this was one of my once-and-out ones. (072209)

04/01/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 3
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

5

A Quasi-Celebrity Niche Perfume

By Kilian LOVE is a ridiculously sweet perfume. Had I tested this one blind, I'm sure that I would have guessed that it was launched by the house of Britney Spears. But no, it's a hoity-toity niche perfume which costs ten times the price of any celebrity scent.

The aesthetic of this composition is reminiscent of the house of Laurence Dumont, specifically the Senteurs Gourmandes collection (which, by the way, also cost a small fraction of this). Very, very sweet. Did I mention that this is sweet? Spun sugar flavored with vanilla is really the take away to my nose.

I cannot really recommend this perfume because, although it does smell natural, from start to finish, it seems too much like a dessert which could very well induce a diabetic coma. I simply cannot think of any good reason for buying LOVE given the panoply of similar fragrances, often associated with celebrities' names, available today.

For those who crave this level of sweetness in a natural-smelling perfume, I highly recommend that you investigate the house of Laurence Dumont.

09/23/2012

10
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 7
Scent

Icekat
97 Reviews

Icekat

Helpful Review 5

Marshmallow Bomb

When the cold weather rolls in, I have an irresistible urge to wear sweet and cozy scents. Love by Kilian is super sweet and could be rightfully called a sugar bomb filled with marshmallows, vanilla and all things sweet. It is fluffy, delicious, and a bit over the top. It reminds me of an enormous, over-decorated wedding cake with creamy frosting and cute cherubs.

There are flowers in this frosted, sugared bouquet but they are so much covered in sweetness that I barely can smell them. However, what I really like about this perfume is how smooth, creamy, and natural smelling it is. I own many overly sweet perfumes including tons of celebrity ones. The main difference between those one and Love by Kilian is the quality. I find that synthetic loudness of many celebrity scents are getting on my nerves, so though I do love perfumes with super sweet personality, I cannot bear to wear most of them. Love by Kilian is a different story. I love wearing it and it lasts for at least 10 hours on me.

Is it worth a hefty price tag? Still not sure. I would have liked to see more complexity in the dry down phase of this scent, something that would make it more dimensional and exciting instead of just a straightforward marshmallow vanilla. But it is still a lovely fragrance to wear and my rating is based on its comparison to other fragrances in this category. Overall score is 7.5/10.

04/11/2015

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Tar
261 Reviews

Tar

Helpful Review 4

Love – Don’t Be Shy

How could you be shy while wearing this fragrance? One does not have to be a dog to track you down along the threads of this scent...

Neroli as top note? That would be a so-called „shy, tentative kiss given by fresh lips” – as it is written on the page of one seller. Pure and poor theory.
Do not bother with neroli, do not waste even a slight thought for it.
It can not do anything against the flood of jasmine and vanille, so freshness is absolutely not present here. The perfume is strong, stable, forms a wall around you, a wall of self-esteem and a bit violent kind of flirt. LOVE is indiscreet and tactless. Completely feminine.

Upon the waves of sweetness there is a weird, floating odor, most probably iris and vanille made an alliance against sobriety. The weirdness is the same kind as in VANILLE ABSOLUMENT, but executed in much higher quality.

The base: less jasmine, stable vanille. Musk is trying to push the fragrance towards demureness. Sorry, dear Musk, maybe another time, LOVE and love does not need too much rationality.

- Age: does not matter, just be enough brave to wear.
- Gender: woman!
- Season: summer. Such a strong and sweet perfume together with those who contain oud, are meant for heat.
- Warning: the liquid has an intensive red color, that can leave stains on your clothes, so portion it only on skin.

02/19/2025

6
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 4
Scent

BeansGravy
13 Reviews

BeansGravy

3

Love, Please be Shy

This perfume lasts forever, it is not shy to stick around for however long it likes. I tried it once because my mother was very eager to share in my perfume interest, it ended up lasting more than 12 hours on my skin and was still very fragrant when I went to sleep. Granted, I was just chatting with my brother online. Still, how long does a fragrance need to last?
I recommend this for anyone who loves really sweet marshmallows and hates when a scent doesn’t last. I personally don’t like it, but I respect the longevity. I can understand why people like it, but I leave it to the ones who adore this to show it proper love. I will turn to more refreshing white florals and gourmands.

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