Ah, I love testing the Alien fragrances. Thanks to a dear friend who is into perfume, I've been able to try quite a few flankers from this fantastic fragrance line and rave about how wonderful these scents are on women, at least in my opinion :D
And I continue to try all sorts of Alien (and Angel) flankers that I can get my hands on. With the newer ones, of course, I have the same problem as with all other popular or at least well-known brands… it’s incredibly difficult for me to test these fragrances myself… no matter if I could say, in case I got caught (while spraying), that I was looking for a scent for a friend… it just feels somehow awkward, as you know from me *sigh*
So I had a few minor difficulties with this scent as well. I made the mistake of going to the store quite early, so the shop was rather empty, and therefore there were even more employees who were practically piercing the few customers with their stares instead of advising them. And these Thierry Mugler fragrances were in the cashier's line of sight, and… I swear… she was staring at me the whole time… with a really stern look!!! You know, I had to stand there like a statue in front of the Alien fragrances for what felt like an eternity until finally a customer went to the register, thus distracting the cashier's gaze from me. That was finally my chance to quickly spray my arm and hastily retreat to another corner of the store :D
Well, now I’ve tested this scent here, just in time for the beginning of spring (even if there’s still snow everywhere :D).
The Scent:
The scent starts off quite nicely with a fresh and refreshing lemon. Then the fragrance gives a very clean impression and even smells a bit like fresh laundry, which comes across even better on a paper strip than on the skin. After that, you can smell a jasmine-like sweetness, which definitely reminds one of all the other Alien scents. The DNA of these fragrances is certainly present, but it’s harder to recognize in this flanker.
I don’t even know what the Queen of the Night smells like. I don’t even know who this queen is, let alone that she would ever let me near her to sniff her and… oh… ah… okay, the so-called Queen of the Night isn’t even a person… but a plant… :DD And a very special, fascinating cactus plant that only blooms once a year for a few hours! They say it emits a beautiful vanilla scent. And that seems to be true, because here you can definitely perceive a light vanilla note, albeit quite subtle. But it’s good that the vanilla is light here, as it pairs well with the other airy fragrance notes, keeping the scent fresh. Additionally, you can smell general, spring-like light flowers.
In any case, the scent remains floral-fresh in the base, but still a bit citrusy. The sweetness here isn’t as intensely pronounced as in other Alien fragrances, making it very suitable for spring. The only thing that bothers me is a slightly synthetic note, which unfortunately seems to be in vogue at the moment, as almost all new mainstream fragrances have a distinctly noticeable synthetic quality, which I find quite unfortunate…
However, this synthetic note seems to fade significantly in the later base, as the scent then becomes sweet-floral and powdery, remaining quite pleasant.
The Sillage and Longevity:
When it comes to sillage, one shouldn't think that it is as strong as most Alien fragrances. The projection of this scent is rather moderate, so you need to be close to smell it.
The longevity is about six to eight hours. However, the scent becomes weaker in the later hours.
The Bottle:
There’s nothing to criticize about the bottle, as always. It features the spaceship-like, futuristic bottle shape of the original Alien fragrances, only this time in a light, lovely pink hue, which looks fantastic alongside the well-known golden design elements. The alien-like font is also displayed on the front, showcasing the name of the fragrance in a cool way. A very beautiful bottle!
So, I like the Alien fragrances. Even if most women today might roll their eyes when a man says he loves the Alien scents, most of these fragrances just smell delightful on you ladies, even if the heyday of Aliens might be gradually coming to an end. I believe I started calling you ladies bite-worthy in my comments thanks to the Alien fragrances back then :D
Anyway, I find this scent to be quite okay as a fragrance itself, but: In my opinion, as an Alien scent, it ranks among the more mediocre Alien flankers, as it doesn’t have anything extraordinary about it and comes off as a nicely made 0815 scent, with which one could hardly go wrong, but only if the price were significantly cheaper. It fits in with the similarly mediocre but still nicely crafted Sunessence editions of this line. But don’t get me wrong: As a floral spring scent, this one is really nice, but as an Alien scent, it’s a bit weak. But maybe you’ll like it better? I would definitely recommend trying it :)
However, this Alien flanker seems to have a somewhat noticeable synthetic note, which brings the scent down a bit, as you’re not used to such a strong synthetic quality from Alien. Although this (the synthetics) isn’t as extreme as in some other fragrances, and fortunately decreases significantly in the later base, making the scent more pleasant again, you can still notice it, especially in the heart note.
Unfortunately, this noticeable synthetics trend seems to be in vogue with almost all new flankers of well-known fragrances at the moment, whether it’s the new Armani scents (like the new Si Passione), Dior with Homme Sport, or whatever else, these synthetic notes seem to be used so much that they unfortunately drag the fragrances down significantly. To be honest, I preferred the Oud boom back then, where every new flanker had to contain Oud!
So, you might want to take a look at this one… but if you’re looking for a really good and also summer-appropriate Alien scent, you should check out the, in my opinion, quite successful Alien Eau Sublime or Aqua Chic 2013 (if you can still get your hands on it), as these fragrances are really well-made aliens for warmer days! And which also make you ladies… well… deliciously bite-worthy yammi yammi (mu ha ha ha, I had to say this again, it’s just the Alien tradition :D :D)!
Top Notes 
Citron
Heart Notes 
Queen-of-the-night
Base Notes 
White amber
Sandalwood
Rosaline88
T3lk4
Jazzy76
Skubi73
FrauMieze
Pepper81
Insomnie
Applejack
MsPralinchen
Kajsa5
