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11. Crush Eau de Parfum
A zany mix of floral and spice, Victoria’s Secret ‘Crush’ is a young, fresh scent that bottles the feeling of being addicted to someone.

Pros

• Sweetness isn’t too overpowering
• Citrus base
• Summer go-to
• Youthful, fresh scent

Cons

• Seasonal perfume

Victoria’s Secret Crush Perfume Review

Channelling a whole lot of pink and a whole lot of cute in its packaging, Crush is Victoria’s Secret offering for youngsters, and for the young at heart. With notes of Pink Peppercorn, Treasure Peony and Ashok flower, Crush takes you on a frosting filled trip to wonderland right from the first spritz. What I like best about this fragrance is that though sweet and high on its own ‘youthfulness’, at no point is the sweetness too overpowering an attack on the senses. With a warm, citrus base, Crush makes for the perfect summer scent and considering I live in a tropical country, it comes in handy pretty much all year round. But that very seasonality is also a bane as people who live in colder areas might not find it much to their liking. So, do keep that in mind before you go out shopping for this one.

P.S.- I bought this perfume for my niece last Christmas, and I don’t think I could’ve chosen any better. Which is why I now nominate Crush as the perfect gift for female members of your family this festive season too. Do let me know how that fares!

12. Tease Eau de Parfum
Designed as the consummate flirt, Victoria’s Secret Tease is the result of what happens when a seductress meets a coquette—a fragrance that is the ultimate in the art of seduction.

Pros

• Beautifully packaged
• Not harsh on the skin
• Warm scent

Cons

• Longevity is terrible
• Not travel-friendly
• Not suited to all age groups

Tease Eau de Parfum Review

There isn’t a single thing I dislike about how Tease looks sitting on my vanity, a boudoir inspired fragrance that is an instant throwback to the parlors of France. The fishnet and lace packaging on the bottle coupled with the hot pink atomizer make for some truly attractive packaging that I fell in love with at first glance. Full marks to whoever came up with the design for this little baby. As for the fragrance itself, combining notes of Black Vanilla, Frozen Pear and Blooming Gardenia, I find that coming to Victoria’s Secret collection at least, this fragrance truly is the ultimate ‘tease’. A warm scent that I feel is better carried off by grown women, the major downer with this fragrance is its longevity. At barely an hour or two of staying power, Tease hardly lasts you for even a quarter of a day which is a shame as it has a pleasant dry down that I liked smelling for whatever little time it lasted. If longevity isn’t a concern you have, Tease might just make another great gift this festive season, this time for the ladies of your family.