Longevity is great (12 hours/ next shower), sillage is moderate when lightly sprayed, and i like it that way. I love this fragrance and find myself liking it more and more each time I try it on myself or my sheets! When I DO get anything, it's got an aspect that is somewhat headache inducing for me, which is surprising since this is clearly a rather mild scent. That is not to say Maitresse smells "perfumey" because there is definitely a warm skin (not my skin, I wish my skin smelled like that) scent that is present throughout.

Perfumes are often designed with top, middle and base notes, and designed to smell different based on the time after application. I barely noticed it when I took a seat; and I was about to take a paper and read the dreadful news that the national press reports every day, when someone interrupted me. I love it just because it's so pleasing to me, rather than for any effect it may have on the man in my life (who would probably be more excited by a fragrance based on bacon anyway! But then, after about 5 minutes, this scent becomes a subtle, light and sensual mixture of slightly wrinkled silk bed sheets, lace, powdery perfume and sin. but there's no oomph here, it's all sly seduction and no danger, no adrenaline, not a smidgen of sternness.It smells light, beautiful, non offensive, yet sophisticated to me, so you could say I "oversprayed"- about 15 sprays. Agent Provocateur fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Christian Provenzano and Azzi Glasser. Unlike some online retailers, all of our products come in the original manufacturer packaging and are 100% genuine. They may also limit the number of times you see an advert as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. The only things that link these two scents are really good longevity and a lack of developing on the skin, all the time it smells the same.

From the top notes to the dry down Maitresse is your typical sexy secretary perfume, but not in an exciting way.If I were blind smelling this, without the influence of the brand or the bottle, I would have thought it was for a bride, or a younger but independent woman. Agent Provocateur Maitresse is an intoxicating perfume with the passionate top notes of white lotus petals and delicate nuances of white ylang-ylang, caressed by the pure essence of osmanthus core and immersed deep into jasmine sambac. The predominantly oriental tone of this eau de parfum will sweep you into another time and place at twilight. Indiscriminately perfumey, sweet, pleasant but not memorable, note pyramid does not reflect anything in my bottle.