Devil Tender Eau de Parfum by Ex Nihilo

I like this a lot. It's a blast of pink pepper with a touch of sweet fruit and inoffensive florals. This is like a much less gourmand, less sweet Lancome Tresor La Nuit a la Folie in the summertime sans vanilla. This is simular to what I remember Valentino Rock'n Rose to be like (the Valentino sample I most recently received just smells too synthetic now). I don't think I would use a full bottle, and it is not "love" status because I like my scents fruitier, but it really is a beautiful little potion.

This gives me the same vibe of Gris Dior, with more sandalwood and with suede.

Ok, unlike some other reviewers I actually like this rose and peach confection. Light, sweet, glowingly rosey, sunny, very pretty, very feminine. Garners compliments, it just smells like beauty. I don't know about devilish, but it's seductive.

It doesn't smell unique to me, though - in fact I know I've smelled many very similar frags before. But what? Maybe Rosa Nobile, maybe a touch of Fille de Berlin, a dash of Delina, but also some cheapies too.

Smells like a lot of other things I own, so while I'd be delighted to receive a bottle as a gift, I can't see myself spending Ex Nihilo prices on it. I'll definitely use up my sample though.

Quite mainstream and generic, but also very pretty. The aroma is delicate, flowery, feminine. My friend kept asking what is that beautiful smell she's getting in the room all of the sudden. It was Devil Tender. It doesn't seem like it projects much as it looks so dainty and polite (let's say, way more dainty and polite than the other notorious rose Delina), but apparently people are able to smell it in the room. The rose is not at all a bold one, rather pink-ish, soft and milky.

The first time I smelled this, I quickly envisioned a flanker called “Chloe Gourmand” because it smelled like Chloe with cardamom and traces of powdery violet. Very quickly it took on a gooey quality, like a fresh, chewy batch of Turkish delight. Next came something soft and creamy. In the heart, a clean and pure magenta rose came into focus. This is a pink rosy, slightly gourmand perfume.

Sillage was very strong at first, but it becomes a simpler skin scent after 20 minutes. It’s feminine and intimate and would be great for a first date. It smells tidy and very put-together, like you made sure your nails, hair and outfit are impeccable for this person you really want to impress. It’s a darling fragrance that is a very easy, very enjoyable reach. I love that it’s sweetness is restrained.

Update: I am so in love with this fragrance and purchased a full bottle. It’s like a body spray, sillage is so soft. I adore it though and touch up if needed. It’s the perfect compromise between a powdery rose-violet perfume and a jammy one.