Blue Seduction by Antonio Banderas
Women 2008
Description
Blue Seduction by Antonio Banderas is a floral aquatic fragrance for women. Launched in 2008, this composition was created by Olivier Cresp, Elisabeth Vidal, and Rosendo Mateu. Its top notes of melon, bergamot, pear, and violet leaves offer a fresh and vibrant opening. The heart unfolds a floral harmony featuring peony, jasmine, lily of the valley, gardenia, and Bulgarian rose.…
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In the collection
Leading answer I owned it
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Season
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About Blue Seduction
Blue Seduction by Antonio Banderas is a floral aquatic fragrance for women. Launched in 2008, this composition was created by Olivier Cresp, Elisabeth Vidal, and Rosendo Mateu. Its top notes of melon, bergamot, pear, and violet leaves offer a fresh and vibrant opening. The heart unfolds a floral harmony featuring peony, jasmine, lily of the valley, gardenia, and Bulgarian rose. Finally, the base notes of raspberry, patchouli, musk, and benzoin provide a warm and lasting finish.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts Green, herbal and fougère Flowers White flowers Woods and mosses Resins and balsams
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
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Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
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Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
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Value perception
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I tried the perfume, very fresh at first but out of nowhere at the end the patchouli felt too strong, I thought it was a weird shift.
I just bought it, I like it, I feel it’s unisex, at first I felt it was very masculine but after 30 minutes I felt it sweeter like fruity floral, so far I like it I’m going to try it during the day because I put it on at night to see how it develops on my pH
I bought it a few years ago, when I tried it I liked it a lot but over time I perceived it as very unisex, it’s nice but no longer to my taste. In itself, it’s easy to wear, ideal for summer, because of its freshness. The price is very good, affordable.
On skin, the perfume opens with a strong presence of patchouli, which gives it a fresh and elegant feel. Peony is very prominent on my skin, giving it a feminine and vibrant character. I see it as an ideal perfume for going out dancing, meant for early afternoon and night in spring and summer. It’s fruity floral with moderate sweetness, easy to wear and with a clean and luminous feel, I’d even say somewhat unisex. The bottle is one of its greatest strengths: it recalls a swimming pool, with reliefs on the base that evoke the tiles at the bottom, and in the light it looks especially beautiful. Even the gesture of swirling it to see the waves is part of the experience.
Fresh, floral fragrance. Delicate and soft, feminine. Very nice and not at all overpowering or cloying. Ideal for women ages 25 to 35. Slightly musky with an almost imperceptible fruity note. Ideal for summer nights and even for everyday wear, I find it versatile although I wouldn’t wear it in winter or fall. THE LONGEVITY LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED, you have to reapply it but it’s nice and not heavy at all. After 6 hours I have no trace of the perfume left, I think it lasts 2 to 3 hours at most but it’s very nice, you need several sprays. I recommend it as a daily perfume for spring and summer days.
I first knew this fragrance when I was young. I’ve wanted it again for a while because I have many strong sweet perfumes but very few to wear in spring-summer. I perceive it as aquatic, with just the right sweetness to lift your mood. On those humid days when it’s neither cold nor hot, it’s ideal. I really like it. I would even wear it after showering, because it smells clean to me. It doesn’t have great sillage but you can notice it when someone comes close to say hello. It’s a nice aquatic floral, with the performance of an edt. In my country it’s super affordable and checks all the boxes for good, pretty and cheap 🥰💕
They did some kind of reformulation and increased the patchouli. It smells stronger, sweeter and more ambery than I remembered. In fact I find it almost earthy, like something burnt (??). After 30 minutes of dry-down, it reminds me of the taste of children’s aspirin. Without meaning to say anything negative about the perfume itself. On the contrary, I always loved it for its soft aquatic side. However, this time it’s as if they gave much more strength to the base of the perfume, almost canceling the fresh and aquatic part. Weirdd… or the tester they gave me had turned (which wouldn’t surprise me, it’s happened to me many times in perfume stores…). Edit: on my skin it ended up quite similar to a body cream I have from Nuit Tresor: raspberry, patchouli, incense… But much less strong, clearly.
One of the first perfumes I got into my collection, and also a really complimented one. I just love this scent even though I tend to buy sweeter ones. It doesn’t last as long as I wished, but for the price it’s really nice. I got the 200ml bottle at great value. 100% recommended
I’m a man and when I smelled this fragrance (by mistake since it was my first time trying the Antonio Banderas brand) it was a very pleasant surprise, I bought it automatically because it’s so exquisite, and then when I saw the bottle with the pink cap hahahaha, honestly I find it quite unisex and it’s just so pleasant, fresh clean and really nice opening
They couldn’t have given it a more fitting name, it’s like a blue seduction. Although they recommend it for daytime, for me it’s more nighttime, for spring-summer nights. Actually it’s very versatile, it could well be used daily too, but it has such a seductive edge that I recommend it more for a night out. Feminine? unisex? well it’s both at the same time, I don’t know how they managed that but I love it. It doesn’t remind me of other perfumes, it’s an original fragrance so another point in its favor. Olivier Cresp never disappoints, what an amazing scent he’s created. It’s a great bang for your buck that if you like blue scents but with a sweet touch you have to have, no doubt.
It was given to me as a gift. I like it a lot and I use it for everyday. Very fresh and lovely. I get a lot of raspberry from it
It’s a beautiful unisex, fresh and sweet, ideal for summer. It conveys confidence, I’d say it’s seductive in a way. For an EDT it has power! Ideal for a masc lesbian who doesn’t like perfumes typically labeled “for men.” For me, it screams queerness
It’s a simple and fresh perfume, good for warm days, I consider it unisex. It smells tasty at first, but then I find it quite powdery. I’ve used it for simple, casual situations. It doesn’t last long on skin nor does it have much projection.
Honest review. I bought this fragrance blind because I needed a perfume and went for the affordable option. Right away I knew it was a summery, fresh perfume, it even reminds me of a beach afternoon walking on a pier. It’s a perfume that can be confused with Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana (it’s not the same). It can be worn unisex. On my skin the sillage lasts almost nothing, and it has no longevity, at first I can smell it, maximum 1 hour. Other people can smell it but I stop smelling it after 40 min. It has an excellent price, it cost me $29 for the 200ml one. Longevity depends on the person’s pH, because my friend has this perfume and it lasts her 3-4 hours, and the sillage is noticeable when she walks or when she comes to say hi I can smell it quite a bit. It’s good for a gift. It doesn’t disappoint me, I like it but I don’t love it because due to my pH it lasts almost nothing.
Super unisex, it turns sweeter and more feminine then goes back to being a bit unisex, it’s nice and simple, it can be a good value for hot days if you find it on sale or if your budget is tight. Very soft, clean, slightly floral, with nineties vibes and that sweetish touch of cheap fragrances that don’t quite reach great value. From Antony your seduction is bleu and with a hint of beach, and it’s very nice, but yes it’s blue. It dries down nicely but lasts 3 hours 🥲. It reminds me of Pacha Ibiza Be Insane, a bit more floral with sweetness, a touch less cheap but not much more. It’s a scent I’d prefer as a deodorant rather than as a perfume.
It doesn’t surprise me that the nose behind this fragrance is the same perfumer as Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana, but honestly neither one lasts, which is a shame. This fragrance is very fresh, less citrusy in my opinion than Light Blue, but fantastic if you want to save money or keep it as an everyday fragrance.
I received this perfume as a gift in a 10 ml vial, honestly, when I saw the packaging I hesitated to use it, it didn’t inspire me at all, I left it several days on my dresser without paying much attention to it. However, one day I dared to spray it because it was what I had on hand and I was already in a hurry to leave the house. Wow! It left me speechless, what a pleasant scent. The first feeling is that it is a summery and fresh scent. I remember that day I was going to an outdoor soccer game, so I didn’t need anything sophisticated or elegant, Blue Seduction was a good choice. The fragrance composition lists flowers and fruits, on my skin the fruity notes stand out, I like the fresh feeling it gives me. After that pleasant first impression, I kept using it to take my little ones to their soccer games. Because of the three experienced noses behind it, I decided to buy it in the 75 ml size. It has an excellent price, so I use it for casual occasions and when it’s an outdoor event where I dress casually or sporty. For its price and quality, yes I recommend it. Lasting power on skin is 3 to 4 hours, but the first hour the projection is very strong, it’s easily noticed. After this first experience with an A. Banderas perfume, I decided to get another one from the house that I also liked: Her Golden Secret.
On me it smells fresh but at the same time sweet, I don’t know how to describe it, really nice and on me it has extreme longevity, so much that sometimes it gives me a headache
I tried it yesterday at the perfume store, because Antonio Banderas managed to keep his audience thanks to the quality of his fragrances (that’s what I read), I left the store and continued on my way on my bike, pretty hot day, the scent floated near me and I was falling in love, today I ended up buying it, I discovered it’s by Olivier Cresp, no doubt, perfume he makes, perfume I like, now I’m writing this review with this beauty floating in my room, no doubt it screams summer, it smells like pineapple nectar and ocean, unisex, a man could easily wear it, on the opening it smells like Starwalker by Montblanc and then it turns into a unique scent, I found what I was looking for in men’s perfumes, a feminine touch. Longevity on skin: 1 hour On clothes: 3 to 4 hours. It needs to be replicated.
I’ve been using it since it came out in 2008, I just can’t imagine spending a summer without it, it’s fresh, clean, fruity, sparkling, cheerful and feminine, its longevity… oh! surprise!! 6 hours on skin and up to 10 on clothes, for an EDT that’s more than good. 100% recommended ALTHOUGH it has one single flaw… it only smells good in heat, I don’t mean pleasant mild warm days, but real heat, unbearable summer, that’s its ideal climate, because in cooler weather it smells awful, like musty laundry (when you wash clothes and forget them a couple days in the washer) that’s exactly why I love it, because it screams SUMMER at the top of its lungs, and I never get tired of that scream <3
Blue Seduction for woman was my first perfume back in 2013 when I was 15 years old, it brings me a touch of nostalgia because my mom gave it to me back then. To this day I remember this perfume with great affection, from time to time I buy it because it is an exquisite, fresh, feminine fragrance, most importantly it never tires the nose as it is a soft, citrusy and marine scent. Ideal for spring/summer
The opening note is a powdery citrus fruity scent, it is moderate, quite striking. On my skin over the hours, the sharpness of bergamot, peony and a very faint raspberry stands out. On my skin it smells similar to Guess Double Dare, but in Guess the bergamot is not felt and the powdery side leans more toward vanilla. Guess is warm, Blue Seduction is fresh. But the smell of both on my skin is very similar, they only differ because one is warm and the other is citrusy.
I just bought it after wanting this perfume for years. Its price is super cheap compared to other perfumes I own but there is something about it that I love. I agree it has a slight resemblance to Light Blue but for me my favorite is this one by Antonio Banderas because it is sweeter and not so lemony. It feels fresh and also like for a light and uncomplicated person. Perfect for everyday wear, work or a quiet outing. Recommended.
Antonio Banderas fragrance ads used to annoy me quite a lot, always full of “secrets”, “seductions” and “temptations” for kings and queens of the party. With so many outdated messages I barely paid attention to them and in the end I regretted it, since nowadays practically none of his women’s fragrances can be found in physical stores. I came across Blue Seduction by chance in an online outlet and as it was practically a giveaway, I decided to try it. I had imagined I would find the typical summery light water in the style of Light Blue but, surprisingly, there is hardly any similarity between them. Moreover, Blue Seduction seems much more interesting to me. Its first seconds bring me balsamic-herbal sensations similar to Manila elemi and for that alone, it was already worth it. After this very brief prologue it becomes eminently fruity, with pear and raspberry very united from the first moment and well anchored on musk and patchouli with a woody aftertaste and with an occasional touch of peony. I love raspberry in every sense: in terms of flavor it is an elegant and floral strawberry and in terms of smell, a cheerful and lively fruity hug. I was never a big fan of pear but I appreciate it more and more, especially when it enhances other notes, and the raspberry and pear combo here is a triumph. It is a perfume with multiple facets and in the drydown I feel it balsamic again behind the raspberry. I’m sure most will say yes but I don’t find it marine or light although I do see it suitable for any time of year. I’ve been using it freely for about 3 weeks now and although spring hasn’t quite arrived here, I find it a delight. It is not fabulous and for that it would need a small qualitative leap but its sillage is good and its longevity, decent (on me, 6-7 hours). I see that behind it were Olivier Cresp, Rosendo Mateu and Elisabeth Vidal (whom I’m sorry not to know but from now on, delighted) and Blue Seduction seemed to me a lovely collaboration. Together with it I also ordered Her Secret and the conclusion I can reach is that they are “outsider” fragrances within the era in which they were created (lots of wood and little sweetness, Antonio…), although, in a good sense, there is a certain boldness in their compositions, especially in Her Secret, which I am enjoying even more than Blue Seduction. Too bad my prejudices kept me from knowing them before their respective declines.
I gave it to my wife as a gift and she loves it, I find it feminine, although the opening is aquatic, after a few minutes you notice the floral, which is exquisite, good sillage and longevity, and the price is very good
Today I wore this fragrance, which I had several doubts about at first when buying it. My first impressions are that you feel a fresh herbal and powdery clean aroma, very clean, it has moderate sillage, which lets itself be noticed. Its performance on my skin is 6 hours maximum, then I no longer smell it on me, but when there are drafts I still perceive it and I don’t know from what part of my body the fragrance emanates. I am satisfied with the scent and performance for its cost, I totally recommend it for hot and fresh days.
It’s a delicious fragrance, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on it because on my skin it wears like an expensive perfume. It’s crazy how each skin reacts differently. I don’t find it masculine at all, on the contrary. While I find it predominantly aquatic, you also feel the citrusy bergamot and then the flowers. Although I also perceive some note that seems more artificial, some aldehyde perhaps, without going overboard. The fruity flavor is there, as almost always, mostly in the opening. I would classify it as citrus-aquatic and floral. On me it has very good longevity, I’ve smelled it for up to 10 hours.
I know many say it’s very masculine but honestly I find it feminine, it does have a slightly unisex touch but it seems more for a woman than a man to me, I found it super delicious, super fresh, citrusy, my favorite, just how I like it, honestly I think it’s great for a summer afternoon because it’s not heavy at all, I liked it a lot and it’s much more wearable than Queen of Seduction which has a pink pepper note and in the summer on very hot days I personally don’t like it.
I bought this fragrance recently but when I tried it, it reminded me of something in the accords of Natura’s Química de Humor, they share notes like violet and background benzoin, which makes it, in my way of perceiving them, a scent that recalls men’s fragrances, it’s true that each one has its own characteristics but at the start the two are very similar, with Química de Humor having more character, I don’t consider it very feminine so I think it could be unisex.
It’s a perfume that doesn’t stand out too much on an adult woman, it’s a fresh, calm, soft sweetness. It’s ideal for girls just starting out in the world of fragrances. For summer and casual meetups with friends…