Kiss by Rihanna bottle
Rihanna

Kiss

3.8/5 · 357 votes Feminine 2017
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Character

Longevity2.8/5
Sillage2.9/5
Day100
Night37
Spring92
Summer69
Fall49
Winter31
Our take

Plum and freesia burst open with a glossy, almost candied sweetness that feels like the first spray of a drugstore body mist on a warm spring morning. Neroli adds a brief citrusy shimmer before the white floral heart takes over, a dense cloud of gardenia, peony, and orange blossom that sits heavy on the skin. The drydown is where this fragrance shows its real hand: vanilla and cashmere wood try to soften the blow, but musk and ambergris push it into a slightly animalic, sticky territory that lingers like the ghost of a lip gloss stain on a cocktail glass.

This is a floral that behaves like a fruity gourmand playing dress-up. It’s overtly synthetic in the best mainstream sense, the kind of scent you’d expect from a celebrity bottle with a glossy pink cap, not a niche counter. The longevity barely scrapes past three hours, and the sillage is a gentle arm’s-length hug that vanishes before dinner. It feels like a fleeting kiss on the cheek, a spritz of optimism for a casual lunch date or a first-layer fragrance to reapply freely. Ideal for the young and carefree who want something sweet and floral that won’t announce itself from across the room, but skip it if you crave depth, longevity, or any real woody backbone. After all, who expects permanence from a kiss?

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