Scent Sheer by CoSTUME NATIONAL bottle
CoSTUME NATIONAL

Scent Sheer

4.0/5 · 140 votes Feminine 2003
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage3.0/5
Day100
Night14
Summer77
Spring55
Fall30
Winter20
Our take

Scent Sheer opens with a deceptive lightness: a frothy green tea and bergamot spritz that gives way to a fuzzy apricot, the sort of fruit that leaves a sweet, dusty film on your fingertips. The heart is a gauzy bouquet of jasmine and hibiscus, but the rose has been stripped of its thorns and soaked in a vague, powdery amber that feels more like a memory of a white floral than the thing itself. As it dries down, the base is a warm, slightly animalic musk with a whisper of vanilla and a patchouli so soft it might as well be a ghost — this is an oriental floral that refuses to commit to any real depth.

Imagine a silk scarf left on a sun-warmed windowsill in mid-May, its scent fading as the afternoon wears on, still perfuming the air but barely. That is Scent Sheer. It feels synthetic in a comfortable, mainstream way — not cheap, but utterly safe. The numbers are telling: longevity and sillage hover just above a whisper, so this is not a fragrance that announces itself. It suits someone who wants a polite, pretty, skin-level cloud for a brunch date or a long day at the office, where the goal is to smell pleasant without demanding attention. Skip it if you crave projection, complexity, or any hint of darkness; this one evaporates before it can surprise you, a sheer blouse when you were hoping for a leather jacket.

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