Dieciocho by MARIA CHER.

Everyone was showering me with compliments about the longevity and the praise it supposedly received, so I bought it blindly. Result: it smells like cheap plastic, reminds me of an Antonio Banderas fragrance but worse, and on my skin it barely lasts two hours. I tried the 18 Glossy too and couldn’t stand it; they both smell like low-quality perfume. @Fer96’s review of this line is comprehensive.

The Cher 18 is nice; it’s floral and fresh, but it’s a fragrance that doesn’t stand out; it’s very common.

My first national love and the one I’ll always buy again. It’s sweet (very), persistent, feminine and has good value for money. The Glitter version is the same, but beware: the glitters clog the atomiser and stop the perfume from coming out; mine evaporated somehow. Fan of the 18 and I recommend everyone to get one.

It’s a strident, extroverted, sickly sweet and ultra-feminine fragrance. Mainly honey with flowers and fruit in the background. I didn’t know it and found it pleasant, but knowing it was ‘overdone’ and reading that someone called it a lady’s perfume, now I feel that way. Perhaps it’s not the scent (which is gourmand and contemporary), but its suffocating aspect. The performance is incredible, but it could annoy people around you. It also has a distinct powdery note that feels old-fashioned, but in my opinion it’s well-blended and doesn’t clash with the honey.

I don’t like this Scandal imitation. I wouldn’t buy it. It generates nothing for me; I’m just tired of smelling it; with this version the Scandal scent became mass-produced with a tacky touch.

If the word ‘berreta’ had a scent, it would be this little bottle.

Scandal hadn’t won me over, but years later I felt the need to return. I wasn’t planning to spend much as it’s not one of my favourites, but I wanted that sweet note in my collection. When I tried this version, I liked it quite a bit. It’s identical and delicious. I loved it for everyday wear, although I feel it’s a bit too strong for daytime and falls flat at night. I find it youthful, nothing sophisticated or sensual. I’d give it a 7. It’s rich, but on me it doesn’t last more than three or four hours. Perhaps I should let it mature.

What a terrible thing, worse than Scandal, which I already hated for its strong patchouli and intense honey. This smells super sweet, syrupy, and cloying; quite synthetic, I only detect caramel and honey. The scent is heavy, although the trail and longevity are decent and it’s cheap. It’s not elegant, nor youthful, fresh, or warm. It smells like a 14-year-old covering up armpit odour after gym class. I find it very ugly and nonsensical. 2/10; the only good points are the price and longevity.

I find it very heavy and dislike the opening. It’s lovely after a while, but at first it smells extremely cloying or like orange.

Very rich, feminine and sweet. I’ve repurchased it twice and I think it’s a triumph buying it without seeing the bottle.

On hot days it can be cloying and heavy, ideal for autumn and winter. It’s the dupe for Scandal: the original projects more strongly, but once dry, they are almost identical. It’s sweet, gourmand and super honeyed. I own all the versions and this is my favourite from the brand because it smells natural, not synthetic. It lasts about 4-5 hours. Warning: use it quickly or the spray will break and become sticky. It’s super versatile for day and night, although my favourite is the Elixir.

For me, it’s excessively cloying. It smells like a children’s birthday party with candies, cotton candy and an overloaded cake of dulce de leche and sweets. Tremendously sweet. Its success must be that young girls like it; it has designer-level projection and lasts a long time for a low price and is available everywhere. It’s a hit among young people here. Honestly, none of the Cher scents caught my attention; at that price, I prefer an Arabic fragrance with more complex notes and not just cloying. If you’re looking for something original and you’re over 27, it’s not the one for you.

I have the Glitter edition; I bought it for that and the reviews, but I only smell honey. It’s not a perfume I’d choose; it’s too sweet, just honeyed, at least on my skin. Someday I’ll take the courage to wear it before it goes bad on the shelf.

On my skin, it unfortunately fixes only the honey. A realistic, almost naif honey. I’m not disgusted by it, but I don’t like smelling just honey. I was lucky to buy the bodysplash and bodylotion set, and that changed things: I felt something like Black Opium with just a hint of honey, I loved it! I will then use the bodysplash version, which with the cream has good longevity.

I didn’t like it at all when I first bought it; I felt it was the typical shopping mall perfume smell. I started using it later because my others ran out and I grew to like it; the honey is very prominent and it’s good for those who like caramelised perfumes. Now I use it almost every day haha