Vendor: Christina Aguilera
Royal Desire
sweet marshmallow, fruity berries, powdery musk

violet powder with sweet fruity creaminess
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Think violet powder with sweet fruity creaminess: that is Christina Aguilera Violet Noir. It opens with passion fruit, nectarine blossom and red grapefruit, moves into iris, rose and orange blossom and settles on amber, musk and patchouli. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and date nights. Released in 2018.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $18.
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There are 14 Christina Aguilera perfumes on Scendira, from about $18 to $40. The most discussed in online fragrance talk are Definition, Xtina and Xtina After Dark, all EDPs, and each leans fruity or sweet.
Definition (2017) is creamy sweet vanilla powder with soft fruity brightness, opening on Sicilian bergamot, apple and mandarin over heliotrope, musk, ambergris and hinoki wood.
Xtina (2023) smells of raspberry jam with pear, airy florals and soft musk, with Bosc pear, raspberry and blackcurrant above musk, patchouli, amber and oakmoss.
Xtina After Dark (2025) turns darker: dark fig and tobacco with sweet vanilla caramel, from orange blossom and Provençal fig to Siam benzoin, vanilla and caramel.
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Several of these fall under floral perfumes and powdery perfumes.
It smells like violet powder with sweet fruity creaminess. It opens with passion fruit, nectarine blossom and red grapefruit, moves into iris, rose and orange blossom and settles on amber, musk and patchouli.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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