Love Don't Be Shy
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Love Don't Be Shy from By Kilian is a sweet white floral that leans hard into sugar, vanilla and caramel. Neroli, bergamot, pink pepper and coriander give it a lively, slightly spicy start. Orange blossom, honeysuckle and jasmine form the heart, with iris, rose and a puff of marshmallow. The base melts into sugar, caramel and vanilla, held down by musk, labdanum and a warm hint of civet. Released in 2007, it is usually worn by women who like their sweetness bold. Voters choose it for autumn and winter evenings and nights, and some wear it to work. The longevity vote leans moderate. Most wearers call the sillage moderate. A 3ml decant is a sensible way to live with this much sugar first.
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The community verdict
Love Don't Be Shy brings neroli and orange blossom into a sweet base of sugar, vanilla and caramel. Wear time divides between moderate and long-lasting, while most find projection moderate. It suits winter nights and autumn evenings; lovers of gourmand sweetness may enjoy it, but it can feel cloying.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- By Kilian
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2007
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Spun sugar and caramel beside a vase of honeysuckle and neroli.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity4,364 votes
Most voted: 42%Moderate
35%Long lasting
Sillage4,831 votes
Most voted: 50%Moderate
27%Strong
Season4,364 votes
Most voted: 48%Winter
37%Autumn
Time of day4,364 votes
Most voted: 52%Night out
33%Evening
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Longevity4,364 votes
- Very weak3%126 votes
- Weak6%252 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)42%1,839 votes
- Long lasting35%1,532 votes
- Eternal14%615 votes
Sillage4,831 votes
- Intimate11%550 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)50%2,420 votes
- Strong27%1,313 votes
- Enormous11%548 votes
Season4,364 votes
- Spring12%524 votes
- Summer3%130 votes
- Autumn37%1,615 votes
- Winter (Most voted)48%2,095 votes
Time of day4,364 votes
- Daytime10%436 votes
- Office5%219 votes
- Evening33%1,440 votes
- Night out (Most voted)52%2,269 votes
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Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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More from By Kilian
By Kilian started in France in 2007 with a clear taste for boozy, sweet, after-dark perfume. Rum, caramel and vanilla run through much of the range, warmed by cinnamon and cardamom and set on patchouli, cedar or sandalwood. Angels' Share is the natural first try, warm spice and sweet woods with a glow like an old liqueur. Love Don't Be Shy is softer, sugary white flowers over vanilla. Back to Black brings honey and tobacco, and Black Phantom leans into caramel and spice. For a lighter mood, Moonlight in Heaven pairs citrus with tropical fruit.
Frequently asked questions
What does By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy smell like?
By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy opens with Bergamot, Coriander, Neroli and Pink Pepper. The heart brings Honeysuckle, Iris, Jasmine and Marshmallow. It dries down to Caramel, Civet, Labdanum and Musk.
Is By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (42% of votes), and 49% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (50% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 3% of season votes.
Is By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 48% of season votes.
Is By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 85% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 15% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy?
Love Don't Be Shy is made by By Kilian. It was launched in 2007.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy?
A 10ml decant of By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other By Kilian perfumes can I try?
Besides By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy, 10ML has Angels' Share, Black Phantom and Good Girl Gone Bad from By Kilian, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every By Kilian Love Don't Be Shy decant is filled by hand from an original By Kilian bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.