Gloria (2002)
by Cacharel

My first impression of Gloria was that it was most certainly strong. I was right. The first smell of it was quite overwhelming but I decided to buy it anyway and found out later, much to my pleasure, the smell was powdery, very sensual and exactly what I wanted in a perfume. Suitable for evening wear and whenever u feel powerfully feminine. Love it.

I Love Gloria, but I wish it were a lot stronger. It is considered a fresh Oriental and the notes are: Vanilla, Musk, Amaretto, Bittersweet Italian Almond Liquor, Ambergris, Bulgarian Rose, Hibiscus. It will be a keeper for sure.

I checked this fragrance from a box I have with samples I've got with my wife when visiting fragrance stores or buying fragrances.

Last week I test Nemo, also from Cacharel and now, when spray Gloria on a test paper I felt several notes repeated from Nemo (a sweet woody-like note) and Allure. The top notes are nice, a bit delicious and spicy and stays for a long time, then a middle note of roses adds to the former ones and finally a note of vanilla appears as a base note. Didn't felt the amaretto note, maybe was the "yummy" note.

The result is delicious, sensual, blended in a better way than Amor Amor (which gave me several stomach aches when smelled it). It's a romantic fragrance that shows an attractive woman through spicy and gourmand notes, more suitable for an evening use or at an office, in occasions where a woman wants to show herself. It can be used in both summer and winter seasons, and it's better aimed for a range of age between 18 and 40 years.

I find the Body Shop's Altaro a dead ringer for Gloria at half the price. A low-key, warm, foody scent. Pleasant, especially for autumn.

It reminds me of Le Feu D'Issey by Issey Miyake, but far inferior then Miyake. It's a total flop... will never think of buying it.

Gloria is a very foody vanilla based scent with a powdery note & a surprising amaretto note. Like other Cacharel fragrances this one is way too foody for me. Gloria is very long lasting w/good sillage on me. My Hubbie didn't like it on me tho. If you like really liqueur smelling scents you should love this one. If you like Gloria you'd like Liz Claiborne's Spark & Hugo Boss' Deep Red.