Wings (1992)
by Wings

Like them or not, most of the fragrances originally created by Giorgio Beverly Hills are immediately identifiable. Wings isn't --- my first impression is that it's the original Giorgio's plainer younger sister, with its opening notes of narcissus and orange blossom settling down into a more subdued tuberose than the original, and a rather undistinguished amber-oriental base underlying the whole thing. There are so many other similar fragrances out there this one tends to blend in, becoming just another pretty face in the crowd.

23rd March, 2010.

I never could make up my mind about Wings but I used it often enough to know that 1) it's not terrible and 2) it's as available as table salt.

22nd January, 2010.

Infinitely better than the male version of this and personally I love this scent on a woman. Very warm and summery.

15th February, 2009.

It was my valentine day's present eleven years ago. It was terrible on me. Chemicals and acidy tastless florals... I hated it. But i liked the boy. So i used it though it annoyed me. But i guess somehow he knew i did not like it and never bought parfume for me anymore. Thinking that i have married him and he buys me expensive gifts three times a year ever since; and none of these gifts is ever a fragrance; i hate wings. What more evil a fragrance can be?
O.k you can think that i would not be objective on wings. And you may be right.to be objective I can advice you not to buy it blind. Do not buy it if Cabotine or Escada En Fleurs turns acidy sour on you. Do you really have to buy it?

17th July, 2008.

I've come to the conclusion that anything by Giorgio Beverly Hills is going to stink. Think Giorgio, Red.......Wings doesn't disappoint in this case. It stinks like the other toxic chemical wastes Giorgio Beverly Hills produces. Way too sweet that it's barf chunk inducing. Nauseating stench and cheap.

21st April, 2008.

The best thing about Wings? Sorry, I'm inclined to go with the packaging here. The scent itself is not remarkable but the box looks like an astronomical dreamscape fantasy, which I find cool. Of course, it's not Wings' fault that it's not all that singular; it's a warm, oriental-focused fruitry floral that was conceived at a time when warm, oriental-focused fruity florals were a market staple in much the same way that cool, aquatic-focused fruity floral seem to be today. You've smelled one, you've smelled them all in at least some basic sense. I did wear Wings quite often during its early years and still keep it around - again, love that box! It's extremely mellow, very golden-yellow florally and lacking in that zip of spiciness that many other orientals of that time brought to bear. Instead, with Wings you go from raisiny top notes to solidly floral middle notes to a soothing base of woods/musk/amber. Contrary to its name, Wings will more than likely not be taking you off to some otherwordly flight of mental fancy. Frankly, it reminds me more of shopping at J.C. Penney, which is where I believe I first made its acquaintance. But that is not a bad thing, not bad at all. There's comfort in that kind of familiarity, and I tend to associate Wings with that sort of easy, simple comfort.

26th September, 2005.