J'ai Osé (1977)
by J'ai Osé (orig. by Guy Laroche)

WOW....an amazing woodsy oriental fragrance...i'm surprised to see only seven reviews for a classic fragrance!
the opening for me was intense. benzion and spice. the dry down is very sensual with amber and incnense. truly a "woman" fragrance. not for the young, virginal, or innocent! a sophisticated woman who isn;t afraid of someone leaning in to smell her, for this is a skin scent. i have only tried the edt too, imagine my review for the edp

One of the very few intolerable and positively stinky scents- hits me right on my nose when I get a whiff of it. Had to leave a movie because of it being worn next to me...

J'ai Ose was the first proper perfume I bought 20 years ago. For me it's a nearly masculine scent, very woody and assertive, for those days when I am happy to stand out and make a statement

Lovely perfume, notes of peach, jasmin, patchouli, with a drydown of amber, incense, moss, and cedarwood. A classic oriental amber fragrance.

I have had this scent in my stable since it first came out- pawned it off Mom. I don't wear it often, but- it's there. Maybe that's the definition of a signature scent.

Next to My Sin, my all time favorite perfume. It is probably the most feminine perfume I have ever smelled. It's sweet without being sickening and dark without being overbearing ... more warm, sensuous, welcoming.....My first purchase was in the early 80s at the famous Henri Bendel perfume "salon." A French saleswoman recommended it to me and she was right. I fell madly in love. Every man I ever encounter wearing this fragrance has absolutely loved it. It never lets me down! Definitely not for warm weather, though; much more for the cooler months or, at least, at night. It dries down powdery but very soft, still very feminine. My next purchase was at Harrod's at the Guy LaRoche counter and thanks to the Internet, I have a ton of it now. I have both GLR and new versions and I cannot tell the difference and I have a very sensitive nose. Buy the parfum, which is all I buy, as opposed to cologne or EDT.