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

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.

J'ai osé is incredibly good, but rather heavy and - daring. No good for blondes and women under 20...
Unfortunately, it is no longer produced by Guy Laroche himself, but appears to be made somewhere in Europe under license...
Very popular still today in Russia - still one of my favourite perfuems, but very hard to get...
very "70ies" - but fantastic, if you hate the fruity, sweet, light-hearted stuff of today...