Reviews of Jean Paul Gaultier Classique (1993)
by Jean Paul Gaultier

Beautiful, Nice, Great !!!!!!!! I didn't like it at the first sight but after a couple of tries I loved it. They are so nice , so permanent and so classy. You can smell them for a few hours and the fragrance is developing in very nice, interesting way. I found very similar fragrance to this one it is Rochas in the brown bottle and it is cheaper byt The Classique is the class and very famous. I really like them.

The EDP is different than the EDT and I’m referring to the EDT
Rosy, unique and mature scent
It is an Oriental - Floral type of perfume
Not having this perfume almost makes me cry, hopefully I will get it soon
This perfume got my attention when I saw that it is one of the best selling in more that on shop for more than once
So I tried it to check it out and that is when I knew I had to buy it.
They made an Intelligent combination of notes (Mandarin, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Ginger, Vanilla)
Love it

I have to say JPG is one of the best fragrance houses out there. Yes, their stuff is popular and overworn, which makes it a bit less special, but I cannot blame those who enjoy this. It is designed to appeal and that , it does exceptionally well. It is a better formulation when compared to Le Male, especially the EDT which is not better than the EDP just more loveable to my nose. Long lasting, semisweet, can be addictive.
If you like Organza by Givenchy and Weekend by Burberry, you will like this as well. Or if you dislike the 2 mentioned, you might like this as it is similar but different enough to maybe hit the right notes for you. Excellent.

To those protesting the packaging. The can is actually a pretty clever idea. Lemme tell you why. Aluminum is one of the best ways to keep fragrance from getting skunky, losing its original smell. Perfume loses its chemical stability and breaks down even after just one year from air, light, heat and bacteria. So....aluminum, original box, dark linen closet or fridge will all help out. But my review of the fragrance is this. Its a wardrobe classic, its a show-stopper clubbing smell. Its hard to pull off wearing this during the day. I have always always always had some guy that comes up to me telling me that I smell yummy and wanting to get closer. Thank You Classique. Its warm, sensual, dark, mysterious, erotic. A+++

I ABSOLUTELY agree with a reviewer here that the EDP is TOTALLY different than the EDT!!!!
I am sOO glad I did not rush and purchase the EDP!!!
I fell in love with a sample of the EDT. It was instantly warming and sensual, I just wanted to cuddle up with ME!!
I even apply some before bed!
The notes for the EDT are rose-iris-and soft vanilla as opposed to the EDP with different SHARPER notes of rose-daffodil- and absolute of bourbon vanilla, much sharper and spicier and woodsy.
The EDT is smooth as opposed to the EDP which is bold and screams out at you.
I will definitely purchase the EDT.
But beware the EDP is NOT the same. I don't know why he did this, it's very confusing, usually the EDP is just more oils.
Sample first before you buy!

I was surprised at how tame this is. Having briefly come into contact with the male version, I was expecting excessive, gaudy, and over-the-top for this one. Fortunately that didn’t happen. Jean Paul Gaultier Classique opens with a smooth, refined citrus, anise, liqueur accord that already has florals and ginger rising from the mid notes. It is expectedly sweet but not excessively so. The floral slightly spicy –fruity middle is very balanced and continues the sweetness of the opening. The dry down is pleasant—woody, ambery, and musky, with just the right amount of vanilla. As CoL says, so much better than Le Male.

All I can say about this fragrance is that, I absolutely love it! There was only two times in my life when I JUST FELL IN LOVE RIGHT AWAY WITH A FRAGRANCE, and I smelled/bought millions of them perfumes. The first time was when I was 14 and fell for Alchimie by Rochas, the second time was about a year ago when I smelled Classique, the parfum. It was a schock to me, for years of being interested in perfume I could not find anything that would amaze me as much as Alchimie BUT I found my classique. The smell is so mysterious, so rich in ingredients, long lasting but not too strong. The thing that makes classique the best perfume ever is that You can't say it smells like just one flower, or it reminds of something particular (for example baby doll by YSL smells like blackberries to some people). Classique smells like classique and there is no other perfume that could ever replace it. This scent has so much power, so much mystery and feminine harmony that I am so addicted to it. I love oriental perfumes, as well as woody ones. But I guess at the end of researching and trying new perfumes, I always come back to my floriental group. Classique is absolutelu on top of that - not only floriental but has some spicyness to it, however the perfume itself is not "too spicy". It's long lasting & powerful but the fragrance itself does not smell too strong. Somehow powdery but not too delicate, feminine and glam but also dangerously mysterious & addictive... This perfume is so much and not too much at the same time... I don't know but it smells like a million bucks on me, love it, love it, and one more time: LOVE IT!

What a delicious smell. Warm, seductive, sensual, exotic. You can't go wrong with this scent. Wear it when you go out with your man, he'll love it. I use this when I go out to nice places, more of a night time scent. Definitely not casual. Perfect for dates.

Delicious! I prefer the edp. I agree with a previous reviewer; this has a tobacco quality on my skin as well, but I enjoy it. Warm, lush and sexy...I wear it for day and night. I will always have a bottle.

Classique was inspired by Gaultier's childhood memories of his Grandmother's powder puffs and his mother's nail varnish. Back in the early 90s the first time I smelled this perfume, a warm, comforting, nostalgic, almost deja vu like feeling rushed over me. It was the strangest thing, never before and never since has a perfume effected me this way. This scent is like a "comfort zone" to me. To my nose the EDP smells VERY different, its so tweaked that to me it's a whole different fragrance. Does any one else agree? I LOVE the EDT and the pure Parfum, they smell identical to me, except of course for the Parfum being much stronger, but they have the same beautiful notes and amazing dry down. I cannot wear the EDP, it just doesnt work on me, it screams out with sharp, slightly sour, nose stabbing, headache inducing notes and pretty much stays that way, without any of the beautiful silage of the parfum and edt. I thought perhaps I had gotten a bad bottle, but when i returned to the store the sales person told me that it isnt the same scent as the parfum and EDT, that it is a re-formulation of the notes. I took a look at the JPG website and it also states the EDP is a different formulation of the notes. Grrrr! I wish designers/manufactures would just leave the original fragrances alone, and stop trying to improve on an already perfect thing. Also, FYI, the sales person informed me that the pure parfum has been discontinued. I checked this out on the GPG website as well, and found it was no longer listed on the Classic product range page. WHY would they discontinue the best of the entire product range??!! Maybe it's only discontinued in the U.S.A.? Also, I see the word "New" in front of every single product, (including the EDT, which if they have tinkered with the scent of, I'm going to freak!) and not all, but most of the body care line descriptions state they're brand new formulations. I love(d) the body cream, I havent tried the new stuff yet, I hope it's as good or better, but I'm not expecting much. Also, all the bottles in the entire collection have been slightly re-designed. If anyone has any info on these (crazy) re-formulations, please let me know :o)

Greately surprised , as i hated le male and wanted tu put off the testing of this one for a loong time. I was surprised at how nice it really is. Medium intensity , fruity and flowery with great basenotes.Good job. Better get the EDP but if you go for lighter, then get the EDT ,logically. Cool gutsy bottle.

LOVE the stuff! So much nicer than Le Male IMO. Big thumbs up here!

A very refined oriental floral for women. Still, it's almost too strong. Longevity is no issue at all here. Note that the body cream is made with Shiseido technology and is toning and fortifying for the skin. Many women actually prefer the body lotion to the edt or edp.

I get strong notes of warm,heavy rum intermingled with sweet roses when first sprayed. The edt doesn't seem to have the same "rum" aroma, and I think this is what makes me slightly prefer the edp over the edt (both are fabulous, though). The rose lasts throughout the layers of the fragrance, which drys down to amber-vanilla-tonka heaven. The lasting power is unmatched. I own the bottle dressed in black lace, and it really adds character to my collection of fragrances. JPG Classique is, to me, a truly fine perfume (even though it's not a boutique fragrance) that I believe will grace the fragrance world for a long, long time.

sexy classic oriental floral.I also like the softer summer fragrances he brings out. The bottles are great.