Lagerfeld Classic (1978)
by Lagerfeld

Reminds me of Serge Lutens' Chypre Rouge even though this is an oriental. Strong, powdery, sweet and over the top. A classic? Maybe but from my perspective as a young adult, this is old and smells like the weird uncle most families have. I can see the appeal but it's definitely not me.

feels as if one has sprayed this juice from a copper container half a century old..it opens with a blast of sweet aldehydic orange and opoponax (smells like a wet cigarette left in a metal ash tray)...smells good? YES! It does! don't ask me how! After surviving the initial blast, this scent soon gets it act together and behaves like a gentleman exuding soft, floral, copperish powdery notes of jasmine with intense "tobacco" and aldehydic rose notes...the base reveals a masterfully blended notes of vanilla, musk, amber with hints of patchouli. a text book scent if you will...a classic in other words. it has everything a Men's fragrance asks for.

This beautiful fragrance will never go out of style. I can still remember the first time I smelled this in a department store. I could not believe that anyone would have the nerve to create such a lovely and pure masculine fragrance. Timeless.

A classic which I found to be too strong. Like Polo, everyone knows what it is before you tell them. I wore it several times (from a sample vial) in the mid eighties, at the suggestion of my girlfriend. It seemed overpowering, so I never purchased it.

One of those fragrances which, I dare to say, are even better after it was reformulated. Now it`s a bit more nuanced, subtle and complex, while I remember the old one being heavier especially on talcum. It was more linear to my nose, and perhaps even too strong.

Good stuff. I agree it could even be in the Lutens line, and I find it very suprisingly unisex. (although women should be particularly gentle with application)
Even my girfriend once asked if I was wearing a women`s perfume when she smelled this one on me.

Wonderful mixture of opoponax, tobacco, ambergris and musk. Has some herbs and spices too, everything in its place.

Timeless classic for evening wear preferably. I`ve had compliments with this one more that with any other fragrance. Generally, it seems to appeal women very much.
3 sprays does it.

A woody oriental of the "old school" that inspires hatred in some and admiration in many others. Opinion is divided on whether this smells "masculine" or "feminine," and that may well show how subjective those notions can be. This is not something I would wear very often; I have to admit that at one stage, it reminds me of the smell of a childhood closet. Well, that's pretty subjective and idiosyncratic, too. Basically, this is a complex blend and ends up being pretty satisfying, especially as far as longevity and sillage go. A snapshot of the past? Maybe that's why it's called Classic.