Gucci by Gucci (2007)
by Gucci

The first notes are fresh, fruity, sweet, quite enjoyable - in the same fashion as you would enjoy a lollipop.

But after these candy-sweetness accords subside, there is not much left.

In case I apply it heavily (and I consider 4 spritzes a hefty amount), the middle notes actually remind me of Andy Tauer's masterpiece, L'Air du Desert Marocain.

Not a totally forgettable scent, but... almost.

The more I wear it, the more I like it. It has a slightly shrill floral note that I don't appreciate, but once that burns off, it morphs into a gorgeous leathery/honey musk skin scent. It's sophisticated and grown-up sexy, neither too foody nor too sweet, and the bottle is classic and beautiful. Will probably not appeal to the younger crowd, but this totally works for me right now (42 year old professional). Perfect for the office. Will be a major contender in the fall/winter lineup.

This fragrance is very easy to wear for the woman who doesn't really like floral or fruity frags, yet doesn't want to smell like a spice box. I consider this scent to be glamorous, but slightly vapid. Sophistication bought rather than inherent...moneyed. I like it, it's a no-brainer. Sometimes, however, I prefer complexity. It doesn't smell like NR EDT--there's a rosey vetiver note in NR EDT that is completely lacking in Gucci by Gucci. If you like Very Sexy by VS, you might like this--neither are too anything.

I was so surprised at this; Gucci could do better and have done in the past.

This fragrance opens with an oily fruit note that creeps up your nose and sticks there.

On my skin; it dried to a rusty, metallic and messy chemical smell. It does match the bottle design somehow - a "new take" on an ageing, once-luxurious leather armchair with its equally leathery-skinned owner still attached.

Not impressed.

Living 240 miles from The Perfume House in Portland, Oregon, I have to get my perfume fix at the local Macy's. The day I went there were few customers and after chatting up the sales associate, just asked her for samples of everything she had samples of. I got the new cotton candy frags, some SJP Lovely and this. I don't see resemblance to Lovely at all, which I couldn't scrub off my arm for three days. This was the only one of the bunch I not only would wear, but love. It's adult, warm, and though at first sniff I would have confined it to fall, the dry-down would work in any season except, perhaps, spring. It's the first new release in a long time that I wouldn't leave for the younger women--finally, something for them to grow into. The only reason I'm not saving to buy it is that it has so little lasting power. It remind me of something, but I can't think what. Not Lovely, though, not at all.

Yes, iMaverick, I thought I was crazy: to me this smells JUST like SJP Lovely or Narciso Rodriguez For Her EDT. I get absolutely no fruit or flowers, moving directly to honeyed musk. Staying power from one spritz on my hand seemed to be mediocre, probably similar to Lovely's. I would love this if I got it as a present, but for this smell, both its smell-twins are a tad nicer (and so are their bottles). This bottle, while attractive, does not fit the smell at all! And couldn't they have given it a less confusing (in the light of their previous fragrances) name?