Reviews of Gucci by Gucci (2007)
by Gucci

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.

I, too, am saddened if this is considered one of the "new chypres".
On me this was a hodge-podge of mis-matched notes.
The fruit/top notes were sour and they shrieked their way up my nostrils to create quite the headache.
They also lasted more than the usual ten - to - twenty minutes. Several hours of the interchanging bitter fruit...and then something musty, dusty, and dirty creeped out.
Sadly, I didn't get to sample this before owning it. It was a gift.

Described in the ad as, "a rich, soulful chypre fragrance charmed by exotic notes and warm florals," notes from Gucci include: guava, pear, tiare, musk, honey. Retailers mention: chamomile, lily of the valley, orange blossom, patchouli, and musk. Sounds good? No. Yucky. Smells vinegary, like fermented fruit, like Sour Patch children's candy that makes the mouth pucker. Ouch. How dare they call this a chypre? I'm afraid they are going to repulse a whole new generation from this genre because it is so far from the beauty of the real chypre aroma, represented by the obsolete Chypre de Coty, the green Miss Dior, the fruity Rochas Femme and Guerlain Mitsouko, the floral Jean Patou 1000, and the rosy Chanel No. 19 and Les Parfums de Rosine Une Folie de Rose. There are so many better choices in this genre. I'm sad.