Fragrance Reviews by AnnS

Amazone is really classy stuff! It smells like Givenchy III, Chanel No 19, Chanel Pour Monsieur, Lancome's Climat, Guerlain's Chamade and PdN's Temps d'Une Fete all got together, decided to combine the best of all their parts, and this is the fantastic result: Green, smooth, utterly impeccable, classy floral/green-chypre. Amazone is absolutely unisex and one of those anytime, anyplace go-to "white shirt" fragrances. I especially like the earthy, almost smokey oakmoss and vetiver that grounds it more than its more ethereal & floral cousins. It has a late summer "meadow & dried leaves" accord that is fantastic. A must-try for green chypre lovers.

Theorema is the most chic, sophisticated, almost restrained and yet sensual oriental. It is a gorgeous composition of orange, vanilla, spices and woods. I primarily get the rich and warm woods on my skin paired with the lighter and slightly sweet orange-vanilla accord. The opening is lush and warm, and the dry down is very sensual and stays close to the skin. Theorema is a very confident, intelligent oriental, absolutely wonderful stuff that is just as fitting to the board room as an elegant black tie affair. It speaks to the person wearing it very much. I say "person" as I think that a man could easily wear Theorema too - it is so well blended, classy and warm. There is nothing showy about Theorema - it is very self-possessed. There is nothing silly about this composition. Find it where you can and wear it with lots of pleasure. Anyone who enjoys the boisterous Badgley Mischka, the exuberant Mauboussin, the sensual orange of Fath de Fath, the woody-vanilla Organza Indecence, or the extreme drydown of the sensual DK Chaos would enjoy Theorema from top to bottom.

The original rose fragrance to end all rose fragrances! Who didn't wear this in the 80s? It still holds its own as a respectable, very affordable, and very tenacious rose soliflore. It is one of the very few decent and fresh rose florals that can stand up to miserably hot and humid weather. Tea Rose has impressive staying power, and smells of a garden fresh hybrid tea rose with nice green notes. Tea Rose does not dry down to an annoying sweet or musk base as so many other rose blends do. There are no discernable spices or woods. It is just rose rose rose, and very linear. Tea Rose has massive sillage, so only a wee bit is necessary, and it lasts forever. One $13 bottle of this would last you the rest of your life! A classic fragrance bargain and a must try for major rose lovers.

A tremendously pleasant vanilla-fruit oriental that is light as gossamer but with a rich warm woodsy spicy base that never becomes cloying or too simple. Very very well done - more interesting than Givenchy Organza Indecence, and leagues lighter than the relatively heavy yet pleasant Badgley Mischka. If you enjoy rich vanillas but find even well done vanillas too boring and want something lighter than Badgley Mischka this one deserves serious attention. It is just a joy to wear, and could be worn all year round because of it's sheer nature. An excellent all around oriental.

I don't want to totally pan this fragrance because I'm sure it smells great on some people. But for me it had too much of a sweet "red fruit" fragrance like strong pomegranates, and unfortunately rather than being zesty, just smelled like nice air freshener. You can tell though that they used nice quality source materials. This must be delightful for some people, and I dare say even a good masculine for the right guy who could pull it off due to the unisex soap accord. I strongly advise to test first.

Folavril does indeed smell like tomato stems and mangoe. It is a very vegetal "cologne" and not my style, though the ingredients do smell of high quality. This one is unusual - I seriously advise testing first. It would be a really interesting masculine.

I have recently figured this one out, after many many testings. For a long time I just wouldn't work for me and it would flatten out tremendously after the gorgeous honeysuckle floral opening. But now I understand it - to me it smells like raw dirt, fresh plants and garden flowers, cut green stems. There is a dry, powdery earthiness to it that I now enjoy as much as I enjoy being in my own garden. Whereas I do believe it is supposed to have a much more dramatic impact as the name implies, I read it as a very earthy, dry, floral. I may very well be missing any musks that are in the dry down as I am anosmic to most musks, and they may give it some extra romantic oomph. This is not a fragrance I enjoy more than the magnificant Chamade or the lovely and intimate Heure Exquise, etc, but I do like to wear it from time to time. The edp has much better richness in the floral accords than the thin edt, which may have something to do with the mixed reviews of this one. It really just makes me think of being outdoors, digging and planting in my favorite garden, and there can be romance in that for some. I highly recommend this fragrance be tested before purchasing.

This smelled horrible to me - a sour mish-mash of coffee and spice cabinet. It could be that I am anosmic to a sweet musk (the vanilla musk?) in it that would smooth it out. I definitely recommend testing this one.

If I had never seen the bottle or read the marketing for this fragrance, this is what I would say about it: Black is L'Heure Bleue lacking the florals and moody romanticism, but with an obstinant, self-assured voice....BB reminds me very much of my favorite parts of L'Heure Bleue without all the tricky stuff that sometimes makes it hard to wear. I think that Black is definitely unisex and is a well done powdery tea fragrance with a sweet powdery amber and vanilla drydown. I smell something a little like anise in there too. And rather than tar or rubber, what I smell is like a dry spice that is heated up to the point of being on fire - just before it starts to burn - actually the smell of something just about to burn. I think that makes it a little sexy underneath all the simplicity of notes. It is not as aggressive as the marketing and packaging would have you imagine.

Love's Baby Soft is fun, simple, pretty and a big bargain. Anyone who doesn't see the beauty in this one has no sense of humor...When I was 10, LBS set me on the path to all my favorite powders that are leagues more sophisticated. LBS is great for what it is.

This fragrance flattened out on me very quickly after an initial burst of bracing bergamot and citrus - it reminds me very much of Annick Goutal's Les Nuites d'Hadrien which I also had trouble wearing. The cedar is tricky on me. I recommend testing this one first....

Cristalle eau Verte is an intensely soapy green floral that only magnifies it's presence with time. It is not as sophisticated as I would have expected from Chanel, and not as brilliant a re-working as the No 5 eau Premier. Cristalle eau Verte is not pleasant to wear - maybe it's just not for me. I'd take the original Cristalle (even with it's swampy leather drydown) over eau Verte any day because the original Cristalle has tons of personality and character, especially in the magnificent opening. Just skip it altogether and stock up on the original Cristalle or buy some vintage Chanel No 19 or Parfums de Nicolai Temps d'Une Fete instead.

I completely agree with Caltha's review - total headshop. Though for me it is not so unbearable -- it is rich and deep with an excellent jasmine in the middle. The rich heady jasmine reminds me very much of the jasmine in Annick Goutal's Songes even though in all other respects the fragrance is completely different. This fragrance is very well done for what it is and deserves to be tested - and it is nothing like L'Air which is breathtaking. Maroc has a place, like many, in my overall fragrance wardrobe as something I would wear once in a while for a particular mood. It has a lot of atmosphere and personality. Whereas the "heashop incense" is a thinner, cheaper version of exotic places, Maroc has a rich, deep, full aspect of all the roses, spices, jasmine, patchouli, etc., that makes me imagine I've just arrived at some old, closed up spice shop in Tunisia. I mostly smell dried roses, jasmine, and dark patchouli in the manner as Bal a Versailles but without the civet and other skanky notes. The jasmine in the heart notes is particularly beautiful, and the patchouli is dark in the dry down, but very pleasant compared to the cleaned up version of patchouli finding its way into many current fragrances. I give this a thumbs up though because it is well done for all of what otherwise is imitated in cheaper hippie products. It needs to be worn with confidence, and I say for a man who thinks he can wear Mitsouko, Voleur de Roses, Nahema, etc, go for it - a judiciously applied amount would be great on a man.

A nice, well done light spices and sweet vanilla fragrance...like other nice, well done light spices and sweet vanilla fragrances.

This fragrance is magnificent, but not always easier to wear. The structure is opulent, rich, and very sophisticated -- a less is more approach is good. The opening florals are very dense and almost make you want to run away from it, but the drydown is magnificent, rich, warm and ambery. It is absolutely worth the wait, and it lasts forever. I highly recommend everyone test this at least once to know what a stunning composition it is. And while it doesn't smell anything alike these others, it is of the same dense, classic orientals as Boucheron Femme, Coco Chanel, and the original Salvador Dali fragrance.

hb01 opens with gorgeous floral accords, but is hindered by something a bit sour and "day old" in the middle and base notes, which must be cumin because sometimes I think it smells like leftover Mexican food. The dry down morphs the fragrance into something that smells like a men's fragrance...but still with that persistent sour note.

eo01 is a soft, lovely comfort scent that smells a lot like nutmeg and rice pudding. It is very pretty while it lasts, which isn't long.

mb02 is a lovely, if not fleeting, floral that smells very much like equal parts Apres L'Ondee and YSL Paris, with a nice dash of crushed pepper. Definitely worth exploring.

I am a big aldehyde lover, and am always very sad that I just can't make No 5 work for me - something in the drydown sours on my skin, particularly in the edt, which I prefer over the edp. The opening of the edt is glorious, and shows why No 5 is such a timeless and iconic classic. The edt and edp are different fragrances, though still with the characteristic No 5 scent. The edp tends to smell a bit more synthetic than the edt. I am able to wear the lotion and cream though, which keeps a sublte No 5 aroma without causing the problems in the drydown. Sometimes I layer the No 5 lotion with No 5 eau Premier, which works nicely. I highly recommend testing to find out which version works best. For me, thankfully, I can at least wear the eau Premier version which is great in its own right. Unlike others I am not turned off by the fantastic aldehyde opening, but just something in the drydown.

The opening of Iris Poudre is one of the most beautiful fragrance openings ever - the powdery iris is just magnificent. However, after a bit there is an abrupt switch to the vanillic middle and base notes, which become less impressive, and a bit "cool" in tone. It is by no means awful, and is still a very beautiful fragrance, but the drydown leaves me a little disenchanted. Iris Poudre is like a gorgeous woman who looks amazing and comes on with huge amounts of charm, only to turn out to actually be kind of regular once you get to know her. I still think it is one of the better examples of this style and is a very worthwhile addition to anyone's fragrance wardrobe.

I am a big rose lover, and I don't actually care for this one. The rose accord is nice, but not extraordinary for the price point. It dries down a bit lemony for me. I would wear this if someone gave it to me, but it is certainly not as enjoyable as other rose "soliflore" style fragrances. I recommend other roses for those who are seeking some really lovely rose soliflore: Sonoma Scent Studio Velvet Rose, Annick Goutal Rose Absolu, etc. There are also some much better rose dominated fragrances that I would wear over this one, including Guerlain's Nahema, Cartier's So Pretty, iPdF Miele Rose, etc. If I was going to spend that much for a rose scent, I'd get Amouage Lyric for Women instead.

A very pretty, rich, warm vanilla with some spices and orange notes. If you can still find it, I recommend it for warm vanilla and spice lovers. It is nothing extraordinary, but it seems very modern considering when it was originally developed.

Very rich and dry with just a hint of "aged wood" to it. It maintains a dry raspy quality and performs beautifully with excellent sillage and drydown. It is a bit linear, as one expects from an essence that may be blended. However, woods always do well with development on the skin, and that can vary from person to person. It does well on its own, and would make an outstanding masculine - it's absolutely unisex. I recommend testing first.

I can't really smell this which must be a musk anosmia. I recommend testing.

This is a very nice and pretty orange blossom fragrance - light, a wee bit sweet, with a hint of fresh flowers and limoncello like accords, with a light vanilla base. A very nice floral orange blossom for the price point. Not as rich as something like Dilmun and not as traditional and soapy as Nocturnes. A modern feminine orange blossom that is very enjoyable to wear, and does indeed smell like fresh orange blossoms without any actual madarin or orange juice accords to deepen it. It's a real mood lifter too. I highly recommend it for those seeking orange blossoms that don't veer into the direction of colognes.

Wild Lavender is an excellent, naturalistic lavender. It has good lasting strength. It falls more into the bracing category than the comforting category (in which Annick Goutal's eau de Lavande is more appropriate). It is indeed a bit wild - you can almost smell the fresh wind whipped air when you put it on. But it is not harsh or difficult to wear. A must try for lavender lovers.

It's a nice spicy woods fragrance, but for me there is a muddle with the musks that makes it hard to wear and a little agitating. I highly recommend testing this one to make sure the musks work. Otherwise, I prefer the Donna Karan Wenge, Chaos, etc., for a similar type woody fragrance.

Organza Indecence is a nice spicy vanilla, just a little sweet. It's well done and very pretty. It is something dark for vanilla lovers.

This was a sour disaster on me. It smelled like Mexican food left too long in the fridge. I love limes too, but this was not good. I'm not actually sure at this point that there is any lime in the fragrance at all. The saffron and aoud are staunch and difficult.

An excellent, well constructed classic style dry rose with a major saffron note. Very smooth and consistent in development. It is dark only as much as you might think saffron is dark. Otherwise, it veers very close to being a well done rose style modern chypre with an excellent and yet sexy dry down. The right man could wear this.

Diorissimo is a gorgeous, classic, elegant, and yet extremely natural abstracted lily of the valley fragrance. It is essentially age-less - from a young bride to an elegant older lady - any woman could wear this. It is the most beautiful impression of lily of the valley. It is very bright, sparkling, wearable, and pretty. A little bit "cool" in tone, but still very lovely, like a fresh cool yet sunny day. A must for anyone who loves lily of the valley or wants to make a very elegant statement. It opens with a soft fresh, green, lightly sweet spring flowers impression, and quickly moves to the lily of the valley accord and remains very consistent for a few hours. Lovely.

Fantastic, dark, major, classic style oriental. Not for the faint of heart! Could be a signature scent for the right woman who wants to make a big, elegant statement. It opens with a rush of intense aldehydes, heavy flroals and spices -- in the same family as Youth Dew, Sikkim, Paloma Picasso, Aromatics Elixir, Fendi, etc. The drydown reminds me a bit of the balamic drydown of Chamade parfum and is the best part. The lasting power is impressive as is the sillage. Could be worn by a man too. This fragrance is an impressive example of the heavy oriental style - it has one foot over the fence in the vague chypre style - but I read it as a classic oriental.

Gorgeous! Dia is in the same rich, oriental "family" as Chanel's Coco, Fendi (woman), or the original Magie Noir. Dia is rich, spicy, sensuous. It does seem to melt into the skin, and has a lovely prolonged warm-ambery drydown. It is very sophisticated, very "French" in style. The sillage is medium strong and the lasting power is very good.

Lyric Woman is just gorgeous. It's very much like Guerlain's Nahema and Caron's Parfum Sacre decided to have a beatiful, spicy, brilliant, cherubic baby. Anyone who loves rich roses, spices and incense will enjoy this fragrance. Excellent.

Not that interesting white flowers fragrance. It is not awful, but for the prestige of Amouage and the price point, it could be a lot better.

Nice, smooth, soft amber/vanilla comfort scent. Easy to wear, a wee bit sweet.

Smells like spring! The hyacinth, quasi-lilac accord, is very prominent on this one. Smells very natural & "green". Has a bit of a fresh air accord, which may be some lily of the valley, and nice sappy green galbanum. Anyone who thinks the smell of hyacinth/lilac is overwhelming would probably not like this. It would be easy to overapply. This fragrance is glorious to wear for about two weeks a year during the height of spring flowers, after that it would be a bit much. Well done.

Climat is a classically constructed aldehyde and white flowers fragrance. But it is also a warm aldehyde that acts more like a quiet skin scent (a little is better than a lot), that is more intimate and less formal or obvious. A small dab of this just melts into the skin and has an unusual warmth - some sort of summery, light hay like accord. At first I thought this would be hard to wear because it didn't really work with the image of a classic French aldehydes - all black dresses, red lip and pearls. That was the mistake. This is a jeans and white shirt fragrance perfect for comfortable, friendly occasions, like small wine and cheese picnics in the country. I think it fits more in the Estee Lauder American natural-sporty aesthetic than the Lancome French formal aesthetic. This may not blow people away, but I don't think it intends to do that. It has a warmth and fragrance like skin has a warmth and fragrance. I recommend testing this unusual and well blended fragrance before buying because it is not like standard white flowers fragrances. This could also be unisex on the right man.

This is a gorgeous, classic, sophisticated rose fragrance! It could be mistaken as "old fashioned" or mature, but it is really magnificent in the way other classic aldehyde fragrances are sophisticated and elegant, such as First, Chanel No 5, Chamade, etc., because it has that classic fragrance structure. So Pretty opens for me with a tempered, non soapy dose of aldehydes and neroli. After it warms up and the heart notes begin to develop, a very classic damask rose note emerges with just a hint of sweet berry - not like berry soda pop as we are used to these days, but more like the aroma of warm blackberries still on the bush. Just enough to make it seem fresh, warm, and almost summery. It provides a "garden" aspect that prevents the entire composition from being too formal. The soft neroli emerges off and on to keep it warm throughout the development. So Pretty does have a hint of a green chypre quality in the base - very soft- such as in the soft base of Givenchy III. There is also a whiff of similarity in the dry down of So Pretty to the dry down of Guerlain's Nahema edt. Where Nahema has peaches with rose and the oriental balsamic drydown, So pretty has the light berry and a chypre green/sandalwood dry down. Worn in the right doses this is just fantastic, soft and romantic. If I were to wear Nahema in the fall and winter, So Pretty would be my romantic spring and summer rose. They are very similarly structured, so if you like Nahema or even if you want to like it but have trouble wearing it, you should test So Pretty.

Cumin can be a challenging note. This one is tough to wear, but would probably be fantastic on the right person. A guy could also wear this.

The guava is really tough to get past. Otherwise, probably a great, rich fragrance for the right person. Test first.

Waaay to sugary for my tastes. I suppose it is supposed to be both daring and comforting based on the name, but I think it fails. There are much better, more complex, and sexier frags available that don't cop out with a sugary vanilla to hide the "wicked" spices. A little bit of a split personality. A sexy sweet vanilla scent? Stick with Shalimar.

A sunny, summery white flowers fragrance, that is nice but a bit formulaic. A bit thin in the middle notes. Anyone who likes white flowers would most likely be satisfied with this - nothing groundbreaking though.

A simple and sweet rose soliflore. A bit watery. The rose dries out pretty fast and then it just becomes a simple white flowers (mostly a plain muguet) with a wee bit of vanilla in the base. OK, not great, not awful. I don't recommend it to hard-core rose lovers.

Pretty, simple orange blossom cologne style fragrance that doesn't stick around very long. The drydown is vanilla-ish. Nice & pretty but not too impressive. OK for the cost.

Nice, wearable, spicy and sweet fragrance that reminds me of a watered down version of the original Prada women's fragrance. I'll stick to the Prada.

Miss Charming is very pretty. It would be a nice fragrance for someone who wants to have some training wheels for roses, or who doesn't like stronger rose fragrances. It is a very powdery patchouli and fruit style rose that has a lovely soft and slightly woody drydown. At the opening, it smells very much like others in the popular family of amber/patchouli roses like Stella or Bond's Bryant Park. I think Miss Charming would be a nice more spicy step up for those who's favorite rose is Lancome's Mille et Une Rose. Miss Charming is indeed very nice, powdery, pretty, and easy to wear. For me, I'll stick with those rose-patchoulis with a little more oomph, or my favorite aldehyde, rose, sandalwood - Annick Goutal's Heure Exquise. (Everyone will think I'm crazy until they would have the opportunity to smell the extreme drydown of HE against the middle notes of Miss Charming...very much the same with soft, warm, powdery rose with a hint of woods.)

Miss Charming has minimal sillage and medium lasting power. It would be very appropriate in situations when a light fragrance is good, and the right guy with the right attitude could totally wear this. Conversely it would also make a nice special event or wedding fragrance for a gal who doesn't like to go overboard with her frags.

I generally like classic aldehyde fragrances - I respect their beauty and enjoy wearing them, but this one really does smell "old fashioned" and hopeless to me. Madame Rochas begins very heavy and dark with soapy aldehydes and not much else. It is not awful, but it just doesn't seem to have any life to it, like heavy drapes that haven't moved for decades. Some classic aldehydes just blossom and morph into hidden beauties after they've been given a chance to warm up on the skin and breathe. Maybe it's the reformulation, but I can't recommend Madame Rochas.

This starts of as a nice but rich floral oriental. If it kept the opening it would be nice. After it began to dry down, it just deteriorated into a generic commercial floral fragrance, like tmgp24 says: dryer sheets. Not truly awful, but funds could be better applied to other well made florals.

Gucci II is a nice "pink" refreshing floral. Easy to wear, but the dry down is a little bit boring. It smells a lot like Hermes Kelly Caleche without the soft leathery notes. It's not my thing, but is still nice. Inoffensive and good for situations that require light fragrance. A bit more sophisticated choice than the normal boring sugary light florals in the market.

Wow! Fresh dazzling green! Envy is like a bracing, refreshing blast of water and greens! A cold rain on a hot day! Definitely unisex, definitely unique. Anyone who has trouble wearing the green, dry, chypre Chanel Cristalle should try Envy instead - gets you in the same zesty green place but with soft sweetness.

an_oud_girl is absolutely right about it smelling like Florida after the rain. Envy is gorgeous!

Cinema is a “happy” sunny vanilla floral powder. It is warm and very easy to wear. It’s a little bit sweet, but not cloying. The lasting power is pretty good and the sillage could be very strong if over applied. It makes me have the same luxuriously satisfied feeling I get if I have a wonderful, indulgent nap in sunlight or in a magnificent downy comforter. There is no getting around the fact that Cinema is really a sophisticated comfort scent. In case anyone is wondering….get Cinema rather than Estee Lauder Private Collection AmberYlang Ylang. Both are pretty, but I actually think Cinema is smoother and just better composed. Truly they almost smell the same. ELPCAYY does have a lovely opening, but once that passes, it seems a little bit clumsy in comparison to Cinema. ELPCAYY almost seemed to copy Cinema’s heart and base and add a dash of nice woods. Cinema is overall better and a better value.

I was so fortunate to have discovered a small lotion sample of this gorgeous floral in my grandmother's dresser after she died in the mid 80s. I don't know if this was a perfume my grandmother wore, or if she just had the sample and never used it. I held on to it for many years as a very young woman, imagining it was very special. There was a picture of the beautiful bottle with flowers on the front of the lotion sample. Eventually I did open it, and I recall that is was so fresh, pretty, flowery, and just a marvel! My nose had never smelled such a lovely fragrance. It made me imagine very pretty and refined ladies and gardens. I do still have the wrapper for sentimental reasons. It only keeps the barest hint of the lovely fragrance. Now I understand that it was a powdery aldehyde style floral, and I've never smelled anything like it since. I wish that I could smell the actual fragrance, or at least have a chance to hold one of the pretty bottles in my hands! It is a real shame that this is no longer available.

Miele Rosa is a lush, gorgeous, heady, beautiful rose soliflore. I am a great rose lover, and as a friend says, I like my rose fragrances "straight up". I adore other rose soliflores, such as Annick Goutal's Rose Absolu, Sonoma Scent Studio's Velvet Rose, Jo Malone Red Roses, Perfumer's Workshop Tea Rose, and Creed's Fleur de The Rose Bulgare. I also love fragrances with major rose notes, such as Annick Goutal's Ce Soir ou Jamias, Sonoma Scent Studio Rose Musc, Stella, YSL Paris, etc, and especially Guerlain's Nahema.

What I love most about Miele Rosa is that it smells so lush and yet natural. The effect is of wild, ancient roses in a warm, sunny, natural setting, not a chilled bouquet that came from the florist's case. I absolutely see the "hillsides of Tuscany" as in the marketing description. Even though this fragrance could be very strong if over applied, a light application of it fuses with the skin, and radiates a soft and warm characteristic that is a wee bit powdery and honeyed. The use of orange blossom in the opening helps to soften, freshen, and warm up the rose. I think the honey accord provides more of a fragrant warmth rather than just mere sugared sweetness, although it is a tiny bit sweet as only the fragrance of rich roses or honey is sweet. The drydown is an exquisite soft and warm, almost spicy, rose. The honey acts as a diffuser, as if you were smelling roses through a golden/sunny screen. The beeswax provides an interesting warm note that is softer and more organic than the use of vanilla in other rose fragrances, and prevents any gourmand tendencies in the drydown. The entire fragrance has a sun drenched rosy aspect that keeps it from being too linear, boring, or just too much. The overall impression from the use of orange blossom, honey and beeswax is to warm up and naturalize the rich spicy rose. The lasting power is good (4-5 hours) and the sillage is medium strong, depending on how it's applied. I waited far too long to pick this one up as a full bottle, and it will keep good company with the other rose fragrances I love. I do absolutely recommend that this be tested first - it is a must try for rose lovers who want a warm, rich rose, but may not appeal to those who do not like major rose fragrances.

Citrus Petals is a pretty simple fragrance. It starts with a lovely burst of freshness with linden blossoms and neroli. It definitely has a wonderful spring-like accord. It is not really sweet at all, which is nice. The opening linden-citrus notes stick around for a while – maybe one to two hours or so, and then it begins a soft decent to a nice simple woody musk base. The base is very light and clean, but not soapy, just pleasant. I particularly enjoy wearing this in the early spring when wonderful fresh blossoms smell so good but a bit of warmth is still required. It is a nice lovely fragrance. I believe it is now discontinued, although it can still be found online.

Anyone who is broken hearted about not being able to find it anymore should try the Jo Malone French Lime Blossom. FLB is a different, though similar, fragrance with a similar sunny freshness in the use of linden blossom and citrus. Rather than moving toward a soft musk base as in CP, FLB moves to soft, light, white flowers cologne that is also very pretty.

The original rose fragrance to end all rose fragrances! Who didn't wear this in the 80s? It still holds its own as a respectable, very affordable, and very tenacious rose soliflore. It is one of the very few decent and fresh rose florals that can stand up to miserably hot and humid weather. Tea Rose has impressive staying power, and smells of a garden fresh hybrid tea rose with nice green notes. Tea Rose does not dry down to an annoying sweet or musk base as so many other rose blends do. There are no discernable spices or woods. It isjust rose rose rose, and very linear. Tea Rose has massive sillage, so only a wee bit is necessary, and it lasts forever. One $13 bottle of this would last you the rest of your life!

This is definitely in the same ballpark as Shalimar (or even Habit Rouge), but not as sweet or vanillic. I like them for the same reason -- gorgeous softly seductive comfort oriental. FO definitely as a more defined powder accord with small hints of light incense. I think it is very nice, and at times prefer it to Shalimar, which I love as well, but is more sweet. It has medium to strong sillage and good lasting power. It could also be a masculine.

FdM begins with a bracing galbanum and fresh herbs accord. It is almost a white flowers colonge because of this bracing herbal opening. It smells a bit like cut grass and citrus. It dries down to a pleasant soapy white flowers floral. It could be a masculine for the right guy.

This is a really nice fresh floral that is well balanced and very pretty. It just becomes too sweet for my tastes, but it does remind me of fresh sweet pea blossoms, mimosa, raspberries, and all other light and "pink" summer flowers.

This should really be called Tuberose Passion. It is clearly a white flower/tuberose fragrance with a soapy heart notes and a chopped veggie dry down. I agree with mikey_p that there is a celery quality to AG's green notes, which I have noticed in others such as Grand Amour. Test this one first, especially if you are a tuberose lover.

This is an excellent lavender soliflore with remarkable lasting power. Very well done. It smells exactly like a natural french lavender plant, with a nice soft vanilla base.

This is a very pretty, almost sheer, soft & lightly sweet white flowers fragrance. I can take my jasmine pretty strong, but in FdN, it is handled delicately. This is very pretty and wearable. I think it could be worn for almost any occasion, but it really speaks to soft, pretty, light situations. It is a very light and elegant choice for any woman. FdN would also be a very pretty choice for a bridal fragrance. It has a very natural "in the garden" aspect -- the floral accords are very well done and light. I mostly get the jasmine and soft peach notes, which are just lovely, and a nice well done “green” note that smells almost like cut grass or new leaves – or a very soft galbanum. There is a bit of a "traditional" style to it, but the soft lightly sweet musks in the base make it modern. I highly recommend this for white flowers lovers, or anyone who wants a soft “summer garden” style fragrance. It is no where near the oriental style gorgeousness of the rich apricoty jasmine in Organza 2007 Jasmine Harvest, nor the wallop of gorgeous jasmine in Montale’s Jasmine Full. Fleurs de Nuit has medium sillage, and the lasting power is pretty good.

A very warm & sunny "flower garden" style white flowers fragrance. In the same style as Jardins de Bagatell, but a bit less formal with a warmer base. Nice aldehyde floral if you can still find it. I bought it many years ago as a student abroad because it made me feel fresh and pretty while travelling during the hot summer - and it was affordable. It will always remind me of the Schildergasse in Cologne Germany where I bought it.

This is a very "pretty" floral fragrance. Makes me think of springtime, sunrise, and fresh gardens with a bit of dew on them. The orange blossom is my favorite part of the development. It is very well blended. You can detect the light tuberose and lily of the valley, but they play a part in the overall accords. No one flower really takes center stage, except maybe orange blossom. The base is very soft, warm, and lovely. It is in the same ball park as Baghari (much richer and more sophisticated), Guerlain Jardins de Bagatelle (much more confident), and Chanel No 5 eau Premier (much more exuberant), but anyone who likes these may enjoy Nocturnes. Even though aldehydes play a big part in the opening, I don't think this becomes very powdery in the overall development - not as much as Baghari for instance. Nocturnes would also make a wonderful bridal perfume b/c it is so lovely, soft, and smells like a wonderful fresh bouquet. It has a traditional romantic feel too. Very feminine.

Gorgeous! Montaigne is just wonderful, rich, heady stuff. It is a very formal French style fragrance – no surprise there as a Caron. As much as I generally love orientals, this must be applied in very judicious doses. In spite of the fact that it is a rich oriental, I thought the opening has a summer garden feel with the amazing lush jasmine and mimosa combo. The heart notes get rich with the lily of the valley and narcissus – very much like being in a hot house with these beauties. As it warms up and moves into the dry down the wonderful spices come to the front. It is just gorgeous! Anyone who likes Coco, Bal a Versailles, Badgley Mischka, Boucheron, etc., should try Montaigne. At the risk of sounding ridiculous, it is almost as if Guerlain’s Chamade with its wonderful lush floral accords and Bal a Versailles with its jasmine and spices had a very soft & sophisticated love child…

Chamade is a beautiful, classic style, green floral. I've recently discovered this one, and happy I have! The edt is thinner than the rich parfum, but it still has an enjoyable feminine quality. Each version is beautiful in its own right. I think the edt presents more aldehydes than the parfum. For me it "works" in the same manner as I enjoy other green, classic style aldehydes, such as Givenchy III, Chanel No. 19, or Annick Goutal Heure Exquise. The parfum has more of a compact structure than the edt and more lasting power in the vanillic-balsamic drydown. Both versions are very good - even though reformulation has apparently diminished the composition. Since I've never smelled the original, I can only wonder about it. I still like the current Chamade very much, and I think as with all Guerlain's that sampling is a must for anyone interested -- the edt is just as enjoyable as the rich parfum (and slightly different). I am also an aldehyde lover, so for me there is no problem with that classic blast - those who are wary of aldehydes would be best to sample this one, and note that they don't stick around very long.

When I apply the edt, I feel a tiny bit of abandon, but the parfum requires more of a light hand otherwise it would be overwhelming. This fragrance smells of abundant springtime - mostly due to it's green-ness and the rich floral hyacinth and galbanum notes. Although it is very classic and elegant, it can still be worn for day, just as Givenchy III or Chanel No. 19, etc. It has excellent staying power in general, medium to strong sillage, and the scent will remain on clothes well after it is worn. I will also suggest that the right man could wear the parfum version for the prolonged spicy vanilla-balsamic drydown, esp. if he had some time to kill waiting for the top notes to burn off.

I've worn Chanel's Coco for many years, and also Prada edp. Badgley Mischka fits somewhere in the same ball-park as these two, although it's not as sophisticated or spicy as Coco and not as soft and rich as Prada. Both of these are leagues less sweet than Badgley Mischka. I can't see myself wearing Badgley Mischka every day, but it definitely has a place in my fragrance wardrobe. It borders on being almost too sweet for me, and makes me think of brandied fruits. But it is still a beautiful fragrance for those who want something with a lot of personality and not like the other canned fruit dreck that's being sold. The ambery base is very good, and by the time you get there, it's a lot less sweet. It is very very pretty and feminine, almost womanly. Sillage is impressive and lasting power good. This is my favorite of all the fruit fragrances floating around - a lot richer with more personality than Boucheron B, for instance. This is mostly for fall and winter weather, or special, exuberant occasions. I think it would be oppresive in summer, even though there is something lush and almost tropical about it.

I really like Velvet Flowers as a lush, bright, floral-fruit oriental - the type I normally would wear in the summer. The smell is rich and gourmand without being too sweet. The lasting power is excellent and the sillage medium. I think it would be easy to overdose this one. I can't decide, however, if it's full-bottle worthy, because it smells very much like 2007 Organza Jasmine Harvest by Givenchy (which I already have), except with better quality ingredients and better blended. It also smells like the dry-down stage of Bagdley Mischka's original fruit oriental after the wow-y sweet fruit opening wears off. Still a nice sunny oriental.

This is a gorgeous fruit chypre - very sophisticated. It reminds me very much of a drier, salty, less boisterous Bagdley Mischka. It wears surprisingly light for such rich fruit accords. The sillage is medium, and lasting power good. I highly recommend this fragrance for those seeking a very traditional French chypre style perfume.

This is a beautiful, golden apricot-jasmine fragrance. Very feminine and lush with excellent sillage and lasting power. I only wear it in summer because it just feels summery, but it could be worn all year round since it is such a well balanced oriental. The fragrance smells very consistent, and the dry down becomes a powdery, ambery-vanilla floral. I highly recomment it for those who like good orientals. I think it can be worn all day, but some may prefer it for evening because of the lush oriental quality.( Note that it doesn't really smell like the original Organza. )

This is exactly what it sounds like - a gorgeous, rich, soft oriental suede. There is nothing else I've smelled like it. The suede is so soft and convincing that you will actually think you are smelling the most wonderful, refined suede in a shop, etc. The lasting power is very good, and sillage is medium. I get compliments on this whenever I wear it. The oriental aspect of this fragrance is very similar in body and structure to Boucheron femme, but with a the very nice suede note riding on top. If you like Boucheron, you will most likely enjoy this fragrance. Definitely for cooler weather - it might be a bit heavy in hot summertime.

I like this scent very much. Powder Flowers starts off for me very much like Chanel No 5 - a little "perfumey" blast of aldehydes, citrus and powder notes. As the top dries off, it gains a wonderful soft, lightly floral, woodsy, powdery sophistication. The lasting power is excellent and the sillage is good too. If you have ever smelled Lorenzo Villoresi Tient de Niege, Fragonard Grain de Soliel, or Estee Lauder PC Amber Ylang Ylang, and liked any of these, Powder Flowers certainly fits this type of fragrance group – soft, powdery, heliotrope/vanilla. What surprised me most, and what made me like it best, was that in gaining a powdery softness that almost renders it a comfort fragrance, it still maintains a bit of aldehydic sophistication. I believe this comes from a very judicious use of some woods/incense in the base that prevents it from becoming too cloying. I highly recommend it for powder/aldehyde lovers, or anyone who wants to wear an excellent sophisticated and soft fragrance.

Baghari is a beautiful, soft, powdery orange blossom aldehyde. It is very feminine and classy. A great fragrance for all occasions, but especially those that require a special lady-like touch. The dry down is soft and very pretty. This one should definintely be tested before purchase b/c when it doesn't work on someone, it's a real tragedy. (This review is for the new release version, not the classic.)

Magie Noir is warm, rich, sexy, "dirty" wood-rose fragrance. It smells great, especially after it's had some time to warm up on the skin. It is a classic fragrance bargain and should be tried. Men love this, especially after it's reached the dry down and has completely melted into the skin. Lasting power is excellent, sillage is medium strong, and it can be worn day or evening all year. I especially like this in fall and winter though. Wearing it is like sitting near a great warm fire. (This could also be unisex on the right man.)

A VERY classy aldehyde - mostly jasmine and amber on me. Lasting power is outstanding, dry down is a soft, powdery, floral amber, and the sillage is good. It is definitely a "white shirt" / "little black dress" type fragrance that can be worn all year day or evening. This is not a cold or rigid aldehyde, but very warm and sunny. Wearing this frag always boosts my confidence.

Piper Nigrum isn't really me...that being said, it has the great, refreshing blast of icy coolness of Noxema face cream. If you want clean, refreshing, just out of the shower fragrance, this one is it.

I agree with jcasanov that this one really depends on chemistry. Donna smells like a refreshing floral-rose garden fragrance on me in the summertime when the weather is very hot and humid. It's a great womanly floral if it works. The dry down is a spectacularly soft and powdery. This one definitely should be tested before buying.

Dilmun is a rich, refreshing orange blossom fragrance. It is much richer than a typical citrus style cologne. I enjoy the smell of orange blossoms very much, and Dilmun is fairly true to a fresh orange blossom. It reminds me of the type of orange blossom found in very high quality cooking/baking waters. It has a nice light, spicy dry down, that ends up somewhere in a vanilla neighborhood, but not sweet or cloying. Wearing it reminds me of being in an excellent patisserie - beautiful, fragrant, flavorful, satisfying.

Heure Exquise is one of my HG fragrances. For me it opens with a strong aldehydic galbanum-rose. Sometimes the rose note is very fleeting. The bulk of the heart notes and dry down focuses on a blissful combination of creamy iris and dry powdery sandalwood. It is just divine, sexy and warm. Sometimes the lasting power is not good. A second application about one to two hours after the first seems to make it settle in - and I love the smell of the opening so much that reapplying is no problem for me. The dry body oil formula is also rich and warm and I highly recommend it. Heure Exquise is sexy and sophisticated, and can be worn all year for all occasions. Strangely I find the iris note to be particularly highlighted during very hot/humid weather in the summer. ( It also does indeed smell very much akin to Chanel No. 19, which has a similar galbanum & iris accord, but is much greener and fresher, with a chypre type dry-down. )

Nahema is beyond gorgeous. In my fragrance world, it sits well above 5 stars in a sort of supranatural heavenly position from where it looks down on the rest of the fragrance world with curious contentment. No floral will ever surpass Nahema for the excellent manner in which is presents a rose....It is the richest, warmest, most luxurious representation of roses that was ever created. You can practically eat it off your skin it is so rich -- the combination of fragrant ripe peach and deep rose, as well as other notes, creates a sumptuous representation that is beyond all other rose fragrances. The sillage is medium-strong, depending on how it's applied, and the lasting power is very good. This wonderful, magnificent rose can be worn judiciously for day, but truly positions itself for the most memorable occasions, the most sophisticated occasions. This could most definitely be a signature fragrance for those who want to wear it every day. (I do believe, as with all Guerlain masterpieces it should definitely be tested before purchasing. As with Mitsouko or Vol de Nuit, etc., Nahema is not for everyone's chemistry. I feel fortunate that is works with my chemistry so well.)

Agree with RedRazz ... This is one of my year round comfort scents. It starts with a bright powdery "traditional" floral accord with rose, jasmine & iris. Once that burns off - about 30 min or so - it becomes a wonderful, cuddly warm vanilla cinnamon comfort scen, not too sweett. Very crowd friendly as well. I always get compliments when I wear it. The lasting power of the dry down is very good. A nice less expensive alternative for anyone who also like Estee Lauder Private Collection Amber Ylang-Ylang,which has a very similar dry down, but not as light or cinnamony.

This is one of my HG roses -- the labdanum is heavenly. This can be worn all year, but is mostly a fall/winter fragrance. It is beautiful, soft, warm woods with a deep, rich, fragrant rose. The lasting power is 7+ hours after aplication, and the labdanum grows richer & warmer as time passes. After the rose wears off many hours later - the next day/morning - the labdanum still clings to the skin with soft warmth.

This scent stays very cinnamony on me with prominent orange blossom and sandalwood. It is a warm comfort scent for me and lasts a number of hours. It has nice light-medium sillage. Definitely a go-to scent for day.