Fragrance Reviews by Jalé

Don't like it at all. Has a masculine touch to it. reminds me of Chanel's No. 19.... the green notes in it. Becomes rather unpleasant when you spray on too much.... I would not call it feminine.

Suprisingly good rose fragrances - lovely mixture of 2 absolues at a very low price, very good alternative to Annick Gotal's Rose Absolue or to Lutens' Sa majeste la rose...

Disgusting, vanilla - vanilla- all over... cheap and awful to me. Lovely bottle, though.

Boring, very cheap smell - did not expect anything of that kind from Bouchron. Vanilla in its worst form. Very annoying, because it is so mono-dimensional. No depth. Last for hours...sprayed it into my dustbin.
Bottle is very nice, though.

A fragrance which- in it's modern version - is very strong, very oriental, a true love-or-hate- perfume. People will ask you about your perfume - or they might turn their noses in disgust.
I for my part quite like the stong reaction it provokes, although I only wear it twice a year when I'm in the mood to shock and to stand out!

Wonderful, crisp, modern, fresh.
Forget about all the other eaux fraiches on the market...- Diorella is the perfect summer scent, timeless and beautiful.

One of the best perfumes ever.
It's my favourite Guerlain fragrance, much better than L'Heure Bleue and so much more subtle than Shalimar.
My absolute favourite when it comes to seducing someone...I always have a bottle of pure perfume in my wardrobe.

A wonderful fragrance, top notes of melon and white flowers. It smells of summer and is rather fresh...not too powdery, but very exhilarating. Adorable.

I used to love "Silences Original", but the purple version is rather disappointing, although it is much stronger than its old black sister, but lacking innovation. Perhaps it's the predominance of jasmin and carnation, which is a problem to me - to summ it up: definetely not my cup of tea.

A nice fragrance, reminds me of Chanel 19...very green, not too spicy, elegant, good lasting powers. Elegant bottle and a sort of "pensive" name, which I like in particular.

A rather conventional, sweet mixture which is not very interesting. I bought it because of the nice bottle and design, but the fragrance is not very tempting and not at all seductive. It has a lot of soap-elemnts in it, head-notes of friut and flowers, basenotes are very "aldehidic" and slightly reminiscent of Le Dix by Balenciaga.

I'm very disappointed when it comes to this fragrance... it smells like a stronger version of Madame Rochas and is definetely very old-fashioned. Makes me feel heavy and old and boring. I got this as a present, since the flacon is so beautiful and I do collect bottles, but I cannot use it and will leave it in its enchanting vessel. Can't understand what others like about this smell.

Norell is slightly reminiscent of Fidji, but more seriuos, a rather green fragrance for sophisticated ladies.
It is no longer available in Germany (what a pity) and certainly a great classic you always come back to.
It's great for daytime business-sort of activities... gives you an aura of competence and seriousness.

A lovely fragrance... you could wrap yourself into this fragrance and hide away... or you could jusr as well seduce someone by wearing it - it is subtle, but very erotic and very warm, skin-like... very personal, flattering.
Extremely good!

J'ai osé is incredibly good, but rather heavy and - daring. No good for blondes and women under 20...
Unfortunately, it is no longer produced by Guy Laroche himself, but appears to be made somewhere in Europe under license...
Very popular still today in Russia - still one of my favourite perfuems, but very hard to get...
very "70ies" - but fantastic, if you hate the fruity, sweet, light-hearted stuff of today...

Fidji is one of the best fragrances ever- and was my first perfume... my mum bought me a falcon of it when I was 13....
I still love this smell, because it is a fragrance you can wear anytime and everywhere - it will never disgust anybody, offend anybody or provoke any hateful reactions -
it is fresh and uplifting - a pleasure to be worn anytime
sadly enough, it has become a hard-to-find-scent in Germany already- and body products of Fidji are no longer available in Germany at all... what a pity!

Insolence really smells like an imperinence to me... so its name matches its effect. It does not have anything in common with the classical Guerlain fragrances I love (Mitsoukou or Samsara), but is is a very strong, poison-like mixture of oriental and flowery notes which gave me such a headache I had to wash of the perfume immediately... but it does not come off quickly- you really have to soak in a bath-tub for 1 h to make it go awy... it is meant to last and last....
not at all subtle or refined, but loud and repulsive to me!

This is clearly a fragrance for darirng women- very bitter, nearly masculine, strong - the clear opposite of sweet and fruité...
Cabochard by Grés strikes a familar note and might be considered a more moderate version of it. You can wear Bandit when you are in a bold, self-confident mood - a lot of younger women don't like it at all, because it is too "dark" for them! But to me it is one of the most outstanding fragrances ever!