Oh, c'mon, this is one of most lovely Guerlain creations... The drydown has a slightly powdery vanilla, which I love... Very delicate... A citrus raspberry sorbet enhanced with a extremely...
This fragrance is the kitchen-sink of men's retro fragrances.
Top Notes:
Aldehydes, Aniseed, Basil, Bergamot, Galbanum, Caraway, Lavender, Sage, Juniper...
A very well blended vanilla, high quality stuff, with hints of orchid and dark chocolat, sometimes it reminds me of Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle, in the drydown. Must try! I really like it!
I recently discovered this beauty and I immediately fell in love with it. Omg what a gorgeous smell... It's very like the original, but this is sweeter, creamier, and more intense... The benzoin...
Basically, your typical grapefruit citrus eau de cologne opening with a mineral earthy peppery background, like most of Hermes' designer fragrances. This one is half of that typical Hermes...
Wazamba is better in all ways, better scent, better longevity and sillage. The only thing I really don't like about Fille en Aiguilles is the super short longevity.
I get a full day from Fille en Aiguilles, easily. Two sprays is all I need to project and enjoy for 10 hours or more. Surprised anyone would find it short-lived.
Fille has quite acceptable longevity for me as well. I'm wearing it quite a bit right now, as it seems perfect for this time of year.
Can't say much about Wazamba, so you might want to test the two, but as was said above, Fille is really some wonderful stuff, and it's unlikely you would ever regret having it.
I much prefer Fille en Aiguilles. Wazamba sounds like something I would like, but the overly sweet fruitiness of it just put me off both times I've tried it.
I would go for Wazamba as it's a more rounded and longer-lasting scent. Fd'A had an initial blast of pine that reminds me of bathroom cleaner and it lingers, ruining the fruity incense drydown, which is nice but not nice enough given the pine intrusion.