Lagerfeld

(I would give this fragrance 4.5 stars if possible, and I definitely would repurchase it if I used up my bottle!) Narcotic Narcisse I have read many reviews of this fragrance, and the reviews seemed to suggest that it is either a love it or hate it fragrance. I am firmly in the LOVE IT! camp after blindly purchasing the EdT, which is as strong as many have suggested. Performance is excellent. I am unable to pick out all of the notes, but it is sweet, warm, and heady. In short, it is gorgeous and quite addictive. The effect is positively narcotic. I could not be more happy that I added this beauty to my collection. I feel it is more feminine than unisex. It is more of an evening than a day time fragrance, and more suited to leisure time than to the workday. I felt it was a fairly safe blind buy for myself, but if you are unsure about the notes, and the reviews worry you, then by all means test before you buy. Personally, I feel it is one of the most intoxicating, seductive, and delicious fragrances I have smelt in a very long while. Woo-hoo! ;) Fragrance: 9.5/10 Sillage: 7.5/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 7/10

If you miss the Lagerfeld Chloe that was rich, intense, floral and feminine, look for a bottle of Hawaii , by Milton Lloyd . It is a fantastic and cheap dupe that will take you back in time to the gorgeous original. It is so pretty I have ordered three bottles as backups .Hawaii smells like the Chloe I wore in 1985 raising my children . The current version is nice, but not nearly as complex and lush as the original . Milton Lloyd’s dupe Hawaii is like time traveling for me. Also it lasts all day when sprayed on my clothes . It can be found at E %AY online . I get compliments when I wear it and am in heaven . It smells like a classic soapy floral and totally a woman scent , with no caramel , pralines , marshmallows , or Sugary junk notes . It is real perfume !

I am surprised that I have not written a review of this. My now husband, then boyfriend, wore this in the 1980s and I have a bottle of vintage Lagerfeld for men. Also known as Lagerfeld Classic, it has been reformulated and re released in the same bottle - silver circle top, so best bet for the old version is to find a bottle with limited fragrance ingredient list. The Lagerfeld release from 2014 is also a different fragrance, being an aromatic fougere with lavander. Notes as per Fragrantica of Lagerfeld, referred to as Classic 1978 in the Fragrantica title. include aldehydes, sweet orange, mandarin, bergamot and estragon. Cedar wood, Jasmine, iris, rose, patchouli. tobacco. Amber, musk, oak, Tonka, vanilla. It’s well blended and not as powdery as SL ambre sultan or Fumerie Turque or fr3deric Malles Musc Ravageur. Some citrus turns candied on me (in a not good way, like vintage Guerlain Habit Rouge edt or Goutals Eau de Hadrian) but this is fine, no issues on that front. Nice in winter. IMO, unisex. Currently my husband finds it too dated for himself and wears vetiver extraordinaire or Eau de Hiver (both Frederic Malle). Personally, I think that this inspired some niche perfumes like Amouage lyric (lyric for women is more amber powder, whereas lyric f9r men is more Rose).