LIU

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    zeynepd

    10 years ago

    This is a review for the 2009 reformulation. Liu is a smell alike for Chanels famous No.5 and the rumour goes that Jacques Guerlain concocted it after smelling Chanel No.5. on his wife. It is an...

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    crickett85

    14 years ago

    I love the top notes of Guerlain Liu, but that's because they remind me of my favorite fragrance, Chanel No. 5. Quite lovely aldehydic florals open up this scent. However; on drydown, this scent...

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    msm4slm

    14 years ago

    Liu is a vintage Guerlain perfume, reintroduced as part of the upper-end boutique line, Les Parisiennes. I am reviewing a decant I purchased on ebay. This is not a bad scent; I reiterate it has a...

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    traes

    15 years ago

    I so wanted to like this one. I have a thing for Guerlain and this sounded like it would be something I'd really like. But it smells like La Base on steroids. Much too candied floral to me. ...

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    lvpoetess

    15 years ago

    Liu is my favorite Guerlain fragrance - no surprise since I love Chanel no 5 so much! In its opening it is much like No. 5, with aldehydes and pretty jasmine. It is not at all musty. The...

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    Laurel15

    15 years ago

    Liu from Guerlain. Intriguing name. Gorgeous packaging. Nasty olfactory surprise. Here's what I wrote in my notes as I was testing Liu: "aldehydes ...champaca ...baby powder/pampers ...dirty...

    About reviewer (61 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    truffle_me

    15 years ago

    Liu wears like Chanel no. 5's younger, happier sister with its sparkling aldehydic jasmine-flavored lemonade top notes, smooth floral heart, and cuddly musky vanillic dry down. Very proper and very...

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    condesadepitimini

    15 years ago

    As others already commented I agree that Liu is the next of kin of Chanel n.5. Just deeper I guess. Very strong on the aldheides, a warm vanilla base in the classical Guerlain way, add a...

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    Angela1013

    15 years ago

    Actually got a sample of this at Saks! ooooh!!. and yes, This is very similar to the pure parfum of No. 5. I really can't say for sure if I like this more than No.5. as they are both an...

    About reviewer (55 reviews)

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    MizLiz211

    16 years ago

    The version of Liu that I am reviewing is the reissued Eau de Parfum currently available at Guerlain boutiques. It is similar to Chanel No. 5 in that it's also an aldehydic floral, but Liu has...

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    Age19-24

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    satsuma

    16 years ago

    Oh, why did they discontinue this? I discovered this more than 10 years ago (maybe nearly 15?) at a Nordstrom Guerlain event - the SA helped me select three Guerlain perfumes which seemed to work...

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    Lisaandtheword

    16 years ago

    the parfum: Deep yummy resinous vanilla w/ soft aldehydes, a smidgen of dried fruit, not too sweet. Very sultry. the edt: didn't like at all! all aldehydes, flavor so different, I much prefer...

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    Wyrmiax

    17 years ago

    I don't think this smells much like Chanel No. 5, because I don't think the aldehydes are handled as well--they're soapy and harsh. But then it dries down to Guerlinade of the purest ray serene,...

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    LipstickLil

    17 years ago

    Liu is a very beautiful, abstract aldehydic floral - now discontinued and very similar to Chanel No 5, especially in its opening notes. It is extremely well blended, so much so that I find it...

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    pgeissler

    18 years ago

    Definitely a cousin of Chanel No. 5, but a much more wearable one for me. A creamier floral, though still the aldehydic floral.

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    rnornan

    19 years ago

    Ok, this is delightful and alehydic as everyone else has explained. I am learning something on this board--without peeking I too could tell immediately how alike it is to Je Reviens, Chanel 5 and...

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    Kyahgirl

    20 years ago

    Like others have said, this fragrance is a full bodied aldehydic floral. I like it but would not wear it simply because it reminds me so strongly of Lanvin 'My Sin' which I simply bathed in at the...

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    Clearing

    20 years ago

    This one surprised me. I thought I'd be disappointed because of it's brash resemblance to Chanel 5 in the beginning, but the dry down is richer and creamier and more interesting than #5. I...

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    lolly5377

    20 years ago

    I recently obtained a small decant of LIU, and the resemblance to Chanel No. 5, First by Van Cleef & Arpels, and countless other aldehydic florals was immediately obvious. It was also instantly...

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    perfumelife

    20 years ago

    I was very lucky to get a bottle of LIU EDT with the golden canister from eBay at a great price. I am an aldehyde person; Bois des Iles, Calandre, Caleche, Chanel No. 5, Fleur de Fleurs, Rive...

    About reviewer (62 reviews)

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