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faza-1 – :
Starts nicely and changes into a creamy citrus sherbet. Vanillic and sweet, i did not detect ginger note. Not my type
of scent. I think its more for teenagers or really young people. I am still young but prefer something else.
Александр-Мудрый – :
I found the origional Classique too soapy/powdery for my skin that doesn’t do iris well, but it had enough nice parts that I wanted to explore its flankers. After reading the reviews I imagined this as a sweet citrus like Eros for her edt with orange blossom and thought about orange blossom lemonade at my favorite restaurant and had to try.
It wasn’t quite as I’d envisioned, but it didn’t disappoint! Lemon sorbet is a really good description of the citrus note. The kind that is made with lots of lemon zest and is sweet but tart at the same time. The orange blossom blends well but never overtakes the sorbet or gets lost. There is a powdery sweet “sugar cane” note that reminds me of the “white amber” that has been a popular note lately — not a pure powdered sugar but a light hazy and a little powdery. The musk is also detectable, but it mainly adds interest and keeps it from being a clean citrus scent.
The longevity is great. In the drydown it gets warmth from the labdum and amber and a nice rich vanilly, but it still keeps the floral-citrus scent. It stays fresh! This is quickly becoming a favorite
maximilianus – :
It smells like car’s perfume or new shoe’s sole. argh!
veraverarv – :
I own 3 fragrances from Jean Paul “this one, classique essence, and classique intense”, and I used to have the original classique! But, this edition “which I guess now is not available anymore” is super syrupy, like none of her sisters are!!
This one is more fun, youthful, for a sunny day, I see it appeals more for girls in their early twenties, whether the others are more classy and romantic, and for more calm personalities IMO!
I don’t get any spiciness here, but instead sugar and sorbet, which make this fragrance super syrupy “again”!!
I have to say the “syrupy” note is not my thing at all, neither the super sweet patchouli scent, but this perfume is really unique, I have nothing in my collection, smells like it, which is good, when I was in the store the man gave this to me and said I have just one bottle left, and as soon as I buy it, I won’t be able to offer it again, so I immediately said it’s mine!!
I don’t regret buying it, but I would recommend you to try before purchasing it if you are not into sugar syrup scents.
btw it lasts for so long on my clothes!
vostokneft – :
Torrid Sugar Syrup
(That’s how the official site baptizes it!)
Seems that for the Eau Fraiche flanker, the juice that was in the Betty Boop bottle, now resides in the Wonder Woman version. And the nose of course remains the same, having not betrayed the identinty of Classique, but given it a twist-as it claims at least- for summer.
The original Classique was misunderstood when first released, it gained though-honestly in my opinion-the fandom and still goes strong. You might hear from here and there that it’s “only appropriate for +50” , but just don’t listen, go for Classique, and for the Essense flanker and shall I say the Eau Fraiche too.
Now, the ones who might find Classique “heavy”, Eau Fraiche is the alternative. Bear in mind already that it has a rather youthful opening, a really sweet mid-phase and a drydown of ambergris/labdanum.
There is a confusion of the notes too. Not that my nose can ever confirm who is wrong or right, still I have to mention what the official JPG site lists as notes for Eau Fraiche:
•lemon,
•ginger
•sugar cane.
Clearly it’s not only these three. But at the same time I don’t “see” quite a few notes Fragrantica lists.
Let’s get to the actual scent. Straight away you get a citrus/neroli/orange blossom, there is a heady floral developing, along with some vanilla afterwards. The cologney vibe is very prominent; wrist crack. Crispy, aromatic, leaning on the sweet side but never becoming gourmand-sugary, despite the sugar-cane claim.
Lots of vanilla, though doesn’t seem powdery as the original. Somewhere I smell pencil shavings too. It does get sweeter, thicker with the base of labdanum that it has, quite heady and perfumey. No more cologney scent like the beginning. One thing to know is that it remains close to the skin by now, so don’t worry thay it will offend anyone. It projects better for the first two hours.
Without seeing the notes, initially I thought it was ambergris, at least recreated, because of the saltyness and the “skin-feeling”, but labdanum tends to be as animalic too. Imagine Olympea Paco Rabanne but way more balanced, less salty and more floral.
Eau Fraiche flanker is Oriental Floral by definition, modernized sure. It will uplift and bring sunshine to the young and old and make them feel sexy and womanly. Complex and well-crafted.
For the party I gave myself three sprays on the neck and two on the wrists at 18:30. I washed my hands it was still there. The scented cloud left me only in the morning.
Give it a sniff the ones who haven’t yet
annaeldora – :
Smells like mon guerlain. Maybe i am wrong because i sniffed so many perfumes at mall.
cashik – :
This was my first ever JPG fragrance and it was (like much of my other purchases) a blind buy. I was originally attracted to it because of the funky bottle. The special limited edition Wonder Woman bottle I think came out just about the same time as the movie. Then, as I saw the notes for the perfume, I was instantly intrigued. I love a good spicy perfume and ginger is one of my favorite spicy notes of all time. Combined with the lemon, sugar and vanilla…I was pretty sure there was no way I was going to have anything BUT love for this fragrance.
Boy, was I right! Hahah. Had ya going there for a second. OMG, I love this so much. I got it on Friday and have worn it twice already (and I am the kind of woman who never wears the same fragrance two days in a row) since then. I love the overwhelming gingeriness of it. I love ginger so much, especially in cooler/colder weather. I enjoy drinking ginger tea and revel in its spiciness. I also got the “Le Male” perfume for myself because the notes in that one intrigued me as well. It’s also damn amazing. I will invest in a normal bottle of Le Classique in my next purchase. 😀
Haidar – :
I think I never tried a Classique summer flanker, so I can’t compare this to other limited editions. I mainly tried this because the Wonder Woman bottle got me curious.
It’s quite good though, I could imagine wearing it.
It’s easy to notice that this scent belongs to the Classique family. It has the typical warm and creamy to powdery, orange blossom based white floral accord, but it’s lighter. The ginger note in the opening is spicy and very refreshing, but not bitingly sharp. Very well-made to me, I don’t always like ginger.
Over the time the fragrance developes a fizzy ambery note. Amber is not listed here, but vanilla and labdanum, the main components of the amber note, are. The citrus sorbet accord adds to the fizzyness. In the drydown, the basenotes really take the center.
This is fresh but warm, a feminine scent that could be worn year round. It wraps you in a light cloud of sweet white flowers and warmth.
Not exactly what comes to my mind when I think of Wonder Woman, but I don’t mind, it’s still very enjoyable.
vladislav90 – :
Admitting that orange blossom is not one of my favourite notes, this perfume was able to trigger some love for me. I’ve never been a huge fan of Classique nor its infinite flankers and when I got a sample of Wonder Woman in August this year, I was a little bit hesitant about testing it. First, I find all of the Classique flankers very similar and so I thought where’s going to be the difference in this one. But then I tried my sample always in summer and I was astonished by its longevity and sillage which are both huge. Applying perfumes directly on my skin is always a problem for me as they do not seem to last for more than 1 hour but this fragrance was different. It embodied all I ever wanted from a perfume to smell on me – strong, rich, creamy, a bit tart and a bit sweet, powdery with incredible long lasting power and sillage. It stayed on my skin for some good 8 hours before becoming a skin scent and just 2 spritzes were enough to make me smell the scent wherever I went. At the end it looked like orange blossom and tiare quite agreed with my skin and I really appreciated it.
denic – :
This fragrance is strong but not headache-inducing like Classique. It has quick lemon in top with lots of vanilla, some orange blossom and musk. This is a vanillic fragrance without the fruit of Classique.
сергей 1 – :
The top notes are so spicy, ginger note is very dominant and nice. When it fades away, it starts to smell like the original Classique, but much lighter. I really liked the top notes, nice and spicy, but I’m not impressed with the base notes.
It’s an alright scent. The bottle is quite interesting too.
tormster – :
This is the first Classique summer flanker that I’ve tried, so I don’t know how it compares to previous years—only that I probably won’t bother in the future. Everything that gives Classique (or Intense) their complexity and allure (including the sweetness) is turned down to near imperceptibility, while the white flowers are turned up to 11. The result is a great big honking floral, loud enough to clear not only a room but a medium-sized beach.
If that’s your kind of thing, I can’t argue, but if you’re just looking for a way to wear Classique in warm weather, perhaps try Intense and see how it works for you. I, for one, am very cautious about strong perfumes in summer, but Intense never bothers me, while this ‘fresh’ version literally made my eyes water.
tahk – :
The same fragrance as the Betty Boop version, i love it!
Ольга87 – :
When you have it available, let me know so I can purchase it.
bqv936Diobtetty – :
So annoyed that this is half the size of previous years and yet still the same price. Hope it isn’t a permanent downsize for the line.