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dangerman – :
Just got it today and I love it! It’s so soft and powdery and later turns a little sweeter, musky and spicy too. I sprayed once on my wrist and it’s still very much there with moderate sillage many hours later, so lasting power seems fine too.
vitos1488 – :
Ex’cla-ma’tion is readily available at a very low price, Walmart carries it every year around Christmas time.
This is appropriate because Walmart was the first place where I encountered this perfume when it came on the market, back in the late 80’s. Tbh, I don’t recall what that first E. smelled like, it must not have made a deep impression back then.
So what is the current E. like? It isn’t great, and yet it’s not horrible either. It’s cheap, but I’ve smelled worse. Faintly floral, rather chemical with an edge of musk the scent has more lasting power than I expected. It’s not a powerhouse but it sort of hangs on. There are a number of flankers available, none of which I’m familiar with. Nor have I ever seen any of the flankers, should that change I’d risk another purchase.
Considering I paid $3 for a small bottle it’s not a big loss. E. isn’t terrible, it’s designed by a big name after all. The bottle is cute in a pop art style. In the case of E. it wasn’t enough for me to keep it, so it went into the donation pile.
timurtoleuov – :
I remember my Dad coming for a visit and giving me a bottle of this back in the late 80’s very early 90’s?, Maybe.
It sat on my dresser in my condo for a while. I actually ran out of perfume and that’s why I wore it for the first time. It was awful, abrasive, trashy and cheap. I tried it a few more times thinking I would get used to it. But, I didn’t. I actually remember driving and turning around to go home and shower to get it off. I told an older woman I worked with, why I was actually late. It was the first time I ever heard the term “Scrubber” for a fragrance.
giliermo – :
This is a Grojsman creation, through and through. I’m very much a fan of her fragrances, especially the ones with peach notes, so it’s a no-brainer that Exclamation is a favorite of mine.
I smell powder, vanilla, and fruit notes. I don’t detect any floral notes, nor any of the other base notes. It has an almost tart candy vibe about it, but not quite sweet enough.
Longevity is good. I like to wear it to bed, and I wake up smelling it the next morning.
It’s a happy feel-good fragrance to me. It came out when I was in high school, but I didn’t start wearing it regularly until well into adulthood. I like it much more in my 40s than I did in my teens. Maybe the formula changed? Maybe my preferences changed?
I’m glad it’s still so accessible, and still such a bargain. It’s one of those drugstore favorites that I stock up on during the holiday season when gift sets and value packaging comes out.
24oleg84 – :
It’s definitely recognizable as a Grossman creation. There are echoes of Eternity, White Linen, Tresor, and ET Diamonds and Rubies. I’m surprised violet is not in the pyramid because the ionones are incredibly prominent. If you like a makeup-hairspray-powdery vibe, you will likely dig this. It’s a tad on the trashy side, like Madonna in her material girl period. Kinda fun, hard to take it seriously. The bottle is fantastic.
Mewoq328Unlogrere – :
For how long it’s been out it’s surprisingly not “dated” in anyway. It’s reminiscent of modern female bath products: bar soap, bath gel, body wash (think Caress or Tone).I guess this is what most people mean when they say something smells “cheap”: common, affordable and easily accessible. Is that really such a bad thing?
Anyhow, I can certainly see why this scent has been around for so long: it’s a crowd pleaser. Sure, it lacks character and depth, but that’s exactly what makes it a crowd pleaser. It’s meek and easy to wear. Nice on days where you just want to smell freshly showered and feminine.
No cinnamon or cedar that I can’t detect. Just soft peach with a hint of vanilla. Exclamation is basic, inoffensive (if not overapplied) soft, fruity, soapy, that dries down to soft clean skin. A big like from me!
elenalettaos – :
This was my go to in my elementary school through early JR High days. I had seriously forgotten what it smelled like for years until recently coming across it. After the reunion I found that it is a really nice fruity sweet, but not sickening. It evens out nicely with the floral powdery effect. Actually more similar to something produced more currently rather than 80’s, as heavy earthy and musk was such a contender for everything back then.
Vascoo – :
One squirt of this and you’re back at the mall with teased hair and a pair of acid-washed jeans with the ‘Fine Young Cannibals’ blasting through the store’s speakers!
Or so I thought…
I was slightly disappointed with the opening, it was very citrusy with a strong chemical grapefruit vibe. Where was the powdery peach of my youth?
It’s there…it just takes a little while to pop! But when it does it, it does and all that fruit and vanilla comes out to play with an added hit of coconut, lime and sandalwood.
Yeah, it’s a little on the cheap side, but it’s fun and fresh. Perfect for the mall!
LoranBekmambetov – :
My first perfume, I was only 8 years old and I received it for my bday, way back. Loved the scent, very vanilla, simple and really fun! Cute bottle/concept too. Totally 80’s.
Sergey99966 – :
Exclamation is very Grojsman. If you’ve smelled Diamonds and Rubies or Sun Moon Stars, then this will be familiar territory. I’m a bit too young to have formed scent memories of this when it was popular, yet smelling it somehow takes me back. It is a happy, good-natured scent of powdery peach and rose, sweet and simple and smiling.
bokman – :
To the reviewer below, communication doesn’t sound like your strong suit. She probs dodged a bullet.
A very lovely and light scent, this one. Adore the waxy peach!
Sessecity – :
My very first perfume way back when I was a teenager. Musky sweet and light. I still have the bottle and it does bring back memories. Good first perfume for a teenager.
666Maio666 – :
memories!! This is actually very fresh and sweet almost like a orange zest smell comes to mind with it too!, my sister use to wear this.
And for a cheap perfume has excellent pulling power! just a beautiful perfume,don’t rule out the cheap ones they seem to have good pulling power!
boomber – :
Me too had it, well we didn’t have much to choose from in Bergen, Norway, when I was a young woman, we all smelled the same, with different names… But, it’s a very, very nice perfume, I gladly recomand it even though I’m not sure if will spend my money on this pearl
ali16001 – :
This one is probably one of my all-time fave bedtime/post-shower perfumes, simply because of the powderiness it possesses. It kind of reminds me of vintage talc, with a slight violet undertone. In my case there’s mostly violet and musk that comes initially and the fruity notes stay waaaaay in the background, so is vanilla – it’s not so prominent at all.. It makes me feel fresh, although in the summer months i find it a but too much..It’s not something I’d wear out – recently I smelled it on a few ladies in the bathrooms – I’d prefer to have something more unique on when I’m out and about. For home, before bed or just chillin out it’s a perfect inexpensive choice: the violet and the powder are soothing and vanilla gives a bit of sweetness. Love it.
axel_85 – :
Fresh clean with avanilla soapy touch!
after i read reviews here i ordered it
I just recieved mine plus the price is pocket friendly
The longevity i have no idea be back to update
kdpyvlrman0257 – :
This is a very fresh smelling perfume. It smells like a very nice fresh garden. it it is really worth your money it is a lovely perfume. 10/10 It is one of the best perfume on the market.
inr402Negeltzex – :
This scent is quite nice! I’m partial to cozy powdery scents and this one really has that element to it.
The peach in this perfume does start off a bit screetchy if you will, but it settles down really quickly. It really reminds me of the scent of a doll head, which I happen to really enjoy by the way.
To me, this scent is a timeless classic and can be worn by anyone at any age. It’s just a nice, soft, comforting scent that deserves to be on a lot of peoples perfume trays.
Oleg_FUCK – :
I have a vague memory of a friend perhaps having a bottle of this in their bedroom? But I didn’t experiment with this scent until recently. I’d sniffed it once a few years ago and was repelled – too loud and fruity, I thought.
Well, there is no denying that Exclamation is not by personality or current formulation designed to be a wallflower! I am a drugstore scent enthusiast and Powder Lover, though, so I wondered… Would another try change my mind?
The first few minutes were rough. This thing is full of a fake peach not particularly refined. Ah, but wait…. Later that day I got a fervent complement from a friend who would usually have been repulsed. I told her what it was and she went out and got a bottle! Furthermore, so have I.
Why?
The dry down, people, it’s all about the dry down. Good musk and rich, warm, powdery notes similar to those in Fire&Ice and Amber Romance. I’m still rather more interested in Amber Romance (no fake-peach WACK at the beginning, thank you), but it’s worth noting that Exclamation is still around for a reason. The dry down! It’s also Excellent for layering with fragrances that could use a bit of a base and some serious help in the longevity department. I tried it with a rose soliflore and was very, very pleased. The peach all but disappeared while the musk amped up the floral. Nice.
If only more fragrances had this kind of personality and power today. For the few dollars invested, I’d say Exclamation does the job and does it well. Forget the high-pitched treble opening, it’s ‘all about the base, ’bout the base’, my friends!
vvSkrolvv – :
Tried it yesterday. Not the same as I recall. Something has changed and I could not wear it again. Of course, our taste in scent does change, but it is not all the same. Too bad.
Jackal_ZDTU – :
This scent takes me right back to a very, very special time in my life: December 1988. I was a freshman at Purdue, and the world had opened up to me in a very special way. I was a fragrance snob then; I got so many compliments on this scent and I tried to pass it off as Chanel! I was young. That is my excuse. I love this still and I wear it proudly now and tell everyone what it is! A classic, a gorgeous scent….that’s what it is, and it endures after three decades.
pn14 – :
Sprayed this on myself at Wal-mart the other day to test it -I definitely want it LOL Very nostalgic scent. Not very strong, but very sweet/spicy. Going to grab a bottle this weekend
alexey983 – :
This smells very nice layered with Dana Tabu, another drugstore gem. Adds some spice and more Woody and floral notes. Super sexy too!
mgcndy2 – :
It was not a fragrance I wore back when it was launched, and not one I would rush out to buy now, though I think better of it today than years ago.
I sprayed some on, and the first hour it has a plastic vibe..may need to revisit it again to be sure. Then after that hour, it has a decidedly Tresor scent, which I like.
Soo, if you like tresor, but find the price too much, try this one. Personally, I like Tresor better, and can afford it, so will opt for that one.
This is a solid drugstore scent. Recommend.
Narazegrers – :
Oh, Exclamation. One of my first loves. I was 13 or 14 (2001-2002?). I bathed in the stuff for months. I think I had a blue pixie-cut at the time…! I had just gotten my cartilage pierced 3 times even though my parents forbade it. I was one of those bad influence teenagers… Hahaaaaa.
So today — well, yesterday (it’s 1:00 a.m.) I turned 30 years old.
It’s my 5-year-old’s first day of school. He’s going to kindergarten in a few hours.
So, you see, time is slapping me upside the head and I don’t like it.
My subconscious is getting to me.
Two weeks ago, I got two more cartilage piercings.
Out of nowhere today I was like, “I want to smell like POWDER. And the only true powdery thing in life is Exclamation.”
Until now, it didn’t occur to me that the age crisis in my head is even remotely connected to me ordering a bottle of Exclamation. I kind of just realized it as I typed this… Lol…
One of my favorite notes is powder. Exclamation, as I remember it (and it’s been 16 years), is powder madness. A sweet, refreshing baby powder.
I hope it’s just as I remember it because I need to step back into my blue-haired, rebellious, bad Julie. I need to visit her and look her in the eye. I need reassurance that I haven’t wasted 16 years of my life. I need a good contrast to my suddenly 30-year-old self. I need to be able to tell myself that I did something good and grew as a person. I need that right now.
Time is the most precious thing. Because time is life. It’s the only thing you can never get back.
So the next best thing is to either build a time machine… or wear a fragrance. 🙂
ANDI – :
I’m a guy and I’ve been wearing Ex`cla-ma`tion a good amount this summer and it has quickly become one of my favorites. I feel pretty confident in saying this could easily be a unisex fragrance and agree with @Fragrant Desert that “It could also be a great find for a guy seeking a unisex scent. Something feminine 30 years ago is considered pretty masculine today”. I recommend checking it out.
gollandec33 – :
I really don’t recall that this fragrance ever arrived in 1988 or so to Finland where I live. I don’t remember anyone wearing this when it was released. Did it ever reach the Northern Scandinavia at that time, don’t really know.
This spring as I was ordering some other perfumes, this suddenly showed up. The bottle got my interest, what an earth is this? And then a pure surprise, the nose behind it, Sophia Grojsman. Oh my. That lady sure knows how to handle a beautiful peach , rose, musk or even woody notes. Where have you been all my life, Ex`cla-ma`tion…
Just blind bought this because of the ridiculously cheap price without reading any comments on it. I received my order and had to test it immediately. What have I missed in my youth, damn!! But as days went by I really got to know my lovely Ex’cla-ma’tion.
It is a very beautiful scent. Sure girly in some aspect but it takes time to start to recognize its depth. I love powdery perfumes and I really don’t think this is meant to be worn by younger audience only. I’m already 48 and when I am wearing this, I get compliments/questions ‘what is that lovely, soft perfume you are wearing?’
I’m enjoying this gem as long as it feels good and for now this is my comfy scent. Softness surrounds me by Ex’cla-ma’tion.
Kirill_15_12_91 – :
I, like a lot of others here, purchased this for nostalgic reasons. It was a perfume I didn’t wear. It reminded me of nail varnish remover and hair spray. I found it harsh, but I’m currently going through a retro scent phase and I absolutely want to smell like this! I adore how simple, yet definitely a statement the bottle is. This reminds of teenage years for sure. But while everyone seemed to like take that and wear this, I wore addiction by Fabergé and liked east 17.
In a world currently filled with la vie est belle, range rovers and ballet flats. I’m happy in my heels, leather jacket, old 5 series and exclamation
radon4eg89 – :
Exclamation is one of my all time favorite perfumes and I have worn the absolute shit out of it in my 26 years. I first smelled it at my then-teenage cousins house as a kid and since she was a good cousin and we were close despite the age gap, she gave it to me. I sprayed it nonstop (even on my barbies) and my parents hated her for the week it lasted lol.
If you like powder then you will love this. Soft, simple, and unmistakably feminine, this stuff is nothing short of delicious. Very comforting fragrance and, in my humble opinion, highly underrated. All Grojsman creations are amazing, I don’t care what anyone says. This isn’t seen as anything all that special because it’s inexpensive and a bit dated on top of not being the best quality, but I adore it anyway and will wear it till they stop making it or I die, whichever comes first.
The powdery accord makes the sweetness work with my chemistry, and makes me smell like powdered sour cherry candy with some musk and woody notes. Great for all ages and seasons; my 81 year old grandma smelled it on me and loved it so I got her a bottle too. The sillage can be a bit much in warmer weather if you don’t go easy on the trigger, and men seem to go absolutely nuts for it regardless. The bottle is quirky and cute too. A classic and a must-have if you’re into powdery, old school 80’s and 90’s things.. as much as it hurts to say the 90’s are old school lol.
SFish – :
Liked it then, love it now.
My nose is not fancy enough to pick out any notes, but I never smell anything close to “powder”, or vanilla. It -is- a little Volupte-esque, to me.
It’s just good. And I like it.
Thanks to Fragrantica, I found out I am a Grojsman fan, and have been for decades.
serga51 – :
This just smelled like happiness in the springtime to me. Sunshine and flowers and butterflies and everything that evokes good feelings after a gloomy time. Smells like a citrus/peach lollipop, and despite my current aversion to overly sweet smells, I wouldn’t mind having another tiny bottle of this around, especially for the price. I used to wear this in high school, I kept it in the car to spray on before church or if I was going to see one of my boyfriends ;). It seems like people enjoyed it, I don’t remember receiving a ton of compliments but I also never had any complaints while wearing this, not even from my father whose car I would keep it in, and he hates everything that smells remotely of vanilla, so I guess my skin downplays that note a bit. Overall, it’s really beautiful if you’re looking for a sweet affordable fragrance that isn’t as well known or worn as the Britneys and Taylor Swifts of the times. It doesn’t smell dated to me either, I’m young and I’d totally rock this in 2017.
hgc559speagoessenda – :
It was one of my childhood fragrances so i decided to buy it for old time sake.I remember i used to love it when i was 13-14 yrs old.Now….not so much.I don’t hate it just because it triggers some nice memories but it’s not something i would wear at 35 yrs old.It is powdery and sweet and i can smell vanilla (a combination i usually looooove )…but this…it is just…artificial and cheap.
rzz284bedyWelty – :
I keep this because it brings back memories, it was very popular back in the day. Now to me it smells really artificial, but it is a fun and fruity fragrance.
costo – :
Another one of those I just couldn’t get behind. Nothing wrong with it, I just feel like if I tried to put it on today, I’d automatically start busting out the Madonna lyrics and sending out for the padded shoulder blazers.
костян-мастян – :
My mom bought this for me back in my teen years. I thought it was strong, interesting and fun. I didn’t totally gravitate to it every day but I appreciated it. I bought today’s version and wasn’t transported back at all. I think its been tweeked and that’s a shame.
My bottle is the small $3 version from WallyWorld. Bought 11-13-16.
sxc105speagoessenda – :
This was one of my first perfumes along with the Loves holiday gift set (baby soft, fresh lemon, soft jasmine) I was about 12 years old and I remember feeling so sophisticated wearing this lol For old times sake I just bought a bottle to see if the old magic is still there. This may be too muchl for me and Sophia Grosjmans perfumes are such intricate heavy heady floral peachy BOMBs but even if my tastes have changed, I think I still want to own this.
UPDATE: yes this is just as I remembered, sweet, powdery, young and fun. It takes me right back to the turbulence and agony of my preteen years
kst2500 – :
My mum had received this perfume as a gift in the early 90s. I was a little girl back then. My favourite hobby was spraying my mum’s perfumes. For some reason, I always was a bit intimidated by the look and feel of the bottle, it somehow seemed very serious and womanly in my eyes (I was too young to understand that it’s supposed to be an exclamation mark!).
Anyway. Fast forward some years later, my mum gave me her bottle. I had other perfumes that I loved more, but I reached for Exclamation now and then. I remember spraying it on before going to a disco, and even though it had turned a bit by then, it still received compliments.
So here I am now, in my late 20s, alone in a new -beautiful!- city. I saw it in a shop and bought a bottle for nostalgia’s shake. God, my new bottle smells even better! It’s adorably and naively synthetic at first, but it dries down into a wonderful, musky vanilla peachiness with a dash of cinnamon. It’s uncomplicated, juicy and tender, perfect for an overwhelmed immature woman like me! <3
zakachka_46 – :
Exclamation Point Perfume!
This was not an exclamatory fragrance at all. It’s a sweet whisper, and from a young girl under eighteen. I remember this fragrance very well. I still wear it for nostalgia like I do with Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden and Coty’s L’Effleur. So this frag was a breath of fresh air and such a welcome change from the heavy florals and Orientals and aldehydes that were selling at the same time like Coco EDP by Chanel, or Chanel No 5 with it’s musk, or YSL Opium with it’s incense and patchouli. To smell this scent after the others was like getting out of a prison and breathing the scent of freedom. For years it was the perfume that beginners could wear as their first fragrance with lasting power and decent sillage.
This was a perfume of such sweetness and femininity that it could only belong in the dresser table of a young girl still in public school. That didn’t mean that only school age girls could wear it though. It was a Sophia Grojsman perfume (White Linen Tresor Diamonds and Rubies Sun Moon Stars Eternity Vanderbilt). This meant that it could also adorn the skin of a mature woman who is fond of powdery florals and vanilla.
The first spritz is a citrus and peach. The peach is sweet and fruity but not like the fruit tops of today’s scents. It’s powdery and soft. It’s a lovely peach talc powder.
The middle notes contain rose and heliotrope both of which are powdery as far as floral notes go. There’s also a sweet white jasmine and another hard to identify white flower. The florals are really very lovely but not heavy and not grown up. They’re the same kind of sweet little flowers I associate with scents like Coty’s L’Effleur. While this fragrance can still be described as a floral perfume, I think the fruit and powder are the real stars.
The dry down is pure vanilla, powdery and creamy at the same time. It’s a good vanilla dry down if you like vanilla scents. This is a clean and sweet casual perfume to wear day to day.
It’s pretty, it’s pink colored, it’s sweet and innocent and a fragrance that while outdated by today’s standards, will make people stop and ask you what you’re wearing because it is so different from any other fruity floral that sells today. Available on line on ebay and other sites like Amazon.com and Fragrance X. This is also a perfume that still sells in some outlets and drug stores/perfume stores that you won’t find at the mall or at a Macy’s.
Lovely!
tabrizoff – :
Fragrance Review For Ex cla-ma tion
By Coty
Top Notes
Apricot Green Notes Peach Bergamot
Orris Root Jasmine Heliotrope Lily of the Valley Rose
Base Notes
Sandalwood Amber Cinnamon Musk Vanilla Cedar
“Make a statement without saying a word”
Exclamation is a lovely Sophia Grojsman fragrance that I had never experienced until this week so I’m pretty late to this perfume party. Based on the reviews I thought it would be a powdery girlish scent, or a light body mist, perhaps something comparable to a Victoria Secret’s floral fragrance. I find it to be subtle but mature. Of course it can be worn by any girl or guy of any age but the notes are serious florals and this is a Sophia Grojsman perfume and she has created some amazing fragrances throughout the years. This is probably her softest and most youthful, but it’s still very beautiful and heady; a fruity floral of the highest caliber.
The signature peach-apricot-nectar Sophia Grojsman opening is there in the top notes. If you like peach this is a sweet peach, fruity, flirty, and beautifully fragrant as it mixes and mingles with the other fruit: apricot and bergamot. It’s a fresh start. It’s fresh with a dash of bergamot orange and it’s followed by a most delicious peach. As with other fruit flavored fragrances on me, the fruit lingers even when it comes time to the dry down. For me this is all about the delectable fruit.
It’s a summer time fragrance, a spring fragrance, a day time fragrance, casual, relaxed and easy to wear. It’s appropriate for school (and by school I mean junior high, high school and college) but it can also be worn to the office and to the work place. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing this for my work, however, as this does not ooze the confidence and the CEO boss quality I like when wearing perfume for work. This is for a girl who is working a part time job, or her first full time job, and it’s not going to offend anyone around her. After work, she can still wear this to meet with her friends, boyfriends, and wear it for dinner or the movies. It’s rather flexible. This scent is for me along the lines of those easy to wear florals like Dana’s Ambush or Navy.
The floral heart is miniscule with pronounced notes of rose, jasmine, heliotrope and lily the of the valley. It’s definitely a subdued white floral with a dusty heliotrope which also smells of vanilla. Heliotrope is my favorite flower of all flowers so it’s a pleasure for me to smell the heliotrope. This doesn’t remind me of any other Sophia Grojsman fragrance although it does have typical Grojsman formulas from the 80’s and 90’s. If you enjoyed Tresor, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sotto Voce and Sun Moon Stars, you’ll find this fragrance very pleasant and easy to wear as much as the others.
In the base we have a touch of wood courtesy of the sandalwood and cedar, a lot of vanilla and some amber. The dry down is soapy as much as it can be powdery. The vanilla is not very creamy. It’s a straightforward vanilla with powder notes. The perfume is feminine and not unisex but it can smell just as good on a young guy. It’s charming and has a vintage even outdated vibe but that’s why I like it. I don’t know anyone else that wears this perfume and I bought one for my sister who loved it.
The mood this fragrance puts me in is girly, youthful, optimistic, sweet, bright, cheerful. I adore the bottle and the packaging. The exclamation shaped stopper is so cute. It reminds me of the exclamation point in homework sheets that I had in school when I weas learning proper English grammar and syntax. They aren’t kidding when they say this perfume smells of girls in school. It forces me back into that little chair with that desk that could be opened. I always sat in the middle where I could take a good look at all the other students – and vice versa. This perfume smells of first kisses, crushes on boys, sparkling stickers on notebook covers, and reminds me of TV shows of the early 90’s like SISTER SISTER, CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL, or later shows like SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and CLUELESS THE SERIES.
This perfume matches up with a cute little minidress, short but not scandalous or provocative, or with spaghetti strap tops and shorts, and bright colors like lime green, flamingo pink, neon orange, and sunflower yellow. This is a perfect introduction to fragrances for young girls. If you are reading this perfume and you’re new to Fragrantica and want to wear floral perfumes that do not come off as mature, this is the right perfume for you.
stxxt22 – :
Exclamation like a lot of us here on Fragrantica is a perfume I wore as a pre teen and teenager in high school, from around the 7th grade to freshman year of high school By sophomore year I think I believed I was too mature for this stuff. This was always very soft and lightly textured. This was what made it such a winner. In those days it was hard to find even scented strips in magazines that smelled like something suitable to a girl when all you smelled was Giorgio Beverly Hills scent strips, Coco Eau de Parfum and heavy Oriental florals for mature ladies. This was such a breath of fresh air. The sillage and longevity was poor. It didn’t throw out much of an aroma and it was gone before an hour or 2 were up. It was just something to wear to smell nice in class. It was charming and sweet. Sophia Grojsman made this perfume and that was hard to believe considering she’s made such fantastic mature scents like Estee Lauder White Linen, Passion by Elizabeth Taylor, Diamonds and Rubies by Elizabeth Taylor, Eternity by Calvin Klein Lancôme Tresor and Karl Lagerfield’s Sun Moon Stars. This is nothing like any of thos scents but it does share some similar notes. It’s like Sophia rearranged many of the same notes: peach, vanilla, heliotrope, rose, and always dabbled with powder. This is a pretty powder puff perfume. The scent opens with fruity peach and apricot. The peach is absolutely delicious, virtually the same peach scent in Tresor, Sun Moon Stars and Diamonds and Rubies. The sweet fruitiness doesn’t make any exits and instead the fruit is joined by rose and heliotrope. The sweet florals were not cloying or too heavy just little dainty flowers. The dry down was vanilla, sweet powdery vanilla. This was the height of femininity just like a girl’s make-up kit which she would keep in her handbag she would take out just in time for the school dance. This was always a magnet for boys too. This is what every boy in my school loved to smell on girls. The problem was that after a while it was all over the school and every girl wore the same perfume and you know how annoying that is. It became the teenage version of GIORGIO BEVERLY HILLS and became obscenely popular. At one point I even caught my mother borrowing some of mine in my own bedroom in Charleston. I asked her what are you doing? She said I wanted to try out your perfume that you bought with your father’s allowance to see what kind of taste you have in perfume. She said I had a good taste. Now I can only wear this out of nostalgia. This is a 1980’s sweet youthful teenage perfume and much more enjoyable than the radical and overpowering Camp Beverly Hills. This perfume is still one of my favorites.
anvar1990 – :
Reading the reviews for this makes me feel strange . . . I was a teenager in the 90’s, but I have never smelled this on anyone, *ever* so without any emotional (or otherwise) connotations I feel like I have the freedom to adore this to pieces. . . Ex’clamation is what I wanted Youth Dew to smell like!!; vaguely reminiscent of Dr Pepper or coke – not the scent exactly, but the same feel or vibe . . . anyway, that is what this is for me. I love the notes, and sweet powdery perfumes . . . actually I seem to *really* love Sophia Grojsman. It’s a cologne, but it lasts on my skin. Dated – yes, maybe – but I don’t think it matters (well, to me). I find this different and beautiful and interesting. I will buy a bottle, and if someone thinks I smell like a 90’s teenager wearing cheap perfume, that is totally fine; I LOVE it
enlafrofe – :
I got a sample of this today, after 17 years of seeing it for the first time!! I couldn’t afford it back then when I was in highschool (when my perfume obsession was just budding) so I was left with a certain nostalgia about it. But I remember sniffing it on a magazine page back in the day and liking it and it’s the same scent imprinted on my olfactive memory 😉 The fragrance is warm-spicy, sweet and playful with a mix of fruit and vanilla. Still like it!
valeant12 – :
An enjoyable, sweet, powdery rose with tart fruit notes. Pleasing and wearable. There’s something about this that reminds me of Eternity, Gros