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niknik – :
hmm..this is a hard perfume to review because I do like it, but there is also something that bugs me about it a little. It is this kind of herbal note that is there amidst the other floral scents. It just gets in the way a bit, and interrupts what is otherwise a beautiful perfume. As someone who likes floral perfumes, I don’t understand why this spice note was felt to be necessary (not a fan of spicy perfumes).
vissound – :
I’d call this an extreme spicy-green-floral, it’s loud and can be temperamental, but I enjoy wearing it now and then as it brings back some fun memories. I imagine this as sort of like a bright pretty child that sullies her prettiness just a bit when she throws a tantrum, but is still fun and cute enough that I want her around. I do see some resemblance to Yves Rocher’s Pivoine, but that one’s softer and has less going on with the spice.
MARISHA64 – :
I don’t like this. It smells like an old lady’s purse filled with scented tissues, cough drops, and a vial of White Shoulders.
fink26-26 – :
Funny how the perfume which is supposed to be soft and girlish can be heavy and imposing. I don’t know whether it was reformulated, could be perhaps because of it that all soft, sfumato, soapy notes that brought this perfume accolades and status of the legend suddenly became rigid and static. It is very strong and won’t go away discreetly, or refuses to blend with you. And it is rare quality, at least for me. Because I have very dry skin and perfumes on me tend to perish pretty fast, so I am always in search of uncharacteristically long lasting perfumes. Oh, well, I think I will use it to spray my drawers in small amounts. Actually, it smells good, but not on a person.
rqv149Negeltzex – :
Today a micro mini of AA arrived, and the scent brought me back to the late 70’s, maybe very early 80’s. My mother and sister are in the kitchen, discussing this new perfume, and the fragrance of Anais Anais fills the air.
The scent hasn’t changed much, at least to my nose. It’s very floral, but not sweet. It reminds me of cyclamen flowers, maybe a tiny bit of lily of the valley. I don’t get powder or the spicy fragrance of carnations. It’s a cool scent, not at all opulent, thankfully not sweet. It’s well blended and carefully crafted. Nothing about AA shouts or overwhelms. Compared with modern perfumes this vintage seems demure.
Some call AA dated, but I don’t agree. It is an older scent and thus very unlike the perfumes marketed to younger consumers. None of this makes Anais Anais bad. It’s just very different from run-of-the-mill celeb frags and sticky gourmands.
I’m glad to have it again.
InhaveIneks – :
Anais Anais is perfect for times when you’re in the mood for a floral scent. It has a beautifully dominant fragrance of orange blossoms and jasmine, which both happen to be my favorites. Although I usually prefer attention-grabbing scents; however, Anais Anais is one of the subtle scents I personally am fond of. Its soft, feminine, relaxing and fresh. Anais Anais may be considered as a fragrance for young women but, in my opinion, slightly older women may also wear it too as its pleasantly elegant and is best suited for outdoor events etc
GoDDeaD2009 – :
Anais Anais is an old fashioned powdery floral. It smells somewhere between L’air du Temps and a generic body lotion. It smells like a middle aged woman to me, elegant but not youthful.
oleg2975.75 – :
I don’t like it at all, and it won’t go away! I washed my wrist and nothing. I put Angel lotion on… it’s overpowered Angel! What is in this thing?
scales – :
After reading all the reviews, i really wanted to try this fragance. I had a small sample of Anais anais Premier delice and i liked it, so i thought that i would also like this one!
Well, i was wrong…i won’t say this smells bad, because i still have to smell this perfume on someone with the right chemistry.
On me, this fragance consist of floral baby powder, an acid, vintage patchouli and a strong mix of white flowers.
I hoped the dry down would be nicer on me, at least it lasted for some hours which is good. But it still smells like patchouli and talc powder.
I try to be open minded, but this fragance definitely didn’t work well with my skin. It doesn’t help much the fact that patchouli gives me headaches. For the people who doesn’t understand why others dislike this fragance, please remember that it may smell wonderful on you, but not in other people…being blunt, on me this smells like cat “musk” (the one which they use to mark territory, patchouli on me turns really animalic), a dried bouquet of flowers and talcum on top.
azazello2007 – :
This truly is my favourite perfume in the history of perfumes. I am obsessed with many, but none will ever come close in any universe to touching this fragrance for me. It is astral, ethereal, reaches something in the spiritual subconscious, mystic, yet disguised as something earthly and earthy. There is nothing I’d rather smell more than this scent, despite having fun experimenting and playing around with others. The complexity is iridescent. I was devastated when it was discontinued and L’Original took its place. I cannot understand for the life of me why on EARTH they would substitute one for the other. I’ve spoken to ladies at the beauty counter, they’re saying, ‘Oh, it’s the same scent, just a different bottle.’ Um, NO! L’Original is dressed up as this Anais Anais for Halloween in a cheap costume bought at the variety store. For the love of God, PLEASE bring Anais Anais back. And I totally agree with another reviewer, if it were rebranded with a commercial and new models, etc., y’all would be goin’ nuts for it. Dated, my arse. Y’all are on crack.
wku761Negeltzex – :
The only verified perfume that gives me a guaranteed headache every time. Too bad because it does smell great.
GRALAL – :
I have a vintage miniature, which is sitting proudly on my fragrance tray. she knows she’s a baby among the queens and I truly adore her and treasure her existence. I recently went to a perfume counter to test the current version. Beautiful and enjoyable without a doubt but lack of depth than it used to.
natali 1978 – :
Just a suggestion to those who are prepared to get up and call Anais Anais (or any other fragrance) “dated” – perhaps it’s not that the fragrance is “dated” so much as it’s a case of your inability to appreciate anything outside of your very limited olfactory range.
demonn – :
My dad gifted my mom this back in 2007 or was it the 08′.I was young back then(I was 8 or 9 yrs old)and the fragrance I had was either the Pucelle Colognes and some fragrances from Avon like Sweet Honesty and I think Jet Femme and Eternal magic was out during that time.I saw this tiny white bottle in my mom’s cabinet and I immediately grab the ethereal and angelic white bottle,sprayed and sniffed and it made be retract back because it smells like shit.I knew it’s the jasmine I knew right away it is the damn jasmine.It’s a heavy-thick and fleshy white floral yet there’s some lightness feeling “as if you’re floating on air” vibe.
Tranporting to last month when I did a testing and sniffing spree at the airport in Istanbul.I tested this once again and i’m kindaaa disappointed yet I got it again at another place because it was fucking expensive at the airport.
Did they change the formulation for this fragrance?I don’t get the indolic note that I now crave for anything that is jasmine.It’s not the Anais anais that I remember but still the Anais anais DNA is there.
But still,I like this scent so much for I have a huge heart towards heavy white florals or florals that’s got jasmine (Alien being my no.1 fave when it comes to jasmine).It’s still ethereal and innocent and classy and timeless for me.
игорь0506 – :
The 2 Cacharel scents I am familiar with (Anais and LouLou) really don’t sit well with me. I am far from a fragrance expert but, there is, perhaps, a shared note or two in these scents that I find to be sharp and loud.
gorelov.all – :
I’m working my way through a bunch of blind buys, and I’m really not sure if I like this or not! At first I thought this one doesn’t work with my body chemistry. This morning it was a powerful soapy Madonna lily scent that faded into lily of the valley with undertones of soap, and this afternoon it was a safe but unpleasant soapy cat wee and hyacinth blend. However tonight it has matured into a warm blend of white flowers and I don’t mind it at all.
frorymzormd – :
A little old lady sits by the phone in a fusty living room. The dated shag carpet lined with evidence of recent vacuuming. Despite the heat of high summer, the windows are closed. The air is thick. She fluffs her pillow. Dust molecules float lazily through the air. A cat yawns on a rocking chair. She’s wearing the pearl necklace her late husband gave her on this day in 1972. She sighs to herself. It’s 6pm on her birthday. The phone has been silent all day.
Ok, enough of that!
A scent that has been around for so long I can’t quite associate it with any particular person, time, or place but it is instantly recognizable. To my nose a powerful, loud, musty, bouquet of indistinguishable white flowers. Not bright or screechy, but intense and overwhelming nonetheless. Easily headache-inducing. Something about it is terribly melancholy.
If you generally like white floral fragrances, this old girl is worth a shot. She’s a bit dated but definitely a period piece and quite unique. If you generally turn your nose up at white floral bouquets, this one certainly won’t change your mind.
Spray with caution, this has great projection and longevity.
itemaScommimb – :
My very first perfume… I think I was 11 or 12 when my sister offered this to me. I loved it at first and then I couldnt’t bear its scent anymore. Felt way too heavy and floral to me, to the point that I would feel sick from smelling my own perfume ! Anaïs Anaïs feels very nostalgic but now I’m an adult I would never ever buy it !
Hermes01vp – :
My all time favourite. Launched as a “teenager perfume” 40 years ago, but it’s hard to imagine the teenagers of today wearing this. More of a sweet, kind woman of any age.
NIKO300 – :
This is so dam beautiful
dfo111Unlogrere – :
I don’t understand the hate. It’s a clear, crisp and at the same time, quite loud and cloying floral bomb. It’s quite relevant to its times, and people who complain it smells “old”…go smell L’heure bleue (which I love btw) To me Anais is a nice, straightforward, optimistic scent. And I’d rather have this than modern Lady millions or La vie est belles anytime.
Серж72 – :
This was recommended to me in 1999 as the only “young person’s scent” on the market. My times have changed! (Either that or the department-store assistants didn’t know their stuff.) The tidal-wave of sweet floral fruities only started in the early 2000’s, to my knowledge. This is an altogether different, earlier understanding of youth. It is about femininity, beauty and clean freshness. Today, we think youth perfumes have to be fun, frivolous and gourmand. But they are two ways of looking at the same thing. Because young people are all of this!
UPDATE: there were things like CK One and Cool Water around… Why didn’t they recommend those? Too mature for a 13 year-old?
I actually ended up choosing Mugler’s Angel. There was nothing like it back then.
zidd – :
To me this is a strange scent but I got it for nostalgic purposes. I always smelled this from relatives especially during the 80s at first spritz it smells very strong and masculine pomade but the dry down transforms it into a more gentle powdery scent. The smells kind of makes you think chilling at the backyard of your country farm house or just simply a laid back scent. I like the dry down.
retroman 888 – :
I wore Anais Anais in H.S. in the 80s and remember it fondly.
The juxtaposition of ethereal white flowers over a base of incense and leather is genius; much like vintage Chanel No. 22 eau de cologne or Shiseido’s Murasaki (burgundy bottle). Perfectly balanced and timeless.
bobby46 – :
Eh.
Nice. A little dated. In the line of Laura Ashley, A few Nina Ricci types. Not bad by any means. But, it doesn’t leave me swooning. But, I will say this product does last. Well made. Definitely worth the few bucks it costs. Personally,, I don’t find the bottle itself all that outdated though. The perfume is a little bit. The first few minutes of the perfume is wierd. But, the rest is fine. But, overall a basic mutifloral composition that’s long lasting.
zofe86 – :
This is beautiful in old shool style.
First 5 – 6 seconds after applying on skin it smells horrible. Stinks. Then fast as drydowning changes to its real colours. Wow. Full range as you can see notes some many.
It was created in 1978 so basically in the 80ties and it shows. Full garden. And more………
Can not describe the perfume one by one, its so complex. And lasts and lasts. Now in 2018 is old school but not just old.
To wear in office no forbidden. To wear in a ballroom yes.
Sparingly then all over your body.
For me its too much. But this is how perfume should be today as well. Longlasting. Sad it cant be this way anymore.
AnegvE – :
In my opinion, if someone in a parallel universe would launch this exact perfume in a better looking bottle and payed for an expensive commercial where Kendall Jenner/Cara Delevigne would dance half-naked in a blooming field of lilies of the valley, it would be a great commercial success.
I can´t understand why this perfume has so many dislikes. This fragrance has lovely, well balanced notes and a strong sillage. Perfect for everyday use.
hohotun63 – :
A very nice flower scent. I smell mainly lavender, and a teensy bit of a fruity scent in the background. It makes me think of spring or summer.
nik_teplyakov1960 – :
I had this as a young woman and I could take or leave it. I preferred more heady scents back then. Now as I turn 50, I find myself attracted to the lighter fragrances and less of the dark oriental undertones. Anais Anais to me is easy day wear. It’s not overbearing or head achey. I am finding myself reaching it for it more and more when I don’t feel like wearing a “signature” scent. It’s a carefree and easy woman who wears this.
ANTONNI1641 – :
Love it or hate it, we should admit that it is queen of the noslagic perfumes. Mother’s scent, chilhood memoires, old stuff. Love it!
BorZ42 – :
I can see how back in the day Anais Anais must have been a bit of a revolution.
It’s not unpleasant by any means and smells very clean… but also very old fashioned to my nose. This is an old wooden drawer filled with classic white bars of soap, a lace slip, faded photographs and a couple of mothballs.
mirrobikov – :
I loved this nice perfume when I was a young girl, and, it still bring back good memories, I proably will buy another bottle …
gompournomi – :
If you have owned this one in the past and now wanna restock, the L’Original EDT (a relaunched one in 2014) is pretty much 99% similar to it (1% of the difference is probably because, to me, the new one has a tat lighter opening).
tille – :
When I was a kid of 15 (1990) I can remember the glossy Cacharel ads for scents like Anais Anais, Lou Lou and Eden. They were exotic, magical and even a little dark. Who knows….maybe drooling over those ads and others like them might have planted the seed that has blossomed into the lovely obsession I have today.
Anyway, I got a sample of this gal today and couldn’t wait to shower and wear it. Can a scent be heavy and light all at once? First sniff is bold floral, tuberose maybe. It was bright and made me so happy! Smells so cheery. But soon it becomes something deeper, more spicy, smoky and herbal. I still smell the flowers, but they have become more subdued. I knew that with all the notes listed that this one would smell completely different from anything I currently own. But I had no real idea what to expect from it.
I can see why this scent has been around for so long and has such a following. It is definitely interesting and unique. I like it, but I would like to try it again in the spring to see if that would make this one go from a like to a love.
kea273 – :
i have the vintage version
and i really don’t like it
it’s hard to make a good white flower scent
but this one stinks
powdery soapy stinky scent
that’s all i got
sorry
Tiamo – :
I do not feel nostalgia because I am young, but the perfume was given to me by a friend and I can safely say that it is nice to me. it is not a masterpiece, but it is not annoying. colorful, quite durable fragrance.
StydayHeake – :
I bought this perfume in 1980, it’s a wonderful perfume, and I will probably buy it again.
Uzer – :
I forgot that I had bought a mini of Anaïs Anaïs almost a decade ago. When I cleared out my cartons from my many moves I was pleasantly surprised to find this in one! To me this brings back it’s own nostalgia, coz it’s from a time when I was young and pretty and the whole world and my whole life lay before me. I have to say I just bought the perfume coz I used to see the print ads and when I smelled it then, I had no appreciation of it whatsoever. I’m glad it finally has seen the light of the day when I’m in a better position to understand it’s nuances than how it would have been 10 years ago.
It’s not very long lasting on my skin, nor does it have a great sillage. On me it has a slightly boozy quality, possibly from the leather? Though this comes out with the top notes and not the base notes. The flowers are INTENSE! On me there is a very sweet top note along with the booze, but not a gourmand one…more like an intensely sweet flower. The middle note on me is dominated by tuberose, and since it’s my favourite flower, I’m not complaining! In fact this is way better than all the other tuberose perfumes that I have tried!
It definitely communicates images of innocence, nostalgia, youth (coz I bought it at that time), but yet I associate it now with a more mature woman. There is something of a young conservative, beautiful, soft and traditional mama about this. I’m not much soft or traditional, lol, so this isn’t my signature perfume, but it’s good for when I want to reminsce about my early- mid twenties.
farkru – :
It’s funny how things pan out. Here are women of my generation yearning for the vintage fragrances of the ‘60s and ‘70s, I would give anything to sniff a fresh bottle of Vivara, L’Interdit, Narcisse Noir, Fidji and Casaque, exactly as they were in the ‘70s.
But really, who can say if our memories of the long gone fragrances are accurate representations of the actual fragrance, or if we are driven by nostalgia…I haven’t worn Anais Anais for more than thirty years. When I first discovered it, I loved the softness and romantic nature of this fragrance, so floral, so feminine…so sweet in a non-confectionery way.
I recently discovered both my daughters have Anais Anais in their collection ….a fragrance I wore in the 80’s when they were both born. I was puzzled, and surprised…”Why are you wearing this girls, it’s so old fashioned, and it was wonderful in the ‘80s…but today?” ….response…because when I smell Anais Anais, I smell mum.
I am touched and overwhelmed. So this one has a special place in my heart. It isn’t who I am anymore, but in my 20’s, I suppose it was.
serj.turkin – :
my first time wearing this fragrance, but I felt compelled to review it. I wasn’t expecting to be blown away, I wasn’t expecting much at all really, but I was blown away in surprise. This is a gorgeous perfume, and there’s a suble complexity to it that makes it so alluring. The top notes are powder and lily with a backdrop of different florals. It is innocent and yet very sensual, it’s not an adolescent scent, it’s kind of grown up, despite the packaging. i do agree with another reviewer that it is very “french” – feminine, yet enigmatic and ambiguous, elegant, classy yet chic.
I think Anais Anais is still a very relevant fragrance in today’d world of perfumes. It has an original identity that transports you to a different place and time, The nostalgia is romantic and ethereal.
Bottom line, I can see myself wearing this all the time, just because it’s so lovely.
RekFrerne – :
I wear this for nostalgia’s sake, because I used to wear it during my school days in the 1990s, and either my Mum or me always had a bottle on our own dressing tables. These days I definitely see it as a cold weather fragrance. It feels much too heavy for when it’s even a little bit warm, so it’s perfect to remember it again and spray it on a frosty November morning. Compared to more modern scents, I do find it a little overpowering, so I stick to 2 sprays maximum. The sillage is heavy and lasts for the whole day and night. I seem to be a little allergic to it – I started sneezing with only 2 sprays. It’s heavily floral, not at all sweet by today’s standards, and perhaps because of that lack of modern sweetness, I now perceive something a little bit ‘austere’ about this fragrance, for want of a better word. It’s a serious floral, and not remotely gourmand or playful like modern scents tend to be. It’s very 80s. An austere, complex white floral with dark green notes. I still like it – it’s too classic and personal not to like it – but this is definitely a once-in-a-while, frosty-weather fragrance, for me, and not an everyday scent.
omen666 – :
gorgeous sweet white floral in the top that quickly becomes woody and oakmoss with the flowers lying under a bed of moss
turovets70 – :
I grew up with this so it has a tremendous sentimental value to me. My first ever proper French perfume. People stopped me to ask what perfume I was wearing. I love it just as much today as I loved it then. It’s the truest white floral on me. Powdery, nice and warm. Such a beautiful cold weather scent. I absolutely can’t detect any fruits or citruses, just the flowers and the vetiver/cedar. Favorites come and go, but this one will stay with me. I’ll always have a bottle in my vanity.
uyhnvbttga – :
Oh how I wish I liked this perfume… But I unfortunately don’t. I know it’s a classic but to me, it’s overwhelming. Just look at the amount of notes in the perfume, it pretty much translates its fragrance: there’s just TOO MUCH going on !!! Too floral, too woodsy, too citric, all at the same time. It’s a mess. It’s like putting a flower bouquet inside a drawer and opening it a few hours later, which is not a good smell… The mid notes smell like withered flowers to me. Also, to me it belongs to the “old lady scent” category. Not sexy, not young, not even feminine because it doesn’t have grace… I absolutely hate it.
swessasia – :
Once I have got courage to try this on my skin and all prejudice about old school Cacharel was gone. This is botanical garden, creamy, moldy and lush. Imagine you sleeping on the grass in the middle of the chilly summer night and the dewy jasmine, lilies, carnations from blossom to stems covering you in the aromatic thick greenhouse mist. You have to be tolerant for green notes to love this, because sometimes it’s really pure grass. But it never stays flat and pulsates on body releasing waves of different flower scents. Honestly, it’s hard to believe school girls could wear that, but on the other hand they wore loads of Obsession too…
rija – :
Pure magic lillies and roses, reminds me of Paris by Yves Saint Laurent. Delicious, charming and mystic buy maybe a little bit overwhelming.
ali_nuryev – :
This was my mom’s “going out” perfume. It always smelled too light, powdery and sharply floral and feminine to me. I personally prefer more gourmand and the richer, creamier smells like amber, vanilla, sandalwood etc. But this bottle and the powdery white floral smell makes me think of her in the 80s/90s on the rare occasion of getting dolled up to go out.
Fenrir555 – :
I loved as a teenager so much so that I had to buy it again to have in my collection.
alfa7474 – :
What a gorgeous fragrance. I never thought I was a fan of white florals until I found this scent; what a revelation! It envelopes you in such lush warmth. The top notes drip with bright florals and the base oozes wood – all together it becomes so sensual. Truly a sex bomb.
This is an absolute must for any perfume collection, and it’s such a steal.
dionis_v – :
I found a bottle yesterday in a thrift shop, my first good perfume find locally (I’m new to this perfume passion). I just love the scent, it gives me different lovely fragrances throughout the day and is subtle enough not to interfere with other people at work.
One of my new faves!
Cortez – :
I have a vintage 80s bottle that I cling to and rarely use. Tonight, in the completely incorrect temperature zone for this beauty, I wear two sprays.
It may be winter outside, but inside it’s a fresh Spring morning with dewy white and purple flowers all around me. I am in love, again. So many happy times, peaceful times I remember with this scent. Walking through fields of yellow flowers in the Summer time, eating lunch on Lygon St in Autumn… heading to my first cookery school class wearing my favourite woolen cardigan. Never an uptight or uncomfortable moment, just peaceful. My mother, who cannot handle or even tolerate strong fragrances, also loves this and has worn it on a single occasion.
It positively blooms in the warmth, with the flowers just radiating on the skin. In this current weather, the more deeper notes present themselves: leather, smoke and vetiver become very apparent.
The bottle itself looks rather cheap, not entirely appealing… however, like the tin can Rive Gauche ‘bottle’, looks can be completely deceiving – it’s what’s inside that counts and what’s inside is a beautiful, mildly elegant soft floral bomb that just captures the time it was from. It’s a flower bomb before Viktor & Rolf. Not overly sweet, just stunning. Cannot praise enough, I’m glad to finally write a review for this because it’s genuinely my favourite… up there with No. 5, Cabotine, L’Air du Temps, Amariage, Caleche and L’Heure Bleue. Truly, truly wonderful… I adore it, just like I love almost anything by Cacharel.
Scent: 10/10
Longevity: 8/10… 9-10 hours
Sillage: 7/10 – 3 or so feet
Individuality: 9.5/10 – can distinguish easily.
Overall: 9.99/ 10
Prieleree – :
My mum wore this in the eighties, therefore I wore it as a child and loved it then.
Recently tried it on at Shifeon and was super not into it, very head ache inducing. Oh well.
Dimal27 – :
Silky lavender and Lily of valley soap. Mostly it’s Lily of valley and comforting spicy oakmoss that gives vintage vibe. I can sense alcohol. There are also yellow floral, cedar, spicy and mossy notes. Lily gives lovely warm white floral. I think it’s possible to sense all other notes. Overall quite vintage-y, soapy, warm, clean, fresh, cheerful scent. Thou vintage-y this perfume doesn’t seem for older lady, rather for young woman or woman.
shurik podirka – :
White flowers and powder. I don’t smell most of the notes in the list. This perfume smells pretty and innocent (youth?) and at the same time it’s clear that it’s not a recent perfume by just smelling it. I might get a small size/decant later.
Upliliect – :
I wish that I understood why, but this classic has never worked with my chemistry, sadly. I love it in the bottle but it becomes a scrubber once worn. This is one of those that I’ll have to admire on others instead of on myself (and there are a handful of fragrances like that for me).
I can’t deny that it’s a gorgeous classic; I just wish that it liked my chemistry.
aleksandr5605 – :
I had used it for years. I had 4 of empty bottle.
It doesn’t last long on my skin. But pretty nice.
gatiskatja – :
This Really reminds me about the old days when i was a kid, i used to smell it on mother but unfortunately it was so heavy to put it my self for school , it smelled perfectly good on mama’s skin ..if ever i could gave this fragrance a name it would be childhood vibes 🙂
adderaAdjurdy – :
One of the best things about Anais Anais is that nowadays it can be purchased really cheaply – I guess the reason for this price drop is the fact that fragrances such as this one are no longer in vogue. However, if you love heady florals, you will certainly enjoy this one. Basically, this is a flower-pow(d)er bomb. In spite of its humble packaging, it projects much better than some overhyped modern fragrances. There are countless flowers in this bouquet, and they are so well blended, that it’s hard to tell them apart. In that sense, it must have served as a model for Givenchy Amarige, another floral beast.
zandrovsky – :
Like other two Cacharel’s most famous fragrances (Lou Lou and Eden), Anais Anais also tends to provoke polarized opinions these days.
Anais Anais is floral, and very much so.
It seems green, light, romantic – theres’s dry, green opening and then it lightens up to romantic lily of the waley, tender rose and airy hyacinth – but there’s more to it.
I call it “a twist” everytime I sense sumptious whispering from tuberose, leather and incense in the background.
Oh yes – “A twist”, but Anais Anais keeps beeing clean, quite green and pastel floral, great for the spring.
So, if you are not into florals, or the florals are on the margine of what you prefer to wear – I strongly recomend to test it first.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for distinct spring floral with the clasic background and “a twist”, you should try old formula Anais Anais.
It is so innocent. It is so tempting.
* like
* longevity: long lasting (up to 10 hours)
* silage: moderate (arms lenght)
* weather/season/time: All year round, except the hot (+30 C) days. I wore it at spring, mostly. Casual to semi-formal. Day.
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– personal attachment – if you are not interested, just skip it, please.
“A TWIST”
How ingenious was to hide “hot stuff” under the layers of innocent flowers, what a great deception!
In the era of opulent, loud, overwhelming perfumes, four noses joined together to create Anais Anais. The perfume wasn’t made to cross the “sexy line”, it was made to hide it, or at least – blur it.
If there wasn’t incense, leather and tuberose making mess in the background of clear, tender, well arranged flowers, I would probably leave Anais Anais behind at some point of my womanhood…
… but I can clearly see myself saying: “Yes, of course, I’ve been a good girl, see?”, with eyes innocently wide-open.
And blink-blink, like an angel, just in case.
Seems like Anais Anais was universal present for teenage girls back in the eighties and at the begining of nineties. I was 15 when I got it for my birhday. Anais Anais was my first distinct floral and it set the path to the floral fragrances I chose later in my life.
But I’m not having it today for nostalgic reasons:
I still enjoy it from time to time, and I love to – play.
It is much more fun now when I know egzactly what to do with this kind of innocence, and still have Anais Anais – egzactly the right perfume.
Blink.
And yes, of course, Anais Anais is inocent: just look at the vintage white, round, porcelan bottle with painted pastel flowers.
Still, it is conveniently non-transparent so you can not see how much of liquid innocence is left in it.
Anais Anais is magnificently deciveing.
From today’s point of view, it seems so subersive, so deceptive, so great, and so, so French.
Blink-blink.
SystemNik – :
I remember when I first met Anais in my teens, in an older friend, saying that the bottle looks cheap and she replied “this is magnolia my dear, this is famed Anais” and voaw! This is like a cultural heritage. Magnolia is the most beloved tree and flover in my city and it is just magical as everbody knows you can only smell this beauty when blossomed in its tree. Fades right when picked up but here in a bottle. Magnolia is not listed in notes but overall this bouquet makes magnolia here. Its a great achievement to blend so much so well and obtain such defined characteristic. Hence a classic.
satir69 – :
Not my type of perfume. Smells like strong soap that gives me a headache
maver – :
I have loved and worn both the EDT and EDP of this classic fragrance since I was introduced to it by a sorority sister. Both versions are light and fresh, but the strong hint of “green” really dominates in the EDP. Then, within 5-10 minutes of applying, the watery greens op