paukihor – 2022-06-14:

3 out of 5

Anne Klein such a beauty my best friend’s mom use to wear this scent. I smell spicy sweet florals with a lovely base of baskets fruits and sandalwood..with classic civet musk. I wish someone create her again I wear her like a vintage fur tucked away in the closet for special occasions. I will always Love you Anne…A true gem and my best friend name is Anne …rest in peace sweet beauty see you in the sunset. Adrienne

zmej2003 – 2022-06-14:

5 out of 5

Picture it: Christmas, 1987. A 14 year old high school freshman receives her first “grownup” fragrances, a Bloomie’s mini set. Out of those five tiny bottles, the one that really speaks to her is Anne Klein which, if you can believe it, strikes her as subtle in contrast to the Obsessions, White Linens and Poisons that are making the rounds at the time. Being only 14 and more than a little anxious about being That Girl Who Everyone Can Smell Before She Enters the Room, she uses the tiniest dabs, one on each wrist, and so more or less keeps the delicious fragrance to herself. It makes her feel sophisticated (though she’s certainly not), and somehow completes her school uniform.
Then at fortysomething, I’m feeling more than a little nostalgic. Perhaps it’s because we’re nearing the end of another decade, perhaps it’s the undereye bags that are slowly pillowing a little bit more every day. Whatever the reason, it’s been almost 30 years since I wore Anne Klein and I need it again. I remember what it smelled like – smart, primly sensual, a little mysterious – but I want more than the memory. As luck would have it, someone on Ebay is selling a seemingly endless supply of minis, just like the one I had…I think. I purchase a parfum and an eau de parfum to find out which is which.
I try the parfum first. All worries that it might be expired or that I’m remembering the wrong fragrance are cast aside. This is IT. Heady, sweet, and pristine. (“I’m not THAT pristine.” – Claire Standish) Regardless of what Anne Klein might mean to anyone else, for me this is ’80s innocence and impudence in a bottle.
Then I try the EDP and it’s…well, a decent-enough replica. It reminds me of a poster print of a famous painting. The essential feel of the original painting is there, but it’s missing the texture, the play of light and shadow on brushstrokes, that makes viewing a work of art in person a richer experience than just looking at a photo of a painting. The animalic undercurrent of the parfum is arrested by white flowers in the EDP, and without that sensuality it doesn’t seem so exceptional.
I’m grateful I was able to find the parfum. The effect would not have been the same otherwise. I’m regretful I didn’t purchase several while they were so plentiful and inexpensive. But then again, this isn’t something I should wear every day (though I probably could); the nostalgia factor is too high. Right now I’m feeling like I might need to open it up again. Maybe play some Depeche Mode, or Pet Shop Boys. And put a tiny little dab on each wrist…

intistask – 2022-06-14:

3 out of 5

Yummmmm!! When I was in high school, there was a girl who I had a very hot make-out session with at a party who wore a delicious fragrance. This was well before AK was launched, and I never did find out what her fragrance was, but when I first smelled Anne Klein it brought back all those memories!
According to H & R’s Fragrance Guide, Anne Klein is a floral scent with top notes of aldehydes, galbanum, bergamot, hyacinth, neroli and cassia, middle notes of jasmine, tuberose, rose, lily of the valley, ylang-ylang, orchid and fruit, with base notes of sandalwood, vetiver, musk, civet, amber, benzoin and vanilla. There is an initial blast of sweet floral that’s quickly balanced by greens, and even though there are powerhouse flowers here, no one of them dominates the others — the spiciness of the ylang-ylang and the depth of the tuberose are balanced by the freshness of the muguet and the roundness of the rose, and the base notes are also so artfully blended as to create an accord in which no one element overshadows the others.
This is a scent of many moods — it alternates being sweet, seductive, fresh, and mysterious, but always very, very feminine. Love it!

dead2209 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

Fragrance Review For Anne Klein I
Anne Klein
Top Notes
Aldehydes Neroli Bergamot Cassis Hyacinth Galbanum
Middle Notes
Fruit Ylang Ylang Orchid Tuberose Lily of the valley Jasmine Gardenia
Middle Notes
Vetiver Benzoin Amber Vanilla Sandalwood Civet Musk
Anne Klein (1984) Vintage Eau De Parfum Spray
Thanks to the Time Machine that is Vintage Fragrance I am now able to live through the 80’s when I was just a little kid and the adult world was a total mystery. And thanks to eBay and Fragrantica for supplying me with so many choices! Anne Klein’s post-death brand was at her height as a fashion brand in the 80’s and 90’s. The couture line was mainly a showcase for women’s power business suits, the pant-suit, the blazer jacket, the blouse, skirt, heels, shoulder pads or no shoulder pads, long skirt or short. The death of Anne Klein saw the rise of Donna Karan whose own couture matched Klein’s in business formal chic. Both designers were from New York and their clothing epitomized the sophistication and high class Manhattan career woman. There were two fragrances from the house of Anne Klein with an uncredited nose, presumably the same nose. This is Anne Klein’s debut fragrance known as Anne Klein I. It came in a bottle with a similar design to Ange ou Demon with a cheap plastic black cap and clear glass.
The opening is pure aromatic chemical aldehydes, freshened up with neroli and citrus notes. A fruity opening but not too fruity and certainly not as fruity as subsequent fruity-florals from the 90’s. The lemony fresh scent is very nice, sweet but not cloying, a revitalizing tonic. There’s a cassis note which comes through, a tad grape-like but again this is not too fruity. The neroli is the big star as it opens. I love neroli and this is a very well-made neroli. As the fragrance begins to quiet down after the explosion of aldehyde and citrus, the florals emerge.
This bouquet consists of mostly white flowers – heady jasmine, a vanillic gardenia, creamy tuberose, greenish soapy lily of the valley. For many these white flowers are aggressive and too much but truth be told, some modern fragrances, including even celeb scents have white florals that are quite a big part of the formula. I am referring to frags like Madonna Truth or Dare which itself was modeled after Fracas, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton’s Tease. This is the same kind of big white floral fragrance. It comes through as a maturely sweet Ivory soap. The tuberose in particular is not vulgar a la Giorgio Beverly Hills, and instead it’s pretty and fleshy which matches up with clean skin. The heart is a clean white scent of pristine perfection. It’s a white Anne Klein suit, without a blemish, white high heels, white blouse, white nail polish French manicure. This part of the scent is evocative of formal business wear – suits skirt-suits pant suits, in the day time. She is a lawyer or CEO business woman. Her perfume means business.
Finally, the fragrance dries and becomes a green soap with pronounced vetiver, a slightly powdery musk, some vanilla and beautiful sandalwood. Though civet is listed in this formula I don’t get a civet. This is not animalistic enough nor indolic. However it is a musk and can be detected as such. By today’s standards this is a mature “old lady” scent in the vein of something like White Linen by Estee Lauder but it’s not a bad perfume. It is cheap looking but the fragrance is very expensive in it’s composition. This is a clean classic soapy white and green floral fragrance. I found it on ebay along with Anne Klein II which I will review next time. This is also a perfume my mother has come to love since I bought it for her. A gorgeous and overlooked underrated 1980’s perfume. She has a lot going on but has lost to the big winners like Diva by Ungaro or Chanel Coco Eau de Parfum. Check it out for yourself if you like vintage 80’s and white florals.

guehoondene – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

All I have is a mini now. I hardly wear it anymore, because…..memories….

Volodin – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

First time when I applied it I really loved it. Really. It was so green-flowerly, so fresh and exciting, but then on the drydown it became very annoying, I can still smell all the wonderful flower notes but there is a strong synthetic note that disturbes me very much in the drydown.
It starting to smell very artifical for me. I don´t know, maybe I will have to try it once again before I will move it to my sell list…
This was a review of a eau de parfum concentration

looissaii – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

A white floral scent which is not my taste. The price was ok, but not my style.

kemper87 – 2022-06-14:

3 out of 5

I love this perfume.You would think that as much as it sells for on E-Bay …A.K#1 AND A.K.#2 that whoever owns the perfume would remake both and put them on the market.The perfumes of today just syink .I don’t know if its the chemical s they use or the noses behind the fragrance..but they clash and smell badly. If there’s anyone out there that can tell me a perfume that even comes close to A.K.#1 top notes..please let me know. Thanks

ajd610Bessinepome – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

In 1986, at age 15, I took a leap from Love’s Baby Soft to Anne Klein (and Ysatis) and never looked back. I was bold, unconventional, and too young to care, so this was perfect and I absolutely pulled it off. I had no interest in notes, just loved that it screamed “look at me!” and hit everyone in my path like a ton of bricks. SO womanly and sophisticated. Don’t think I could pull AK off now as much of my wild side has been tamed over the years. (Dammit!) Hoping that when I’m 80 I’ll be too old to care and will go back to these kind of scents… the circle of life…

evgen2602 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

Worn sparingly this is a sumptuous, bright floral that includes the sparkly fresh green of the lawn surrounding the garden as well as the blossoms themselves. One or two sprays to wrists and neckline and you’ll glow with elegance. Over apply and you’ll choke yourself and those around you.
So… applied sparingly I sense the brightness of aldehydes enhancing the green notes, hyacinth’s spring sweetness, a bit of ylang ylang’s fruity-wine notes, just enough potent gardenia to give depth to the mix & a haunting strain of civet that takes all the florals to a higher level. This one doesn’t say girl nor does it simply say woman, no, it most definitely says lady, An elegant, sophisticated lady.
My bottle says Parlux so I can only imagine how stunning the original must have been. Still, this is quite beautiful and I’m grateful to the lovely member who sent this grand lady’s fragrance to me.

adk840speagoessenda – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

Very much a brother of Aigner opalisee edp ,the vintage one in blue box.
Not my cup of tea.

andrey20111 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

Is very strong and sweet, but in a classic way. I don’t know why this isn’t a sucess like Chanel N5. I had a sample, but it’s done. I really want to buy it 🙁

m260 – 2022-06-14:

3 out of 5

My Holy Grail fragrance! I discovered this fragrance from a sample placed in a Spiegel catalog in 1983(?). I was 23.
This floral smells so clean and fresh and just beautiful on me. It wasn’t a screamer or loud on me probably because I have or live in a dryer environment?
You all should know that this was re-formulated when it went from Parlux Inc to Parlux Ltd. My first clue was when I bought an “off” bottle at a Jacobson’s store while visiting in Saginaw, Mich.
When I finally called Parlux, the rep said that, yes, it had been revised (something about “more floral”), she was sorry and sent me some travel-sized pieces and mini’s of the original and some freebies of AK II (which I do NOT care for). But the scent didn’t go “more floral” for me — it now had an unpleasant undercurrent of something (I still don’t know what it was) that just ruined it for me! 🙁
I’ve been trying to find a replacement ever since. Some come close to my ideal (First by Van Cleef & Arpel comes to mind), but so far none with that extra zip of fresh/refreshing and bright, if those are the correct terms …

svenn10 – 2022-06-14:

5 out of 5

I first bought this for $3.00 from TJ Maxx back in the late 1980’s. WOW is this ever strong…like florals on steroids. I used the entire bottle over those years and then found a bottle at a “garage” sale for $1.00. Love it but wear it sparingly as it is really strong

Supermen26 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

My mother had a miniature from family as a gift and it was gorgeous then on her skin, she smelled like Sue Ellen from Dallas. LOL

Nadia123 – 2022-06-14:

5 out of 5

I blind bought this on final clearance at my pharmacy that time forgot. I will say this is the leader of the pack of GIANT 80s florals. Imagine moussed up hair, black leather suits with padded shouder pads and fishnet hose with patent leather pumps. Add lots of big gold jewelry. Anne Klein goes really well with this look. Whats Love Got To Do With It? Its pure NYC circa 1984!
The opening is TKO! Huge galbanum and aldehydes are almost over the top. There is a plum peachy apricot apple note that is not sweet. Then white florals march in and have no intention to leave. Trust me, they dont! Tuberose is massive for the first hour. It shares the stage with jasmine and old school gardenia that is so warm. The civet keeps it primal yet never overwhelms the composition.
Sandalwood appears soon and it becomes somewhat green and very comfortable. This last 20 hours or more! Its another one of those marvels of perfumerie that is no longer produced. Its not for the softspoken Emily Dickinson type.It very big, very French and now very lost. For elegant nights on the town with big bright lights only!
Celebrity=Tina Turner

инкогнито – 2022-06-14:

5 out of 5

No disrespect to those who love this perfume, but it’s astounding how foul Anne Klein is to me, a lover of all kinds of old-fashioned and very strong perfumes. I’ve tested vintage Anne Klein in the edp from two different sources and in the parfum as well hoping to figure it out. Every time resulted in puzzlement and a sort of reaching desire to hunt out some aspect to praise but coming up short.
This screaming mimi makes Giorgio seem almost coy. Giorgio’s very same industrial tuberose seems to have been dusted off and reused for Anne Klein. Galbanum is one of my favorite notes, but here it grapples with a cornucopia of dusty wax fruit, ultimately losing out to seemingly extraneous animalics.
After drydown, the smell is exactly reminiscent of a glamourous aunt of mine’s late 80s convertible with leather seats that had been mauled by a melted lipstick, ill-fated transports of her spraying tomcat, spilled diet soda, hairspray, and the detritus of her various 80s powerhouse perfumes augmented by my three year old self’s addition of a wad of watermelon bubblegum on the dashboard. She, a fabulous eccentric, encouraged the “creativity” of decorating with gum. I smell the same kind of overzealous “creativity” in Anne Klein. Maybe this aunt did wear Anne Klein?
Granted, the parfum concentration is a lot better than the edp to my nose, with the aldehydes leading the wild 80s parade into something I can at least recognize as a striking and confident perfume. Much respect to those who can pull this off; I don’t think I’m woman enough!

Sport999 – 2022-06-14:

3 out of 5

This was my first ever perfume, back in the late 80’s- early 90’s. Now i can’t help but laugh, what a choice for a 16 year old :D. This was a big an loud one, and very very pretty. I think i actually used up 2 or 3 bottles of this, and that has never happened since. Back then i had no clue about sillage. I think i sprayed this very liberally, as i got used to the smell myself. I vividly remember one time, i was in a store, and a friend came up to me, saying “hey, i just followed your scent trail around the store”. Lol… that made me a wee bit more cautious about overspraying. I was devastated when i found out that this had been discontinued. But c’est la vie, many many new perfumes were out there waiting for me 🙂

Kolyn2009 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

Omg, such an old school elegant womanly classic that I liked so much during college days. The base notes of florals etc generally would agree with my chemistry. I would use it again.

Tpaxep – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

first when i have applied it i really loved it. Really. It was so green-flowerly, so fresh and exciting, but then on the drydown it became very annoying, i can still smell all the wonderful flower notes but there is a strong synthetic note that disturbes me very much in the drydown.
It starting to smell very artifical for me. I don´t know, maybe i will have to try it once again before i will move it to my sell list…
This was a review of a eau de parfum concentration.

mzilbournf – 2022-06-14:

5 out of 5

I wore this all the time until quite recently. Now I cherish the little I have left as the rare beauty it is!

nata_1409 – 2022-06-14:

4 out of 5

I absolutely LOVE this one! I bought a mini on ebay and got hooked!
AK starts out like sweet freshly-cut lawn then floral and sweet soft honey drydown. MMMMMM!!!!