Description
Cinema can make every woman feel like a star. It is a fragrance for glamorous women who live under the spotlights, self-confident and elegant, women who know how to draw the attention. A seductive flavor reminds of Hollywood beauties from the romantic love movies, glamourous evening gowns, Hollywood hairstyles, high heels, black seamed stockings…
The top note is delicate and softly fresh (clementine, almond blossom and cyclamen). The heart reveals jasmine, peony and amaryllis. The drydown is warm, opulent, and balsamic with amber, musk and sweet powdery vanilla. The fragrance was created by Jacques Cavallier.
See the YSL Cinema video ad.
Cinema was launched in 2004.
dhr338intitytek – :
This is a beautiful amber vanilla with nuances of clementine in the top making it juicy not fruity with florals woven throughout and musk. It is warm, rich and decadent. I am not a vanilla fan but this one is complex and interesting.
asetin2 – :
I purchased this solely because I heard so many comparing this to my all time favorite scent: L’Instant by Guerlain.
This is an ok scent, but nothing spectacular. A bit too sweet for my liking and cannot really be compared to L’Instant.
Whereas L’Instant has it’s cold, icy and windy mysterious side, which is so uniquely out of this world, this scent is quite ordinary to me. An ordinary sweet and quite warm scent.
The same sweet vanilla and a hint of honey, which can be found in L’Instant is present in here as well (like in so many other scents), but not the mysterious and beautiful coldness and freshness of L’Instant, which makes it so unforgettable and different from anything else. The coldness and freshness also cut down the sweetness in L’Instant, so that the scent is not too sweet, whereas the main thing I get out of Cinema is just sweetness.
newsome898 – :
male perspective :
even though it smells a bit sweet , i think this is a beautiful perfume for mature woman and young as well. after you understand that this is a sweet nice fragrance , your nose begins to choose more mature notes for no reason. it is soapy , fresh , sweet maybe gourmandish kind of fragrance but at the end it is beautiful .
Марк Окольников – :
The quick dry down time is the best for me.
This perfume could definitely be used as a signature scent, because it’s very original. People will recognize you as soon as they smell it.
Glamorous, sexy, mysterious and kind of fresh at the same time.
kupnu4b – :
I have this, and it is rich and opulent, and the vanilla is gorgeous! But the persistent citrus takes it to the furniture polish / citronella candle realm. I wonder if it had less citrus, what other fragrance it would be comparable with?
It really is gorgeous, but those notes overpower and ultimately ruin it for me 🙁 But if you LOVE citrus + vanilla, this might just be your jam! (and it might double as a luxurious bug repellant too if you’re lucky ;P *joke* )
geoneo – :
interesting one.. it sits somewhere between Chanel No 5 and Coty Exclamation!. it’s sophisticated due to benzoin, heavy and mature due to amber but a bit kitschy with the sour peach and clementine..? Heavy, evening scent, elegant and mature with Coty Exclamation! twist. I have it available for swap if you like. UK only please.
kekevutj – :
I love it.. I agree that it is reformulated, as it is more citrusy and less syrupy than before, maybe not syrupy anymore. This is the reason I love Cinema now, it is wearable and so so nice… I did not like it when it was released. This reformulation is good. I hope they keep this formula, as I am thinking to have this as my signature fragrance for a long time. Also, its longevity and sillage is good enough for me.
Dales – :
A wearable, easy to like vanilla-amber with a dollop of citrus, mainstream scent. File this under guilty pleasure: I’ve always liked it but have never pulled the trigger for a FB. Sampling a decant of the original formula.
amiros1 – :
(reformulated version)
This is weird. I detect hardly any vanilla, just sweet flowers with a bit of sour fruit. It goes almost powdery on me! I hoped for a more syrupy, rich kind of scent… It smells good but nothing to write home about. Sits very close to the skin and longevity is poor, I’m afraid. 🙁
An everyday fragrance, nothing out of ordinary. The bottle is gorgeous, though!
svetik000111 – :
YSL Cinema is the only perfume that actually makes me smile. Have you ever had that? When during the day you catch a whiff and it just makes you happy? I remember when this came out, it was highly promoted in Paris, which I visited frequently back then. It’s only good memories for me with this scent. For me it fitted right in with the decadence of the time, those years before the financial crisis when clothes, perfumes, clubs, parties, restaurants all had a sort of opulence and luxury. In that regard, Cinema is a very rich scent. Even though I was never wealthy, it made me feel very luxurious – and it still does! And it’s the only one out of all my perfumes where people ask what I’m wearing. I also have the flanker Cinema Festival, which is a luxury summer scent.
But I can actually understand it not being popular now, among all the sweet scents. Still, it’s sad to see another beauty discontinued, I guess I will have to stock up… again. With all the stocking up I have to do of discontinued perfumes I’m running out of space! 😉
Deroxnuykw – :
Peony + sweeeet benzoin + wet newspaper/tea bag ; at first it is nice, “effervescent” and even wearable, but after 15 minutes changes into cheap, fruity, sticky, syrupy scent resembling Wink by Avon.
nfsc – :
This sweet vanilla beauty is definitely one for colder weather and definitely not one I would have worn as a teen.
It is sophisticated, sweet and spicy.
I love it!
freshsoftnet – :
If associated with a movie, this perfume would be in Italian movie, scent of those sexy, over the top glamorous ladies, wearing luscious curls and red nail polish with flowery summer dresses. This is all creamy vanilla and taste of sparkling mandarin wine in your mouth. Love it.
dinaparadox – :
I got my red dress on tonight
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big beauty queen style
High heels off, I´m feeling alive
/Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness/
Cinema is a glamorous scent for a red carpet event. It offers you a unique blend of smoky vanilla & sparkling oriental notes /candied orange peel, soft almond blossoms, mysterious scent of cyclamen & honey-sweet resins/. It´s sexy and romantic at the same time & it reminds the echoes of the golden age of Hollywood.
pyps – :
Im a bit worried to read the reviews saying Cinema is not too good these days. My bottle I purchased sometime ago is DIVINE and I felt as if I had waited my whole life to smell such a glorious scent. The almond orange vanilla in this is amazing. I think I will still get a couple of bottles as I know its a discontinued fragrance. I really can’t believe they would stop making it. Why oh why. Its just like Nina Ricci’s Farouche. Another glorious scent but was discontinued in the late 80s. Why oh why oh why !!
scorpi79 – :
One of the few perfumes that truly makes me sick…cloying, syrupy, chemical, sweet, synthetic mess. All i smell is cheap tangerine and almond blossom with some sharp musky/peppery note that I can really only describe as chemical/plastic, with a strong whiff of alcohol. It smells like a dollar store knockoff body spray but I know my bottle is real, the only thing it has in common with other expensive perfumes is that it’s strong, but that just adds to how cloying and sickeningly sweet it is. YSL perfumes don’t seem to work on me and sorry but this one is just plain bad, a true scrubber. Maybe it’s just the reformulation because I agree with the reviewer below who compared it to the smell of cheap hairspray.
sv_sid – :
the new reformulation is disappointing!
sanat_12_94 – :
let me start with what i still remember from cinema when it first launched… femininity, sexiness, curves, red lipstick … Film Noir woman! years and years passed by and i always wanted to sniff it again so i ended up ordering a bottle and i was so eager to try it! well it dissapoint me 🙁 the reformulation killed the scent, now it’s an alcohol mess that smells like a cheap hair spray with no projection… why YSL why??? this is a classic in the house perfume history and yet they killed it! i don’t get why all the high fashion houses insist on killing their perfumes with reformulation?! is it because the material got more expensive? well simply keep the quality and higher the price! they are a luxury brands so one should expect their perfumes to be expensive! gotta hand it to new perfumers who r making niche perfumes that worth every penny! RIP Cinema 🙁
Xeroxtnegh – :
it is very rememberable fragrance 🙂
паскаль300779 – :
A truly elegant and beautiful fragrance. This is one of my favorites makes me feel like a goddess every time. A 10/10 for sure.
Lazer666 – :
My review is for the current formulation. I blind bought this fragrance because of the glowing reviews. It is pleasant but in my opinion not worth the hype. Cinema smells like a well crafted celebrity fragrance. It opens up very strong and almost overwhelming but then disappears very quickly. I like the combination of white florals and vanilla but I will stick with Classique EDT and Organza which to me are more memorable and long lasting.
uzk20082008 – :
Another IFRA disaster… A beautiful, aristocratic smell, turned into a chemical mess which lasts 1 hour and then is GONE. The first edition is a treasure, is a liqueur, almost an essence.Deep, strong, with personality. Nowadays (or what is still on the markets because it was discontinued this year) is a pale clone of the real Star it was before. RIP, beautiful Cinema. And welcome all the craps YSL is producing nowadays.
airatik – :
A very lucky blind buy indeed 🙂
Such an elegant, warm and classy scent! It smells chic and expensive. Cinema is long-lasting scent, with moderate sillage. And the bottle is really nice imo.
I love it! 10/10
yfhenjepevfrb – :
I have an irrational fear the sometime VERY soon we will lose Cinema. Please someone tell me I’m wrong.
This Frag is pure woman. It’s thick, it’s creamy and strong. A rare fragrance for women that’s playful but serious.
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bnm1 – :
The thing that set this apart for me when it came out was the almond note. The almond, vanilla, and amber were very smooth and sensual without being too sweet. The white flowers rounded things out nicely, and I remember it being sexy but not too heavy. I keep seeing that word “elegant” in other reviews, and the description is apt. Cool bottle as well. I really loved this fragrance, but unfortunately I ended up being allergic to something in it (the first and only time I had a reaction to a perfume) and my skin and it did not play well together, so I had to get rid of it.
VANOCHOK – :
This dries down to an aldehydic white floral which bears some similarity to Chanel No5 (due to the aldehydes), but is peachier, in a sophisticated way, and more modern.
Classy, understated but noticeable. Sensuous not salacious.
Longevity is very good, I am smelling the dry down from a test strip after 24h and it is still full bodied.
Could suit any age – the fruitiness keeps it youthful, but the aldehydes give it a classic feel.
I may buy this for my wife!
mgerchikov – :
For me, Cinema is a fairly simple citrus-vanilla-amber fragrance – I don’t really get much of the floral – but its simplicity is what makes it so graceful.
The EDP comes off as strong, generic citrus for the first few minutes, but quickly dries down to warm creamy vanilla, with freshness and sweetness from the clementine and powdery white musk in its final stages.
Medium projection and longevity. Ultra feminine and classy. Smells expensive. Just delightful.
eeemmmbbbyyy – :
Cinema is unwearably loud and perfumy on me. But I love it. Penelope Cruz wore this when she played Raimunda in Volver, and it suits the character perfectly. All about push-up bras with tons of cleavage, big eyeliner, and lots of hair, the fragrance yet manages to have a sober elegance all the same. It’s the heavy blast of cheap hairspray and mandarin that shouts her presence and gives a really Southern European balmy summer sexy feel, but the golden almondy floral heart reveals her strength of character. She’s dependable, unbreakable, genuine to the bitter end, and does it all in bold lipstick and pumps.
тауриэль – :
It’s really quite sweet and syrupy, it almost reminds me of some sort of liqueur, maybe Amaretto with the almond note…I notice that fragrances that get the “love” vote on Fragrantica are often atomic bombs of perfumes, some of us are just have more delicate sensibilities 😉
6tvonlineh – :
My very good friend says that Elle and Cinema are both perfumes for bigger size women. She says you have to have the height and the weight to be able to pull these off. And while I admit that I would like to be in place where I can just borrow Elle from my mom, I would actually like to own Cinema. Even though the ad says it’s for glamorous women who boast Hollywood scale social life, I believe that in 2017 that translates that it is even for those who like GOING to the cinema. 🙂 I swear I can feel dust in this perfume. The dust of the movie theater even though these new ones are sprayed and sterilized all day long. But, we are talking gold. The gold of the movie screen, the romantic date, and definitely an autumn evening stroll. No, it is not a daytime perfume, it is a very big “hommage” perfume, not only for glamorous girls but also for girls who admire glamorous girls. There is a very urban and trench-coat feel to it, very old times feel to it, buy it and wear it now, in September, October and November- when the new releases hit the movie theaters (nobody goes to cinema during summer in my country). Cinema is rightfully golden. 10/10.
SlicsBefsycle – :
I tried it once at fragrance shop on my skin. I liked the name, but the scent seemed soo boring to me! And the smell was deasapeared in an hour. Maybe that is just my skin. Though, i will give it a second chance due to good reviews here.
betawmin – :
A sweet citrus opening with a creamy vanilla dry down. Elegance and coziness with excellent performance, what’s not to love?
nng880bedyWelty – :
The EdP is so very beautiful. I was gifted a small 1mL decant of this by a very generous friend and I adore it. This is so devastatingly hard to find offline and it’s devastating.
This is so classy and elegant! I get extraordinary longevity and a soft sillage, so it’s not likely to offend.
It opens up mildly citrusy and with a soft bouquet of flowers, vanilla almonds and amber soon follows. It’s just so loveable. Why oh why didn’t I buy a bottle when it was readily available?
efs038InsuffBooni – :
This is basically what you will get if you mix JPG Classique and YSL Elle together.
Shilov2012 – :
Recently was gifted a SCENTBOX subscription…
My first order was Cinema. I spritzed it on my arm, I I get the citrus/vanilla nice combo. However….with in minutes the scent has almost vanished !!! Since I have never smelled this before, I don’t know what is missing. I guess I will have to hunt down a place to test it out of the “real” bottle tester to compare to mine…???
Initial spritz….I really was happy with the scent….so I will try again…lol.
EDIT: Spritzed again and then again. I am finding this an awesome scent.
Does remind me of the long-gone Trouble…but lighter..???
shypin – :
I love this scent, soft floral, and sweet vanilla. Only problem is it lasts nothing but an hr on my skin 🙁
andreigoloshivec – :
Omg, I’m sorry, but what a scrubber. I was expecting a soft, citrusy, slightly gourmand vanilla-like maybe a 2000s version of Dior Poison Girl? Nope, this has a very sharp chemical/synthetic edge and it’s so very syrupy. It might smell better on others, my skin can really bring out sweetness and sharp chemical notes in perfumes sometimes, which is why I gravitate towards softer, more natural perfumes, but this seriously smells like something you’d find at the drugstore to me. But it’s really, really strong! Which I guess is great if it works on you, but it just prolonged my misery lol. Just be warned, if you’re looking for a soft vanilla-floral, this is NOT it. This is totally a strong floriental.
М113 – :
Warm, sweet and comfortable yellow flowers and vanilla scent with a touch of almond blossom. Lasts ages and is soft and tender.
Nothing too unique, but a nice feminine fragrance. Safe and comfortable choice.
MrSmith – :
Has anyone tried the discontinued parfum concentrate of Cinema? I can imagine it being basically the above, with stronger mid to base notes and less top notes. But I’m looking for reviews from people who have tried it!
dante1331 – :
This is such a lovely vanilla, with some unexpected spice. Gorgeous.
kazak71 – :
When I joined Fragrantica years ago this perfume was lauded on all over the forums. It was such a hit that I went all over my smallish town specifically to seek it out and to my dismay I never found it. A friend recently sent me a sample and I like this a lot but I never see it recommended on the boards anymore. Cinema fans, where did you go? I want to get excited about this with you!
This is probably my favorite designer vanilla. The opening sucks you in with the sour tang of a juicy citric fruit in the same way that Versace Bright Crystal does (is that the peony/citrus combo?). The opening note stays for an impressively long time but the transition to base is kind of awkward. The similarities to Versace bright crystal stop when the spicy soft vanilla is revealed, but before the dry down is reached the note seems a bit dusty.
Stll, really nice fragrance in a beautiful bottle. Strong like.
Download – :
Cinema is a very special scent, the top notes kind of sparkle (the pop of paparazzi flash bulbs) delicious clementine orange and almond followed by musky vanilla and jasmine (the long sensual walk down the red carpet) which leads to the delicious amber benzoin base (exclusive after party) the silage is great, I am enveloped an a soft vanilla amber cloud…Cinema is definitly a new favorite for me, I can strongly smell the Jacques Cavallier touch in this one reminding me of why he is one of my favorite noses.
Deroxrivba – :
I bought this perfume in the winter, and I wasn’t crazy about it. It smelled powdery and synthetic, reminding me of the cheap spray they use in Macy’s bathrooms. Not a beautiful idea, I know.
Now it is a balmy 95 degrees in Southern California and I happened to leave this bottle on my desk. I picked it up and sprayed it on my wrist, and oh my goodness. The scent totally transformed. I can smell the citrus and amber and beautiful floral notes. It was as if the fragrance had “caramelized” in the heat; the notes had melted together gorgeously. It is a completely different perfume. I know alot of the reviews say it is best in winter, but on me, it smells much better in the high temperatures. It’s seductive, sensual, and elegant. Before it smelled clumsy and contrived.
I’m so glad I gave this another chance.
ivan_1983 – :
I got this off scentbird a few months ago, and immediately liked this perfume. I’d never smelled it before getting it. I’d sort of forgotten about it, but got out all my scentbird scents, and decided to wear this today. Wow, it’s amazing perfume. I’m pretty sure I’m going to be stalking ebay for a full size bottle. I hope there wasn’t a reformulation at some point. For some reason this perfume reminds me of sunshine. It’s bright and sparkly smelling to me. Uplifting. What a gem. I’m sad to read that it’s been discontinued.
Update after wearing: After I’ve worn this a while and it reaches it’s dry down, it becomes a much warmer scent, almost cozy. It’s still nice, it’s just probably not going to be a summer fragrance for me. Silage and longevity seem really decent.
radli21 – :
A very classy white musk.
I’m very pleased to have picked this up for a heavily discounted price, bottle is just stunning.
Its a very safe bet as a gift or for office wear, you please many and offend none.
I would recommend for over 25’s but that’s only my opinion.
Make that 35’s.
scent 7 / 10
Bottle 9 /10
evg111 – :
I tried it WAY back when it was still widely available in stores and remembered liking it but never bought it. And then it was discountinued.
I gotten small bottle of it from Scentbird. At this point I can say I like it a lot. Its a true floral oriental, what I would call early 90s floral oriental. Its rich, full of jasmine and vanilla and those are my two favorite things ever in the fragrance.
on me it lasts and lasts, I can smell it for hours after I apply. For some reason I see it as more “mature” scent because its sophisticated.
if you want something elegant, in floral oriental family, this is an excellent choice. I wish they didn’t discontinued it
osana74 – :
Beautiful, but so fleeting. I douse the heck out of her, and two hours later she is barely there. She is almost too discreet for me to be considered as an evening frag. So I will enjoy her more in the daytime, and carry the bottle with me to reapply every two hours. She gets the love sticker from me nevertheless, because she is truly beautiful, but I am still quite disappointed when it comes to her longevity.
9manul – :
Classy, rich and warm. Thumbs-up!
Trumveboubmed – :
I never tried cinema because I think it’s old perfume and too Jasmine but I was wrong.I think hundred years after this in future cinema isn’t still old.it’s always great.first I can smell lots of citrus.I was thinking it’s orange but I see it’s Clementine.it has Jasmine but a little.it has other flowers too but it’s not very flowery.flowers are light and beautiful. In dry down it’s more sweet and warm.still citrusy but less than first minute. Drydown is a beautiful golden and delicious vanilla amber some citrus and some powdery flowers.it’s very feminine.classy and attractive.a perfume you can wear when you go to cinema,theatre, fancy restaurants,dates.it’s great for nights but also good for days.it’s good for fall and winter.if you want to have a beautiful adult orangey powdery vanilla cinema is great.longevity is seven hours.sillage is good.I like it very much and I use it very quickly
9/10
سینما عطری هست که فکر می کردم قدیمی و خیلی یاسی هست برای همین برام جالب نبود اما اشتباه فکر می کردم.سینما عطری هست که صدسال بعد هم هنوز جدید هست.اولش خیلی مرکباتی هست فکر می کردم پرتقال اما نارنگی هست.یاس داره اما کم.گلهای دیگر هم داره که ملایم و زیبا هستن.درای داون هنوز هم مرکباتی هست ولی کمتر.وانیل و کهربا و کمی نارنگی و کمی هم گلهای پودری.این سینما هست.عطری روشن شیرین خوشمزه طلایی زنانه باکلاس و جذاب.عطری هست که هر خانمی خوبه داشته باشه مخصوصا اگر وانیل دوست داشته باشید.اگر یک عطر پرتقالی پودری وانیلی بزرگسال و شیکمی خواهبد سینما عالی هست.مناسب سینما رفتن تئاتر رفتن رستوران های فنسی دیت و کلا بیرون رفتن در شب هست اما برای روزها هم خوبه.پاییز و زمستان.ماندگاری هفت ساعت و پخش خوبی داره. من هرروز بیشتر دوسش دارم و خیلی سریع مصرفشمی کنم
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maxik4444 – :
Good Lord…
Cinema, where have you been all of my life?
What to say? Not much!!!
This fragrance is pure perfection on my skin.
You are a new found joy.
I love your juicy clementine, your warm sweet almond, and your lovely vanilla accords!
You tease me with a tickle of jasmine.
You are my new elite, ultimate, scent!
How do I love the? Let me count the ways…
What a perfect gift you were today, you will always and forever be my sparkling Valentine!
Now…..off to find more of you, for my dark, reserve vault of fragrances!
John Ch. – :
I think this beauty was a head of its time. It came onto the scene at a time when people didn’t really indulge in expensive perfumes. Now however there is a new generation of women that would lap this up!!!
Instead of discontinuing it they should have readvertised, remarketed it or start promoting it more. It’s such a shame to see it go.
If anyone from ysl happens to see this, think about bringing it back with a huge ad campaign to get people to notice it!!!!
dimm1383 – :
Why is mimosa not listed on the ingredients?? Or has this been reformulated?
king-iron2 – :
As goddess were transferred into this bottle. It takes so little dose to smell it all over you and lasts for hours.
If they shared the prize for the best fragrance ever in the world, I definitely would vote for Cinema.
I keep it and use on special occasions not for the price, but for the specificity of Cinema. Luxurious but most importantly, it gives a vibe of a very sophisticated, glamorous ladie.
Scent not for every day, only on occasions when you feel like a queen when you want to shine with a drop and feel divine ..that is Cinema to me.
Loopssmoove – :
This is such a shining, luminous and elegant perfume. The mandarin opening does not last long, it is followed with a very rich mimosa-jasmin- cyclamen heart which provides an intrigueing harmony between sweet, creamy and fresh sparkling dimension. It is so sad that ysl discontinued this beautiful fragrance, probably in favour of more popular hits like Manifesto, which is for me just bleeh mmweeuh scent. I think they were a bit too early with launching this kind of perfume, maybe not the right marketing campaign because such florientals are still popular. And yes i agree with pravda 48 reviewer, it reminds me to the alien absolue version because of the jasmin, vanilla amber combo which is similar but Cinema is much more restrained, more a skin lingering scent. And the honey, gold character is also copied in the actual Boucheron Place Vendome. So this classic master piece has been followed up by so many other recent fragrances and that is why Cinema will always keep a special place in my collection : a beauty queen who retreats but continue to inspire so many new ones to conquer the perfumista world…..
Genarek9b – :
I love this perfume. Got it as a birthday gift and I fell in love with it.Its actually one of my go to perfumes and am almost done with the bottle.I also hate the perfume at the same time coz it doesn’t last at all on me and am soo dissapointed in ysl for that.If u r gonna make a nice smelling perfume why not make it last for its price.Its a thumbs down for me looking at it’s price and longetivity but apart from dat its a very nice and sweet smelling perfume in a pleasant way to me. I wear it to sleep or when just at home coz I can’t afford to wear it to work n waste this nice fragrance if I have to reapply it after every hour or less.
BledHound – :
They for sure changed the formula because this isnt lasting anymore ! After two hour it vanishes even from the clothes ! What happened ysl ?!
igor_yarko – :
I’m so surprised how much I like this.
I bought it when it first came out and originally thought it too cloying and gave a large bottle away to my male best friend who loved it to wear for himself.
However could not get it out of my head and about a year later bought some more.
Now I’m converted and think this is glamorous and seductive perfume and yes it me feel like a sexy Italian ( not french) actress
islamik – :
I love this scent especially in cooler weather. Its elegant but not oveoverwhelming. I get almond, creamy, orange and green tea. I used to have Sensi and this is s bit like if Sensi and Elizabeth Arden Green Tea had a baby.
динозаврик – :
On me it is not a screamer but it has definitely moderate sillage, everybody compliments me when I am wearing it, this scent is a mood lifter with its notes of vanilla and clementines (don’t pick much of the almond flower).Lasts for 4 to 6 hours, but what an incredible perfume.
sneggg – :
This is not strong enough. I would love this perfume but I almost dislike it for having weak sillage and limited longevity. The EDP smell disappears in less than 2 hours (the length of most movies, I suppose) on a mild day.
This is trying to be classy and it succeeds at doing so. However, it is trying too hard, which is why it’s more polite than it needs to be. The vanilla, florals and amber are all perfectly balanced. The organge scent is the most well-behaved I’ve ever encountered.
I’ve edited this because I’ve found that in winter rather than autumn, the longevity and sillage are a bit better. The scent does get lost if the temperature is warmer than about 12C, but if it’s a cold day, it’s a comforting, warm scent that that hangs around softly for about 3-4 hours.
I used to think that this perfume is not worth the money but if you can get the performance out of it, it’s not bad at all.
BUYINGCARISOPRODOL – :
A very classy and discreet spicy orange like a mist in the background. Unlike the ‘in your face’ orange scents which tend to cheapen the scent and make them too fruity. I tried Boss Orange Sunset and found that to be too linear, this one is subtle class throughout.
Leex css – :
On me it is also nothing like Allure, I feel vanilla, benjoin and amber and the clementine and a bit of almond blossom. Heavenly, exquisite, sophisticated, its sweetness is not excessive and far from celeb perfume. Longevity is moderate on my skin, 5 to 7 hours with moderate sillage for at least 4 hours.
Сергей89 – :
This is nothing like allure by chanel. This has similar vibes to Casmir by Chopard,Alien essence absolue,Dolce and gabbana the one,slightly hypnotic poison-ish. Lovely vanilla with floral notes that are equal to the strength of the vanilla
ajd610Bessinepome – :
That is the dreaded olfactory anosmia because this perfume has a good longevity. Sometimes you have some note (s) that your nose/sensory system doesn’t agree with and it has a shutdown and you can’t smell anything of the scent. Sometimes this anosmia lifts and you can suddenly feel it, sometimes it doesn’t. Once you have it is probable you will had it again when the note in question appear in other perfumes, so you should try to identify it. My anosmia notes are peach and orange (not blood orange, just orange) and because of that I can’t smell The One, Cheap and Chic and some other scents.
afterdark304 – :
I tried this yesterday but it didnt work on my skin. I thought i would fell in love with it but I didnt!! I couldnt smell anything warm. I thought it has a creamy, warm and oily scent but i just ended up disappointed for it disnt last even 20 min. So sad 🙁
Jokersha – :
Anybody has it for a swap in the US or would be kind enough to send a sample my way? Dying to try it but, alas, not that easy to find.
wolf13 – :
This fragrance gets it right on all levels! This fragrance is luxurious and sensual. It is so warm and comforting, its the perfect mix of creamy vanilla almond. I get a lot of vanilla, amber and nice flowers coming through. The bottle is so glamorous and chic. Cinema is hands down the best YSL perfume in my opinion. I love this one for fall and autumn. i definitely see my self purchasing this over and over again. It will forever be in my top 5. My love for this is similar to D&G’s The one. you just cant go wrong with them. i highly recommend it x
denvas – :
I love it … its luxurious smell.. its high quality perfume.. u wanna smell like million dollars? Go buy it!
Works pretty well when you are dressed up.. it completes your outfit with a fancy and glorious touch
senior.megavolt – :
Cinema….oh so, stunning, sophisticated and sexy. Another stand out perfume by the wonderful Yves St Laurent (I’m sure he’d swoon, if he was still here). When I wear it I feel like the cinematic goddess Monica Bellucci…oh, how I wish.
ecologuproekty – :
Cinema was a favorite when it first came out. The parfume version was so strong I prefered the flanker Cinema Festival. Some time ago I was able to buy the Festival again online but it was so weak it turned into a skinscent in minutes. I thought I´d try the EdP again and see what had happened.
Well, the scent is as I remember,but it is a far cry from what it was when it first came out. This is a wathered down version that should be labeled EdT, there is no longevity or sillage that would make me guess this is a EdP. Still for those of you who thought the original was way too heavy, you might give this a try again. It is now a light, innofencive, safe, office scent that can be used in the hottest of weather.
The sexy YSL-women with the smoky eyes, fuchia lipstick and the fabulous jewelery are long gone.
Denikss – :
Cinema gets it right on so many levels just goes to show even some deigners like Yves Saint Laurent go without their full due respect sometimes. The balance here is harmony between sweet and floral. The vanilla never gets to be too much. I like a floral fruity that is oh man so sweet for fun wears. However, this is a case where you get a sense of that but only as a whispered reminder. The florals do the same here. They are present but they don’t struggle for attention and they weave in and out with the sweet vanilla. I love the almond and citrus. This one does it all. You can wear this to the office or anywhere you want because it is just such a smart perfume. It has a great sillage and projection .. not too much not too little. Very surprised how much I like this Cinema. This is maybe the only perfum